General Order No. 14 of the Central
Revolutionary Military Commission of the
Chinese Soviets
(June 20, 1931)
This commission previously decided to call together a National Congress of
Soviet Deputies on August I and establish a central government. Now, because
of the long time required for the election of representatives by various localities,
as well as the difficulties of transportation, the deputies from all localities will
not be able to arrive on time. It has therefore been decided to change the date on
which the National Congress of Soviet Deputies will take place to the anniver·
sary of the October Revolution (November 7 according to the Western calendar).
The election of deputies of the various localities should be completed before
October IS, and they should then wait for the notification to attend. This general
order is specially promulgated [to convey this information]. It is hoped that all
[soviet] governments, all units of the Red Army, and all Revolutionary organizations will take note and act accordingly. It is also important to relay the order to
the revolutionary masses as a whole. It is so ordered.
Chairman
Vice-Chairmen
-Zedong
ZhuDe
XiangYing
Ow-source for this order isMIWZedtmgji. lhljuan, Vol. 3, p. 281, where il is reproduced
&om the 1981 edition of the documentary collection Llu dlJ yi/ai.
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