Telegram in Reply to the General Front Committee and Others[1]

(April 11, 1949)

In light of the negotiations, our army must decide to postpone crossing the river by one week, that is, from crossing on the 15th to crossing on the 22nd. Please issue the order immediately regarding this point.

[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee in reply to the General Front Committee, with copies to Su Yu, Zhang Zhen, Liu Bocheng, Zhang Jichun, and Li Da.