have risen substantially and that others50 have fallen. The significance of these trends is arguable, but it seems probable that the number of votes received by a Central Committee member reflects his standing both with the top leadership and with the rank and file, except in some cases where it is mainly a mark of esteem for long and faithful work for the party. On the evening of September 28, the day after the adjournment of the congress, the newly elected Central Committee met to elect the new "central organs" of the party. The results were as follows:51 Chairman of the Central Committee: Mao Tse-tung. Vice-Chairmen: Liu Shao-ch'i, Chou En-lai, Chu Teh, Ch'en Yiin. General Secretary. Teng Hsiao-p'ing. Members of the Politburo (17): Mao Tse-tung, Liu Shao-ch'i, Chou En-lai, Chu Teh, Ch'en Yiin, Teng Hsiaop'ing, Lin Piao, Lin Po-ch'ii, Tung Pi-wu, P'eng Chen, Lo Jung-huan, Chen Yi, Li Fu-ch'un, P'eng Te-huai, Liu Poch'eng, Ho Lung, Li Hsien-nien. Alternate members of the Politburo (6) : Ulanfu, Chang Wen-t'ien, Lu Ting-i, Ch'en Po-ta, K'ang Sheng, Po I-po. Members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo (6): Mao Tse-tung, Liu Shao-ch'i, Chou En-lai, Chu Teh, Ch'en Yiin, Teng Hsiao-p'ing. Members of the Secretariat of the Central Committee (6) : P'eng Chen, Wang Chia-hsiang, T'an Chen-lin, T'an Cheng, Huang K'o-ch'eng, Li Hslieh-feng. Alternate members of the Secretariat (3) : Liu Lan-t'ao, Yang Shang-k'un, Hu Ch'iao-mu. Members of the Control Commission of the Central Com? mittee (17): Wang Tsung-wu, Wang Wei-chou, Wang Wei-kang, Shuai Meng-chi, Liu Ko-p'ing, Liu Hsi-wu, Liu Lan-t'ao, Li Shih-ying, Li Chu-li, Hsiao Hua, Wu Kaichih, Kao K'o-lin, Kao Yang, Ma Ming-fang, Chang Tingch'eng, Tung Pi-wu, Ch'ien Ying. Alternate members of the Control Commission (4) : Wang Han, Liu Chi-jen, Li Ching-ying, Kung Tzu-jung. Secretary of the Control Commission: Tung Pi-wu. Deputy Secretaries (5) : Liu Lan-t'ao, Hsiao Hua, Wang Tsungwu, Ch'ien ying, Liu Hsi-wu.