Agreed to implement it on a trial basis.

[1] The draft directive submitted by Zhou Enlai for review on August 24, 1971, reads: The
Central Committee has received the request reports from Yunnan and Xinjiang on the issue
of class classification in ethnic minority areas and pastoral areas. In principle, we agree that
in ethnic minority areas where class classification has not been done or has been done but
not clearly, you should fully mobilize the masses and classify them in light of the actual class
struggle. Regarding the policy on class classification, you can refer to the spirit of the
"Directive of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on the Socialist
Transformation of Tibet" of December 8, 1970, and the principles set forth in the attached
request reports of the Party Core Group of the Tibet Autonomous Region and the Party Core
Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. We must strictly control the scope of the
crackdown. The number of households classified as landlords, herders, rich peasants, and
rich herders should not be rigidly applied to the proportions in the interior. We should follow
Chairman Mao's teaching on the small scope of the crackdown, combine the actual
conditions of ethnic minority areas, seek truth from facts, and follow the Party's policy on
class classification. We should classify as many households as possible, but not more than
8% of the total number of households. Given the complex class situation in minority areas
and our limited understanding of the situation, we suggest that you conduct a pilot program
in one or two, or even three, counties. After gaining experience and making necessary
revisions to the specific provisions for class classification, you can then expand the program.
We hope you will report the results of the pilot program to the Central Committee. The
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China issued this directive that same day.