Directive on Capitalist Thinking
(November 4, 1953)

To all central bureaus, sub-bureaus, provincial and municipal Party committees, and prefectural Party committees, with notice to all ministries and commissions of the Central Committee, and all Party leading groups of the Central People's Government:

The Central-South Bureau and the Hubei Provincial Party Committee have firmly grasped the education of cadres on the Party's general line and have promptly criticized the capitalist thinking and various muddled notions existing among cadres. This is entirely necessary at present and for a considerably long period to come. Such ideological conditions within the Party in Hubei and the Central-South region exist in all localities. You are hereby requested to make sure to firmly carry out education and criticism among Party members, first and foremost among cadres, and to report the circumstances and results to the Central Committee.

The Central Committee
November 4, 1953