Comments on the Investigative Materials of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Concerning the Xinyang Issue [1] (October 26, 1960) Please have Liu and Zhou [2] read these materials today and discuss possible measures for handling the matter this afternoon. Mao, morning of the 26th. Printed from the manuscript. Notes [1] Refers to the investigative materials compiled on October 21, 1960, by four cadres from the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection regarding the mass starvation in the Xinyang region of Henan Province, as well as serious violations of law and discipline by cadres. On October 24, Li Fuchun, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a secretary of the Secretariat, submitted these materials to Mao Zedong. Mao’s comments were written directly on Li Fuchun’s report. [2] Liu refers to Liu Shaoqi. Zhou refers to Zhou Enlai.