To Zhou Enlai
(July 17, 1942)
Comrade Enlai:
Received your telegram of July 17. The members of the Politburo all express their
heartfelt condolences to you over your father’s passing and hope that you can
restrain your grief. Since you have just recovered from a serious illness, I hope
you will rest more and take care not to overwork yourself in the future.
Mao Zedong
24:00, July 17
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Our source for this text is Mao Zedong shuxin xuanji, p. 198, which is based on a manuscript copy.