893.00/2–1845: Telegram
The Ambassador in China (Hurley) to the Secretary of State
[Received February 18—10:05 a.m.]
244. [Text of National Government’s draft of February 3.3] In order to intensify our war effort against the enemy and strengthen our national unity it is agreed that the National Government should invite the representatives of the Kuomintang and other parties and some non-partisan people to a consultative meeting. This group is to be named the Political Consultation Committee and its membership is not to exceed a (blank) persons.
The function of this committee is to study (a) the steps to be taken in winding up the period of tutelage and establishing constitutional government, (b) the common political program to be followed in the [Page 231] future and the unification of armed forces and (c) the form in which members of the parties outside the Kuomintang will take part in the National Government.
If the said Political Consultation Committee succeeds in reaching a unanimous conclusion, it will be submitted to the National Government for approval and execution and while the Political Consultation Committee is in session, all parties should avoid mutual incriminations of any kind.