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7a AN EDITORIAL IN THE PEOPLE'S DAILY OF 1 FEBRUARY DISCLOSED A
QUOTATION FROM HUA ON THE NEED FOR COLLECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND THE
AVOIDANCE OF ANY PERSONALITY CULT, HE NO LONGER WISHES TO BE
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CALLED THE VISE LEADER' AND REPORTS SENT TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ARE TO BE ADDRESSED SIMPLY TO THE COMMITTEE AND NOT ''TO
CHAIRMAN HUA AND THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE?”, EXCEPT WHEN THE OCCASION
DEMANDS IT, HE IS NOW REFERRED TO AS COMRADE HUA GUOFENG, THIS IS IN LINE WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE THIRD PLENUM OF THE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE.
FCO PLEASE PASS TO SAVING ADDRESSEES
CRADOCK
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[REPEATED AS REQUESTED]
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