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Acknowledgments xxi Introduction xxv Introduction to Volume I xxxiii Editorial Conventions and Devices: A Note to the Reader xxxvii Opening Speech at the First Plenary Session of the CPPCC (September 21 , 1949) 3 Speech at Banquet Celebrating Insurrection of KMT Troops (September 23, 1949) 7 Telegram to Xinjiang Political and Military Authorities (September 28, 1949) 8 Draft for Inscription on Monument to People's Heroes (September 30, 1949) 9 Proclamation of the Central People's Government of the PRC (October 1, 1949) 10 Telegram to the Communist Party of the United States (October 6, 1949) 12 Letter to Wang Shoudao (October 9, 1949) 13 Letter to Yang Kaizhi (October 9, 1949) 14 Telegram to the French Transportation Labor Union (October 9, 1949) 15 Telegram to General Zhao Xiguang (October 10, 1949) 15 Telegram to Insurrectionists on the "Changzhi" (October 10, 1949) 16 Telegram to Five-man Independent Group of the British Labor Party in the House of Commons (October 12, 1949) 16 Telegram to the United States' Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy (October 12, 1949) 17 Letter to Feng Youlan (October 13, 1949) 17 Letter to Zhou Shizhao (October 15, 1949) 18 Reply to Ambassador of the Soviet Union (October 16, 1949) 20 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 16, 1949) 21 Reply to the Hui People of Xinjiang (October 21, 1949) 22 Reply to the Provisional People's Government of Xinjiang (October 21, 1949) 22 Reply to the Xinjiang League for the Defense of Peace and Democracy and to People of the Tacheng-Ili-Ashan Regions (October 21, 1949) 23 v vi Contents Preface to The Victory of New Democracy in China (October 24, 1949) 23 Telegram to the Insurrectionists on the "Hailiao" (October 24, 1949) 24 Inscription for the Inaugural Issue of Renmin wenxue (People's Literature) (October 25, 1949) 25 Telegram to Secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions (October 26, 1949) 26 Telegram to the Comrades of Yanan and Compatriots of the Shaanxi-GansuNingxia Border Region (October 26, 1949) 26 Telegram to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Algeria (October 26, 1949) 27 Telegram to the Provisional Government of Greece (October 26, 1949) 28 Telegram to the Albanian Council of Ministers (October 26, 1949) 28 Letter to Bo Yibo (October 29, 1949) 29 Telegram to the Republic of Czechoslovakia (October 29, 1949) 30 Telegram to the USSR (November 5, 1949) 31 Telegram to the Work Committee of the Communist Party of Thailand (November 12, 1949) 31 Telegram to Managers and Staff of 1vo Aviation Corporations (November 12, 1949) 32 Letter to Peng Dehuai and the Northwest Bureau (November 14, 1949) 33 Inscription on Public Morals (November 15, 1949 R) 35 Letter to Mao Xusheng (November 15, 1949) 35 Letter to Li Jiehou of Shaoshan, Hunan (November 17, 1949) 36 Telegram to the Former KMT Government Resources Committee (November 19, 1949) 37 Telegram to the Communist Party of India (November 19, 1949) 37 Telegram to the Socialist Republican Party of India (November 19, 1949) 38 Telegram to the Central Committee of the Iranian Workers' Party (November 19, 1949) 39 Inscription for the Third Anniversary of Nanqiao ribao (November 20, 1949) 39 Telegram of Condolence on the Death of Xinjiang Delegates to the CPPCC (November 22, 1949) 40 Telegram to Panchen Gnoertehni (November 23, 1949) 41 Telegram to the Banka Federation of Labor Unions of Indonesia (November 24, 1949) 41 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (November 25, 1949) 42 Letter to Xu Beihong (November 29, 1949) 42 Telegram to the Britain-China Conference in London (November 30, 1949) 43 Letter to the People of Lushun-Dalian (December 1, 1949) 44 Letter to Liu Yazi (December 2, 1949) 44 Contents vii Directive Issued at the Fourth Meeting of the CPGC (excerpts) (December 2, 1949) 46 Instruction on the Army's Participation in Production and Construction Work in 1950 (December 5, 1949) 4 7 Speech on Arrival at Moscow Train Station (December 16, 1949) 51 Telegram to Stalin (December 19, 1949) 52 Address at Birthday Celebration Meeting Held for Stalin (December 21, 1949) 52 Comment on Democratic Personages (Winter 1949) 53 Conversation with a Painter from the