Comrades Lin Biao and Enlai:
The rejection of the Jiaotong University faction and support for the ultra-leftist position
deserves study. We should continue to investigate and do not rush to make public
statements. The ultra-leftists are suspected of destroying factories, but Jiaotong University
does not advocate the destruction of factories. Please consider the above. Also inform the
Cultural Revolution Group.
Mao Zedong
February 14, 9:00 a.m.

[1] The eighth issue of "Important Events Report," published by the Central Committee of
the Communist Party of China's Cultural Revolution Group Office on February 12, 1967,
contained a telephone report from Wang Mingkun, Deputy Commander of the Shaanxi
Provincial Military Region of the Chinese People's Liberation Army. Wang Mingkun stated: (1)
The telegram we sent to Vice Chairman Lin and the Central Cultural Revolution Group last
night contained flawed views. Our original viewpoint favoured Xi'an Jiaotong University, but
now it seems that Jiaotong University has problems and we made a mistake. We are now
correcting our erroneous view and siding with the Xi'an PLA Telecommunications
Engineering College and Northwestern Polytechnical University, excluding Xi'an Jiaotong
University. We have established the "Xi'an Regional Revolutionary Rebel Committee." A
meeting will be held tonight to issue a statement from the "Xi'an Regional Revolutionary
Rebel Committee." (2) The No. 28 Factory in the eastern suburbs of Xi'an was sabotaged by
conservative elements there on the 10th. It is estimated that production will resume within
six months. Tonight, another 10,000 to 20,000 people will gather, possibly to destroy the No.
803 Factory or storm the provincial military region headquarters. Rumours circulate that all
factories in the eastern suburbs will be destroyed by the 20th. Please ask the Central
Cultural Revolution Group to promptly give instructions on how to deal with the above two
issues.