( March 20, 1950 )
Comrade Dong Lao [1] :
Please handle this matter [2] and inform me of the outcome. Can the 20 million jin of grain and 10 million jin of salt be allocated as requested and transported in a timely manner?
Mao Zedong
March 20
[1] Refers to Dong Biwu, then Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council of the Central People's Government.
[2] Refers to the request from the CPC Subei District Committee for the central government to allocate additional grain and salt to relieve disaster victims in Subei.