Print and distribute to all comrades. Print over 160 copies, one for each person. For those who have left, send by airmail or post. I welcome Comrade Luofu’s letter with the greatest enthusiasm [2].

Mao Zedong
August 18

[1] Zhang Wentian, also known as Luofu.
[2] In his letter to Mao Zedong on the morning of August 18, 1959, Zhang Wentian wrote: “The major operation I have undergone this time will surely have a beneficial effect on my future health. I sincerely thank you and the other comrades of the Central Committee for the help you have given me. I must forever and decisively break with the reactionary self of yesterday. Reading your comments today on Mei Sheng’s ‘Seven Stimuli’ and the machine gun and other matters has moved me even more deeply.” “Since I did not receive your notification, I did not come to see you. I am going down the mountain today and hope to see you again in Beijing, and I hope you will give me much guidance.” When Mao Zedong approved the printing and distribution of this letter, he titled it: “Comrade Luofu’s parting words to Mao Zedong on the morning of August 18 at Lushan.”