Comments on the Comprehensive Bulletin Regarding May Combat Achievements Issued by the Lanzhou Military Region Command (June 10, 1959) Comrade Kecheng〔1〕: This document〔2〕 seems suitable for forwarding to Tibet, Changdu, and Chengdu; please make your own decision accordingly.
Mao Zedong June 10 Based on the handwritten draft.
Notes: [1] Kecheng refers to Huang Kecheng, who at that time held the positions of Secretary-General of the CPC Central Military Commission and Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army. [2] In its comprehensive bulletin dated June 6, 1959, the Lanzhou Military Region Command reported that during May, all counter-insurgency units within the region engaged in combat × × × times, eliminating × × × × enemy personnel.
Among these, surrendered and battlefield-defected insurgent forces accounted for fifty percent of the total number of enemies destroyed.
This indicates that, under our military strikes and political offensives, internal contradictions within the insurgent forces have been intensifying.
As long as we continue to strengthen political persuasion efforts, we can win over a large number of insurgents; moreover, even some insurgent leaders, after repeated explanations of policy and resolution of their ideological concerns, may be persuaded to surrender.