Telegram to A.Ya. Orlov for Mao Zedong, June 15, 1947

Source: Tom 18

We invite Comrade Mao Zedong to Moscow for consultation and rest. We will send an aircraft to the designated location when convenient for Comrade Mao Zedong. We await a reply regarding the date and location.

Note

A.Ya. Orlov (real name Terebin) was the resident Soviet liaison officer with the CPC Central Committee in Yan'an and later at other CPC headquarters. This telegram initiated what became a prolonged and ultimately unsuccessful effort to arrange Mao Zedong's visit to Moscow. The trip was repeatedly postponed for various reasons — military operations, security concerns, and later apparent Soviet reluctance to receive Mao until the Chinese revolution had actually succeeded.