Address Given at the Evening Reception to Welcome the Central Investigation Team

Special to this paper. The Central Investigation Team arrived in the city of Yan'an around five o'clock on the afternoon of May 29. ¹ The city's various units and musical bands staged a welcome for them at the southern end of the city. After getting out of their vehicles, they went to the hostel to rest. Around six o'clock the Special District Government gave a welcome banquet for the gentlemen of the investigation team, and after dinner they held an evening reception in their honor. At the reception, Chairman Lin ² first declared the meeting open, after which Chairman Mao gave the address of welcome. The main ideas were as follows;