Notes on Yang Chengwu’s [1] report requesting instructions on whether Soviet advisors could attend party committee meetings of military units, and amendments to the draft reply from the Military Commission (November 7 and 11, 1952) Zhou [2]: It would seem advisable to allow the advisors to participate in the party committee meetings. This document [3] may be forwarded to all relevant departments for their reference, with each department required to submit a corresponding inspection report accordingly. Please consider these suggestions; if necessary, please consult with Nie [4] and with Xiao Hua and Xiao Xiangrong [ ]. Mao Zedong, November 7. Printed from the manuscript. 2. All units having Soviet advisors must thoroughly address the question of whether their cadres are wholeheartedly learning from the Soviet experts. Those who fail to study humbly should be criticized.

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[ ] Comment. Printed according to Mao Zedong’s manuscript. Notes [1] Yang Chengwu was at the time Deputy Commander of the North China Military Region of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. [2] Zhou refers to Zhou Enlai. [ ] Refers to Yang Chengwu’s report dated November 4, 1952, addressed to Mao Zedong and the General Staff Department of the Military Commission, concerning his talks with the Soviet advisory group attached to the North China Military Region. [4] Nie refers to Nie Rongzhen, who at the time served as Acting Chief of the General Staff of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. [ ] Xiao Hua was then Deputy Director of the General Political Department of the People’s Revolutionary Military Commission, while Xiao Xiangrong held the post of Director of the Office of the People’s Revolutionary Military Commission. [ ] This is a passage added by Mao Zedong to the draft telegram sent by the Military Commission on November 11, 1952, to Yang Chengwu and to the various military regions, regarding the participation of Soviet advisors in party committee meetings at all levels within the troops.