To the Comrades of the Central Committee of the Italian Communist Party:  The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, having learned of the reactionary forces in Italy’s plot to assassinate Comrade Togliatti, expresses its profound indignation. It hereby conveys its condolences to Comrade Togliatti.  Mao Zedong, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China July 15, 1948