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The Consul General at Mukden (Ward) to the Secretary of State

521. In article commemorating 31st anniversary October revolution, Mao Tse-tung50 reiterates Stalin’s51 words that revolution opened way for liberation oppressed racial groups and has built bridge between Socialist Occident and enslaved Orient. He states history past 31 years exposes hypocrisy and bankruptcy imperialistic and non-Soviet middle-of-way and third road policies.

Mad preparations for another war by American imperialists and their followers since World War II reveals extreme corruption of capitalist world and its fear of ruin, but this enemy, nevertheless, still powerful. Only strong anti-imperialist united front formed by revolutionary forces all countries under Soviet leadership can defeat imperialism. Power of enemy should not be overestimated, imperialism has weak foundation, internal defection and inevitable economic crisis.

Chinese Communist Party has own great victory over Kmt Government and American imperialistic aggression. During 2 years July 1946 through June 1948 it routed 4.3 million Kmt troops and wrested offensive from enemy. Liberation Army has captured or annihilated 2.64 million Kmt troops during past 2 years. It has liberated 2.35 million square kilometers constituting 24.5% area China, and 160 million persons constituting 35.3% population of country and has occupied 586 or 29% China cities. Chinese Communist Party membership has increased from 1.21 million in 1945 to 3 million at present.

Mission Chinese Communists is wipe out American imperialistic aggression, overthrow Kmt reactionary regime, and construct democratic people’s republic. Chinese people and Communists are brave and are certain liberate their country.

Sent Nanking 656; repeated Department 521, Tientsin 175, Peiping 261.

Ward
  1. Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
  2. Iosif Vissarionovich Stalin, Soviet Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union.