Ji and Wang will deal with it at their discretion.
Mao Zedong
Ji and Wang will handle it at their discretion.
73. 4. 2
The Premier [2] will handle it at his discretion.

[1] The first part of this article is based on a letter dated January 4, 1973, from the wife and
daughter of Li Yimang, former Deputy Minister of the International Liaison Department of
the CPC Central Committee. The letter states that Li Yimang is seventy years old and suffers
from hypertension, heart disease, emphysema, etc., and pleads with the Chairman to
approve his release from prison for medical treatment. The second part of this article is
based on a letter dated March 1973 from Shu Tong, former Secretary of the Secretariat of
the CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee, to Mao Zedong. The letter requests that a formal
conclusion be made on his case as soon as possible, that he resume his organizational life,
and that he be able to participate in certain work. In 1977, Shu Tong returned to work and
became the Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Revolutionary Committee. The third part of
this article is based on a letter dated June 11, 1973 from Lin Tie, former First Secretary of the
CPC Hebei Provincial Committee, to Mao Zedong. The letter states that he is 68 years old and
in good health. He hopes that the Party will assign him work within his capabilities so that he
can continue to work for the revolutionary cause of the Party and the people. In 1978, Lin
Tie became an advisor to the CPC Central Organization Department.
[2] The Premier refers to Zhou Enlai.