Number: 70.6 billion jin; scope; one-time or multiple-stage; purchase price; standard = control, appraisal; transportation; separate purchase and levy; exempted purchase areas; directives; material supply; public bonds; propagate the general line; minimize disturbances; advance purchases next year; production centers; scheduling; rationing sales; temporarily withhold from the press; unified management; cadres sent down to the countryside and dealing with backward townships.

Unified Management:
(1) The Central Government announces the control number, with each greater region ensuring fulfillment, responsible for management, and organizing supply;
(2) Grain required by each region is turned over to the greater region, with inter-regional and provincial distribution managed and controlled, each northeastern region controls a portion;
(3) Except for the above, all grain is placed under Central Government control, including exports, supply, reserves, provisions for major famines, and flexible reserves for contingencies, etc.;
(4) When local difficulties arise that cannot be overcome on their own, the Central Government shall provide assistance;
(5) When the Central Government deems it necessary and feasible to transfer grain, after careful deliberation and decision, local authorities shall comply with the transfer, and minor local difficulties shall be subordinated to overall national difficulties;
(6) Grain prices shall be uniformly set by the Central Government, based on the principle of pricing at key centers and below;
(7) Supply standards should be largely consistent nationwide, and local areas may submit their opinions.

Notes
[1] This outline drafted by Mao Zedong is found, in its first part, written on the first page of Deng Zihui's briefing of October 10, 1953, on the situation regarding the communication of the Central Government's grain policy in the Central-South region. The second part is written on the back of the last page of the same briefing. Preliminary analysis suggests that the seven points on unified management in the second part constitute an elaboration on the issue of "unified management" listed in the first part.