Letter to Zhang Siwei [1] (May 1, 1955)  Brother Siwei: I have received your letter of March 2. As for the matter you mentioned, I am unable to respond. Since you are facing financial difficulties, I am sending two hundred yuan as a small token of assistance.  Wishing you every progress,  Mao Zedong  May 1, 1955  Printed from the manuscript.  Notes [1] Zhang Siwei was a neighbor of Mao Zedong in his youth. At that time, he was employed by the Hunan Provincial Branch of the China Salt Industry Corporation.