Telegram to Zhou Kun and Yuan Guoping[1]

(August 22, 1936)

The guerrilla company of the Third Section of the Red Army School should temporarily not graduate and should continue its studies until January 1 of next year, graduating at the same time as the students of the other companies of the Third Section. For the First and Second Sections, due to the relatively large amount of study content, the graduation time is postponed to February 1 of next year. The daily class time is to be changed to four hours, the pace of all courses is to be accelerated, and the time for studying military affairs should be moved earlier. The national book catalogue is expected to be brought by someone; please telegraph in advance the titles of the books on strategy, campaigns, and tactics that should be purchased.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram from Mao Zedong and Lin Biao to Zhou Kun, President of the Red Army School, and Yuan Guoping, Head of the Training Department.