POLITICAL INFORMATION: CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY REGULATIONS

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COUNTRY China
Regulations
SECT Political Information: Chinese Communist Padty
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Note: While there have been many changes in the govtirnmental form
o the nese Communist?c 3atrol.l.ed areas, the Chinese Communist party has
retained the same Party Eeg.alations (Constitution) for many years, Although
fundamentally the Party Re..ulations remain the same as those passed a.n 1928,
several changes are evidez:crd in the 1945 Regulations presented below.
In January 1947 the China. dblii;hing Society (` l t A,,t) published a
book, Report on the Revisa>:i Com unist Part Re Cations ( 1~ g C 7 )
written by LIU Shao.ch t i (1 This book was "distrihded by the
Overseas Distribution Age c ( ;c$ ' ^` I Y), Room #10, 2nd Floor 33
Queen's Road, Central., Hong!--,on g~'? In this publication LIU Shao?ch'i Presents
the Party Regulations (as sey appear below) and discusses, amplifies,, a plaids
and propagandizes the l .gat. Lions for the '"understanding of the .masses. "
For the information and use of the reader the basic structure of the Chinese
Communist Paatyy.(Attaeh:uenY 1) and a Glossary (Attachment II) of the terms
used An the Regulations are presented at the and of this report.
The Regulations presented bsll,ow were adopted by the Seventh National Party
Congress of the Chinese Cossz,:unist Party on 11 June 1945. According to Article
29, "the National Party Conc_;ress shall usually be in session once in every
three yearsrw."; according '.o Article, 30, it is the right and duty of' the
National Party Congress "'o decide and to amend Party provisions and Party
regulations . " Because of :ti?ti cl ~s 29 and 30 and be auso of the recent press
announcement regarding tha ormation of the ComieCorn, it is possitle that
the Regulations presented k :lo mill be revised in 1942 or sooner.)
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CENTi AL INTELLIG :NCE GROUP
CHI1:.3L CPL,L, 'P'I5T PARTY RL.GtLATICrS
AT- cvcd by the Corrunist Spevcnth 1atic_?nal Party Concress on 11 June 1,945
The Chinese Corrrunist karts. is a frc}uT cf 'sell-orgnn17ed and 1'roCrtrssive s.,orklers
of China and is the sup'urre organizatlr.n of the labor class. The CormuniWt Party
rear: ~.:~ r:ts the test irtur,:.At of the Chinese ;cc?-1t. Its irrrediate objective is
to i?iCht for a n e w dc:_`ccrc:i, c sy:;tt'rr in C?-i na; its ulti.'at _ objective is to
introduce a (orrmunistic systir^ in China,
T)' of th CHrese Co^'r?uni$t k-srtJ? in all its activities is
tt.AL `i'_ie?=tung's doctrine, ~h ch a.'vccatt;s th.a tl?:ECric:s of Le:nln and Larx once, the
successful culr:i nati c: n of th RRc.voluti cn i n China. The Ch nE se Cc" 'uni,3t i-arty is
orrost;d to extreme doctrj nis ;r and extrere er. -iricism. ..ith tic dialectic raterialc-
isr.. and' Mstoricel rni,.ri.;6isrr r_f' s arxi.,.i), as its tcuct.st,cne, the Corriurist Party
has t Aur ghat it consir'er,_- to '.'e oc:3 fro`~ I,atr the Chi nt:se and foreign civili-
zatic'.r:s:. It also ofroses r: 'l. ir?ea_Y ` sn'? roc?Yari.=t.ic viers of the unit rrse
:.i!1: the. exception of tr.e (k.,.ccratic i11::t:rRt01 China s still a s:~ri--colrnial
nn(I se-1 -f('udal r C irn. ''t:c'nuse lti'icrt.rs, sra]} rei-44+EA-i.`.it s ar t:'t};t.r
r'C' ccratic c1c''t rits rcn titi:t t! 't, "cti' ?'+i rf' fort'L ti'e!inc. tl''c i'rE' ent rt,~cluta.cn
Cl.. , r'.a, ??ecata:.,u of the .st.:erce of a T'c :',Crfu C er; tlr,i.^t Pnrt,.,' i n C! gin, an,,!
