Telegram to Chen Yi[1]

(April 19, 1942)

Regarding Han Deqin’s military strength and territory, the principle is to maintain Han’s survival while posing no danger to us. Therefore, an appropriate foothold may be delimited as territory.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram to Chen Yi drafted by Mao Zedong for the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.