Letter to Ma Xulun[1]
(February 12, 1951)

Mr. Yichu:

Your letter of January 23 has been received. I have written the three characters "Xue Wenhua" as requested[2]; I wonder if they are usable? The attitude of adopting careful consideration on the question of phonetic notation is correct; I also have no mature opinion yet.

With regards and
respect!
Mao Zedong
February 12

[1] Ma Xulun, courtesy name Yichu, was then Minister of Education of the Central People's Government.
[2] Refers to Mao Zedong writing the masthead title for the semimonthly magazine *Xue Wenhua* (Learning Culture), which was launched on March 1, 1951.