bccn o of the r're`;cnt ..oI'~'' :e the rr,..sc.nt stsrc nf t;0
revolution in CI-1"a to rc c^C' {{ ^'~ = ttc derccrntic r,.voluticn. Ti i3 r;:vclutic.n is
ail'c the ,.cople'C- anti-iii ' n r(' arts-feui'ai "_,_o-der..ccratic r-volution
under .I' C (:sic cr C.~ }... T.T'c,l E.i ',ri at ~ .,rf;fore, t' t: ;?r ;r,c it rifts! C r ci' t..0
C}?.,`nu7~e Co?'-jr. '. I'=t:? to cer_sclieate the ia`acrer , farrers,
sr:ali CE.I.: ~taliCtJ, int and al] ant.. EI'i?1:.att t.rr' ant i~'1 rtli
n
.rC ir, [.ii t, and to ;c r};nnt?:3 ~riti: j Iv- it ~^h:rr~ and
i"rc?~t; C,, }t~ ,:~ry~i:c a ^infri.t:,; rives ,:r3
ov(:rsc:is; int rnatIicnail-l `, ic u.n-te with aLe rrolet'rint y +I -e t?;''rtes' fan anc: ci..er
Erie r:c?1:-'is csec3 Ecr'lt:s of t?-c. ~`:crlra In order c fif' t For h r ' , ,overei_:n
i.r:tc,'rity, t l,-- of feucal stic c?t-re-.sign ci t`t:,::asses in. Chira, the
bui.l..'_-j' ci a neo-earocr.si c united rE-,u',.i c in ihrcuch e. unic.n of 4,1--c
V1-irtc'i'r r-, cL, n U na, ?.ie buti' irr of of IIL 'E'.rs_., -"E':Ccrattc, unifi?d and Sarong.
I't'v(ii,tic'.^. 1:; nllitince, and the rerlizat -n cf Ei rF,Firi I-1 /Jn ;re{:'ri:'31vi :'or.ld
d
After !'1' `I-SO n "''it cr't'i~ ttlr_1tt1f:.1 &M 'i;".cCrntic tvc.iui.icn have Let:n successful,
the Cc-ur:i:?t i'grty ',ill l:rc:n, t`-rough the nuce' ' r;' sat^= c ~, fig1.t for the
rEEdlalfitiCr Cf iCC .l.~Cr _.r. C rl,r;?^ 1.^. ~i;!`!X ?n Ct..ylt irC'E ~t?~: thu need cf
L. a is :i l? ~i :r '(;: ..':'i `~~' ~.' i~.1 ~ (, .!? l~t: j.'`~ .~: a '/ - . a :iC'..ar
cc'lcniE.i Ctri(I 3E?'-ft:ut?'?:ai it ;.r r .And ias a vast territory F3r.Ci a 1,=-I C -:.C?ul i !r
not yet a ni tc(1. T`-,us, # c.: of t i f' c?i tine ` t - c C,(.1 1C of C ne, e4 i.ec i u ilyr
tie ?.f.r'i'tr. a;l;' CSSE':i3y ?toravu rc.vcluiic.siry `ii;rty
rig,, .. sJ? ,. ?, t:. ` 1.`..I their ?}. bs ,nt'lf:r ~ Ci' rE?ivc
AftCJ L:nc,Lrt.aint'j and 'r,at (diffa.cuit.ies and have rrclcr.E-t3d the revolution. As a rt:sult,
rife( ccnii Ct IC nov,' in rrc?Fress. tnti_`t. can g.tirn ccntr.al of the rain cities,
e U:.: u II ~.c the irT'CItE,I C( C t,t,_ v tnf't; ?.eases for our C ! ema : i`!^3; 'Pe rrliiit
r't n]. i 2e, 4ec,, the ur 7cnt ntr(d for c,r:rt 1 nu i r:i- ~ t c'ieht~a: tedly cur revolut.i r' nary
:i. t! vitibj. Tc accc'i'.3:.^ah L?. t,),f.,y ra1? R,. ..rr= of t,',t Cc'r'^;r:ict party ' i;:;t be
breve, t `' crcuE'" ly f ':i t r enc ; ::ir'i a]f:rt. c troddi n- the lc ri, rc#r', of the
rust it".''. organize the r~.01. uses, overcome a"' tti ~"c~.,j ; ?`s y and
r.:c r_w rtl- r u! :fcrce cur rt;leJ In tyir r:t c]ut.ic n '.:j
R .ar~ t,rLit.. 1(: the Co.,.
