Chapter 30 Section 2 Issues of the Central Task Force and Other Institutions

At that time, Wang Dongxing was still in charge of several central agencies—the Central Task Force, the General Office of the Central Committee, the Central Security Bureau, the Security Force, and the Office of the Editorial Committee of Chairman Mao Zedong’s Works, etc.At this stage of the central work conference, this has attracted the attention of the participants. Therefore, while discussing the central personnel issues, the issue of how to deal with these institutions has also been put on the agenda. The first is the Central Task Force.This organization has a lot to do with resolving unjust, wrong, and false cases. I am afraid that the organizational form of the central task force has existed relatively early. At the meeting, what everyone was concerned about was the task force established during the "Cultural Revolution" to punish veteran cadres.

During the "Cultural Revolution", major cases were created one by one.A task force is established for each case.There are more task forces, and several task forces have established several offices, the first office, the second office, and the third office.At the same time, because a case involves many people, and there are small cases in a big case, a number of sub-special case groups are set up under a large special case group.Each task force has a leader and includes several members.Under the leadership of the task force, there is also a task force office. I don't know how many task forces were established during the "Cultural Revolution", but there must have been many. It is a huge institution.

These task forces have the right and responsibility to collect materials and put forward opinions on the nature of the case, the people involved in the case—the subject of the review, and how to deal with them.Although the task force does not have the power to make decisions, because the materials and opinions they provide are authoritative, they play a great role in the life and death of the people involved in each project.Everyone estimates that the problem is very serious.Because their work is very confidential, it is difficult for outsiders to know the inside story.Later, after incidents such as the "May 16th" group, the Lin Biao incident, and the "Gang of Four" came out, a special task force was established to target them. After the "Gang of Four" was smashed, everyone was very worried about the case of Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" who were involved in the case of Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four".And all task forces are directly led by Wang Dongxing, he can have the final say.

Participants in the Central Work Conference believed that it would be impossible to do a good job in further solving the unjust, false and wrongly decided cases and dealing with Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" without solving the problems of these task forces.Hu Yaobang, head of the Organization Department of the Central Committee, was even more annoyed by such things.With these task forces, the Central Organization Department cannot identify and handle these cases.A large number of material files are in the task force, not in the hands of the Central Organization Department. At the same time, the power to resolve these cases lies with the task force and Wang Dongxing who manages the task force, not in the Central Organization Department.

On the third day of the sub-group meeting of the Central Working Conference, Hu Yaobang gave a speech on what he knew about the task force.He pointed out that the situation at that time was still very abnormal, that is, "there is a party within the party, and there are laws outside the law."He said that at that time there were still two groups working on Peng, Luo, Lu, and Yang. , a group is engaged in "February Countercurrent".At the same time, after the incidents of Lin Biao and the "Gang of Four" came out, there were two groups that had previously dealt with veteran cadres examining the "Gang of Four", six groups were examining Kang Sheng's issues, and three groups were examining Xie Fuzhi's issues.He expressed his uneasiness that the members of the task force that originally examined the veteran cadres went to examine the "Gang of Four".I didn't hear what Hu Yaobang said, especially the numbers, and I don't know if there is any discrepancy between what I wrote down and the facts.

In a word, regarding the matter of the Central Task Force, some people discussed it at the Central Work Conference at the beginning, and after the third meeting on November 25, various groups discussed it intensively. At this time, I don’t remember who provided me with a summary of Wang Dongxing’s two instructions in 1976 to the staff of the “First Office” of the Central Task Force, that is, the staff of the First Office. task force.The material of his two instructions to this "first office" came into my hands, but I did not have time to speak on the matter.This material has been excerpted and kept in my home.The first time Wang Dongxing gave instructions was January 8, 1976, and the second time was April 21.From those two instructions, it can be seen that in the late period of the "Cultural Revolution", the staff of the special case team were a little shaken by the old cadres, and it can also be seen how Wang Dongxing cheered them up.

