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DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM: FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE 011 100-428097 Date: January.71960 To: Offtce of Segurity - Department of State From: John Edgar Hoovsrs. Director. Subjects CouuUNIsr PAnry,USA INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS INTERNALSECURITY C The following information concerntng the : qrganizationai structure of the Communist Party of China: (CPC) was obtcined'as c.result of our over-all coverage of the Communist Party (CP), USA. The organizattonal structure.of the cPc is simtlar of the cP of the Soylet Union (cpsy). Ths Cpc has a chairman, also has a Standing Conmittee of ths Polittcal Dureau which. comnittee i's the most important body.in the organizational structure of the cpc. The leadership of the Cpg Iays down basic poltcy by working through this Standing Committee of the Political Bureau. The secretariat carries out the orders or tasks of the' Standing Committee and could be termed. the. executive branch of the leadership. The sgcretariat. itself does-not make policy, The searetartat is considered a traprrtng ground for mombership.in the Standtng Committee and most of ttg mambers iill be appointad to the Standing Comntttee of the Polttical' Bureau in the future unless they. make Somg sertous error in the meantime. S ca. In regard to the International Liaison Departnent o.f the Central Committee of the Cpc, it appears' that the breahdown is similar to but not identical wtth that of the. CPSU. Hith the exception of Aaia, the English speahing. bhe- 100 Tolson pISD 0-6, D, 3amed 1960 Parsons EBT. Belmont SEPEVSIEVONKYELLOW PAGE 5 Callahan DeLoach Malone AJD:me d. McGulre Rosen Tamm. Trotter W.C.Sulvae 6 5JAN12496QTeLeYPE.UN