Letter to Chen Yu
(September 11, 1950)

Source: RMRB (Sept. 17, 1950), 1. Other Chinese Text: Shuxin, p. 387.

Chen Yi (1909-1974) was minister of Fuels Industry of the Central People's Gove
ment at this time, For more biographical information on Chen, see D. Klein and
Clark, eds. (1971), 1, pp. 147-149, and Zhonggong renming lu, appendix, pp, 71-7,

Comrade Chen Yu: ‘
I have received the letter sent to me by the entire staff and workers of the
Shijiazhuang’ Bureau of Electric Works and the letter of signatures sent to
from the entire staff and workers of the Third Generator Plant of the Tianjin
Bureau of Electric Works — both of which were transmitted [to me through
you]. Please convey to the staff and the workers of both electric works
gratitude for their good wishes. I hope that they will unite as one and we
industriously in order to strive to accomplish the tasks assigned them by the
state and to better their own livelihoods.
Mao Zedong
September 11, 1950

Note

1. Shijiazhuang is the capital city of Hebei Province.