Chapter 34 Announcement on Cessation of Domestic Military Conflicts

(January 10, 1946) Committees at all levels of the Communist Party of China, heads of troops in the Liberated Areas of China, and comrades at all levels of governments: The representatives of our party and the Nationalist government have reached an agreement on the measures, orders and statements [1] for the cessation of domestic military conflicts, and they have been published on the record today.All units under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, including the regular army, militia, irregular army, and guerrillas, as well as governments at all levels in the Liberated Areas, and committees at all levels of the Communist Party must strictly abide by it without error.

After defeating the Japanese aggressors, the whole Chinese people have achieved important results in their efforts to establish domestic peace.A new stage of peace and democracy in China is about to begin.I hope that all comrades in my party will work closely with the people of the whole country and continue to work hard to consolidate domestic peace, realize democratic reform, and establish an independent, free, prosperous and strong new China. Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Mao Zedong January 10, thirty-five years of the Republic of China According to the "Liberation Daily" published on January 11, 1946.

-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] After the Kuomintang and the Communist Party signed the meeting minutes on October 10, 1945, the CCP delegation headed by Zhou Enlai continued to negotiate with representatives of the Kuomintang government. On the 10th, the "Order and Statement on Cessation of Domestic Military Conflicts and Resumption of Traffic" and "Agreement on Cessation of Domestic Military Conflicts" were signed.The main content is: Regarding the "measures", the agreement requires that the Kuomintang government and representatives of various factions of the Chinese Communist Party jointly negotiate with General Marshall of the United States and submit it to the Kuomintang government for implementation; Eight people will organize a military investigation team, together with the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, to investigate the military situation, traffic situation, and other matters related to the restoration of domestic peace in the conflict area, and report the truth at any time and make it public.Regarding "orders": (1) All combat operations should be stopped immediately. (2) Unless otherwise specified, all military transfers within China shall be suspended, except for demobilization, replacement of defense, supplies, administrative and local security necessary military transfers. (3) Actions that damage and obstruct all lines of communication must be stopped, and obstacles should be immediately removed. (4) In order to implement the armistice agreement, a military mediation executive department should be established in Beiping immediately, consisting of three members, one representing the Chinese National Government, one representing the Chinese Communist Party, and one representing the United States. All necessary orders and orders should be unanimously agreed by the three members Agreed, issued in the name of the Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China by the Military Mediation Executive Department.With regard to the "Statement", the agreement states: Article 2 of the "Order" does not affect the continuation of the national government's plan to reorganize the army south of the Yangtze River or the movement of national government troops into or within the Northeast in order to restore China's sovereignty. Influence; resume traffic, including postal services; agree to the movement of national government troops under the above-mentioned regulations, and should notify the Executive Department of Military Mediation every day; all agreements, suggestions and instructions of the Executive Department of Military Mediation only deal with the immediate problems arising from the cessation of conflict; the United States Participating in the Executive Department of Military Mediation is only to assist Chinese members to implement the cessation of conflict order; the Executive Department of Military Mediation has an executive team; each member of the Executive Department of Military Mediation may set up a communication line to ensure rapid and unimpeded communication; The Ministry was first established in Peking.