The political work cadres dispatched to Dong Qiwu’s forces
must undergo training
(November 11, 1949)
Nie, Bo, Zhang, Zhang:
Your telegram of the 11th [1] has been received. We approve the complete list you proposed for the deployment and reassignment of political cadres at the division level and above for the two armies and seven divisions of Dong Qiwu’s forces. All these political work cadres must be assembled together and given systematic training in the principles, policies, and methods for working in the army in Suiyuan [3], and they must fully study and understand everything clearly; only then can they be dispatched. Otherwise, do not send them. Please pay close attention to this.
CMC General Political Department
November 11 [2]

[1] In traditional Chinese dating methods, the telegrams were dated using the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. "Jiang" refers to the day corresponding to the Earthly Branch "戌" (xu) and the Heavenly Stem "江". "Zhen" refers to the day corresponding to the Earthly Branch "戌" and the Heavenly Stem "真".
[2] Dong Qiwu, formerly Chairman of the Kuomintang Suiyuan Provincial Government and Deputy Commander of the Kuomintang Army’s Northwest Military and Political Chief’s Office, led his forces in an uprising in Suiyuan in September 1949. In October 1949, he served as a member of the First National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
[3] Suiyuan, a former province, covering the central part of today’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, was abolished in 1954.