ROLE OF THE PEASANT-FARMER CELLS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013100210005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY Indochina
SUBJECT Role of the Peasant - -Farmer Cells
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DATE DISTR. 26 July 1952
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la. Peasant-farmer cells (Chi. Pao Nong Thon) have been organized in every village
in the Democratic Republic of-Vietnam (DRV) -controlled zone of Vietnam and
can broadly be considered as one of-the key bases of the Indochinese Communist
Party (PCT). These cells constitute the eyes and ears of the PCI and continue
to,be a ,strong weapon in the Communist?e hands to assure compliance with the.
DRV Government's directives.
2 In the eyes of-the Vietnamese Communist-leaders, the main weakness-in thee
peasant-famamer organizations is their nar^ress of interest and the lack
effective leadership. This weakness in leadership was clearly re'cognize4
the C??mmunist leaders in the semi-annual congresses of the PeasantoFarmer_
Federation.
After the DRV Government levied.the new agricultural tax the role of the peasant-
farmer c" became even more important o The task of enforcing .the collection
of the agricultural tax while still maintaining an appearance of democracy is. a
difficult one. To accomplish this task, extensive pX~ aaganda and investigation
are .eAse. tiala The peasant-fa,rmer? cells have been thoroughly reorganized and have
assumed- these functions which are implemented in the following nays b
Frequent meetings are held..under the direction of special Cadres sent
from the provincial capitalaj ,ganda agents are recrtited and are
briefed on how to answer questiore01ch landowners are likely to ask
regarding snbseniptions to proviedry loans and the paying.of taxes
b Informat on is supplied on. the productive capacity of each landu ner's,
land, bo .'h .land under cultivation and suitable for cultivation,, ret
stores of paddy and means of hiding crops o
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