Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
Memorandum by General Chou En-lai to General Marshall
Nanking, 4 May 1946.
My Dear General Marshall: Referring to your memorandum dated April 25, 1946,41 enquiring about restricting movement of the U. S. team members, it was reported to me that there had been two instances of misunderstanding:
- a.
- On April 18, 1946, Colonel Farris (transliteration) on proceeding to Nationalist garrison area at the Moli River, without accompaniment of any Communist officer or credential, was halted by the sentinel.
- b.
- On April 20, 1946, Colonel Farris, Lt. Col. Orson and a third American were stopped from taking photo picture. The reason for this intervention was that on a previous occasion some misunderstanding was caused by Colonel Tourtillott, when he took some picture; thereupon he promised that no recurrence of such incident be made. So this time, when the American officers did not notify the Communists beforehand, they were stopped by the sentinel.
Though these misunderstanding[s] appear to be rather of no consequence, I have instructed our people in the field, that such instances of misunderstanding should possibly be avoided.
[Signature in Chinese]
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