Marshall Mission Files, Lot 54–D270
The Committee of Three to the Commissioners of Executive Headquarters, at Peiping
This message from the Committee of Three is addressed to the three commissioners of Executive Headquarters. The following agreement has been reached by the Committee of Three and will be placed into effect without delay.
It is agreed that effective implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreements reached by this committee or by the commissioners of Executive Headquarters requires that field teams of Executive Headquarters be permitted to investigate without delay any violation of such agreements as may be reported to them.
To insure prompt investigation of such reported violations, it is agreed that:
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- The military and civil authorities of both the National Government and the Chinese Communist Party shall render all possible assistance to the activities of the field teams, without imposing any delay or restriction.
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- The military and civil authorities of both the National Government and the Chinese Communist Party shall assure the personal freedom and security of the field team members.
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- Equal opportunity for investigation shall be afforded to both the National Government and Communist Party within any team area, but this policy shall not be permitted to delay action or to interfere with the overriding principle that priority of investigation should be based upon the apparent seriousness and urgency of the violations reported to the team.
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- The procedure regarding priority of areas and matters for investigation shall be as worked out by the U. S. representative as the chairman of the team and unanimously agreed upon by the team members for implementation. In case of disagreement the American member will immediately report the disagreement to the Commissioners, who will within twenty-four hours either render a unanimous decision or report their disagreement to the Committee of Three.
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- In the event it is established that a false report of violation has been submitted to a team for investigation, a report of the incident [Page 849] will be submitted by the Commissioners to the Committee of Three for corrective action.
Representative of the National Government
Representative of the Chinese Communist Party
United States Representative