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12 –205 Promised not to “interfere”: Mao cable, 8 Mar. 1938, in Mao 1993a vol. 2, p. 190 (E: MRTP vol. 5, p. 254). Participants’ notes confiscated: Wang letter to Mao, 17 Aug. 1950, in Cao & Dai, p. 381. Ren told Russians: Titov, vol. 3, pp. 234ff, 249–50 (Ren report to Comintern, 14 Apr. 1938); cf. Avreyski 1987, pp. 322, 333–4; ZDJC vol. 16, pp. 45–55. Andrianov to Yenan: Titov, vol. 3, pp. 124, 197–200, 229–33; cf. Lurye & Kochik, p. 334 (Andrianov’s career). “thirty divisions”: Dimitrov, 11 Nov. 1937 (Stalin to Wang Ming, 11 Nov. 1937). Moscow criticizes CCP: Mif, p. 100; Nikiforov, pp. 115, 116.

13 Mao wired for money: Pan Hannian to Wang Ming in Wang to “Moskvin” (Trilisser), Sept. 1937, in Ovchinnikov, p. 10.

14 Purge of Piatnitsky, Melnikov: Piatnitsky, esp. pp. 78–9, 92, 108, 117, 120–4; Vaksberg, pp. 218ff. Mao dossier: Vaksberg, pp. 220–1, 235, cf. 212ff; cf. Piatnitsky, pp. 133–4.

CHAPTER 20 Fight Rivals and Chiang — Not Japan

1 Xinjiang as pick-up point for Russian arms: Comintern cable, 3 Nov. 1936, in Yang Kuisong 1995, p. 224.

2 –208 Mao assigned Western Contingent: CCP to Comintern, 13 Nov. 1936, in Yang Kuisong 1995, p. 227; Titov, vol. 2, pp. 326–7. Contradictory orders: Xu Xiangqian, p. 373. “last drop of blood”: 22 Feb. 1937, in Zhu Yu, pp. 272–3; cf. Xu Xiangqian, pp. 365–6. Heart-rending photo: in Gansu Archive. Survivors: RGASPI, 495/74/294, p. 19 (CCP, 9 Apr. 1937, in Dimitrov to Stalin, 13 Apr. 1937); VKP vol. 4, pp. 1117–18 (Dimitrov to Stalin, 17 June 1937); cf. Dallin & Firsov, pp. 109–10, n. 14; Dimitrov, 26 Nov., 2 Dec. 1936, 13 Apr. 1937. Titov, vol. 2, pp. 325–30. Kuo-tao denounced: Politburo resolution, 31 Mar. 1937, ZZWX vol. 11, pp. 164–8 (E: Saich 1996, pp. 755–8). Moscow order to keep him in Politburo: 22 Mar. 1937, Titov, vol. 2, pp. 333–4; Avreyski, pp. 267–9.

3 Burying survivors alive: Sima Lu 1952, pp. 78–9.

4 “torments … master-minded by Mao”: Zhang Guotao, vol. 3, pp. 414–17 (E: Chang Kuo-tao, vol. 2, pp. 501ff, 563); Ye Zilong, p. 48.

5 Kuo-tao in Wuhan: CCP letter to Dimitrov, 19 Apr. 1938, RGASPI, 495/2/267, pp. 19–27; CCP expulsion order (18th) and announcement to Party members (19th), ZZWX vol. 11, pp. 492–5. Statement by Wang Ming et al., 28 Apr. 1938, in Jiang Xinli, pp. 381–6.

6 Post-defection: Yang Zilie, pp. 352–4; Tong Xiaopeng, vol. 1, pp. 165–7; Cai Mengjian, pp. 20–5; Jiang Xinli, p. 421; Titov vol. 2, pp. 344ff. “200 were buried alive”: Report to Chiang, 10 July 1938, in ZS vol. 5, no. 4, p. 475. Moscow endorses expulsion: 11 June 1938, in Titarenko, p. 283 (E: Kuo, W. vol. 3 p. 410); ZDJC vol. 16, pp. 56–8. Comintern purge ends, Mao off hook: Piatnitsky, p. 454; Vaksberg, pp. 252–8. “under the leadership headed by Mao”: outline of Wang Jia-xiang speech for the Politburo meeting of 14 Sept. 1938, and for the subsequent 6th plenum, in WHY, 1986, pp. 68–71; cf. Kampen 1987, pp. 712–16; Kampen 2000, pp. 93–6; Avreyski 1987, pp. 334–5; Titov, vol. 3, pp. 245–6. Xu Zehao, pp. 296–305. Wang Ming summoned from Wuhan: Xiao Jingguang, p. 233; Zhu Zhongli 1995, pp. 99–100; Zhou Guoquan et al., p. 351; Huang, J., p. 116.

7 Mao re-establishes No. 1 position: Hu Qiaomu, p. 367; Mao 1993b, vol. 2, pp. 90–1; Xu Zehao, pp. 305–8. Strung plenum out: Mao 1993b, vol. 2, pp. 90–5; footnote to Wang Jia-xiang speech, WHY, 1986, p. 68; Zhou 1991, pp. 419–20; Wang Xiuxin, pp. 230–6; Peng 1998, pp. 205–6; Xu Zehao, p. 308.

8 Opponents left town: Zhou 1991, p. 420; Wang Fuyi, p. 332; Zhou Guoquan et al., p. 361. Mao: “Chinese nation has stood up” under Chiang: Mao report, 12–14 Oct. 1938, in ZZWX vol. 11, p. 561, also pp. 560, 596, 606, 612–13, 642 (E: MRTP vol. 6, pp. 487, 461); cf. Titov, vol. 2, pp. 267ff. Identical words in 1949: 21 Sept. 1949, in Mao 1993–9, vol. 5, p. 342 (E: Kau & Leung, p. 5).