CHINESE COMMUNIST ATTEMPTS TO WIN SUPPORT OF SHANS AND KACHINS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008300560011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: September 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Chinese, Cor rapist authorities in Yunnan-Burma border area are making
great efforts to win the s'r .thv or the Shans and Kachins. Propaganda
k'".'ms `-lave been shown to the local inhabitants of L>ngch"uan (97-55; 24-20),
TIP.T geh "ung (98-29; 25-01), 14engmao (97-52; 24-02). and Wanting (97-55;
'),,1, 0) 7,.e Communists have also male free distributions of woolen yarn,
suit , ,t&-es, and other corr^odities to Kaehins in the Kachin Hills in an
attempt to win their sunnort. Two groups of fiteen to twenty Kachins
who were sent from Kangal (9,8-05; 24,46 and "rnta States (97-52; 24-45)
to 'swing for cowrser of political indoctrination have now returned and
are engnted in srareading Conr+unist propaganda among their fellow tribesmen.
K1 .o&, iatr., Spans, and an Chinese were -invited by Chinese authorities to
s< and rr orpser_tatives to a Comnunist.xponsored festival which was held at
.os":la.a3 (99.-091 25_07) from 29 1kky to 2 June. Pro* inept leaders of the
K`.CI"ir1 National Congress,, inolr:iing i.ts president, 1JULPAN SHATI, are
believed to -ave attended.l-
Irx 1" .y the Communists hold nertings at ?"engriao anri Tungeh"uanet wti=ich
+,ne : o::l_owinr! paints were discussed:
a. "cue estah3 is ,went of a t'ach3n Free; ctate2
h. The xroteetion of Bur-ma from Anglo-Ai .erican exploitation
c. The li iration of tie '.c1?NT remnants in TZa
4.. recruitment of personnel for the Chinese Cornuunist Arr7
A confer-renee for Kachin leaders is to be held in Pei.ning. A similar
eonf er,.nce for Shan Sawbwas is belic? 'red to hla bean held at PI~sshan
ix-, m-14-June. 1 12 June the following "awbwas had assenbled for this
meeting:
IT 71 CtY`i ':! HTAY Sawbwa of Men o
n 4?-` Y07T" ?"YT TIT Sawbwa of Lungch "uan
?fAT t A.l.: S1IN CONP'IDF, :ibLra of Shaninulung (98-05; 24.32)
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