To Wei Lihuang[1]

(March 15, 1940)

The current anti-Japanese situation must be maintained, and the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party must be consolidated. This is what the people of the nation expect and has always been the sincere aspiration of both you and me, as expressed during our discussions in Yan'an, which remain unchanged. However, local frictions are increasing day by day. If not properly addressed, they will indeed be detrimental to the war of resistance. In addition to instructing comrades of the Eighth Route Army to pay attention to this matter, I request that you also take reasonable measures to ensure that all contentious issues can be resolved peacefully.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong to Wei Lihuang. On March 15, 1940, Mao Zedong sent this telegram to Wu Yunfu, instructing him to forward it to Yuan Xiaoxuan for personal delivery to Wei Lihuang. Yuan Xiaoxuan was then serving as the director of the Eighth Route Army's office in Luoyang.