Evening star., 1949-01-22
Ceose-Fire Ordered at Peiping;.
China Appoints Five Delegates
To Neqotiote Peace With Reds.
Ii Assumes Chiunq's S
Powers and Moves
To End Civil War
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peace for Peiping was an
nounced tonight by Gen. Fa
= Tso-yi's North China head
quarters. A ceaSe-fire was en-
bodied in a 13-point agree
ment with the besieging Com
munists the announcement
said. It said the agreement
provided for creation of
liaison office representing both
sides to handle all military and
political affairs during an un-
specified transitional period
while the Reds take over.
(Tert of Chiang's Message, A-3D
BY the Associated Press
NANKING, Jan. 22.-China's
tottering government tonight
announced the appointment of
five delegates to negotiate peace
with the Communists.
Heading the delegation will be
Shao Lite, a veteran advocate OF
peace between the Nationalist and
the Reds.
Appointment of the peace mis-
sion came a few hours after Acting
President Ii Tsung-jen assumed the
powers of Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek, who retired yesterday
after % years at the helm of Ma
tionalist China.
(The Chinese Communist radio
charged today that Chang Kai-
shek's retirement and Ii Tsung-
jens taking over the bogus presi-
dency is all at the prompting OF
the American Government"
(The broadcast, heard by the
Associated Press in San Francisco,
was the first Chinese Red reac-
ton to Chiang's withdrawal from
Marking yesterday.
(The Red radio charged that
the American Government sup
ported Lii Tsuns-jen for Vice
President with this very purpose
in mind" The broadcast con-
tinued:
CELEBRATED areas newspapers
noted the prediction by foreign
news agencies at Marking that
Chang Kai-shek's failure to an
nounce a formal resignation is
designed to leave the way open
for his return later.
CAN indications are that the
Kuomintangs reactionary Nam
king government has no sincere
desire for genuine democratic
peace.D
Four Others Named.
Lis intention to send a peace
delegation was announced earlier Iii
the day at tea party of govern
ment officials.
Appointed with Shao were Chang
Chih-chung, government command
er in Northwest China, and three
relatively minor officials, Huang
Shao-hsiung, Peng Chao-hsien and
Chung Tien-hsing.
Chang was one of Gen. Marshall's S
committee of three which tried to
reach settlement in the civil war
shortly after Japan's surrender.
Chang has been an outspoken pro-
ponent of peace.
A government statement an
nounced that the five delegates ARE
ready to start peace negotiations
with delegates of the Chinese Com
munist Party at a suitable place to
be agreed upon by both Sides
A government spokesman said the
Executive Yuan tcabinet approved
the statement as a formal resolu-
ton.
The move puts the issue squarely
up to the Communists whether they
will deal with a Marking govern
ment minus Chang.
Ponder Method of Cantact.
Ii quietly assumed presidential
powers at a simple ceremony which
lasted only few minutes.
Ii and Premier Sun Fo then re-
sumed sessions with top officials.
Informed sources reported they
were trying to determine exactly
how contact could be opened with
the Red high command.
Meanwhile, Associated Press
Correspondent Spencer Moosa
reported from Peiping that the
besieged ancient capital was
strongly reported in the process
of a changeover" by which the
Communists would get the city,
"any minute.'D
Chinese press dispatches to Nam
(See CHINA, Page ABB