Chapter 109 Telegram to Ahmatjiang[1]

(August 18, 1949) Mr. Ahamatijiang, People's Government of Yili Special District, Xinjiang: my country's People's War of Liberation against imperialism, feudalism, bureaucratic capitalism and the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang headed by Chiang Kai-shek is about to win victory in the whole of China.After careful preparation, the new National People's Political Consultative Conference, which includes all the democratic parties, people's organizations, field armies of the People's Liberation Army, liberated areas, domestic minorities, and overseas Chinese, will hold a plenary session in September. .In addition to formulating the Organic Law of the National People's Political Consultative Conference and electing its own National Committee, this plenary session must also formulate the Organic Law of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China and elect the Central People's Government Committee.Your struggles over the years are part of the Chinese people's democratic revolutionary movement. With the successful development of the Northwest People's War of Liberation, the complete liberation of Xinjiang is not far away, and your struggle is about to achieve final success.We sincerely welcome you to send five of your representatives to attend the plenary session of the National People's Political Consultative Conference. If you agree, please arrive in Peiping in early September.I would like to send you this telegram, and hope to reply.

Mao Zedong, Director of the Preparatory Committee for the New Political Consultative Conference August 18, Peking Published and printed according to Mao Zedong's revision. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Ahamatijiang (1914-1949), a native of Ili, Xinjiang.He is the leader of the People's Autonomous Region of Yili, Tacheng, and Altay in northern Xinjiang, and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Xinjiang Alliance for Peace and Democracy.On August 27, 1949, he was killed in a plane crash on his way to Peking to participate in the New Political Consultative Conference.