Shang Kun [1]:
Comments
on
Issue No. 30 of the *Internal Reference* Supplement
(31 July 1960)

Issue a notice, requesting all comrades [2] to thoroughly read through all 10 articles [3] in Issue No. 30 of the *Internal Reference* Supplement once, and to read the most important articles among them twice. Then, each small group shall earnestly discuss them for one day. All department heads of the Central Committee shall participate in the discussions.

Return this document to me today.

Mao Zedong
31 July

[1] Shang Kun, namely Yang Shangkun, then serving as Alternate Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the General Office of the Central Committee.
[2] Refers to the comrades then attending the CPC Central Committee Working Conference in Beidaihe.
[3] Issue No. 30 of the *Internal Reference* (Supplement), compiled and printed by the Xinhua News Agency on 28 July 1960, carried 10 articles. The first article was titled "*News Chronicle* Propagates That Khrushchev Is an 'Appeaser'." This Xinhua News Agency dispatch from London dated 21 July stated that the *News Chronicle* published a signed article that day comparing Khrushchev to Chamberlain and Eisenhower to Hitler, saying that just as Hitler caused Chamberlain to lose face completely back then, the recent U.S. U-2 plane incident caused Eisenhower to make Khrushchev lose face completely. Although Khrushchev took the action of walking out of the disarmament conference, he is actually an "appeaser" like Chamberlain because he still vows for "peaceful coexistence." The second article was titled "French *L'Express* Says International Developments Show China's Analysis Is Correct." This Xinhua News Agency dispatch from Paris dated 15 July stated that the French weekly *L'Express* published a commentary titled "The Year of China," saying that the failure of the summit conference and developments in events in Cuba, the Congo, etc., show that China's analysis and foresight regarding international developments in 1960 were more brilliant and correct than the Soviet Union's, and the stance China adhered to naturally prevailed in the end. The chain reaction in the West completely conforms to Mao Zedong's analyses opposing Khrushchev's opportunism and blind optimism. The third article was titled "UPI Reports on Ulbricht's Speech at the SED Central Committee Plenum." This UPI dispatch from Berlin dated 26 July stated that the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany pointed out in his speech that the "certain dogmatic" view considering war between capitalism and communism inevitable is wrong, because currently the peace-loving countries are stronger than the imperialists. The fourth article was titled "*France Observateur* Propagates That Khrushchev Is a 'Reformist'." This report by the *Internal Reference*'s own correspondents stated that the Parisian *France Observateur* published a signed article on 23 June, arguing that Khrushchev is a reformist who counts on gradually weakening capitalism through the rapid development of socialist economic strength; Mao Zedong, on the other hand, is a revolutionary who does not believe capitalism will fall without struggle. The fifth article was titled "*Indian Express* Makes Irresponsible Remarks About CPI Leadership Holding Different Views on the Current International Situation." This Xinhua News Agency dispatch from New Delhi dated 25 July stated that the *Indian Express* published a signed article today saying that ideological differences within the Communist Party of India regarding world communist policy have become public. The first group, led by Ranadive, supports China's position; the second group, led by Ghosh and Dange, holds the majority in the party's higher committee, adopts a nationalist stance, and supports Khrushchev; the third group, led by Namboodiripad, has not yet participated in this ideological debate. The sixth article was titled "South Vietnam Radio Comments on Khrushchev's Speech at the Third Congress of the Romanian Workers' Party." This Xinhua News Agency airmail dispatch from Hanoi stated that the South Vietnamese "Republic Radio" published a commentary on 14 July, arguing that Khrushchev's speech at the Third Congress of the Romanian Workers' Party was just as important as his speech at the 20th Congress of the CPSU, its main point being the assertion that Lenin's theories "cannot be applied to many current situations," and it more than once "indirectly accused Mao Zedong's ruling line." The commentary concluded: "Let us not optimistically think this is a split in the communist movement; on the contrary, we must heighten our vigilance." The seventh article was titled "Zorza Comments on *Pravda* Publishing Suslov's Speech." This Xinhua News Agency dispatch from London dated 21 July stated that the *Guardian* carried an article by Zorza today, arguing that *Pravda*'s publication of a speech by Suslov restored the formula on the danger of war that Khrushchev had not mentioned for a long time, indicating the existence of a "new Stalinist group" within the Soviet leadership. The eighth article was titled "Thai Newspaper Comments on Sino-Soviet Relations." This Xinhua News Agency airmail dispatch from Hong Kong stated that the Thai newspaper *Siam Nikorn* published an editorial on 3 July, which stated: "Khrushchev has one misfortune, namely a thorn in his side, as a considerable number of Soviet military officers actually support Mao Zedong's views. Therefore, Khrushchev must handle domestic politics cautiously to avoid following in the footsteps of Malenkov or Bulganin." The ninth article was titled "Iraqi *Al-Bilad* Propagates That There Are 'No Differences' Between China and the Soviet Union." This Xinhua News Agency dispatch from Baghdad dated 5 July stated that a commentary in the Iraqi newspaper *Al-Bilad* argued that imperialist press reports on the attitudes of China and the Soviet Union regarding war and peaceful coexistence "completely contradict the facts," and that all Chinese newspapers and its statesmen have in the past and still "fully agree" with the policy of peaceful coexistence. The tenth article was titled "Moroccan *Al-Istiqlal* Weekly Comments on the Third Congress of the Romanian Workers' Party." This report by the *Internal Reference*'s own correspondents stated that the Moroccan weekly *Al-Istiqlal* published an article on 25 June, saying that differences in viewpoint between Beijing and Moscow have long existed, and these differences have produced increasingly worse consequences. However, at the Third Congress of the Romanian Workers' Party, Khrushchev's objectives were completely aligned with China's: advocating the exposure of "Yugoslav revisionism."