Instructions to Zhang Zongxun[1]

(January 19, 1937)

In carrying out work after entering the city, pay attention to making many friends and guard against the tendency of closed-doorism.

[1] Mao Zedong appointed Zhang Zongxun to concurrently serve as garrison commander of Ganquan. Before taking up his post, Zhang Zongxun sought instructions from Mao Zedong on his work. These are the instructions Mao Zedong gave to Zhang Zongxun.