Soviet Union [Excerpts] (1949) 54 Inscription for First Issue of Renmin haijun (January 1, 1950) 57 Interview Given to TASS Correspondent in Moscow (January 2, 1950) 57 Inscription for Lenin's Mausoleum (January 11, 1950) 59 Telegram to Bulgaria on the Death of Vasil Kolarov (January 24, 1950) 59 Telegram to President Prasad of the Republic of India (January 28, 1950) 60 Speech on Departure from Moscow (February 17, 1950) 60 Telegram to President of the Viet Nam-China Friendship Association (February 21, 1950) 62 Telegram to the USSR (February 23, 1950) 62 Telegram to Stalin upon Leaving the USSR (February 26, 1950) 63 Conversations During Inspection of Heilongjiang Province [Excerpts] (February 27, 1950) 64 Inscriptions Written in Harbin (February 27, 1950) 65 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Romania (March 10, 1950) 66 Soliciting Suggestions on the Question of Strategy for Dealing with Rich Peasants (March 12, 1950) 67 Letter to Long Bojian (March 14, 1950) 70 Letter to Liu Kuiyi (March 14, 1950) 71 Telegram to the Communist Party of France (March 31, 1950) 72 Directive on the Film Qing gong mishi (March 1950) 72 Telegram to the People's Republic of Hungary (April 1, 1950) 73 Speech at the Sixth Session of the CPGC (April 11, 1950) 74 Letter to Yang Kaizhi and Li Congde (April 13, 1950) 74 Comment on Chen Yun's Report (April 14, 1950) 75 Letter to Mao Shenpin (April 18, 1950) 76 Letter to Li Shuyi (April 18, 1950) 77 Letter to Xiang Mingqing (April 19, 1950) 78 Telegram toW. H. Andrews (April 20, 1950) 79 Telegram to Maurice Thorez (April 28, 1950) 79 Inscription Concerning the People's Education (May 1 , 1950) 80 viii Contents Telegram to the Republic of Czechoslovakia (May 3, 1950) 80 Inscription Commemorating the May Fourth Movement (May 4, 1950 R) 81 Letter to Wen Jianquan (May 7, 1950) 81 Letter to Zhang Ding (May 7, 1950) 82 Letter to Zhao Puzhu (May 7, 1950) 83 Letter to Mao Yimin (May 8, 1950) 84 Letter to Wen Nansong (May 12, 1950) 85 Letter to Ye Jiannong (May 12, 1950) 86 Letter to Zhou Wennan (May 12, 1950) 87 Telegram to Ho Chi Minh (May 12, 1950) 88 Letter to Mao Yuju (May 15, 1950) 89 Letter to Zou Puxun (May 15, 1950) 90 Letter to Zhou Rong (May 16, 1950) 90 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of India (May 20, 1950) 91 Letter to Li Jinxi (May 22, 1950) 92 Telegram of Condolence to Yan Huiqing's Family (May 26, 1950) 93 Letter to Liu Yanan (May 27, 1950) 94 Letter to Liu Shaoqi (June 4, 1950) 95 Struggle for a Fundamental Thrn for the Better in the Financial and Economic Situation in the Country (June 6, 1950) 97 Don't Attack on All Fronts (June 6, 1950) 103 Letter to Chen Mingshu (June 12, 1950) 106 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of Poland (June 12, 1950) 107 Reply to Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden (June 12, 1950) 108 Opening Speech at the Second Meeting of the National Committee of the CPPCC (June 14, 1950) 109 Letter to Ma Xulun (June 19, 1950) 110 Closing Speech at the Second Session of the National Committee of the CPPCC (June 23, 1950) 111 Reply to Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark (June 24, 1950) 116 Reply to Head of Diplomatic Mission of the German Democratic Republic (June 24, 1950) 117 Speech at Eighth Session of the CPGC (June 28, 1950) 118 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Mongolia (July 3, 1950) 119 Telegram to the People's Republic of Mongolia (July 7, 1950) 120 Telegram to the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (July 18, 1950) 120 Letter to Wu Qirui (July 19, 1950) 121 Telegram to the Republic of Poland (July 21, 1950) 123 Contents ix Telegram to the Transvaal Indian Congress (July 26, 1950) 123 Reply to Ambassador of the Union of Burma (August 7, 1950) 124 Letter to Su Yu (August 8, 1950) 125 Telegram to the People's Government of Qinghai on the Death of Vice-chairman Ma Po (August 11, 1950) 125 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 14, 1950) 126 Telegram to the Republic of Indonesia (August 16, 1950) 126 Letter to Xu Haidong (August 20, 1950) 127 Telegram to the People's Republic of Romania (August 21, 1950) 128 Speech at Banquet Commemorating the Liberation of Romania (Excerpt) (August 23, 1950) 128 Letter to Xu Beihong (August 26, 1950) 129 Letter to Chen Jisheng (August 29, 1950) 129 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (August 29, 1950) 130 Inscription for the First National Conference on Health Care (August 1950) 131 Telegram to the People's Republic of Bulgaria (September 6, 1950) 131 Letter to Chen Yu (September 11, 1950) 132 Telegram to the South African Indian Congress (September 13, 1950) 132 Letter to Zhang Wei (September 19, 1950) 133 Telegram to the Communist Party of Great Britain (September 24, 1950) 134 Inscription for the National Conference of Representatives of Combat Heroes (September 25, 1950) 135 Address at the Opening Session of the National Congress of Combat Heroes and the National Congress of Worker-Peasant-Soldier Model Laborers (September 25, 1950) 135 Comments on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (September 27, 1950) 136 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (September 30, 1950) 137 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 4, 1950) 138 Inscription on the Unity of the Chinese and Soviet Peoples (October 5, 1950) 138 Inscription for Display of the PLA (October 8, 1950 R) 139 Orders for the Chinese People's Volunteers (Excerpts) (October 8, 1950) 139 Letter to Wang Shoudao (October 11, 1950) 141 Telegram to the Republic of Czechoslovakia (October 26, 1950) 142 Telegram to Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden on the Death of King Gustaf V (October 31, 1950) 142 In Response to Liu Yazi: A Poem (October 1950) 143 Telegram to the USSR (November 5, 1950) 144 x Contents Telegram to Harry Pollitt (November 20, 1950) 144 Letter to Hu Qiaomu (November 22, 1950) 145 Telegram to the People's Republic of Albania (November 26, 1950) 147 Comment on Hearing of Mao Anying's Death (November 1950) 147 Letter to Huang Niantian (December 2, 1950) 148 Telegram to Participants of Demonstration in Tianjin (December 2, 1950) 149 Inscription for the Air Force (December 15, 1950 R) 150 Letter to Chen Shutong (December 18, 1950) 151 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (December 19, 1950) 152 Telegram to the Communist Party of France (December 23, 1950) 152 Inscription for the First Normal School of Hunan (December 29, 1950) 154 Letter to Zhou Shizhao (December 29, 1950) 154 Telegram to the People's Republic of Romania (December 29, 1950) 155 Comment on "A Summary of the Relationship between the Various Departments of the Military and the Soviet Advisors" (January 1, 1951) 157 Telegram to the Union of Burma (January 2, 1951) 158 Telegram to Wilhelm Pieck (January 2, 1951) 158 Letter to Rao Shushi and Chen Pixian (January 10, 1951) 159 Letter to Xu Beihong (January 14, 1951) 160 Letter to Li Sian (January 14, 1951) 161 Letter to Ma Xulun (January 15, 1951) 161 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (January 17, 1951) 162 Directive to the Chinese People's Volunteers (January 19, 1951) 163 Letter to Zhang Lan (January 22, 1951) 164 Telegram to the Communist Party of Italy (January 22, 1951) 165 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (January 24, 1951) 165 Telegram to the Republic of India (January 24, 1951) 166 Toast at a Reception Given by Ambassador of India (January 26, 1951) 166 Telegram to the USSR (February 12, 1951) 167 Letter to Huang Yanpei (February 17, 1951) 168 Main Points of Resolution at a Political Bureau Meeting (February 18, 1951) 169 Telegram to the USSR (February 21, 1951) 174 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (February 28, 1951) 175 Inscription for Woman's Day (March 8, 1951) 175 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (March 9, 1951) 176 Contents xi Letter to Rao Shushi and Others (March 18, 1951) 176 Comments on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (March 24, 1951) 178 Letter to Li Da (March 27, 1951) 179 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (March 30, 1951) 180 Comments on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (March 30, 1951) 181 Letter to Peng Yousheng (March 31, 1951) 181 Directive on the Problem of Cultivating Cadres (March 1951) 182 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (April 2, 1951) 183 Letter to Li Weihan (April 9, 1951) 184 Letter to Situ Meitang (April 27, 1951) 185 Letter to Chen