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WILSON CENTER DIGITAL ARCHIVE - July 16, 1956
1. Since your
humble servant [I] returned from the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in the
42nd year of the Republic [1953], I have called on you to present my
report once, and it has been two years since I have presented myself in
front of you to receive your instruction. On 13 January this year, I was
summoned to see you but I happened to be ill thus I was unable to
present myself for the meeting. I could only request to call on you in
mid-June when I recovered. I wish to report and give suggestion on
matters concerning the general conditions of and assistance to Xinjiang
refugees overseas over the past year. But I was unable to do so as I had
a relapse recently, which has gradually caused me to feel weary. I am
afraid that this will be a lingering illness that will not permit me to
call on you in the near future, which may delay your decision. Therefore
I have compiled my reports and suggestions in writing for your
reference and decision.
2.
I am a junior official in a remote place and have neither learning nor
skill. My only virtue is the determination to serve the party and the
country, and I take it upon myself to fulfill Your Excellency’s
long-cherished wish. Your Excellency is deeply aware that I have twice
given up all my family possessions in aid of the country, and this time
round I have even fled thousands of miles to Taiwan without anything.
Our family has no choice but to depend on you for everything. Moreover, I
have been in ill health all these years and am in constant need of
medication. My health has taken a turn for the worse early this year,
and I have been bed-ridden for seven months. I spent so much money that I
find myself in serious debt, which I am unable to cope with. [For five
nights, I wondered in shame?] Your Excellency’s loyal servant is
shamelessly abasing himself to receive the charity of others. I would
rather be honest with you to demonstrate my wholeheartedness. I urge
Your Excellency to report the requests to...[meaning of following part
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