CHAIRMAN MAO'S CABLED REPLY TO CHIANG KAI-SHEK
16 August 1945

[Text] HSIN-HUA NEWS AGENCY, Yenan, 17 August--Chairman Chiang Kai-shek
of the Chinese Kuomintang government sent a cable on the 14th to Chairman
Mao Tse-tung of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee inviting him
to Chungking to discuss national affairs, without mentioning the scope and
content of the discussion. Chairman Mao replied by cable on the 16th asking
Chiang to express his opinion on the concrete suggestions of Commander in
Chief Chu in his cable to Chiang before Chairman Mao would consider the
subject of a meeting. The text of Chairman Mao's cable is as follows:

To Committee Chairman Chiang, Chungking: Your cable has been received.
Commander in Chief Chu Te will cable you today to express the views of our
side. After you have expressed your opinion we will consider the subject
of a meeting with you.

CHIEH-FANG JIH-PAO, 17 August 1945