Telegram to the Central China Bureau[1]
(August 29, 1949)
I have read the telegram forwarded by the Field Army Headquarters regarding the situation of sick personnel in the Forty-third Army, and I am very concerned. I wonder if the other armies also have similar conditions. Have you adopted any unified measures to overcome this difficulty? That is to say, is it necessary to postpone the time of the advance so that the troops may have more rest, and is it necessary to universally increase meal allowances so that the soldiers may recover their physical strength? Please wire back your opinions.
[1] This is the main content of a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to the Central China Bureau, inquiring about the situation of sick personnel in the Fourth Field Army and the methods for resolving the problem.