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By Dzhugashvili, Iosif Vissarionovich (Stalin)

Stalin's Letters to Molotov, 1925-1936

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Letter 35

[8 July 1927]

Dear Viacheslav,

Stalin dated the letter 8 July 1926, although the events mentioned in the letter occurred in 1927.

1. When I sent my big coded telegram about China, I didn't know about T'ang Shen-chih's machinations or about the behavior of the Wuhan govern ment in connection with this. (I also didn't have the materials concerning the disarming of the workers' guard in Wuhan.)

The reference is to the disarming of workers' detachments in Wuhan, which took place in June 1927 by order of Wang Chingwei, head of the national government in Wuhan.

Obviously, with all these new materials you were justified in approving new directives. We used the Wuhan leadership as much as possible. Now it's time to discard them. An attempt should be made to take over the periphery of the Kuomintang and help it oppose its current bosses. The fact that the periphery of the Kuomintang is being persecuted by military upstarts tells you that this task may be successful.

By the word periphery, Stalin seems to mean local organizations of the Kuomintang — U.S. Ed.

Therefore, if there is a chance, we ought not to link withdrawal from the national government (which is necessary now) with withdrawal from the Kuomintang (which may become necessary in the near future). 2. I am not afraid of the situation in the group. Why — I'll explain when I come. 3. When should I come exactly? Greetings, J. Stalin 8 July 1926

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