Wenxin (April 29, 1951) 187 Letter to Zhang Zhizhong (May 5, 1951) 187 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (May 8, 1951) 188 Directive on the Huai River (May 9, 1951) 191 Resolutions of the Third National Conference on Public Security (May 15, 1951) 191 Comment on the "Report of the Secretary's Office on the Handling of Letters from the Masses" (May 16, 1951) 195 Attention Must Be Paid to the Discussions of the Film The Life of KU Xun (May 20, 1951) 196 Speech on the Agreement on Measures for the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet (May 24, 1951) 201 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (June 15, 1951) 202 Letter to Li Zhuchen (June 23, 1951) 203 Inscription on the Unity of Nationalities (June 29, 1951 R) 204 Letter to Huang Yanpei (July 15, 1951) 204 Letter to Zhang Yuanji (July 30, 1951) 205 Inscription for the People of the Old Revolutionary Bases (August 5, 1951 R) 206 Telegram to the Dominion of Pakistan (August 14, 1951) 207 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 14, 1951) 207 Telegram to the Republic of Indonesia (August 14, 1951) 208 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (September 1, 1951) 208 Telegram to the USSR (September 2, 1951) 209 Telegram to the People's Republic of Bulgaria (September 7, 1951) 210 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (September 10, 1951) 210 xii Contents Letter to Party Committee of Shijingshan Iron and Steel Works (September 12, 1951) 211 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (September 18, 1951) 211 Letter to Deng Zihui (September 25, 1951) 212 Reply to Ambassador of the Union of Burma (September 27, 1951) 213 Comment on Suppressing and Liquidating Counterrevolutionaries (October 1, 1951) 214 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 6, 1951) 214 Letter to Chen Shutong (October 14, 1951) 215 Telegram to the USSR (October 15, 1951) 216 Opening Speech of the Third Meeting of the First National Committee of the CPPCC (October 23, 1951) 216 Telegram to the Dalai Lama (October 26, 1951) 221 Inscription for the Cultural Work Team of the Special District Party Committee of Chu xian (October 1951 R) 222 Closing Speech of the Third Meeting of the First National Committee of the CPPCC (November 1, 1951) 222 Telegram to the USSR (November 5, 1951) 223 Telegram to Gheorghiu-Dej (November 7, 1951) 224 Reply to Ambassador of Pakistan (November 12, 1951) 224 Letter to Zheng Zhenduo (December 3, 1951) 225 Letter to Dong Biwu (December 4, 1951) 226 Letter to Mao Zelian and Mao Yuanti (December 11, 1951) 227 Telegram to the Northwest Nationalities' People's Representatives' Conference for Resisting U.S. Aggression and Aiding Korea (December 12, 1951) 228 Telegram to Panchen Gnoertehni (December 13, 1951) 229 Letter to Liu Shaoqi (December 15, 1951) 230 Take Mutual Aid and Cooperativization of Agriculture as a Major Task (December 15, 1951) 232 Letter to Chen Yuying (December 23, 1951) 233 Telegram to William Gallacher (December 24, 1951) 233 Conversation with Zhou Shizhao (December 1951) 234 Comment Written on a Letter from Students of Chinese People's University (1951) 234 Directive on Language Reform (1951) 235 On the "Three-Anti's" and "Five-Anti's" Struggles (November 1951-March 1952) 235 New Year's Day Message (January 1, 1952) 243 Telegram to the Union of Burma (January 2, 1952) 244 Telegram to the Republic of India (January 24, 1952) 245 Contents xiii Telegram to the People's Republic of Mongolia (January 27, 1952) 245 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (February 4, 1952) 246 Telegram to the USSR (February 11, 1952) 24 7 Imperialism's Plan for Aggression Is Bound to Be Smashed (February 14, 1952) 248 Telegram to the USSR (February 21, 1952) 248 Decree to a Division of the Xinjiang Construction Battalion (February 1952) 249 Telegram to Matyas Rilkosi (March 7, 1952) 249 Letter to Cheng Qian (March 11, 1952) 250 Instruction to Huang Yanpei (March 15, 1952) 251 Reply to Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (March 18, 1952) 252 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of Czechoslovakia (March 18, 1952) 253 Conversation with Zhai Zuojun [Excerpt] (Spring 1952) 254 Directive of the CPC Central Committee on Work in Tibet (April 