Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947, The Far East: China, Volume VII

893.00/9–1747: Telegram

The Ambassador in China (Stuart) to the Secretary of State

Nanking, September 17, 1947.
[Received September 17—1:33 a.m.]

1940. Following is full text of 6-point measure for unification of organization of Kmt and San Min Chu I Youth Corps, adopted at a plenary meeting of the joint session of the Kmt and Youth Corps on September 12 and published in Central News bulletin datelined September 14:⁶⁴

“In order to consolidate revolutionary strength and to unify revolutionary leadership, thereby meeting the needs of the present circumstances, it has been decided by the Kmt Central Party Headquarters to unify their organization. Besides unifying the organization of the party and corps offices of various grades in the provinces, municipalities and cities, the principles and practical measures for effecting the unification of which have already been passed and announced by the standing committee of the Kmt CEC, the following measures have been decided upon for the unification of the organization of the Central Headquarters of the Kmt and the Central Headquarters of the Youth Corps and for the strengthening of their organization:

1. The secretaries of the San Min Chu I Youth Corps Headquarters for the present term shall all be made members of the Central Executive Committee of the Kmt, the reserve secretaries of the Corps be made reserve members of the CEC of the Kmt.

The supervisors of the San Min Chu I Youth Corps Headquarters for the present term shall all be made members of the Central Supervisory Committee of the Kmt and the reserve supervisors of the corps be made reserve members of the Central Supervisory Committee of the Kmt.

The foregoing provision, after being passed by the present plenary session of the CEC, shall be submitted to the 7th National Congress of the Kmt for ratification.

2. The number of members of the standing committee of the Central Executive Committee of the Kmt shall be increased from 45 to 55; the number of members of the standing committee of the Central Supervisory Committee of the Kmt from 15 to 19. The selection of candidates for the membership of the two committees shall, upon the nomination of the Tsung Tsai (Director-General⁶⁵) of the Kmt, be decided upon by the plenary session.

3. In addition to the existing various ministries and commissions under the CEC, a youth ministry shall be created and established, charged with the duty of leading, directing, organizing and training the youths. Organization of the ministry shall be separately provided for.

4. The various ministries of the CEC shall establish various committees to decide on policies and to examine their work. The ministers of the various ministries shall be ex-officio members of the various committees and shall preside at their meetings. Detailed measures shall be separately provided for.

5. The CEC shall establish a committee for research in revolutionary theories, charged with the duty of studying the theories of party principles, platforms and policies. Organization of the committees shall be separately provided for.

6. After the unification of the organization of the Kmt and the Youth Corps, in order to meet the needs of the period of constitutional government and to effect improvements in the organization of the party, the standing committee of the CEC shall designate a number of persons to form a committee to study and map out concrete measures, to be submitted to the 7th National Congress of the Kmt for consideration.

Stuart

64. See telegram No. 1939, September 17, from the Ambassador in China, reporting the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee’s manifesto of September 13, Department of State, United States Relations With China, p. 826. For the Ambassador’s comment on the meeting of the fourth plenary session of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, in his telegram No. 1970, September 20, 3 p.m., see ibid., p. 828.
65. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.