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A Draft Editorial for *Hongqi*
"Absorbing Fresh Blood from the Proletariat" — Comment [I]
(October 14, 1968)
It can be published. There are changes in the table of contents. [2]
Mao
This comment was written on the draft editorial submitted for review by Yao Wenyuan, a member of the Cultural Revolution Group of the CPC Central Committee, on October 14, 1968. The subtitle of the draft editorial was "An Important Issue in Party Consolidation Work." In his submission report, Yao Wenyuan wrote: "On page ten, I have added a paragraph of your latest directive, which holds profound guiding significance for the current movement. It is hereby submitted for your review." This editorial was published in the fourth issue of *Hongqi* magazine on October 14, 1968.
[2] In the table of contents for the fourth issue of *Hongqi* magazine submitted by Yao Wenyuan for review on October 14, 1968, the article "Absorbing Fresh Blood from the Proletariat — An Important Issue in Party Consolidation Work" was listed as the fourth piece. When Mao Zedong reviewed it, he changed it to the first piece.