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May 21, 1956

Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 19 (Overall Issue No. 45)

This issue includes several sections about electing and sending representatives to local People's Congresses. It also discusses adjusting organizations under State Council control, establishing an "expert bureau" to take care of work and problems related to intellectuals, and whether someone deprived of political rights might serve as a defender in court. In terms of acting as a defender, the Standing Committee decreed that someone who lacks political rights may only defend their close relations or guardians.

April 30, 1956

Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 16 (Overall Issue No. 42)

This issue includes congratulatory telegrams from Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, and Zhou Enlai, which applaud the establishment of a Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region. It also features instructions to prevent forest fires and improve the working conditions of intellectuals. One section discusses admitting new students into summer normal (pedagogical) schools via exams; other reports address provincial administrative concerns.

March 10, 1956

Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 09 (Overall Issue No. 35)

This issue features a political report from Zhou Enlai, which discusses the Five-Year Plan, the transformation of Chinese intellectuals, the United States, and Taiwan. It also conveys instructions from the Department of Higher Education, the Ministry of Health, the Sports Committee, and the New Democracy Youth League (later the Communist Youth League) to further develop sports in colleges and universities. Other sections cover various administrative concerns, including the division of districts in Shanghai, the establishment of Guixi Tong Autonomous Prefecture in Guangxi, and the transfer of towns from Jilin Province to Inner Mongolia.

February 29, 1956

Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 08 (Overall Issue No. 34)

This issue features a report from Zhou Enlai about problems with intellectuals. It also includes a statement from Zhou and Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. Other sections cover cultural work for the rural cooperative movement and the reorganization of various provincial administrative and commissioners' offices.