To Zhou Enlai[1]

(November 5, 1940)

Regarding the northward movement of the troops in southern Anhui and other matters, please express to He, Bai, and all parties that, in order to avoid civil war and take the overall situation into account, our side’s New Fourth Army troops in southern Anhui will comply with the order and move north. However, before crossing the river, there are still many matters to attend to, and the Guilin office must still be retained.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee to Zhou Enlai.