Lin Biao and Enlai [2]: After reviewing this document, please return it to Comrade Chen Boda
for processing. The Explanation does not mention Deng Xiaoping. Please determine whether
this is appropriate. The question of which agency should be the publisher should be decided
at a meeting. [3]

Mao Zedong
9 October

[1] On October 9, 1967, Chen Boda, head of the Cultural Revolution Group of the CPC
Central Committee, and Jiang Qing, deputy head of the Cultural Revolution Group, wrote a
report to Mao Zedong, saying: "In order to meet the needs of the current broad
revolutionary masses to thoroughly criticize China's Khrushchev, we have selected and
compiled the critical material, "Liu Shaoqi's Speeches." The report mentioned that regarding
the publishing unit, "there are several options, please choose: (1) Central Cultural Revolution
Working Group; (2) General Office of the Central Committee; (3) Red Flag Magazine; (4)
People's Publishing House." The report was attached with the "Publishing Notes" for this
book. When Mao Zedong reviewed it, he changed the sentence "he colluded with Deng
Xiaoping, another biggest capitalist roader in the party" in the explanation to "colluded with
some other capitalist roaders in power", deleted Deng Xiaoping's name listed with Liu
Shaoqi, and wrote this comment.
[2] Lin Biao was re-elected as a member of 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 appointed Vice Chairman of the CPC Central Committee. Enlai refers to Zhou
Enlai.
[3] Liu Shaoqi's Speeches was later published under the name of the People's Publishing
House Reference Room, and Deng Xiaoping's name was not mentioned in the publishing
statement.