September 16, 1950
To the Party Committees of the Major Military Regions, and to be conveyed to the Bureaus of the Central Committee:
The rectification work of local Party organizations has already been carried out universally, and many reports have been sent to the Central Committee, putting forward much good experience; however, as to whether the rectification work of the army Party organizations is already underway and how it is being conducted, except for a few reflections, the majority have not yet reflected anything. We hope that the Party committees of all military regions will, by the end of September or the beginning of October, send us a report summarizing the situation of the first phase of rectification across the entire region's units. What is the situation? We await your reply.

General Political Department of the Military Commission of the Central Committee
September 16
Chuan

This is a telegram drafted by Mao Zedong for the General Political Department of the People's Revolutionary Military Commission of the Central People's Government, addressed to the Party committees of the major military regions and to be conveyed to the bureaus of the Central Committee.