working. ;
My best wishes for your health.
Mao Zedong
May 15, 1950
Letter to Zhou Rong

(May 16, 1950)

Source: Shuxin, p. 372.

According to the source, Zhou (a.k.a. Zhou Zanxiang) is a native of Yueyang, Hunan,
and made Mao’s acquaintance in the First Normal School of Hunan in 1920. The mat- ’
ter referred to here in Mao’s response is Zhou’s request that Mao recommend him for
membership in the CPC. q

Mr. Zanxiang:' :

I have received your letter of August last year. I am grateful indeed for your 4
kind thoughts. Let me apologize for being so tardy in responding. As for the §
matter with the organization, it is not convenient for me to recommend you in :
such haste. What should be done is for you to perform in the locality and ;

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e your request then to the local organization, and await its resolution.
and with best wishes for your progress,

Mao Zedong

May 16, 1950

mak' ;
In response,

Note
1, See text Oct. 15, 1949, note 1, and text Nov. 17, 1949, note 2, for an explanation of this

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