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In adjusting the branches, attention should also be puld to reformation of elementa of the lauding members. Element of alien loyulty and middle-clana ponkunta should ulaó receive equally important attention. Pour pankanta should form the buck-bone. Capable porty members of middle-class peasantry origin can be transferred to work in munsON organisations.

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10. Regarding democratic re-elections in the various branches,

democracy may be restricted, but cannot be replaced by inaue of orders.

Part IV.

The "Purye" Problem.

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The number and elements to be purged. (In Contral HOPEI Province, a total of 2,730 percons were purgod representing 30.3%.) The completion of re-registration of party members does not mean that the party has been consolidated. Therefore, consolidation work is a long und tedious task.

From the elements forming those party members who were purged, we obtuined a certain criterion. According to experience of Central Hopei, most of those purged were loafers and hostile elements to class.

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From now on, we will cross the YANGTOZE River at several points and with a force of 10-20 columns. The prevail- ing slogun in Liberated Areas la: "Expand the main force with boldness". Convert our Liberated Areas into a general buse for liberation of the whole country. The North-east (Munchuria 18 shouting: "Murch on to lanking". In Central Chine, LAU ( CHAN (11) and CHAN (1K) have brought into being a "Front Line Committee" († † §). The conditions are pretty ripened. Therefore, speaking of the protracted aspect today, there are modifications. In developing the Masses' Struggle, we must proceed stepby step without haste and fear. This comes to your problems today.

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Objectively speaking, possible conditions exist today. In places beyond our influence, is it possible for other political parties und cliques to "play for a while? If they have 9,000 men, they are uble to "settle" 8 or 19 Diętricta Booner or later take for instance, LUNG WAN (HE SZECHUAN Province. Again, tuke LI ( ‡.) and TBOI ( 4) or KWANGTUNG for instance, if they enter CẢNTON shend of na and develope their strength to 80,000 or 100,000, now • will occur. However, it is different today: T301 cun hardly raiɛs 10,000 men and LI has only about 10,000 men. LUNG WA": may have a bigger number, but we need not worry about it.

How are wa coing to work in places lik” YUNNAN Province? We must carry on to the end. If they alrendy leve 80,000 or 100,000 man, what should we do? There are two ways of doing:

(1) Although our strength in small, carry on workin

on our OWI;.

(2) If our strength 16 insufficient, develope the

Munges' 3truggle and fight for interauta of the people.

If before the growth of our aurath, KIAN, hus arrived and LUNG'e strength has grown idea what should we do thinn ?