Strive to quickly establish relations with Liu Xiang[1]
(October 1, 1936)
If Liu Xiang’s representative is in Tianjin, he should be kept there to await the Central Committee’s representative before both proceed to Sichuan together. Should this representative
request to leave Tianjin, an introduction letter and details of all relevant connections should be obtained from him.
[1] This is the main content of a telegram sent by Mao Zedong to Liu Shaoqi. Liu Xiang was at that time the Kuomintang Governor of Sichuan Province and the Commander-in-Chief of the Kuomintang forces’ “bandit suppression” campaign in Sichuan.

“We should actively establish an anti-Japanese united front with the Nationalist Army.”
(October 1, 1936)
To Comrades Zhu, Zhang, Xu, and Chen, also to He, Ren, Guan, and Liu:
According to reports: The Seventh Regiment of the Third Cavalry Division stationed in Jingning once dispatched a representative to Tongwei to contact the Red Army there. However, the Tongwei side merely assumed that the reason for sending a representative was fear of being attacked by us, and thus did not act very proactively in establishing a united front relationship. We therefore suggest to you all that a notice be issued to all units stating that whenever any White Army unit approaches, our side should first send personnel bearing a sincere letter requesting the establishment of an anti-Japanese united front. If the other side sends its own representatives first, or agrees to our request and sends someone to negotiate—regardless of whether their motive is simply fear of attack or genuine willingness to cooperate in resisting Japan—our side should always receive them with equal sincerity, in order to facilitate communication between the two sides and expand the scope of the Northwest United Front. Based on our ten months of experience, it has been found that without thorough education and practical experience gained through work, it is difficult for Red Army officers and soldiers to engage effectively in building a united front with the White Army. This is because the complex situation of simultaneously fighting and seeking reconciliation makes it rather challenging for ordinary comrades to fully grasp the situation.

Mao, Zhou, Peng
October 1st, 4:00 PM

[1] This is a telegram sent by Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai, together with Peng Dehuai, Vice Chairman of the Northwest Revolutionary Military Commission and Commander of the First Front Army of the Red Army, to Zhu De and Zhang Guotao, Political Commissar of the Red Army; Xu Xiangqian, Commander-in-Chief of the Fourth Front Army; and Chen Changhao, Political Commissar of the Fourth Front Army, among others.