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Mr. Woller, Res. Dept.
Авк Mr. Ashton, Abka. Steff Mr. Wye, Peking
CONFIDENTIAL
CHINA :
Mr. Marefeld
INTERVIEW WITH THE PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT Mr. Preken Cooke
FROM FILE 801/2/2
START OF SUMMARY
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ON 5 MARCH WE DISCUSSED THE PARTY'S CONDUCT OF THE STRUGGLE AGAINST BOURGEOIS LIBERALISATION WITH LI YAN, A VICE MINISTER OF THE COPOO PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT. LE YAN'S COMMENTS WERE AN UNEQUIVOCAL STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR ECONOMIC REFORM. HE MADE CLEAR THAT THE STRUGGLE WOULD BE AS RESTRICTED AND SHARPLY FOCUSSED AS POSSIBLE AND WOULD NOT AFFECT.ECONOMIC REFORM OR EXPERIMENTATION. HE BELIEVED THE CURRENT STRUGGLE WAS FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE IN THE PAST,
BOTH IN ITS GOAL AND ITS METHODS.
END OF SUMMARY
ON 5 MARCH, WE CALLED ON VICE MINISTER LU YAN, DEPUT DIRECTOR OF THE CCPCC PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT, TO DISCUSS THE PARTY'S CONDUCI THE CRITICISM OF BOURGEOIS LIBERALISM, THE MAIN POINTS MADE BY L YAN WERE:
STRUGGLE AGAINST BOURGEOIS LIBERALISATION (UNDERLINE ALL)
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST BOURGEOIS LIBERALISATION WAS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL ORDER AND THE BUILDING OF SOCIALISM UNDER THE
DIRECTLON OF THE CCP.
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