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May 28, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 20 (Overall Issue No. 46) This issue announces the establishment of official Sino-Egyptian relations and features a letter that Zhou Enlai wrote to Gamal Abdel Nasser. Other sections discuss mobilizing young people to plant trees, holding national university entrance exams, and preparing for Children's Day.
May 21, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 19 (Overall Issue No. 45) This issue includes several sections about electing and sending representatives to local People's Congresses. It also discusses adjusting organizations under State Council control, establishing an "expert bureau" to take care of work and problems related to intellectuals, and whether someone deprived of political rights might serve as a defender in court. In terms of acting as a defender, the Standing Committee decreed that someone who lacks political rights may only defend their close relations or guardians.
May 15, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 18 (Overall Issue No. 44) This issue addresses the organization of a local People's Congress and People's Committees for the Xiangxi Miao Autonomous Prefecture in Hunan. It also includes plans to implement a cultural and entertainment tax with two-year exemptions for Chinese opera, dramas, Western opera, dance, music, folk theater, and acrobatics. Other sections consider a piece-rate pay system for workers on state-owned mechanized farms and problems with improving secondary education.
May 12, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 17 (Overall Issue No. 43) This issue features a statement about Sino-Cambodian trade and letters that the Chinese Minister of Foreign Trade, Ye Jizhuang, exchanged with his Sudanese counterpart, Ibrahim al-Mufti. It also discusses construction, budget appropriations for post and telecommunications enterprises, and flood control. Other sections address educational matters, including convening a national meeting for outstanding primary and secondary school teachers.
April 30, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 16 (Overall Issue No. 42) This issue includes congratulatory telegrams from Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, and Zhou Enlai, which applaud the establishment of a Preparatory Committee for the Tibet Autonomous Region. It also features instructions to prevent forest fires and improve the working conditions of intellectuals. One section discusses admitting new students into summer normal (pedagogical) schools via exams; other reports address provincial administrative concerns.
April 23, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 15 (Overall Issue No. 41) This issue begins with statements about Sino-Sudanese and Sino-Egyptian trade talks. It also discusses strengthening the National Archives and the status of landlords in Anhui Province. Among other concerns, such as tax exemptions for agricultural production cooperatives that plant more tree saplings, two sections address promoting standard Mandarin and guiding primary school students to read children's literature.
April 16, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 14 (Overall Issue No. 40) In this issue, Zhou Enlai congratulates the Prime Minister of Morocco, Mbarek Bekkay, and the Prime Minister of Tunisia, Tahar Ben Ammar, after both countries won their independence. One section announces a Sino-North Vietnamese civilian air transport service agreement; while another features a Sino-Soviet agreement to develop various industries and build a railway between Lanzhou and Aktogay (now in Kazakhstan). Finally, other sections discuss managing cooperatives, higher education, and provincial administrative concerns.
April 10, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 13 (Overall Issue No. 39) This issue first discusses a movement to promote and encourage "exemplary producers" in agricultural production cooperatives around the country. It also covers plans to hold a conference for martyrs, disabled revolutionary soldiers, and demobilized military personnel. Other sections address spring plowing, the elimination of illiteracy, and an investigation into Chinese dialects.
March 31, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 12 (Overall Issue No. 38) This issue features multiple sections about agricultural production cooperatives. It also includes a request from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Hong Kong and British authorities to detain supporters of Chiang Kai-shek who fled to Hong Kong after they caused a commotion on the mainland. Other sections discuss plans for young children to have a day off on Children's Day and various administrative concerns, such as the transfer of villages from Huolu County in Hubei to the provincial capital, Shijiazhuang.
March 22, 1956	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1956, No. 11 (Overall Issue No. 37) This issue discusses the distortion of facts in a March 6 US State Department statement about the Sino-American ambassadorial talks. Two sections address calculating years of work experience for military personnel after they change careers and the way that others should treat them in the workplace. Finally, several reports consider various provincial administrative concerns, such as the division and merging of different counties.