The Archive · 1941

Preparation Period

The most important resolution adopted at the elgth plenary session related toa three-year plan for war-time reconstruction, which will begin next year, while the six months from July to December this year will be a period of preparation. Its chief purpose is to Increase China's power for war and also her capacity for reconstruction both during and atter the hostilities.

"The National People's Congress, which was postponed by the war 1997, was due fo be held at Chung. king of November 12, 1940, but again Postponed on account of ' comm ation and other difficulties. There. fore, the National People's' Political Couneit was reorganized and enlarge ed to serve ili place of the National People's Congress for the duration of the war.

Meanwhile the Government is push Ing ahead with a programme of local cufonomy,- establishing provincial assembling and enforcing a new listen (county) system, which is expected to be completed by the end of next

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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