Notes on the Ten-Day War Report of the Chinese People’s Volunteers upon Their Entry into Korea (November 21, 1950)  Zhou [1]: This is an old report. Looking at it again today, their view was correct: instead of rotating units for rest and reorganization, we should fill vacancies as they occur and maintain continuous operations. Please take note of this.  In December, the Song Corps [3] will need a replenishment of approximately five to six thousand men; the Thirteenth Corps may also require some additional troops, estimated at four to five thousand, making a total of about ten thousand. Starting in January of next year, roughly eleven to twelve thousand men will need to be replaced each month. It is essential that plans be made accordingly.  Mao Zedong November 21  Please telephone Gao Gang [4] to inquire whether the cotton hats, cotton boots, cotton gloves, and cotton overcoats requested by the Song Corps have already been sent forward, and if so, to what extent?  Printed from the manuscript.  Notes  [1] Zhou refers to Zhou Enlai.  [2] Refers to the telegram dated November 5, 1950, from Peng Dehuai, Deng Hua, and others to the Central Military Commission and the Northeast Military Region Command, reporting on the first ten days of the Volunteers’ operations in Korea. The telegram proposed that,