Letter to Yang Kaizhi
(October 9, 1949)



See text Oct. 9, 1949 (1).

Mr. Yang Kaizhi:

I hope that you will stay in Hunan and await the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CPC to assign you to a job that is appropriate for your abilities. Do
not harbor any unrealistic hopes and do not come to the capital. Whatever job
the Hunan Provincial Committee assigns you, do it. Everything should be
done in accordance with normal rules. Please don’t put the government on the
spot.

Mao Zedong
October 9