6, 1952) 254 Telegram to Sa Zhenbing's Family (April 12, 1952) 259 Telegram to Boleslaw Bierut (April 16, 1952) 259 Telegram to Rajendra Prasad (May 11, 1952) 260 Letter to Tan Kah-Kee (May 16, 1952) 261 Inscription for Workers on Jing River Flood Control Project (May 19, 1952) 262 Telegram to the Dalai Lama and Panchen Gnoertehni (May 23, 1952) 262 Letter to Ye Gongzuo (May 25, 1952) 263 The Contradiction Between the Working Class and the Bourgeoisie Is the Principal Contradiction in the Country (June 6, 1952) 265 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of Poland (June 9, 1952) 265 Reply to Minister of the Republic of Finland (June 9, 1952) 266 Inscription on Physical Culture and Sports (June 10, 1952) 267 Letter to Huang Yanpei (June 10, 1952) 268 Letter to Zhou Enlai (June 14, 1952) 269 Inscription on Inauguration of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway (July 1, 1952 R) 270 Letter to Zhang Youcheng (July 7, 1952) 270 Telegram to the German Socialist Unity Party (July 8, 1952) 271 Address to the First Graduating Class of the Military Academy (July 10, 1952) 272 Inscription on the Monument to the People's Heroes (August 3, 1952 R) 274 Unite and Clearly Draw the Line Between the Enemy and Ourselves (August 4, 1952) 274 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 13, 1952) 279 Letter to Chen Yi (August 15, 1952) 280 Letter to Li Shuqing (August 23, 1952) 280 xiv Contents Letter to Uighur Peasants of Xinjiang (August 30, 1952) 281 Telegram to the USSR (September 2, 1952) 282 Letter to Huang Yanpei (September 5, 1952) 283 Letter to Comrade Li Da (September 17, 1952) 285 Inscription on the Arts (September 26, 1952) 286 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of India (September 26, 1952) 287 Inscription for Inauguration of the Tianshui-Lanzhou Railway (September 28, 1952) 287 Toast on Third Anniversary of Founding of the PRC (September 30, 1952) 288 Letter to Mao Yuju (October 2, 1952) 289 Telegram to the Peace Conference of the Asian and Pacific Region (October 2, 1952) 290 Letter to Qi Baishi (October 5, 1952) 290 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 5, 1952) 291 Talk with Tibetan Delegates (Excerpts) (October 8, 1952) 292 Letter to Song Qingling (October 10, 1952) 294 Letter to Tan Zhenlin (October 15, 1952) 295 Letter to Li Shuqing (October 16, 1952) 296 Letter to Luo Yuankun (October 22, 1952) 297 Congratulations on the Victory of the Chinese People's Volunteers (October 24, 1952) 298 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (October 28, 1952) 299 Conversation During an Inspection Tour of the Flood Prevention Works on the Yellow River [Excerpts] (October 29-31, 1952) 300 Telegram to the USSR (November 3, 1952) 302 Inscription on Inauguration of the Kangding-Changdu Section of the Xikang-Tibet Highway (November 19, 1952) 303 Reply to Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden (December 3, 1952) 304 Inscription Concerning Public Health Work (December 8, 1952) 304 Letter to the Anshan Iron and Steel Works (December 14, 1952) 305 Reply to Ambassador of the Soviet Union (December 15, 1952) 306 Letter to Yi Nanping (December 21, 1952) 307 Reply to the Ambassador of the People's Republic of Romania (December 29, 1952) 308 Telegram to the USSR on the Transfer of the Chinese Changchun Railway (December 31, 1952) 309 Instruction on the Arts (De<;ember 1952) 310 Directive on Education (1952) 310 Comment on a Report of the National Labor Insurance Conference (1952) 310 Telegram to the Union of Burma (January 2, 1953) 313 Contents xv Intra-Party Directive on Rectification (January 5, 1953) 313 Speech to the Central People's Government Council (January 13, 1953) 316 Closing Speech at the Fourth Session of the First National Committee of the CPPCC (Excerpts) (February 7, 1953) 317 Telegram to the USSR (February 10, 1953) 319 Instructions on the Daye Steel Plant (February 19, 1953) 320 Conversations with Naval Personnel on the Yangtze River [Excerpts] (February 19-24, 1953) 320 Inscription Written for the Navy (February 21, 1953) 324 Telegram to the USSR (February 21, 1953) 325 Inscription Awarded to Soviet Troops in Lushun (February 22, 1953) 325 Telegram to Inquire after Stalin's Illness (March 4, 1953) 326 Telegram to the