Letter to Tan Xichun [l]
(October 2, 1952)
Comrade Xichun:
I have received your letter of the 23rd of the eighth month and am greatly relieved. As for your trip to the north, it would be best not to come this year. If circumstances permit next year, we can make a decision then.
Wishing you peace and good health in Yanjia!
Mao Zedong
October 2, 1952
[I] Tan Xichun was a native of Zhujicun Village, Shaoshan Township, Shaoshan City, Hunan Province. He once worked as a clerk at the Cultural Bookstore, which was founded by Mao Zedong and others in Changsha.