CHINESE COMMUNIST OCCUPATION OF SEOUL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007300170005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 22, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Korea/China
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Occupation of
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1 About 8 January "Hail. Stalin and KIM 11-song" posters and pictures of
the two leaders appeared in Seou:L These and similar propaganda were
distributed by Communist youth organizations and the Democratic Women's
Alliance members who had re-entered Seoul Signboards were set up for
the various propaganda organizations as in the previous occupation by
the North Koreans.
2, About 1I January North Korean political administrative officials arrived
in Seoul. Their first act was to confiscate for the state all property
of the families vsho had fled south. The property of those staying was
not affected,, After the administrative officials arrived,, portraits of
MAO Tse:..tung greatly outnumbered those of Stalin and KIM 11--sang. It..
was rumored among the Seoul citizens in late January that the admminietrative
officials were working for the Chinese Communists through North Korean
Communists.
30 The officials were friendlier than those of the previous North Korean
occupation, They tried to win support in Seoul by various means including
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the prohibition of extortion? rapep and compulsory labor, a
Communist youth often exacted labor before the officials intervened late
in January. Another measure to induce cooperation was pointing out the
fact that the North Korean Army had i3l treated the civilians; this
eausedaany civilians to comment on the lenience of the Chinese Communists.
In early February,, when supply became short, the Chinese Communist
attitude changed, The confiscation of food and medicines from the residents
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of Seoul gradually increased until,, in late February,, it was at its wors
The term "confiscation' was avoided to soften the effects and the confis-
cating was carried out by the North Korean forces under agreement with
the Chinese Communists,
Posters emphasized the characters "Korea-China.," implying the union of
the two nations, and appealed to "Chinese Communist volunteers" or "Chinese
Communist troops" to "devote yourselves to ousting the American imperialists."
Posters on the unity with or the friendship of the Soviets and praise of
"great Stalin" were common in the earlier occupation but almost totally
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absent in the second one after early January.
6. About I March,, the North Korean forces conscripted all citizens between
the ages of 15 and 140, and moved north 8$000 of them? the majority wc*nen.
Speakers in the drive used the slogan? "To stay means learning the
rotten spirit nof Syngcnan Rhee~ Cane with us and learn the sacred creed
of Communism.
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