Telegram from the Central Committee Approving Xi Zhongxun’s Report on the Situation in Xinjiang and His Proposed Policy Guidelines (July 20, 1952) Comrade Xi Zhongxun, with copy to the Northwest Bureau: Your report dated the evening of July 16 [2] was received and read today. We consider your analysis of the situation in Xinjiang and your policy guidelines for resolving the issues to be correct. Please proceed accordingly. Printed by the Central Committee on July 20 based on Mao Zedong’s manuscript. Notes [1] Xi Zhongxun was then the Second Secretary of the Northwest Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. [2] Refers to Xi Zhongxun’s telegram dated July 16, 1952, addressed to Mao Zedong, the Central Committee, and the Northwest Bureau, concerning his analysis of the situation in Xinjiang and proposed policy measures. The content of this telegram is essentially consistent with two draft resolutions issued in July 1952 regarding land reform in Xinjiang’s agricultural areas and work in the pastoral regions. See note [1] on page [ ] of this volume.