USSR on Stalin's Death (March 6, 1953) 326 Central People's Government's Decree on Stalin's Death (March 6, 1953) 328 Letter to Huang Yanpei and Chen Shutong (March 8, 1953) 328 The Greatest Friendship (March 9, 1953) 329 Telegram to Czechoslovakia on Gottwald's Death (March 15, 1953) 332 Criticize Han Chauvinism (March 16, 1953) 333 Resolve the Problem of the "Five Excesses" (March 19, 1953) 335 Telegram to Palmiro Togliatti (March 25, 1953) 338 Instruction on Leadership Work of Health Departments of Military Commissions (April 3, 1953) 339 Reply to Ambassador of the Soviet Union (April 3, 1953) 340 Letter to Li Zhuchen (April 21, 1953) 341 Letter to Li Zhuchen (April 26, 1953) 342 Letter to Huang Yanpei and Chen Shutong (May 15, 1953) 342 Instructions on Education (May 17, 1953) 343 Criticism of Documents Issued in the Name of the Center by Liu Shaoqi and Yang Shangkun (May 19, 1953) 344 Letter to Wang Jiaxiang (May 27, 1953) 346 Criticize the Right-Deviationist Viewpoints That Depart from the General Line (June 15, 1953) 347 Speech on the Youth League (June 30, 1953) 351 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Mongolia (July 2, 1953) 358 Letter toFu Dingyi (July 7, 1953) 359 On State Capitalism (July 9, 1953) 360 Letter to Huang Yanpei (July 30, 1953) 362 Telegram to the USSR (July 31, 1953) 362 Oppose the Bourgeois Ideology in the Party (August 12, 1953) 363 xvi Contents Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 12, 1953) 375 Letter to Ye Gongzuo (August 16, 1953) 376 Telegram to the People's Republic of Albania (August 20, 1953) 376 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 25, 1953) 377 Address at the Establishment of the Institute of Military Engineering and the Inauguration of Its First Term (August 26, 1953) 378 Letter to Li Shuqing (August 27, 1953) 379 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (August 30, 1953) 380 On the General Line of the Party During the Period of Transition (August 1953) 380 Telegram to the USSR (September 2, 1953) 381 The Path That Inevitably Must Be Followed in the Transformation of Capitalist Industry and Commerce (September 7, 1953) 383 Speech on the Victory in Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea Movement (September 12, 1953) 386 Telegram to the Chinese People's Volunteers (September 12, 1953) 392 Telegram to the USSR (September 15, 1953) 394 Criticize the Reactionary Thought of Liang Shuming (September 16-18, 1953) 396 Telegram to the People's Republic of Mongolia on the Death of Bumatsende (September 24, 1953) 408 Letter to Shen Junru (September 27, 1953) 409 Letter to Mao Yueqiu (October 4, 1953) 409 Letter to Ma Xulun (October 5, 1953) 411 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 5, 1953) 411 Speech on Mutual Aid and Cooperativization in Agriculture (October 15, 1953) 412 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (October 16, 1953) 419 Speech at Reception for Tibetan Delegation (October 18, 1953) 419 Letter to Yang Shangkun (October 22, 1953) 421 Telegram to the People's Republic of Albania (October 22, 1953) 422 Letter to Wen Jiuming (October 25, 1953) 423 Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia (October 28, 1953) 424 Criticism of the Ministry of Public Health (October 1953) 425 Speech on Mutual Aid and Cooperativization in Agriculture (November 4, 1953) 425 Telegram to the USSR (November 5, 1953) 432 Reply to Ambassador of the German Democratic Republic (November 12, 1953) 433 Reply to Minister of the Republic of Finland (December 2, 1953) 434 Letter to Dai Yuben (December 9, 1953) 435 Reply to Minister of the Kingdom of Denmark (December 12, 1953) 435 Contents xvii Reply to Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (December 12, 1953) 436 Letter to Liao Jingwen (December 13, 1953) 437 Reply to Ambassador of the Soviet Union (December 15, 1953) 438 Telegram to Anshan Workers and Staff (December 25, 1953) 439 Remark toKe Qingshi (December 26, 1953 [?]) 