Transmittal of the Comment on the Report of the Party Committee of the 42nd Army of the Volunteer Army Concerning the Austerity Plan
(December 31, 1951)

To the major military regions, and for the information of the central bureaus:

The austerity plan of the 42nd Army is very good. Please forward it to all armies and divisions under your command for reference. All military regions and all armies should, within a short period of time, formulate austerity plans and report them to the Military Commission. The Volunteer Army has already taken the lead; all military regions and all armies must not lag too far behind.

Mao Zedong
December 31