Many students from out of town stormed Zhongnanhai, and some military academies
stormed the Ministry of National Defense. The Central Military Commission did not
reprimand them, much less ask them to confess their crimes, repent, or write self-criticisms.
They simply explained their problems and advised them to return. However, local authorities
took the storming of military institutions far too seriously.

[1] The draft of the Central Committee's decision on the Anhui issue, submitted by Zhou
Enlai for review on March 30, 1967, consisted of five articles. Article 2 stated: "The masses
must not be labelled 'counter-revolutionaries,' and arbitrary arrests are prohibited. Those
labelled 'counter-revolutionaries' simply for charging into the military region, raising
objections to it, or expressing dissent regarding the seizure of power in their region or unit
should all be rehabilitated, those arrested should all be released, and arrest warrants should
all be revoked." Mao Zedong added this paragraph to the end. On April 1, the Central
Committee issued this decision.