Telegram Regarding the Appointments of Liu Fei and Others〔1〕 (February 3, 1950)Comrade Shaoqi: In our view, Liu Fei should serve as Minister of Water Resources rather than as Minister of Transport under Zhang Bojun.
He Yaozu could be appointed Minister of Transport, and Chen Mingshu could become Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
Tang Shengzhi and Huang Qixiang might respectively assume the posts of vice chairmen of Hunan and Guangdong provinces.Mao Zedong4:00 a.m., February 3Printed from the manuscript.Notes〔1〕 On April 11, 1950, the Sixth Meeting of the Central People’s Government Committee approved the following appointments: Liu Fei as Minister of Water Resources of the Central-South Military and Administrative Commission; He Guiyan (i.e., He Yaozu) as Minister of Transport of the Central-South Military and Administrative Commission; Chen Mingshu as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Central-South Military and Administrative Commission; Huang Qixiang as Minister of Justice of the Central-South Military and Administrative Commission; and Tang Shengzhi as Vice Chairman of the Hunan Provincial People’s Government.