Comments on the Air Force Headquarters’ May Combat Report
(June 11, 1952)

Comrade Su Yu (1):
The Air Force’s combat results have been unsatisfactory. Please study methods for improvement with comrades from the Air Force Headquarters and ensure that the situation between the enemy and us is changed within a short period. After Liu Yalou (2) returns to Beijing, he should go to the front lines to take command.

(1) Su Yu was then serving as Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army.
Mao Zedong
June 11
(2) Liu Yalou was then serving as Commander of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.