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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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