Letter to Liu Kunlin1
(January 11, 1945)
Comrade Kunlin:
I have received your letter. I have forwarded this letter and your previous letters
to the Organization Department of the Central Committee, and I also have asked
them to talk with you about it.
You have long been distrusted; no wonder you are not satisfied. But real gold
does not fear the furnace; you should still be patient and wait until your
comrades get to know you. There is no other way than this. After reading this
letter of yours, it seems that your problem will be solved, and I hope you will
wait patiently.
I have been rather busy recently, and for the moment we cannot have a talk.
You will be in Yan’an for a while, and we will have a chat in the future.
Comradely salutations!
Mao Zedong
Notes
Our source for this document is Mao Zedong shuxin xuanji, pp. 252–53, where it is reproduced from the
manuscript.
1. Liu Kunlin (1898–1980), a student at the Central Party School, was under investigation for quitting the
Party in 1928.