Comments on the Situation and the Plan
(November 8, 1958)
This document is to be circulated to all 121 comrades present at the meeting.
Mao Zedong
November 8, 1958
Sichuan
Refers to several documents concerning the merger of five advanced agricultural cooperatives in Yuanhou Township, Dayu County, Shanxi Province, to form the Hongqi People’s Commune. These documents are: “Draft Distribution System of the Hongqi People’s Commune in Dayu County, Shanxi Province”; “Draft Outline Plan for the Hongqi People’s Commune in Dayu County, Shanxi Province, to Achieve a Transition to Communism Within Four Years”; “Draft Trial Measures for Living and Welfare Work of the Hongqi People’s Commune in Dayu County, Shanxi Province”; and “The Ideological Trends Among Members of the Hongqi People’s Commune in Dayu County, Shanxi Province.” Mao Zedong composed a general title for these materials, which is Section Two of this text.
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Refers to the working conference then being held in Zhengzhou, attended by certain central leaders, heads of major administrative regions, and secretaries of some provincial and municipal party committees—the First Zhengzhou Conference.
The Situation and Plans of the Hongqi People’s Commune in Taiyu County, Shanxi Province.