To the South China Sub-Bureau and the Guangdong Military Region, the Guangxi Provincial Party Committee and the Guangxi Military Region, with notification to Deng, Tan, and Zhao [1]: We hereby forward the Fourth Briefing on Bandit Suppression issued by the Southwest Military Region for your reference. The Southwest Military Region has taken bandit suppression extremely seriously, and the policies it has implemented in this effort are correct, which is why significant results have been achieved. Guangxi was liberated prior to the rest of the Southwest, yet its success in suppressing bandits lags behind that of other areas. Please examine why this is the case and inform us of your findings. I propose that the Guangxi Military Region, starting in December, issue monthly bandit-suppression reports modeled after those of the Southwest, summarizing achievements and correcting shortcomings, so as to essentially resolve the bandit problem throughout the province within a few months. Please reply with your views. Mao Zedong November 16 Printed from the manuscript. Notes [1] Deng refers to Deng Zihui, then Second Political Commissar of the Central-South Military Region of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Tan refers to Tan Zheng, then Third Political Commissar of the Central-South Military Region. Zhao refers to Zhao Erlu, then Chief of Staff of the Central-South Military Region. £¶ 5

Telegram Concerning the Coordinated Efforts of Guangdong and Guangxi to Counter the U.S.-Kuomintang Invasion (November 17, 1950)