ROLE OF PROPAGANDA AND AGITATION AGENTS IN EXECUTION OF NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT POLICIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000700100357-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2011
• Sequence Number: 357
• Publication Date: January 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATIO N CONFIDEIINN~FTIAL TI N
' CENTRAL NTC LLI~NCE AG NCY
:Nh-ORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO AROADCASTS
COUNTRY Korea
? SUBJECT Po].i+,ical -Government, administration
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PUBLISHED Daily nevspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Pyongyang
DATE
PUBLISHED it Feb 1952
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REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
ROLE OF PROPAGANDA Ahll AGITATIOA A(;'3:iTS IN
EXECUTION OF NORTH KOREAN GOVERNtq;NT POLICIES
Propagauda and agitation agents play an important role in the execution
of government policies of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, by e~-
plaining government policies and have they "saturate" thoroughly in the minds
of the people, They have been instrumental in the execution of the Yollo'?}ing
government policies adapted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea during
the year erding 11 February 1952
1, Stabilization of wartime 13velihood.
2. Execution of seeding operation for 1951.
3. Establishment of orphanages for the orphans of soldiers of the People's
Army, partisans, snd patriots,
4. Implementation of food economy.
5. Establishment of schools for soldiers of the People's Army and partisina
disabled in the fatherland liberation war,
6. Preparations for opening of schools for the 1951 academic year.
7. Relief of flood-stricken people.
8. Organization of winter epidemic-prevention campaign and intensification
of sanitation work.
9? implementation of state-sponsored socisl security program.
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To~Y, under war conditions, the responsibilities of the pro
agitation agents in the ~Plementation of government
increasingly i.mporteat. To a n~nt Policies are be~~~nd
have them impressed thorn ~~in gover peliciea more
agitation agents must ~lY in the minds of the 8C?~'ately and
do the following; People, the propaganda and
how it~benefitanthemthe people the meaning and purpose of a
not enough. Merely reading government laws and deeisioas~to them is
Ameri as ixPlain the fundamental differeacea of our
of the mPerlaliata and those of SYagmaa Rhee, and~liciea with those of
government and social systems ~~ Point out the au :he
our Democratic People's Re periori4y
3? Explain clean public.
government directive; refuseito be satisfied witht i
of the directive, mportant ae~?toas of the
conditions and Try to interpret the directive in the liBhteral eapl8agtion
peculiarities. 8 of local
4? Find out whether or not 'the people have thorou h1
Policies, and whether or not they are carrying them out correctly.
B Y ~mderstood the
5. Find out what difficulties the People face in cart
Policies, and help them surmount such difficulties.
ying out government
6? Rxhort individ?ia),ly those who lack enthusiasm in cart
went policies, stress thsi it is the privilege and dot
government policies faiihfully. Y of a c~~ nut govera-
to obey
7 At village mass rallies, review the manner in which over
outisove or decrees have been put in?o effect; cite the vii
6 nment policies in g nmeat
an exemplary manner, and praise hers who carried
For example, Cabinet Decision No them ~ Patriots.
carried out as follows; 322 concerni
ng social security should be
This de~iaion was adopted to give governmeat assistance to
soldiers, families of the war dead, the homeless, and the
suitable employment for them su that they could be included in t hs f ghting
column," abed, and to find
the basic The Propaganda and agitation agents must first stress to the
the provisions. people
P rpoae of the decision, and then carefully.,expisin the contents of
adequatelyz
In the course of the explanation, the Pollow':g points should be stressed
l~ Cabinet decisions such as this present concrete evidence of the
superiority of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
2? No such benevolent government policies are found in the 1
countries and itt South Korea where people are slwayB auvpressed and e
mperialiatic
For further contrast xPloited,
acts being committed b ' expose and cite the antinationallatic and traitorous
Y Syngu~an Rhee and hie coup+,ry_se111ng lackies.
in therexe~utionaof agitation agents moat themselves become exe
cart 6overament policies. If the agents demand t~trtYheorkera
Y out policies while the agents themselves are not carrying them out
the people might not resdil People
y respond to future "appeals" of the ~ then
agents.
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and effort 1~ ana agitation agents must iatensifq,their interest
ezhort the R implementing government policies to me~ke theme more effective, to
people tc+vard greater var efforts, and to assure a quic$ victory
~ior our father7.aad
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