!' t. f7 u'-Ceti. tf ,(: ci,TJ, i,_2' of ?"Cni; the jT'F:Gi,.t. S t'tr'VCit;,.1C.. artd ti_e !'art;; s .. a]
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'A ?) e:1 rat cn c:f t }:i: c C',,-,4 i c rar; t:t c'' c., tho ; un;;rnl ncscrb ,,,
cf *Ye: r3nc}': Party orFra^ c;Irz,ussic.r, ccncernint? the cnnc7idat.o,
after ,nl is}- ibe r.nter r:ii ?e ^cr:t, for a? r.ovr3?. to a su'er5cr eo 'ittee "T tLe,
Party cr r t} tx erfiu vale-:r. :;~c 3 5 t+ees h3eh had ! ri Fi r:ai i; admitted the Ct1 ci? c' ;cte
'Ihe 1,nrty corrr,';tt. e ccr;cerne,4 'has tie right to nhr.rten or Trclcnt:' the ic:ct"od of
rrcuai icn of nny candidate., 1,ur.i r- t}:c r i lcd of rrobn.?;aon, if a carlii att . rc:~e s
}'ir; elf un;''ort}hY, tree 1 :arty coy'^itt1L. crncerner' ?rys U t. ri`l,t to elimina-Le him as
a Ca"(~'ic~'a.te.
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I TL cereLr ci' a "_Mb,r i t ; ; '.ht t ar't.y heirs frcrm the :'ay hC heccr'c's a rcF.;l ~ rrc, at an cstrlitr dbet. .;h.n requ ;ted by !acre than !.-elf of ti-u lc'. err Fnrty
organ: zatic ns in any -rcvi rce or bore?er rug i r n or -hun i rci:cocd by the Central
mutt critics or thtfir rui_r4se.-tative orgcrls, t, e. Provincial or '?order 1tc4 Ir.n Party
Corrit4ec sl.all acccrdinf;ly call the Council of tarty 't ~eC:'.~trso
Thu : rc:v i rei al or norder Regi cn Party t: orrr? ittets have the right. tc decic: e on the
num',cr of dole;~r to to their respective Prey; rci.a;. or Pcrder Fiegi cn Councils of
I?art.- t elc:l-?3tes and on the :*et;? c c ci ulectir ' tl e:ne delegates. Thee de;e; sic.rs,
tic".c:vur, must hav,: tY,.; a t:rcval of the Cor:tr:+l. AuttYcrities or their reirresentative
organs.
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lI" 3A , C_=y ORG "'IZA
Article h#. ,
The Area or Il.z i cn Forty Cemrrittees Shall hold at least four general meetings
every year. Th-::'uniciral or tistriet Party Cor?mittees shall hold their general
rreetin at Its' ;t once; every month. The election of the rre;r r3, secre.taries and
+assi::t nt sacretrriers oi' the Area, P,sien, L'uniciFal and District Party Corr, ittees
gust. have the aF; roval of their r,.speetive suFericr organs zati c ra. No member who
has not been in the Cori uni,st Party for three years may become secretary of an
Arena, H- Ur. or VuniciFal Party Corrltt?ee,, A district Party committee secretary-
shiF ruquir,;s at least one years merrberst:11 in the Ccr^rrunist Party. In the
newly cenvzrtccl r?ralut cnary areas thuru will be occasions then tl ese rtgulatiens
cannot 1 ac Lrud to, but : hen exceFtions ar,; made they must ht; made only zrith the
nppreva of tht, 1 rovi ncipl cr the Border Reg:i c?n Party Committee concerned,
Article 4)
'The: L::Nic I'srty crgantzti ,ic?r.. shall be the Brar.ch F:art;' Organ. In ac fatter; ,
rine, vi'u~?,,, us. necs :rtur_ rize, arr^y unit, office or sct oo1 and crl each
street t;~.?c th.txc: me -ree Communist r~erbers or acre t:.ert Shall be a F.ra ch
!'a^ty Grp.^r,. ,,},. r~ t} ore arc: IL=, than three Corrunist n cr.berti, these members
shall .cin the. ne:arc.3t branch The eotsblisl:r.?ent of a Brcnch Party Organ trust
first ar r r ovec' by the Iisi en or ,'uni ci I gel Party Committee.