440 Inscription in Guest Book of the Moganshan Clinic (Winter 1953) 441 Comment on the Department of Health Care (1953) 441 Directive on Physical Culture (1953) 442 Inscription for No. 1 Automobile Manufacturing Plant of Changchun (1953) 442 Directive on the Work of the Ministry of Geology (1953) 443 Telegram to the USSR (January 4, 1954) 445 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (January 29, 1954) 446 Telegram to the USSR (February 11, 1954) 446 Telegram to the USSR (February 21, 1954) 447 Letter to Tian Jiaying (March 2, 1954) 448 Letter to Huang Yanpei (March 12, 1954) 449 Telegram to Kim Du Bong (March 14, 1954) 450 Letter to Peng Shilin (March 31, 1954) 450 Letter to Party Branch and xiang Government of Shicheng xiang (April 29, 1954) 451 Inscription on the Completion of Guanting Reservoir (May 13, 1954) 452 Telegram to the South African Indian Congress (May 28, 1954) 453 Speech on the Draft Constitution of the People's Republic of China (June 14, 1954) 454 Beidaihe: A Poem (Summer 1954) 461 Telegram to the People's Republic of Poland (July 20, 1954) 462 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (July 23, 1954) 463 Directive on Work in Traditional Chinese Medicine (July 30, 1954) 464 Letter to the Staff of the No. 320 Factory (August 1, 1954) 466 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 12, 1954) 467 Telegram to the People's Republic of Romania (August 21, 1954) 468 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (August 31, 1954) 469 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (September 2, 1954) 470 Telegram to the USSR (September 2, 1954) 471 Telegram to the People's Republic of Bulgaria (September 7, 1954) 472 Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Albania (September 13, 1954) 473 Reply to Minister of the Confederation of Switzerland (September 13, 1954) 474 Opening Speech at the First Session of the First NPC (September 15, 1954) 475 xviii Contents Reply to Ambassador of the People's Republic of Hungary (September 22, 1954) 476 Toast at China's National Day Celebrations (September 29, 1954) 477 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 5, 1954) 478 Letter to the Delegation of the USSR (October 12, 1954) 479 Letter to the USSR (October 12, 1954) 480 Letter on the Problems of Hongloumeng yanjiu (October 16, 1954) 481 Telegram to the USSR (October 16, 1954) 485 Implement the Correct Policy in Dealing with Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine (October 20, 1954) 486 Toast at Reception for Prime Minister Nehru (October 21, 1954) 491 Telegram to the People's Republic of Hungary (October 22, 1954) 492 Inscription Expressing Gratitude to the Soviet Union (October 25, 1954) 492 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (October 25, 1954) 493 On Criticizing Hongloumeng yanjiu (October 1954) 494 Directive on the Film Qing gong mishi (October 1954) 496 Telegram to the USSR (November 6, 1954) 496 Letter to Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, et al. (November 18, 1954) 498 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (November 22, 1954) 499 Letter to Huang Yanpei (November 23, 1954) 500 Telegram to the People's Republic of Mongolia (November 25, 1954) 501 Telegram to the People's Republic of Albania (November 28, 1954) 502 Telegram to Petru Groza (December I, 1954) 502 Telegram to Rajendra Prasad (December 1, 1954) 503 Toast at Dinner for Prime Minister U Nu (December 4, 1954) 503 Telegram to the Republic of Finland (December 5, 1954) 504 Telegram to Antonio Zapotocky (December 16, 1954) 504 Inscription for Workers on the Kangding-Tibet and Qinghai-Tibet Highways (December 25, 1954) 505 Letter to Li Da (December 28, 1954) 506 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (December 31, 1954) 507 On Writing Essays to Criticize Hu Shi (December 1954) 507 Speech at a Standing Committee Meeting of the Central Committee of the CPC (Excerpts) (Winter 1954) 508 Comment on the National Budget (1954) 509 Instructions on the Work of Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine (1954) 510 Inscription on the Triumph of the People of Wuhan over the Flood (1954) 511 Inscription for Historical Pavilion in Caixi xiang, Fujian Province (1954) 511 Telegram to the Union of Burma (January 2, 1955) 513 Telegram to the Republic of India (January 24, 1955) 514 Contents xix Reply to Ambassador of the Republic of Finland (January 28, 1955) 514 The Atom Bomb Cannot Scare the Chinese People (January 28, 1955) 516 Criticism of Hu Feng (January 1955) 518 Telegram to the USSR (February 12, 1955) 