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O3SERVATIONS IN REGARD TO THE NECEPTION TO- DAY OPEN LEETING, BANQUET, AND PARADE.HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF THE IOTH ANNIVERSARY OF TRE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA Tho Rocoption On the aftornoon of Soptombor 23, 1959 thero was a recoption, for leading romborg of Communist Party dologations.1n Poking lor thc colobration of tho loth Annivorsary of tho founding of tho Peoplotg Lopublic of China, This rocoption was held in the Pooplo'g Congrocs Hall. Thig hall was built in a poriod of ton months, with approxlmatoly.30,000 workmon.Whilo somc-holp was obtainod fron Russian architects and tcchnicians, it was dcsigned and constructod mainly by the Chinose. Nono of tho dologatos from tho Soviot Union woro observed at thg rccoptlon. Tho purpose of' tho recoption was to permit tho reprosontativos of othor Communist Partios to maet tho leadorship of tho Communist Party of China,. At first, come.. monbors qf the Standing Committco of the Politicnl Eureau circu- top loadorship of tho Communist Party or China; including/AAO Tae-tung circulatod arong~tho dologatos.*Hadan/sun Yat-con wns~escortod to this rocoption by Llu Shao-chl.Attho rocoption, CEou En-lai drank a toast to tho Amorican Communists. Two-Day Opon Loeting Tho two-day opon nooting.in connoction with the colebra-. tion bogan nftor th0 rocoption on Soptombor 28, 1959.: This mooting was aloo hold in tho Pooplo'g Congross Lall. Thd Chinoso delcgatos woro.sonted on tho lolt sido of. tho hail. Tho dologato fromi tho Communist.Party - UsA, and possibly other delegates.whose idontities could not bo announcedy sat.with the Chinese dologatos. At this moeting, tho Chinoso triod to initate tho pro- Union. .A prosiding comsittoo was clocted. The chairmanship was rotatod botweon LIu Shao-chi, cnou En-lai, TuNg Pi-wu, and/oxy Toh. LIU Shao-chi made tho introductory spccch. Other Chinece,^ including ENCLOSURE