Chapter 56 Key Points of Resolutions of the Enlarged Meeting of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China[1]

(February 18, 1951) The Central Committee held a Politburo meeting in mid-February with the participation of comrades in charge of the Central Bureau, and discussed various important issues. The main points of the resolution are hereby notified as follows. 122 months of preparatory work The idea of ​​"three-year preparation and ten-year plan for economic construction" must be understood by cadres above the provincial and municipal levels.There are still 22 months left for the preparation time, and work must be intensified in all aspects. The Propaganda and Education Campaign of the Second War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

This campaign must be continued throughout the country, deepening those who have already implemented it, and spreading it to those who have not implemented it, so that everyone in the country can receive this kind of education. Three land reforms 1. When the farming season is busy, stop for a while to sum up experience. 2. Strive for a bumper harvest this year. 3. Rely on the county farmers' representative meeting and training classes. 4. Actively create conditions.For those who are not ready, no matter when and where, don't force yourself to do it. 5. After the completion of the land reform, immediately transfer to the two major tasks of production and education.

6. Agree to Huadong’s method of refunding deposits in installments. 7. Advise farmers that it is beneficial not to use non-criminal torture. 8. After the land reform, districts and townships will be added, and the administrative scope of districts and townships will be reduced. Four Suppression of Counter-Revolutionaries 1. The imposition of the death penalty generally has to go through the masses and be heard by democrats. 2. Strict control, no chaos, no mistakes. 3. Pay attention to the "middle level" [2], and carefully clean up the hidden counter-revolutionaries among the old personnel and new intellectuals.

4. Pay attention to the "inner layer", carefully clean up the counter-revolutionaries who have invaded the party, and greatly strengthen the secrecy work. 5. It is also necessary to educate the cadres and support the cadres. Five Cities Jobs 1. All central bureaus, sub-bureaus, and provincial and municipal party committees must hold two urban work conferences this year, with the agenda as notified by the central government, and make two special reports to the central government. 2. Strengthen the Party Committee's leadership over urban work and implement the resolutions of the Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee.

3. Educate cadres and clearly rely on the thinking of the working class. 4. In the factory, the realization of the production plan is the center, and the unified leadership of the party, government, industry and league is implemented. 5. Strive to gradually improve workers' lives on the basis of increasing production. 6. In the urban construction plan, the viewpoint of serving production and workers should be implemented. 7. The All-China Federation of Trade Unions and all higher-level trade unions should focus on solving the following specific problems. 8. Party committees and trade unions should focus on the creation of typical experience and quickly spread it everywhere.

Six party consolidation and party building 1. Our party is great, glorious, and correct. This is the main aspect, which must be affirmed and made clear to cadres at all levels.However, there are problems, which must be sorted out, and a cautious attitude should be adopted towards the establishment of the party in the new area, and this aspect must also be explained clearly. 2. Party consolidation and party building must be strictly controlled by the central government and the bureaus of the central government, and the subordinates are not allowed to act freely. 3. Party consolidation should take three years to achieve.The steps should be to conduct general education on how to be a Communist Party member in one year (1951), so that all Party members understand the criteria for being a Communist Party member, and train organizational staff.At the same time, a typical test is carried out.Then, according to experience, the party consolidation will be carried out, but the cities can carry out the party consolidation in 1951.When consolidating the party, the "fourth group of people" [3] should be purged first.Then make a distinction between the "second part" and "third part", and persuade those who have been educated and still do not meet the conditions of party members to quit the party, so that these quitters quit the party voluntarily, don't hurt feelings, don't repeat The experience of "moving stones" [4] in 1948.

4. Party building in cities and new districts must adopt a prudent approach.Cities focused on building party organizations among industrial workers.Villages must not be able to absorb educated party members to establish Party branches until the land reform is completed. Generally, within the first two years, a rural branch should not have more than ten Party members.Regardless of whether in the city or the countryside, activists who are willing to accept the education of the party should be educated on how to be a member of the Communist Party. Seven united front work 1. All central bureaus, sub-bureaus, and provincial and municipal party committees are required to convene two meetings in 1951 to discuss the work of the united front, and to make two special reports to the central committee on this aspect.

2. It is necessary to explain clearly to the cadres the reasons why the united front work should be strengthened. 3. Intellectuals, business circles, religious circles, democratic parties, and democrats must unite and educate them on the basis of opposing imperialism and feudalism. 4. Conscientiously carry out work among the ethnic minorities. The promotion of regional autonomy and the training of the cadres of the ethnic minorities are the two central tasks. Eight Rectifications Once a year, in winter, the time should be short, the task is to check the work, sum up work experience, carry forward the achievements, correct shortcomings and mistakes, so as to educate cadres.

Printed from originals kept at the Central Archives. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] This is an intra-party circular drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. [2] The work of suppressing counter-revolutionaries is divided into outer, middle and inner layers.Cleaning up the "outer layers" refers to checking out the counter-revolutionaries hidden in the society; cleaning up the "middle layer" refers to checking out the counter-revolutionaries hidden inside the Chinese People's Liberation Army and people's government organs; cleaning up the "inner layer" refers to checking out the counter-revolutionaries hidden in the Counter-revolutionaries within the Communist Party.

[3] When the Party was consolidated in 1951, Party members were divided into four types: 1. Those who qualified as Party members; Passive and backward elements who are not qualified as party members; Fourth, class dissidents, rebels, opportunists, and degenerate elements who have mixed into the party. [4] Refers to the "left" bias that occurred during the party consolidation movement in 1948.The so-called "moving stones" means throwing away the original party branch and removing all the former grassroots cadres from their posts. In some areas, a large number of party members from landlord and rich peasant families have even been suspended from the party.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China summed up the lessons in this regard in a timely manner, and clearly stipulated that the main content of party consolidation is "three investigations and three rectifications", that is, investigations of class, thoughts, and style of work, as well as organization, thought, and style of work, so that the work of party consolidation can overcome the "leftist "The bias, healthy development forward.