Telegram to Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, and Others

(February 24, 1940)

An Anti-Japanese Military and Political University branch or a New Fourth Army cadre school should be established immediately in central China to absorb large numbers of young students from the region.

Has a portion of the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University branch been dispatched from southeastern Shanxi to central China to serve as the foundation for the school there? Please inform us whether it has set out.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram from Mao Zedong and Wang Jiaxiang to Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, Yang Shangkun, and Liu Shaoqi regarding the establishment of a school in central China.

Directive on Work Concerning the New Army

(February 24, 1940)

New Army units must absolutely not be incorporated into the Eighth Route Army. Attention should be paid to consolidating the unity of New Army cadres. The six-point administrative program for northwestern Shanxi fails to mention the resolute implementation of Yan Xishan’s Ten-Point Program, which is a major shortcoming.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram from Mao Zedong and Wang Jiaxiang to He Long, Guan Xiangying, Lin Feng, and Zhao Lin, with information sent to Zhu De, Peng Dehuai, and Yang Shangkun, regarding work concerning the New Army.