Central Committee's Comment and Reply Telegram Regarding Gao Gang's Telegram on Establishing Good Relations with Soviet Military Personnel

Comrade Gao Gang:

We fully approve your directive telegram of December 29 to the provincial party committees and Comrade Wan Yi (I) and others regarding the establishment of good relations with Soviet military personnel, and hope that it will be implemented accordingly. The same should be done in all areas inside the Passes. The Central Committee has already issued instructions and is forwarding your telegram to all areas.

Central Committee
January 4

(I)
Wan Yi, then serving as First Deputy Commander of the Artillery of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and concurrently Commander of the Artillery of the Northeast Military Region.