PRO-COMMUNIST CHINESE ORGANIZATIONS IN RANGOON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600250009-8
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 7, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1.. There are very few ideologically-convinced Communists in the Chinese com-
munity in Rangoon, but those few, the leaders of the China Democratic League
(Burma Branch) (CDL(BB)), make so much noise that the outside observer is
erroneously led to believe that Co/monism is strong in the Chinese community.
The direction and driving force for the CDL(BB) itself seems to come mainly
from China-born Chinese high school teachers, especially those at the Nan
Yang High School.*
2. The Kum-it/tang revolutionary Connnittee (IMRG) :in Rangoon is composed of
Chinese who were previously staunchly pro-INT but who joined the XMTR.0 be-
cause they did not want to be on the wrong side of the fence when the
Chinese Communist embassy is established in Rangoon.** Most of the members
of the KMTRC are businessmen and their Communism consists, at most, of lip.
service to the new ;overn/nent in China. They are lukewarm towards, and
SOW may even be hostile to, Communism as such. If it were not for the
pressure put on them Ix/ the CDL(BB), the INTRO would probably die for lack
of enthusiasm.
3.The overwhelming majority of the Chinese in Rangoon ',now nothing about
politics or ;overnment, and they are not interested in Connunism, Socialism,
or any .other "ism". Many of them, however? can be talked into signing peti-
tions or even contributing their names to the membership rolls of a patriotic
Chinese society.
The following Chinese associations in Rangoon are inclined to be pro-Control-
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Chinese Chamber of Commerce. IINIdin7 Chinese organization most of
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the following, are pro-Commaaist:
Chairmen: KHOO E Hwet, 58 year old Sino-Burnese proprietor of an
ice and soda water conpaay. KHOO also acts as a councillor for
the Rangoon Corporation and is a member of the AFPEL.
Vice-Chairmen: LIANO Houne Kuang, 44 year old proprietor of a
liquor and pawn shop; CBERN Soon Sul, 60 year old merchant handling
general merchandise.
Secretary-General: d. Su Bim (aka Dila:), 38 years old; manager of
the Chinese New Evening Post.
Burma-Chinese Trade Association. Members of this association are
nos y mere an s n 5i7e-Fal merchandise peculiar to Burma.
Chairman: CHEN Jian May
Vice-Chairmen: HUANG Tel Jin, 40 years old
Chinese Teachers' Union. Members of this organization are Chinese
teachers in Burra, sore of whom are en -aged in work for the Commu-
nist Party.
Prominent members: ma Chang-shi, SIBIU Wei-mei and HUANG. HUA
Ming, 42 year old Cantonese, is headmaster of the Nan Yang Chinese
Hill School, Baham, and is one of the editors of the Chinese New
Evening Post.
Chinese Clerks' Union. Members are mostly young clerks employed
in Chinese shops in Rangoon.
Chairman: CHION Ding Foo, a Fukinese who is active and influen-
tial in Rangoon.
Chinese Women's Society.. Members are mostly teachers and girls
from ';irls1 scli3317-in Ranaoon. The head of the society is
WANG. Yee !Tong, 30 years old, a teacher at the Burma-Chinese High
School, Kemmadine. Another member is LIU Jin liana age 48, a
teacher in a girls' school in Rangoon.
Comment. See paragraph 4 below.
more information on Chinese Communist leaders in Burma.
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icates t .T-UW37f the missions of the KMTRC are to bring the more
conservative members of the Chinese community under Communist con-
trol and to stinulate the flow of overseas Chinese money- to China.
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