The Work of the Central Work Committee
Is to Be Carried Out under the
Direction of Liu Shaoqi
 (March 30, 1947, 3:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M.)
To Comrade He Long, and to be forwarded to [Zhou] Enlai:1
	 1.	 The Central Committee has decided to organize a Central Work Committee
to carry out all tasks under [Liu] Shaoqi’s direction. Comrades Zhu [De]
and Liu [Shaoqi] will set out tomorrow evening from Shijuyi (70 li south
of Suide), will meet with Dong [Biwu], Ye [Jianying],2 and other comrades
in Lin county, and will pass through Wutai toward Taihang. Personnel in
offices directly under the Central Committee who are already in northwestern Shanxi are to proceed according to the original decision—one group
going toward Taihang and the other dispersing where they are. You are to
inform Dong and Ye about the handling of this matter, and then await the
directives of the Central Work Committee.
	 2.	 Please return within a few days after receiving this telegram, after which the
Central Committee will be presided over by Mao [Zedong], Zhou [Enlai],
and [Ren] Bi[shi]. We are currently in the vicinity of Shijuyi.
	 3.	 The enemy has already occupied Yan[chang] and Yan[chuan], and we are
awaiting reconnaissance regarding the next move.
	 4.	 If the enemy attacks Qingjian, we are prepared to shift toward the area
between Anding and Bao’an. To avoid being cut off by the enemy, we are
asking you to soon return west of the river and leave matters east of the river
to be handled by Liu, Zhu, Dong, and Ye.
Mao [Zedong] and [Ren] Bi[shi]
Our source for this text is Mao Zedong wenji, Vol. 4, pp. 233–34.

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1.  He Long was commander of the Jin-Sui (Shanxi-Suiyuan) Military Region.

2.  Dong Biwu was a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Work Committee. Ye Jianying was secretary of the Central Rear-Area Committee.
DOI:  10.4324/9781315719511-287