Comment on the March Comprehensive Report
(March 20, 1951)

To all Central Bureaus, and forward to Sub-bureaus, Provincial Party Committees, Municipal Party Committees of large and medium cities, District Party Committees, and to inform the Party Committee of the Chinese People's Volunteers:

Below is the report submitted to the Central Committee on March 10 by the North China Bureau.[1] The experiences described therein concerning the suppression of counter-revolutionaries, the Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea movement, and the study of urban work are all worthy of attention. Among them, the two items of experience regarding the suppression of counter-revolutionaries and the Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea movement are relatively complete and may be emulated in all localities.

Mao Zedong
March 20

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[1] Bo Yibo, then First Secretary of the North China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee. Liu Lantao, then Third Secretary of the North China Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.


[2] Refers to the March comprehensive report submitted by Bo Yibo and Liu Lantao to Mao Zedong on March 10, 1951. The experiences in suppressing counter-revolutionaries summarized in the report are: 1. Cadre meetings must be conducted well, clearly explaining the strategy and steps for suppressing counter-revolutionaries; one must not simply shout "kill" and start acting. 2. Executions must be carried out on the basis of mobilizing the masses, and mass mobilization must continue during the process of execution, using all possible and effective methods to expose the crimes of counter-revolutionary elements and arouse the righteous indignation of the masses. 3. Representative figures from all social strata and democratic personages must be allowed to participate in the matter. The experiences in the Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea movement summarized in the report are: 1. Party committees at all levels not only implemented the political content of Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in all work but also specially made decisions on launching the movement, convened special meetings, and trained cadres and activists. 2. There must be permanent organizations. 3. There must be concrete plans. 4. It must be integrated with the current central tasks. 5. Propaganda methods must be diverse and flexible, avoiding the same old routine.