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2 –554 27 Oct. 1966: China Today 1992a, vol. 1, 252. Catastrophe likely: Dong Sheng, p. 593; Zhang Yunyu, in ZH editorial board, pp. 234–41; Lewis & Xue 1988, pp. 202–3. Subsequent tests failed: Gu Xiqiang, in ZH editorial board, pp. 229–32.

3 Meissner, p. 162 (East German ambassador Bierbach to Berlin, 10 Jan. 1967); Heikal interview, 18 Jan. 1997; interview with Dan Grove, then FBI agent in Hong Kong, 6 Oct. 2002.

4 –555 Entire missile arsenal: Zhou 1997, vol. 3, p. 101. Mao speech 7 July: Mao CCRM, vol. 13, pp. 376–7. Russian aid essential: Lewis & Xue 1988, p. 199. “central task”: Wang Taiping 1998, p. 11. “shining beacon”: RR, 2 July 1967.

5 “Openly support the Burmese CP”: Mao CCRM, vol. 13, pp. 376–7. Chou summoned Burmese: Yang Meihong, p. 69. Selecting Chinese wives: ibid., pp. 74–7. Promoting Mao: ibid., pp. 31–2, 230–40. Secret camps: interview with Belgian former trainee, 12 Nov. 1994.

6 “colonialists’ latrine”: Khrushchev speech, 12 Dec. 1962, in Floyd, p. 329. Mao to Somali: 9 Aug. 1963, Mao 1994, p. 502 (E: Mao 1998, pp. 383–4). Kashmir Princess: Chou “Intelligence no. 1 to Hong Kong Authorities,” 15 May 1955, says Peking knew assassination plot in Mar., Xiong Xianghui, p. 130; and Peking knew it involved a bomb on the Kashmir Princess, as Mao said Chou should change route and not take the plane:

Tao Siju 1996, p. 153; as a result, Chou settled on Burma route by 28 Mar.: Zhou 1997, vol. 1, p. 459. Chou received details on 7 Apr. of how the bomb was going to be placed on the Kashmir Princess, a full four days before the explosion: Cheng Yuangong, pp. 158–9. Peking withheld information: telephone interview with Peter Mahta, Air India’s Hong Kong office director at the time, 21 Apr. 2000; NA, FO 371/115133–4, 115137–41; Tsang. Hong Kong expels Taiwan agents: Foreign Ministry 1990ff, vol. 2, pp. 146–7; Xiong Xianghui, pp. 151–2; NA, FO 371/115139; Trevelyan1971, p. 159.

7 150 tons of gold: Dong Sheng, pp. 322, 326. “unconditional surrender”: Ran & Ma, pp. 22, 26, 33–5, 42. Urged Hong Kong radicals: Zhou Yi, pp. 225–7, 251–5, 260. Mao’s real line: Ran & Ma, pp. 35, 46. “Those who kill”:

RR, 5 July 1967. Chou infiltrated soldiers: Ran & Ma, pp. 45–6; Zhou Yi, pp. 264–5.

8 –558 Torching British mission: interviews with 4 trapped staff; cf. Petri in Schoenhals 1996b, p. 172; Grey, pp. 60–75. Official sanction: Ran & Ma, pp. 5, 10–13, 22; Petri, cit., pp. 169–72. Mao apology to Kim: Lankov 2002, pp. 106–7; Il Ponte vol. 37 (1981), nos. 11–12, p. 1170 (Liu to Gomulka, Nov. 1960). “Kim Il Sung should be overthrown”: AQSh, f. 14, 1967, d. 7, p. 15 (Kang to Kapo, 22 Jan. 1967).

9 Sartre: Sartre, p. 13. 1968 “new phenomenon”: CWB no. 11, pp. 159 (to Hill, 28 Nov. 1968), 156 (to Balluku, 1 Oct. 1968). Sent European Maoists back: interview with one of them, 12 Nov. 1994; cf. Horne, p. 233. “Big, big”: Yun Shui, p. 186.

10 AQSh, f. 14, 1967, d. 20, p. 15 (Mao, 12 Oct. 1967).

11 –560 African radicals: ibid., p. 198. Sally to Mobutu: Mobutu interview, 28 Oct. 1994; Yun Shui, pp. 204–5. Offer to Nasser: Heikal, p. 283; Heikal interview; Harris, pp. 121–2; CQ no. 31 (1967), p. 217. Retreat to Khartoum: Elizavetin 1993, p. 64 (according to Chou to Kosygin, 11 Sept. 1969). No Arab condolences: Harris, p. 114. Latin American CPs’ visit: Anderson, pp. 616, 620; Johnson, pp. 162–3; Balanta, 32; Wang Taiping 1998, p. 497; Wang Li 1993, p. 144. Castro — Mao abuse: Feltrinelli, p. 300; Wang Taiping 1998, pp. 497–8; Mao CCRM, vol. 7, p. 92.

12 Subverting Cuban army: Dominguez, p. 161. Mao — Guevara: Pang Bingan, pp. 169, 185–8; cf. Anderson, p. 620; Johnson, pp. 155–6. China refuses radio: Burr 1999b (Chou to Kissinger, 13 Nov. 1973). Kang on Guevara: AQSh, f. 14, 1968, d. 7 (to Balluku, 5 Oct. 1968).

13 Gorriti, pp. 131, 76.