Chapter 23 The struggle against secret agents must adhere to the policy of not killing most and not capturing

(December 27, 1943) The Central China Bureau will transfer to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th divisions, and the Shandong branch, and the 5th division: In the struggle against spies, we must adhere to the principles of less arrests, fewer kills, and less arrests and no kills, so as to ensure the complete eradication of spies, and even if there are mistakes and false accusations (maybe most of them are mistaken, and some may be falsely accused), there is still room for final salvation. .The so-called under-arrest means that except military spies and current traitors who directly endanger the Anti-Japanese War, arrests of all suspected spies for the purpose of clarifying clues shall not exceed 5% of the total number of suspects.This point must be notified to the attention of the subordinates, so as not to arrest too many people and make it difficult to handle.The so-called less killing and no killing means that, except military spies who directly endanger the Anti-Japanese War can be sentenced to death with the approval of the authorities above the county level, and traitors who are active criminals who resist arrest with armed forces can be killed on the spot, all spies should not be killed even though the evidence is solid. Kill one person and try to transform it into my use.This means that one does not kill and most do not catch the target.The subordinates should be notified that no one should be killed within one year of 1944 for spies with solid evidence.In Yan'an, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region, and Northwest Shanxi, a large number of spies were cleared out in the anti-spies campaign this year, and no one was killed. Therefore, although many were mistaken and framed, those who were mistaken for spies due to mistakes within the party were only partisan. However, those who are considered secret agents without committing any bad deeds must be rehabilitated during the review process.This experience is worth noting.Regarding the handling of military spies and traitors who directly endanger the Anti-Japanese War, there is an order from the Taihang Military Region for your reference.

Mao Zedong Kang Sheng[1] Feeling Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] Kang Sheng (1898-1975), born in Jiaonan, Shandong.At that time, he was the director of the Party and non-party cadre review committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the director of the Central Social Affairs Department.