A document written by Zhou Enlai
Draft handwritten by Zhou Enlai
A List of Cadres to Be Protected was a roster of prominent individuals compiled by Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai in 1966 to ensure their safety during the Cultural Revolution . The list received approval from Chairman Mao Zedong .[ 1]
Background
On the night of 29 August 1966, the New Peking University Red Guards ransacked Zhang Shizhao 's residence in Beijing. Early in the morning on 30 August, Zhang wrote a letter to Mao Zedong. Mao issued a directive: "Forward this to the Premier for appropriate action; he should be protected." Zhou Enlai severely criticised those involved, ordered the immediate return of all confiscated books, and assigned personnel to safeguard Zhang Shizhao's home. Additionally, Zhou began drafting the list of the cadres to be protected at that time.[ 2] On 1 September, Zhou further instructed the 301 Hospital to prepare for the admission and protection of Zhang Shizhao, Cheng Qian, Fu Zuoyi, Cai Tingkai, Li Zongren, and others.[ 2]
List of protected people
The list of individuals designated for protection included: Soong Ching-ling , Guo Moruo , Zhang Shizhao , Cheng Qian , He Xiangning , Fu Zuoyi , Zhang Zhizhong , Shao Lizi , Jiang Guangnai , Cai Tingkai , Sha Qianli , and Zhang Xiruo .
In addition, positions specified for protection were:
Li Zongren was later added to the list.
Protected by name
Party
Name
Image
Political position
Note
RCCK
Soong Ching-ling
Vice president of China
Madame Sun Yat-sen
CCP
Guo Moruo
Deputy chair of National People's Congress Standing Committee
None
Zhang Shizhao
Member of National People's Congress Standing Committee
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing and Hunan
RCCK
Cheng Qian
Deputy chair of National People's Congress Standing Committee
Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Vice Chairperson of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Hunan
RCCK
He Xiangning
Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Chairperson of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Madame Liao Zhongkai
RCCK
Fu Zuoyi
Minister of Water Resources and Electric Power of the People's Republic of China
Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Vice Chairperson of the National Defence Commission of the People's Republic of China
Deputy to the National People's Congress
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing
RCCK
Zhang Zhizhong
Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing
RCCK
Shao Lizi
Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Facilitated Communist take-overs of Beijing
RCCK
Jiang Guangnai
Minister of the Ministry of Textile Industry of the People's Republic of China
Deputy to the National People's Congress
Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Leader of Fujian People's Government
RCCK
Cai Tingkai
First Vice Chairman of the Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China
Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang
Leader of Fujian People's Government
CCP
Sha Qianli
Minister of Grain of the People's Republic of China
Deputy to the National People's Congress
Standing Committee Member of the Central Committee of the China Democratic National Construction Association
Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce
None
Zhang Xiruo
Director of the Cultural Relations Committee of the People's Republic of China
Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
Deputy to the National People's Congress
KMT
Li Zongren
None
Former president of the Republic of China
References
^ Epstein, Israel (1995). Woman in World History: The Life and Times of Soong Ching-ling . Beijing: New World Press. pp. 550– 551. ISBN 7-80005-283-4 .
^ a b 关于保护干部的若干文电,周恩来选集·下卷,北京:人民出版社,1984年,第450页
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