evening; it is never too late to turn back once you have seen the rabbit and look for the dog.” It is entirely feasible to resolve these issues thoroughly at this third-level conference, so there is no need for concern. The future will surely be bright.
This document is also being sent simultaneously to all comrades in the Secretariat of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee, as well as to Comrades Shaoqi, Tan Zhenlin, and Hu Qiaomu².
Mao Zedong
April 11, 1961
[1] Tan Zhenlin was then a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, a secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and a vice premier of the State Council. Hu Qiaomu was then an alternate secretary of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat and Mao Zedong’s secretary.

Comments on the Investigation Materials Submitted by Hu Qiaomu [1] Concerning the Resolution of Issues Related to Commune Canteens, etc.
(April 15, 1961)