Premier [2]:
The Workers' Congress has not yet been convened, and there is no news about the Middle
School and Peasants' Congresses. It would be appropriate to convene the City Congress and
elect the Revolutionary Committee in late March. Please consult Comrade Xie Fuzhi on this
matter.
Mao Zedong
March 9

[I] This comment was written on a report submitted to Mao Zedong and others by Xie Fuzhi,
alternate member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of
the State Council, on March 5, 1967. The report stated that the Central Cultural Revolution
Committee had instructed several of us to be responsible for preparing for the seizure of
power in Beijing. After a month of deliberation and consultation, we plan to establish a
temporary power body of over 90 members, the Beijing Provisional Revolutionary
Committee, in the near future. If the Chairman and the Central Committee agree, we plan to
hold a meeting this week to establish the Provisional Revolutionary Committee.
[2] Premier refers to Zhou Enlai.