INFORMATION ITEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-551-4-4-1
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2009
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 6, 1975
• Content Type: CABLE

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VALLEG AND TT,AN, HAVE SAID THAT CRLLEGTIVE FARM$
TO RETAIN ONLY AM. MANY ANIMALS AS
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CAST, HOW MANY LXVB$TOCK WILL DA KILLED'. FOLLOWING THE
POOR HARVEST OF 196$, ; TWO '09RCENT OF THE' CATTLE AND 42
PERCENT OF THE SWINE WERE ALAUGHTERAD, IN 1972, THE
IMPACT OP THE ' POOR: r.$AAZ$ HARVEST WAS SOFTENED BY LARGE
GRAIN IMPDRTS; CATTUE HERDS GREW WHILE THE NUMBER OF
MOOS FELL ONLY SEVEN,PERCANT RRCAUGE OF THE CONTINUING
HIGH PPIORITY GZVEN- TC INCREASING MEAT, PPODUCTION, FORCED
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THE NEW CAMPAIGN,TD ARITICIIEAN ANCIENT NOVEL` A PEOPLES
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LIMITED VIEW OP R'$E CAMPAI N ` HAN.'TIRAT, EIPRN;6EEp IN EARLIER
ARTICLC$,, USINGA. NEW 'QUO ATION FROM CHAIRMAN MACS THE
EDITORIAL STATED :'~MA1 MAO HAD IN ''UUO THE CAMPAIGN, THIS
TARDY REFERENCE' TO THE, CHAIRMAN ARTME1 ORIGINATOR SEEMS
AIMED AT NEGATING THE IDEA,THAT`THE CAMPAIGN MAIMED AT
HIM, THE NQVZ0S LEADING .PI$URE HAS; BEEN ATTACKED POR
FA1 ING TO OPPOSE,;: THE 9EMPCROR," A REFERENCE THAT' IR ALMOST
CERTAIN, TO SE RCA#D. 6T TWE CHINESE POPULACE AS AN ATTACK
ON MAO. THE EARLZ1IR..ARTICLES DID NOT CREDIT, THE CHAIR.
MAN WITH LAUNCHING 'THE+.CAMPAIGN, THE' EDITORIAL APPEARS TO
DIFFER , IN SEVERAL *Y,040, RESPECTS PROM ,THE EARLIER MATERIAL
WHILE THE OTHER ART L"LR3 PROMOTE CONTINUING' REVOLUTIONARY
STRUGGLE, THE EDITORIAL MAKES A STRONG NIIC FOR UNITY,, IT
ALSO RELEGATES THE CAMPAIGN TO A NOI$CU$SION" MOVEMENT,
NOTING THAT STUDY,, CF THE NOV-EL;. WILL" HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT.. ON LITERARY CRITIC!6Mi ,'HISTORY, PMIL.OSOPHY, AND
EDUCA ION. THE LATTER: COMMENT: SEEMS TO DILUTE THE CAM.
PAISNtS POTENTIAL A6 A POLITICAL ATTACK ON CURRENT LEADERS,
THE EDITORIAL MAKES 'IT .CLEAR THAT POLICY TOWARD THE SOVIET
UNION IV AN ISSUE :IN THE CAMPAIGN AND , POINTEDLY: NOTES `THAT
LIU SMAO.CHI ANC LIN PIAO CAPITULATED TO MOSCOW, ANOTHER
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PORT tn' ?ACu$ THI C 'MRA ON ON 'THE ISSUE QF 05TANDING UP
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