This issue emphasizes integrating cadre participation in manual labor to strengthen ties with the masses, merging two commercial departments for administrative efficiency, and issuing strategic directives to boost industrial production, particularly in steel and aluminum sectors.

This issue contains content on the State Council revoking the court's decision on construction of railways and water transportation, measures for appointment and removal of administrative personnel, creation of a committee on disaster relief, instructions for collecting cotton, mass production of gold, and instructions for strengthening production and quality of cash crops. The State Council also approves administration of industry and commerce and state archives bureau to handle business account documents related to former private industries and commerce, and instructions to how to handle the business account documents of former private industry and commerce. Finally, the Tujia Miao autonomous region is established and the Xiangxi Miao autonomous region is abolished, and the Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous region is created.

Wen Shizhen writes to Premier Zhou Enlai about his family returning to China from North Korea.