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.

This issue contains Mao Zedong's congratulations to the supreme head of the Malayan Union for its declaration of independence and Foreign Minister Zhou Enlai's acknowledgment of the new state. It also features sections on China-Vietnam economic exchanges, extending the China-Finland economic trade agreement, recommendations to ministry of supervision on dealing with civil affairs, public and private joints need to verify liquidation and capital ventures, and foreign loan control methods.