 Not prepared at the time to go to war with Japan when his forces were still tied down in a campaign to exterminate the Chinese Communist Party, Chiang Kai-shek agreed to comply.The agreement was between General Yoshijirō Umezu, Commander in chief of the Kwantung Army for Japan and He Yingqin for China.The agreement gave Japan virtual control over the province of Hebei, under the aegis of the East Hebei Autonomous Council.