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major political elements in the country was held, and
progress was made early this year toward the essential
political settlement. A preliminary agreement was also
reached calling for the demobilization of large numbers
of troops of both the National Government and the Communist
armies, and their unification into a National Army. This
agreement called for a National Army of 60 divisions, five-
sixths to be drawn from the Government's present armies
and one-sixth from the present Communist armies.
This unification will be done division by division
SO that there will not be two separate units in the future
but a unified Chinese National Army. This program requires--
if it is finally confirmed and goes forward--training - - and
assistance to the present Communist forces so that they will
have the same basic understanding of the military technique
that the present Government troops have. As you will re-
call, the Government army has, since the outbreak of war
in the Pacific, been trained and equipped by United States
officers and United States equipment. Therefore, if there
is to be a regiment or division comprising men from both
the present Government army and the present Communist army,
in the ratio of five to one, the contingent from the
Communist army must have the same minimum training and the
same basic equipment as the others. That is part of the
program
NATIONAL
ES AND
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