Comment on the Draft List of the Preparatory Committee [1]
(September 30, 1965)
Without Chen Yun’s name, it should be added.
Mao Zedong
30th day of the eighth month
[1]
This comment was written on a report dated September 23, 1965, submitted by Zhou Enlai to Mao Zedong and others concerning matters related to the centenary commemoration of Sun Yat-sen’s birth. The report proposed that the preparatory meeting be held on the anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, with Chairman Liu Shaoqi delivering a brief address; the draft of his speech had already been prepared at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse under Peng Zhen’s direction. The report also included a draft list of the preparatory committee for the centenary of Sun Yat-sen’s birth. Following Mao Zedong’s comment, Chen Yun was added to the committee’s roster.
[2]
Chen Yun was at the time Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council.