Lin Biao, Enlai [1], and Comrades of the Cultural Revolution Group:
Please read this [2]. It appears that the locations where the Shandong students and workers
were involved (a minority, province-wide) may have had problems. How should this matter
be resolved? Please work out a solution and let me know!
In Shandong and other provinces, the regular army made fewer mistakes. The 54th Army in
Chongqing sent a telegram saying that regarding the question of whether the support for the
major August 15th Incident [3] was a mistake, it was advisable to call on representatives
from both sides to discuss the matter with Comrades Liang, Zhang, Gan, and Wei. [4]
PS. Mao Zedong

[1] Lin Biao, then Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
of China, was re-elected to the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC
Central Committee at the 11th Plenary Session of the 8th CPC Central Committee and was
soon named Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee. Enlai is Zhou Enlai.
[2] This refers to a telegram sent by the Shandong Provincial Military District of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army to the Jinan Military District, the Central Cultural Revolution Group
of the Communist Party of China, and the Cultural Revolution Group of the entire army on
May 4, 1967. The telegram stated that the current struggle in Shandong Province was
directed at the PLA, becoming increasingly obvious and spreading to all regions. The main
manifestations were: 1. Posting and distributing large-character posters, slogans, and leaflets
attacking the PLA everywhere. Almost all leading cadres of the provincial military district,
military sub-district, and county and city armed forces who participated in the "three-in-one" campaign were publicly named and became the main targets of overthrow. 2. Attacking
military institutions, besieging and kidnapping military personnel. 3. Insulting, beating, and
struggling against PLA cadres and soldiers. The above situation is spreading to the grassroots
level, making it impossible for many military sub-districts, county and city armed forces to
carry out their work, and seriously affecting the progress of war preparations. Many
temporary power organs of the "three-in-one" campaign in various places are already
paralysed. If this situation continues to develop, industrial and agricultural production will be
seriously affected.
[3] "August 15" was a mass rebel organization at Chongqing University at that time.



[4] Liang refers to Liang Xingchu, Zhang refers to Zhang Guohua, Gan refers to Gan Weihan,
and Wei refers to Wei Jie, who were then the commander, first political commissar, fourth
political commissar, and deputy commander of the Chengdu Military Region of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army, respectively.