Talk with Members of the Japan Socialist Party

[On July 10, 1964, a group of Japanese socialists (JSP) held an interview with Mao Tse-tung in which he further clarified his theory of intermediate zones. An account of the interview was published in Sekai Shuho on August 11, 1964, and republished in abridged form by Pravda on September 2. What follows is an unabridged version of the Japanese article, taken mostly from the English translation of the Pravda version, which appeared in The Current Digest of the Soviet Press, September 16, 1964.^* For the reaction of the CPSU to Mao's remarks, see The Current Digest of the Soviet Press, September 16, 1964, pp. 3-6.]