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    "ocrText": "J. 333305MONO-State\nGalley\n330\nUNCORRECTED GALLEY PROOF\n1. Immediate unification of all military forces in China and\n2. A postwar free, unified, democratic China.\nWhen you have secured that agreement we will be able to place\nin your hands complete plans for the unification of the military forces\nof China; for the recognition of the Chinese Communist Party as a\nlegal political party; for representation of all parties in the admin-\nistration of the Chinese Government; for the liberalization of the\nChinese Government; for the promotion of democratic processes and\nthe establishment of fundamental individual rights and the recon-\nstruction of a free, united, democratic China. We should then offer\na meeting with you to both Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-tung on\nthe condition that they must, prior to the meeting, reach an agree-\nment between themselves for the unification of China which will be\npromulgated when they meet you.\nThe overall of the military situation indicates that the Japanese\noffensive capabilities remain as they were a month ago. Wedemeyer\nfeels that the success of MacArthur will act as a deterrent to an\nimmediate, strong westward offensive in China. This gives Wede-\nmeyer time for changes of strategy and tactics and reorganization of\nthe defenses of Kunming and Chungking areas. Wedemeyer is doing\na first-class job both in the military field and in his relations with\nChiang Kai-shek and the Government.\nI am sending this report to you but I have no objection to giving\nit to the State Department if you approve. I have complete confi-\ndence in Stettinius but we have been reading and hearing so much\nabout the reorganization of the State Department and the leaks that\nhave been and are occurring that I thought best to send this to you\nso that it would enjoy the protection that my messages have always\nreceived from the White House. If you think best not to send this\nreport to the State Department, I hope you will let Stettinius read it.\nExecutive Secretariat Files\nBriefing Book Paper\nPOLITICAL AND MILITARY SITUATION IN CHINA IN THE Event THE\nU. S. S. R. ENTERS THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST\nBackground:\nTerritory now controlled by the Chinese Communists covers large\nportions of North China and disconnected areas to the east and\nsouth. Reports also indicate that Communist underground strength\nin Manchuria is considerable. The Communists claim to have 500,000\nregular troops and 2,000,000 militia. The soldiers are poorly equipped\nbut are well-trained in guerrilla warfare and are in good physical\ncondition.\nInner Mongolia lies between Outer Mongolia and the northern areas\nunder Chinese Communist control. The Chinese armies in Inner\nMongolia are of poor quality. They are passively hostile to the\nCommunist armies.\nIt is reasonable to anticipate, or one must at least be prepared for\nthe eventuality, that one line of attack by Russian armies would be\nfrom Outer Mongolia, where military strength could be amassed in\nadvance of hostilities, through Inner Mongolia toward Shanhaikuan,\nthe principal gateway between North China and Manchuria. After"
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