Two lines in anti-traitor work.
The proper line is: “Senior officers take responsibility, and they themselves do the work. Leaders and the broad masses unite; the general call and individual guidance unite. Investigate and study. Clearly distinguish between the true and the false, and between the trivial and the important. Win over those who have slipped up. Train cadres and educate the masses.”
The incorrect line is: “Force, extorting confessions, credulity.”
We should carry out the proper line and oppose the incorrect line.
Our source for this document is Mao Zedong wenji, Vol. 3, p. 35, where it is reproduced from Mao’s manuscript. According to Nianpu, Vol. 2, p. 448, July 1 is the date on which Mao sent this brief text to Kang Sheng with instructions to have it published.