Letter to He Kaifeng
(November 14, 1946)
Comrade Kaifeng:1
I have received the four books as well as your letter. On the left is the masthead
I wrote,2 please consider using it. Is your health a bit better now? I have been ill
for more than half a year, but I am feeling much better now and should be even
better after another half-year. Please send my regards to all the comrades.
Mao Zedong
Our source for this text is Mao Zedong shuxin xuanji, p. 279, where it is reproduced
from the handwritten manuscript.
1.  He Kaifeng (1906–1955, native of Jiangxi) was director of the Propaganda Department of the Northeast Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
2.  This refers to the words “Dongbei ribao” (Northeast Daily) written by Mao on the
left-hand side of the letter.
DOI:  10.4324/9781315719511-245