Article
In an;, s lat. r.?l.ere there is a ccr l-arativelT, large nurrber of Cormunist rrc tubers
sr.?a13 grct r s fray be crguni zu:d accord', irt; to the; localities and the nature of their
work. In e:icl-. of these grcuzs ta.are : i11 be a grcn:r leader, and, if necessary,
an asses .r'. -sou, leracer*
In any vi flare :':here there are over fifty Cor mruniat
m4r hcra ant,' eandi?;ate:a cr in, any factory p office or school vrhe,rt. there are over
one hundred (.or,r,un1 st rre.r;!:1erQ and candidates a Cenral Branch tarty Organ may
be t?.''~ii t-cr?? Unger thhae central organ, are Su"i-Branch Part-, Organs which
are forrc + aer?rrding to t}.e? resi:elnce, ,.orks}.cp- in the factory, the; scctic.r; in
tie offs cc W. tht class i n the scl-col to +he; m.mbers and candidates belcng,-.
'the: e nub-brarctcs shall enjoy the sarree rights as the or lirary branches..
Article 51.
In any large: factory, office cr school -here there erv over five hundred
Ccrmrt.ni3t r tIrbui?s and canO dat:.l, a villas.., fac'cry, cfflce or school i'r rty
cer r.tteG may he L..t. i~li:3t=ccl with the ar.zroval of the Provincial or the Border
J fic ri Part-,, Corr- itteos. Linder the, co:: matte;.; are Brancih Party Org nns fcrred
scccrdirsg to thQ r?oir!encq, -orkatt?cp, scccti.(n or scl-ool class of the members
and cr3nrjilat.:3e
Article 51.". '
'"j Br nc Pa.: ty (rgr.ns r4:t air at c?f'oli ;t:irF? clo.;er reltiticns bet cer; the
rmss(-1s and t}.c Part;-* Tie fo,r c~ in- are. the duties cf t.h_e Brrrcns?
j Of r t4. Orga..~.
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? Fol c::s the Ccnr u ri t "arty and the re. r
of ?'r:3 erior erg an, zat .c ns 7~-r.:adi 1LtiC r:s
, r ng rho!pnr_Fq_rc3a ans. cc -"-_,ct :r:g crrani-
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., a Te Ct e;rq, cc.' ot'tr:tly ,~ he 3:t:cl le Is orinicns and der'ands and to re;ort tti .se
to the suTt,ricr erg: nil a{ions, tc pay close attentirn tc t e r topless roli-tical,
e concr.ic and cultural 21 fe t and to organize the people and hel; then. solve
t..- sr roblens.
TO enlist rich riembers,, to collect rtmbershi: fees, to check on new rxr'uers
and to enforce Party d j. sc i r line among all the r?er -bers .
4p To educate and to crgapize the rerbers,
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1-ar'` `.c.. i"!L-E, ,E1r ,'41 cer.ritte:t.: ~'.r.:!.E; a2.1 rc?'.t..'r.e T1_c: tUr
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Artic 1L .51..
th rt:Vtr +ti:t ex1 erC?e and .r'3: rCt Viti1:S cf t}.t C0rr ur.; at Party are
frrt;i::ren, t3 L~C.i:^`..xfz] ALtr.i Li LS tra ; r:ns a 3teci .1 re:so1jti3an IJa;lcd cn F rty
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Art icir. ; .
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Articl. 59,
The ?-.ar.*(u Ccrt2'c1 Ccrr~ t.Q4s shal] ca.~.rv.' r,,,?. t! .ir ::crk.u7 'er tYc c'irLcticn ci'
tfkc.r r'L:;ttCtj sr3 I'urty CC*rrit,tets.
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over tht; 1'6er le:. and to c~rr: out ti.e 1;8..tf's o1i c it and r_ so7.uf i ens.
Article Cl.
:.av Part;; organ shall hove a secr_t r?.. Any cr,Far that as tut or rrore members
shall have an cx :cutivr. rc!rmittet:, and this corr:rrittee shall haw le all rcuti r!?
salters. Thu melbur:, of `*hU-,:xeeutivQ' eorrrtittec and the secrtary shall be aq:}:nirted
tt.e Party rormittc;e tg rtlch the tarty organ relcnns.
Arti c lE: f..2.
The various Frac; s oi' Faz't:y cr ;ar:s .:all fcilc the clirtcticrs anti extcu 'Q the
r:;s