THE NAN FANG JIH PAO, CANTEN

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CIA-RDP82-00457R013000370006-5
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RIPPUB
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C
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2
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December 19, 2016
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March 14, 2006
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6
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Publication Date: 
July 28, 1952
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2006/08/08 : C.IA-RDP82-00457R013000370006-5 CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/cONTF L - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY SECURITY INFORMATION INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. CD NO. COUNTRY China SUBJECT The Nan Fang Ji Pao, Canton 25X1 DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRED THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OP TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793 AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE- LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AM UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. DATE DISTR. . 28 July 1952 NO. OF PAGES NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION The Nan Fang Jih~Pao., or Southern Daily,, is the official organ of -the South China Sub-Bureau of ie`Chiinne?'see Com>mrnist Party it is controlled by a 12.-man 'committee of Party political irkers, representing the' Education and other departments of : the Kwangtung government as, well as mass organizations like the New Democratic Youth League. The committee thairmari and managing editor of the newspaper is HUANG Yuan-tu (7806/0337/1653); a Fukienese who formerly worked on .the Hiia Shiang Pao of Hong Kong. HUANG is also believed to hold coneurren postsiie Education and Propaganda Departments of the South China Sub Bureau. 3. The newspaper is divided into the following sections: ne*s, supplements, correspondents, social service, reporters, library and proof reading. The correspondent'`s' section is- the-largest it .handles-'06py fr` ?ei vole correspondents,'iivho are generally Youth I eague members recottnnended by the local party' official in each hsiang. The newspaper boasts-.that its volunteer-correspondents''-network is th& Largest in dfiinI. The head of the correapandentsv_seetion is a certain 11ANG.(fnu) 'oho is believed to be a party member. Two years ago the daily circulation of the Nan rAny was 30,000, new 'it is' 16,000? The ' circulation is not eI r to '-further since it can rely on compulsory subscriptions from all government organizations in Kwangtung, Kwangsi, and probably Hunan,as well as on innumerable'small newspaper reading groups, At the same time it is generally agreed in,, Canton that the paper is very dull and stereotyped and that it is read.. by the educated classes only for lack of something better. CLASSIFICATION CONFIDLNTTAL/CONTROL -w U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO13000370006-5 Approved For Release 2006/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO13000370006-5 CONFIDHVTIAL/CONTML - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY -2- Personnel of the paper include the following: a. Front page editor : be Selland page editors: "FANG Chen (3769/7201) and MEN Chia-huang (7115/ 1367/ ? /, both formerly on the Hong Kong Hua Shia,ng Pao. co Third page editor v TS'UI Tstui (1508/1.505) do Back page editor a HUANG Chtiu yun (7806/41.28/7189) CHU 'Tsung-hai (2721/1350/3189), former editor of the Canton Chien Kuo Jih Pao. Suppll-es Department: Y W Li--chen, wife of the managing editor. 25X1 1o ci min ei t...I u.e Lang d'ad .was a pro-Con minist daily paper being published In Hong ngmas o f-1746. It is probably no longer i existence. CONF=TIAL/CONTROL - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO13000370006-5