To the various central bureaus, with a copy to Ye Jianying and others[1]

(April 18, 1946)

It is hoped that all conditions will be prepared to cope with any eventuality. Principal leading cadres of the various strategic areas must not leave their units without permission from the Central Committee.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, addressed to the various central bureaus with a copy to Ye Jianying and others.