To Zhu De and Peng Dehuai[1]

(April 8, 1939)

Agree to stipulate the ranks of military cadres. A committee has been established in the rear to study this issue, but in stipulating the rank of each cadre, careful consideration must be given to their history of struggle and their posts; otherwise, it will cause dissatisfaction and disputes.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram from Mao Zedong and Wang Jiaxiang to Zhu De and Peng Dehuai.