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The Comnntst Partys UsA, funct,tonary noted that the Chinese attempted to imitate the proceedtngs at the 2lst Congress of theCommunist Party af the Souiet Union in the organizattonal aetup for thta meeting and spectftcally in. the method of selecting prestdtng officials.. Mikhail Suslou member of the Preatdtur of the Central Comnittee of the communiat Party of the Soutet Union, was the first spscker representing other communtat parttes and spolseabout 15 minutes, The Conmunist Partys. USA, leader obaerved that the apsakers fron the smaller communtet parties. werc treated as eguals of the apeakers from the larger communtst parties and noted that it is the policy of the Communist Party of China to encourage'the amall communist parties. The:Banguet. This banguet which was held on September 30, 1959, at the Peoples Congreas Hcll waa attended by about 5,o0o persons. It was not limtted to Communiat Party members but, included membars of the diplomatic corpa in Peking. Thed Communist Partys UsA, represantatiue was seated at the sane table .as Tang Hing-chao, ~a representative 'of the International Ltatson.Department of the Central Committee of the Conmunist Party of China. The main.attractton at the. bangliet was Nikita Khrughcheu "Khrushchei was.the only speaker at this banguet. and following his speech which emphaaized poace and peaceful com : extatence, tt was noted by the Communtst Party, USA, functtonary that Khrushchey recetvsd only polite applause from the Chtnese./ They showed uery 1tttle enthustaam for. Rhruahcheu and ttj uas the opinion of the Communist Party, UsA, functtonary that'Khrushchey would have recetued at country. In additton, it was noted that the applause during Khrushchey's apeech-cane from other than Chtnese delegates. The Communiat Party, UsA, functionary was of the opinion that Khrushchey ias slighted toa .degree inaamuch.as he was introduced to ths audience by Chou En-lat. rathsr than Mao Tae-tung who ts the acknowledgsd leader of China.