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[1] This article was written on a draft of several regulations regarding the Cultural Revolution
in leading bodies at the military level and above, which Ye Jianying, Vice Chairman and
Secretary-General of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, sent
to Lin Biao (then Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission) for review on February
9, 1967. In his report, Ye Jianying wrote: "In accordance with the Chairman's instructions at
the last Standing Committee meeting, I have drafted several regulations regarding the
Cultural Revolution in leading bodies at the military level and above. This morning, I
convened a meeting of 32 people to discuss and revise them. I hereby submit them for your
review and approval." On February 10, Lin Biao forwarded the draft regulations to Mao
Zedong for review. After discussion and revision, the Central Military Commission issued the
seven-point order on February 11: 1. The Central Military Commission's order of January 28
is an important document. It must be widely publicized, the masses must be fully mobilized,
and in-depth study and discussion must be carried out. The living thought must be earnestly
grasped to ensure that everyone deeply understands the great significance of issuing this
order and increases their awareness of its implementation. Second, the Cultural Revolution
in military organizations and above (all headquarters, services, arms, major military regions,
provincial military regions, military region air forces, and naval fleets) must resolutely carry
out the "Four Major Movements" in phases and batches, in accordance with Chairman
Mao's instructions. Units already carrying out the "Four Major Movements" as determined
by the Military Commission, except where necessary, must continue to fully mobilize the
masses, firmly rely on genuine, not sham, proletarian revolutionaries, strive to unite the
majority, thoroughly criticize the bourgeois reactionary line, and root out the handful of
power holders taking the capitalist road. Units temporarily suspended from carrying out the
"Four Major Movements" by the Military Commission must undergo positive education, and
the timing of the commencement must be determined by the Military Commission. 3. All
units below the corps level in the Army and Air Force, units below the base level in the Navy,
flight schools in the Navy and Air Force, the Beijing Garrison Command, the Shanghai,



Tianjin, and Dalian Garrison Commands, and special units designated by the Military
Commission shall not engage in the "Four Bigs" and must adhere to positive education. No
individual or organization is permitted to collude with these units under any pretext. 4. The
People's Liberation Army is the primary tool of the proletarian dictatorship and an armed
group dedicated to carrying out revolutionary political tasks. Currently, class struggles at
home and abroad are extremely acute and complex, and imperialism, revisionism, and
reactionaries are intensifying their anti-China campaigns. Our army must heighten its
vigilance, strengthen its combat readiness, and maintain a highly centralized, unified, and
uninterrupted command. Therefore, military leadership at all levels (including the
Department, Political Affairs, Logistics, and other leadership departments) will not tolerate
any bottom-up seizure of power, and no individual or organization will be permitted to
conduct such attacks. 5. In accordance with the principle of the Party's absolute leadership
over the military, the Cultural Revolution in military-level and higher-level organizations must
be led by the Party Committee. Individual Party committee members with serious problems
may be removed, and Party committees unable to lead may be reorganized, but this must all
be approved by higher authorities. Military leadership must maintain a strict and integrated
command system and must not establish various Cultural Revolution combat organizations.
Existing Cultural Revolution combat organizations must be reorganized as administrative
units. These Cultural Revolution combat organizations have the right to criticize and make
suggestions to the Party Committee, but they cannot replace or supervise the exercise of
powers by the Party Committee and administrative leadership. 6. Leading cadres who
uphold Mao Zedong Thought and the proletarian revolutionary line are a precious asset to
the Party and the people. We must clearly distinguish between those in power who are
proletarian and those who are bourgeois. It is completely wrong to believe that all those in
power should be overthrown. Leading cadres at all levels must be courageous and go among
the masses, listen humbly to their opinions, closely unite with them, join them in revolution,
and make new contributions for the people. Cadres who have committed mistakes should be
strictly distinguished between the two types of contradictions, based on the nature and
severity of the problem, and treated accordingly. As long as they are not anti-Party or antisocialist and refuse to change despite repeated admonition, they should be allowed to mend
their ways and encouraged to atone for their mistakes. All leading cadres who have not been
suspended or dismissed by order of superiors should remain at their posts, focus on the
revolution, promote war preparations, promote work, and promote production, and
diligently complete their work assignments. 7. During the movement, we must hold high the
great red banner of Mao Zedong Thought, actively study and apply Chairman Mao's works,
and act in accordance with Chairman Mao's instructions. We must oppose unhealthy
tendencies such as anarchism, extreme democratization, small-groupism, individualism, and
subjectivism, and strengthen the revolutionary, scientific, and organizationally disciplined
nature of the movement. This second part was written on the draft of the "Supplementary
Regulations on the Implementation of the Central Military Commission's 'Several Regulations
on the Cultural Revolution in Leading Organs at the Army and Above,'" submitted by Lin Biao



for review on February 25, 1967. The supplementary regulations, issued by the Central
Military Commission on February 27, stated that in order to maintain a strict and complete
command system within the military leadership and further implement the Military
Commission's instructions, it was decided that: All Cultural Revolution combat organizations
that continue to carry out the "four major units" should be reorganized as grassroots
administrative units. All joint Cultural Revolution combat organizations that transcend
grassroots administrative units, such as the rebel headquarters and liaison stations of
various headquarters, military branches, arms, and major units, should be abolished. All
propaganda tools used by Cultural Revolution combat organizations, such as wired
broadcasts, propaganda vehicles, and printing materials, should be handed over to the
Cultural Revolution Office of the Party Committee of each unit.