In the first instruction Wang Dongxing said: "The issues of Tao Zhu and Lu Dingyi have been discussed by the Central Committee, and they have been settled. Peng Zhen, Yang Shangkun, and Bo Yibo have fallen out and overturned the case, so ignore them. At present, the special case team should study hard and summarize the project work. Learn how to correctly handle conflicts among the people, and the No. 23, 24, 25, and 26 documents issued by the Central Committee in 1975. We must adhere to principles and seek truth from facts. Some people stand up to work, and mistakes still exist. You can’t just say lenient treatment, There is no problem at all. It was decided by the Party Central Committee to censor them in the past. What are you afraid of? Don’t be afraid of retaliation. What are you afraid of under the leadership of the Central Committee? The big and top ten cases, against the line of the nine and ten big ones. Once you deal with the trend of overturning the case, you will resist it. Of course, you will be instructed by the central government. If the case should be affirmed, it will be affirmed. Handle it leniently, but write The conclusion cannot be ambiguous, it is what it is. You must study the works of Marxism-Leninism and Chairman Mao carefully, and you must not engage in eclecticism. Eclecticism is revisionism. It is beneficial for the veteran comrades of the Cultural Revolution to be impacted, and it is necessary. But the impact is a bit wider .From an impact standpoint, 70% is graded and 30% not so accurate.”

In the second instruction Wang Dongxing said: "Now we must concentrate our efforts on criticizing Deng Xiaoping and countering the Rightist trend of overturning the verdict. We must not be lenient to the enemy. Whether Lu Dingyi will let it go now depends on the time. Now some cases need to be reconsidered, and those who spread rumors must be investigated. Why did Deng Xiaoping overthrow the verdict? ? Because his son committed suicide by jumping off a building at Peking University, how can he not hate? Some people under censorship have lost their wives, how can people like Bo Yibo not hate?"

Regarding the issue of the Central Task Force, on December 15th, Liu Zhen from the Xinjiang Military Region of our Northwest Group and Chen Heqiao from the Second Artillery made a joint speech. I can’t remember the circumstances of the discussion.All I remember is that the Navy found a copy of the Central Task Force Second Office Sequence and Review Object Registration Form.Comrades Liu and Chen handed over this material to the group and published it in the briefing.This material lists ten task forces: (1) Luo Ruiqing task force.Among the members of the task force are Wu Faxian, Ye Qun, Li Zuopeng and others.It seems that this material is a document before the demise of the Lin Biao Group.The objects of special review are Luo Ruiqing and his wife Hao Zhiping.

(2) Peng Dehuai task force.Members of the task force include Xie Fuzhi, Wu Faxian and others.In addition to Peng Dehuai and his wife, Huang Kecheng, Tan Zheng, and my friend Li Rui were among the subjects of the review. (3) Rao Shushi's task force.Among the members of the task force were Jiang Qing, Xie Fuzhi, and Ye Qun.The objects of special review include Rao Shushi, Pan Hannian, etc. (4) Solution Task Force.I have never heard of Jie Fang, and I still don’t understand it until now.Lu Zhengcao was among the subjects of the review. (5) He Long special case team.Kang Sheng and Ye Qun were members of the task force.In addition to He Long, the targets of special review also include Huang Xinting, Guo Linxiang, and Chen Heqiao from our Northwest Team.

(6) Radio Task Force. (7) "April 3" task force. (8) Wang Quanxiang task force.I don't understand these three task forces.Judging from the fact that Ma Mingfang, Zhang Ziyi, and Yang Zhihua were among the subjects examined by the "April 3" task force, it seems that this task force has something to do with Xinjiang. (9) Ye Xiangzhen (Ye Jianying's daughter) task force.Among the members of the task force are Wu Faxian, Qiu Huizuo, Ye Qun, Wang Dongxing and others.In addition to Ye Xiangzhen, the subject of the censorship is Liu Shikun who I know of. (10) Liu Zhijian task force.The list is very complete, but I only write down the people I know and care more about.I have learned a lot of "knowledge". In addition to the issue of the task force, there is also the issue of the Central Security Bureau and the 8341 Unit.It is believed that this is also an institution that must be rectified.Wang Dongxing is the vice chairman of the Party Central Committee. He not only serves as the director of the General Office of the Central Committee, but also serves as the director of the Central Security Bureau and the head of the 8341 Unit.Central security work was in his hands and played a role in smashing the "Gang of Four", but it was not always reassuring, and the security force was too large.It was agreed that this issue also needed to be addressed. Another institution is the Office of the Editorial Committee of Chairman Mao Zedong's Works.It was the agency headed by Li Xin, then deputy director of the Central General Office and Wang Dongxing's assistant.Of course, this institution also needs to be restructured and its leadership replaced.