Prepare to Deal with a Possible Enemy Landing Attack on Chaoshan and Hailufeng [1]
(August 25, 1950)
Deng, Tan, Zhao, and Ye, Fang [2]:

The telegram from the Chaoshan Prefectural Committee received on the Wei-Hai day and forwarded by the South China Sub-Bureau has been noted. It is extremely possible that the enemy on Taiwan will launch a landing attack on Chaoshan [3] and Hailufeng [4]. You must: (1) Strengthen reconnaissance work to ensure that our army obtains reliable intelligence before the enemy launches a landing attack;
(2) Strengthen troop strength. Consider transferring a portion of forces (for example, one strong division) and a portion of artillery firepower from the western sector to reinforce the eastern sector, ensure the coastal defense line of Chaoshan and Hailufeng, and dispatch a corps-level command post to take charge of command, so as to resolutely annihilate the enemy in the event of an attack;
(3) Strengthen combat preparations in all aspects of the Party, government, military, and civilian sectors, eliminate the idea of peace among cadres, relieve the army and local armed forces of their production tasks, and concentrate all efforts on preparing for combat. We await reports on the situation in that area and your opinions.


Central Military Commission
August 25

[1] This is a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, addressed to Deng Zihui, Second Political Commissar of the Fourth Field Army and concurrently the Central-South Military Region, Tan Zheng, Third Political Commissar, and Chief of Staff Zhao Erlu, among others.
[2] Ye and Fang refer to Ye Jianying and Fang Fang, who were then respectively the First Secretary and Third Secretary of the South China Sub-Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
[3] Chaoshan refers to Chaozhou and Shantou in Guangdong.
[4] Hailufeng refers to Haifeng and Lufeng in Guangdong.