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DECLASSIFIED
FOP BLUNK
E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E)
Dept. of State letter, Aug. 9, 1973
3
By NLT-
HL , NARS Date 6.24.75
A "common program" is to be adopted as an interim charter for the
reorganized government guaranteeing civil rights and pledging the
government to a constitutional, elective democracy.
The new draft constitution is to be written by a special commission
of the political consultative council. It will be composed of 25 mem-
bers representing all parties and non partisans and ten drafting experts.
The committee will submit a new draft of the construction to the National
Assembly, whose membership will be broadened to live minority representa-
tion.
The agreement regarding nationalization of the army provides for
the integration of the present national military council and the present
War Ministry in a new ministry of National Defense in the executive Yuan,
and calls for demobilization, complete separation of the military from
the political and civil into a truly national army and the intergation
of the National and Communist parties. The details are to be worked out
by the military sub committee, which I have been asked to advise, and
have accepted.
After General Chou's departure the government military representa-
tive asked me for a final conference on Army nationalization. The last
hesitations of the Generalissimo were ironed out and the following pro-
cedure agreed upon: I had told General Chou that the government had in-
formed me of the general terms of their proposals and that I had my own
views. He plans to talk this over with me tomorrow if PCC conference
duties permit. Then I will resume his agreements, objections and pro-
posals to the government representative and see to what extent my plan
should be modified. Then B formal meeting will be arranged for and the
two Chinese members will exchange views.
After this first meeting I will make such modification in my plan
as seems to be indicated and will then send it to the government and
the Communist representatives on the committee prior to the second
meeting. The negotiations will then be on in full force, but with my
written text as the firm basis for discussions. I will of course ad-
vise you as soon as the outcome is evident. This issue is the most
difficult and critical of all, therefore the foregoing detailed expo-
sition of planned procedure.
Faithfully yours,
ARCHIVES RACIONAL AND
ACCROS
(sgd) G. c. Marshall
SERVICE"
TRITE, OOPY:
J. W. BOWEN
Colonel, GSC
Secretary, General Staff
TOP JLCKE
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