Telegram to Zhou Enlai
(July 21, 1949)

According to what Zhang Biaofang stated today, Li Yiping, representative of Long Yun, requests to meet with someone in charge on our side so that he can return to Hong Kong and report. My opinion is that you should receive him once and inform him that if Lu Han can stage an uprising when our army enters Yunnan, declaring a stand against imperialism, feudalism, and the Chiang-Guangxi Clique, then the Yunnan issue can be resolved by peaceful means, and Lu Han’s forces can be reorganized into the People’s Liberation Army. As for Long Yun, he can be permitted to participate in the Political Consultative Conference, and after the conference, he may still return to Hong Kong. What do you think? Please handle as you deem appropriate.

This is the main content of Mao Zedong’s telegram to Zhou Enlai.