519 Speech at Banquet Celebrating Fifth Anniversary of Sino-Soviet Treaty (February 14, 1955) 521 Telegram to the USSR (February 21, 1955) 522 Toast at Banquet Celebrating Tibetan New Year (February 24, 1955) 523 Letter to Lin Tie (March 5, 1955) 524 Letter to Zhou Dungu (March 6, 1955) 525 Letter to Wei Lihuang (March 17, 1955) 525 Inscription for the First Congress of Heroes and Model Soldiers of the Air Force (March 21, 1955) 526 Opening Speech at the National Conference of the CPC (March 21, 1955) 527 Concluding Remarks at the National Conference of the CPC (March 31, 1955) 531 Speech at Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the CPC (Spring 1955) 545 Telegram to the People's Republic of Hungary (April 2, 1955) 546 Order to Terminate State of War Between the PRC and Germany (April 7, 1955) 547 Reply to Ambassador of Pakistan (April 27, 1955) 549 Inscription for Czechoslovakian Exhibition (April 28, 1955) 550 Letter to Jiang Zhuru (May 1, 1955) 551 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (May 6, 1955) 552 Telegram to the Republic of Czechoslovakia (May 7, 1955) 553 Letter to the Party Committee of Xiangxiang xian (May 17, 1955) 554 Telegram to Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1955) 555 Letter to Huang Yanpei (May 26, 1955) 556 Telegram to Afghanistan (May 26, 1955) 557 Toast at Banquet for Indonesian Prime Minister Ali Sastroamidjojo (May 29, 1955) 558 Conversation with Security Guards on Taking Literacy Courses (May 1955) 558 Preface and Editor's Notes to Material On the Hu Feng Counterrevolutionary Clique (May-June, 1955) 559 Letter to Tan Shiying (June 8, 1955) 583 Conversation with Soldiers (Excerpt) (June 17, 1955) 584 On Swimming [Excerpts] (June 20, 1955) 584 Telegram to Jamsarangyin Sambuu (June 27, 1955) 585 Toast to Ho Chi Minh (June 28, 1955) 586 Reply to Ambassador of the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (June 30, 1955) 586 Telegram to the People's Republic of Mongolia (July 9, 1955) 587 xx Contents Telegram to the People's Republic of Poland (July 19, 1955) 588 On the Cooperativization of Agriculture (July 31, 1955) 589 Conversation with Security Guards (Mid-July 1955) 612 Telegram to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (August 12, 1955) 613 Telegram to the Republic of Indonesia (August 15, 1955) 614 Telegram to the People's Republic of Romania (August 21, 1955) 615 Telegram to the Democratic Republic of VietNam (September 1, 1955) 616 Telegram to Antonio Zapotocky (September 1, 1955) 617 Intra-Party Directive on Agricultural Cooperativization (September 7, 1955) 618 Telegram to the People's Republic of Bulgaria (September 7, 1955) 620 Inscription for Tokuda Kyuichi (September 12, 1955) 621 First Preface to Upsurge of Socialism in China's Countryside (September 25, 1955) 622 Letter to Tian Jiaying (September 27, 1955) 626 Letter to Zhou Shizhao (October 4, 1955) 627 Telegram to the German Democratic Republic (October 6, 1955) 628 The Debate Over Agricultural Cooperativization and the Present Class Struggle (October 11, 1955) 629 A Speech at the Enlarged Sixth Plenum of the Seventh Central Committee [October 11, 1955] 655 Conversation with Members of the Japanese Diet (October 15, 1955) 669 Telegram to the USSR (October 24, 1955) 670 Letter to Zhang Naiqi (November 1, 1955) 671 Telegram to the USSR (November 6, 1955) 672 Letter to Huang Yanpei (November 17, 1955) 673 Remark Made to Li Kaiwen (November 20, 1955) 674 Letter to Panchen Gnoertehni (November 24, 1955) 675 Letter to Zhou Shizhao (November 24, 1955) 675 Telegram to the People's Republic of Albania (November 26, 1955) 676 Telegram to the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (November 26, 1955) 677 Reply to Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Germany (December 3, 1955) 678 Telegram to the Republic of Finland (December 5, 1955) 679 Talk on Opposing Right-Deviation and Conservatism (December 6, 1955) 679 Letter to Zhai Zuojun (December 12, 1955) 684 Circular Requesting Opinions on the Seventeen Articles on Agricultural Work (December 21 , 1955) 685 Second Preface to Upsurge of Socialism in China 's Countryside (December 27, 1955) 689 Editor's Notes to Upsurge of Socialism in China's Countryside (December 27, 1955) 692 Bibliography