To the Secretariat of the People's Political Council, for your perusal:
Regarding the government's handling of the New Fourth Army, our Party's Central Committee has lodged a strong protest and put forward twelve demands as a
way of dealing with the aftermath, which are, (1) to stop provocation; (2) to rescind the order of January 17; (3) to punish He Yingqin, Gu Zhutong, and Shangguan
Yunxiang, the three chief culprits in the Southern Anhui Incident; (4) to release Ye
Ting and let him continue to act as army commander; (5) to return all men and
rifles to the New Fourth Army; (6) to compensate all New Fourth Army officers
and men who were casualties of the Southern Anhui Incident; (7) to withdraw the
Communist-suppression troops from Central China; (8) to dismantle the blockade
lines in the Northwest; (9) to release all patriotic political prisoners throughout the
country; (10) to abolish the one-party dictatorship and practice democratic government; (11) to carry out the Three People's Principles and follow the will of the
Director General; (12) to arrest the leaders of all pro-Japanese factions and have
them tried under the national law. The government is requested to accept these
points. Until the government has deliberated and made a decision, Zedong and the
rest of us would find it difficult to attend. You are hereby notified and respectfully
requested to give the matter your attention!