——•() A motion regarding the provision of financial subsidies to key city and county party committees as well as district party committees (proposed by Mao Zedong) (Reason): Funding should not be confined solely to the two upper-level party organs—the Central Committee and the provincial committees—both of which have become rather formalistic. The city and county committees, together with the district committees—the more grassroots, substantive party organs—will be unable to function or develop without such subsidies. The monthly dues paid by party members can at most cover the operating expenses of branch organizations (living allowances and activity funds for branch committees), but they are insufficient to support district committees, let alone city or county committees. Yet these lower-level party organs are the most critical conduits through which our Party directs the actions of its members. If they lack strength, the entire Party will inevitably lose its capacity. On the other hand, widespread subsidies would require an excessive amount of funds, and providing them to remote, impoverished, and less significant local party organizations would serve little purpose. It would be advisable to allocate subsidies only to those city, county, and district committees that are actively engaged in mass movements among workers, peasants, students, merchants, and other sectors. The need for financial support in these cases is even more pressing than that of the provincial committees (which, unless they also serve as the city committee of their respective locations, have no compelling reason to consume such large sums). The resolution was referred to the Budget Committee for review.

(2) A motion proposing that, within this year, each provincial party committee should concurrently assume the functions of the city committee in its seat, and that the Central Executive Committee and all regional executive bodies should likewise concurrently manage the special district party committees in their respective areas (proposed by Mao Zedong). It was resolved that, in accordance with the Party Constitution, this proposal could not be adopted.

(3) A motion urging the Central Executive Committee and all regional executive bodies, when actually organizing their staff, to take into account actual needs (proposed by Mao Zedong) (Reason): The Central Committee and the four executive bodies in Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, and Hankou currently employ over sixty personnel at or above the level of section chief. However, there is no justification for maintaining such a large cadre within the first six months following the Congress. This is because: (1) Local party work is still in its initial stages, meaning that the Central Committee and the executive bodies will have relatively few tasks to attend to; (2) Our primary focus should be on developing the lower-level party organizations, rather than concentrating all available talent at the highest party organs; and (3) At present, it is difficult to find a sufficient number of truly capable individuals; if unqualified personnel are recruited merely to meet numerical targets, the whole purpose of the effort will be defeated. Therefore, when proceeding with actual organizational arrangements, the Central Committee and the various executive bodies ought to proceed based on genuine need: establish as many units and appoint as many staff members as are actually required. The resolution was referred to the Central Executive Committee for consideration.

(4) A motion calling for local organizations to formulate a prioritized plan, distinguishing between matters of varying importance and urgency, within the current year (proposed by Mao Zedong) (Reason): Local organization should not attempt to spread itself too thin. Instead, a select number of key regions should be identified, and a concrete plan developed to concentrate both human and material resources there over the course of this year, with undivided attention devoted to these areas. Only by achieving tangible results in these focal points will we be able to demonstrate real impact at the First National Congress. For this year, priority should be given to two categories: Category I comprises the most crucial locales where development is presently feasible—such as Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hankou, and Harbin—and up to eight or nine such centers should receive approximately seventy percent of our collective efforts in terms of manpower and funding. Category II includes less urgent but still opportune locations—such as Taiyuan, Anqing, Hangzhou, and Nanchang—where roughly thirty percent of our resources should be allocated. As for other regions where no viable opportunities exist at present, they may be temporarily set aside to avoid dissipating our energies without producing meaningful outcomes. The resolution was submitted to the Central Executive Committee.