Letter to Huang Yanpei and Chen Shutong

(April 5, 1953)

Renzhi and Shutong,

Xu Dixin’s report contains quite a bit of material and is worth reading. Please return it after perusal.

With regards,
Mao Zedong
April 5

[1] Huang Yanpei, courtesy name Renzhi, was then Chairman of the China Democratic National Construction Association and Vice Premier of the Government Administration Council. Chen Shutong was then Chairman of the Preparatory Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

[2] Refers to the report by Xu Dixin, Director of the Central Administration for Industry and Commerce under the Financial and Economic Committee of the Government Administration Council, dated April 2, 1953, on the industrial and commercial situation in January and February.