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Weak Points.

(Characteristics: Absence of consolidation 5. Why depend And development.)

(1)

(a)

(8)

(c)

Class conciousness weak; lack of education in MO'S thought; compoɑ- ition consisting of mostly landlords and petty bourgeoisie. Party organi- sation not pure, as it includes class enemies (such as Trotskyites, landlords, etc.) The weakness of party is due to:

"Left" Inclination: Venturesome and inactive. No democracy within the party. Regionaliam; authoritarian; "fool people" policy. Provocation by Trotskyites (such as YUNG & TSUI incidents.)

Trans. Note: YUNG is the name of a District in Kwangsi.)

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"Right" Inclination: Habit of surren- dering; corrupt; to become government officials (for instance, CHU ($ and LI ( ↑ )); to become Secret Service agents (LAM

); to fra- ternise but not struggle (such as connivance at deeds of LI ‡ ), PAK and WONG ( = )); illusion

as entertained towards LI YAM YAN

$141 ) and LI CHAI SHUM (†24 ) ) loss of party stand; and absence of vigilance.

Bolely on Kwang- tung? (Accord- ing to out know- ledge, leader- ship in Kwang- tung is strong). 6. Offence or

A simple and pure organisional outlook To over-stretch (such as June ist in- cident regarding the 3tudent Army); ab- sence of consolidation and thought edu- cation; no purge.

defence?

7. Problems of

"Three Three" system and leadership.

(2) Party not constructed on masses basis and lack of thought

in obtaining bases and armed struggles.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(a)

Party constructed on basis of primary, middle schools and universities; but not on the extensive peasantry and factories (such as YUNG YIN District).

Insufficient education of party members;

listless. (For example, LUK CHUEN and

Failure to develop and consolidate during course of struggles. (Kwangsi has experienced armed struggles and major movements.)

Party life

YUNG YIN Districts.)

We should admit those good points of enemy organisation and that our policy is not foolproof. After the outbreak of Sino- Japanese hostilities, the following mistakes were made:

(1)

(2)

Form of armed struggle incorrect.

Absence of strategical buse, failure to use the masse a as our basis and to attack enemy's vulnerable points.

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