Annotations to the Compiled Text of Zhou Enlai’s Speech at the Enlarged Central Work Conference (March 21, 1962) Comrade Enlai: This document [1], overseen by Comrade Tian Jiaying [2] with the participation of Luo Ruiqing, Xie Fuzhi, Wang Renzhong [3] and several other comrades, was collectively reviewed twice, resulting in some minor revisions. I then read it myself and found it quite satisfactory. I now submit it for your consideration and action. Mao Zedong March 21st Please give particular attention to the issues contained in pages eight and ten [4]. Printed from the manuscript. Notes [1] Refers to the compiled text of Zhou Enlai’s speech delivered on February 7, 1962, at the Enlarged Central Work Conference. [2] Tian Jiaying was Deputy Director of the CPC Central Committee’s Political Research Office and Mao Zedong’s secretary. [3] Luo Ruiqing was Secretary of the CPC Central Secretariat and Vice Premier of the State Council. Xie Fuzhi served as Minister of Public Security, while Wang Renzhong was First Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the CPC. £¶

[4] There is a passage on page eight describing the pace of agricultural development in the United States, and another on page ten comparing China’s coal and steel industries to those of the U.S. during a specific historical period. After deliberation, both passages have been deleted.