CHINESE COMMUNIST COMMERCIAL CONTROL BOARD OF BURMA

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• Publication Date: September 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM N0. 51-4AA
FHB 1952
COUNTRY
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INFORMATION REPORT RRPORT N0.
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Burma~China~Thailan~.
Chinese Communist Commex?cial Gontr~ol Boara.
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DATE DISTR. 18 September 1852
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The following is an a,dministx?ative outline . of th.e Chinese Communist
Commerc.~al Control Boat:?~. of Burma,
.l. Chairmen of Trade Associa-~ior.s ,
A. TAN Sin Fatt, d.i.ed in. :L~51? ~?e was an, imparta.nt merchant who was a
supporter of the Communists anal rho, upox:. his death, .was .honored
with a great _ deal oi' ceremony by t,h~ C'hinese Communist Embassy ~.n
Rangoon?
B .. TAN Sin Kyok, the sora. of TAN Sin Fat~t ? l?.e succeeded. his father and
is one of the prominent merchants of Bux?ma.who-support the Communistso-
C. TAN Ka Kee, the owner of the firm Kyi.Mwe Mauve Yee Koxag Ziu? Re con-
tributes heavily to Chinese Commu.:n.ist~ causes?
2, Executive Authorities ~ L'r_der direct supervision. of Chinese Communist Embassy.
A ? Commerce and ' Industx?y .
(1) . Commercial Program in Bu:?ma
(2) , Business Owners ~:hinese Ck~ambex? of Commerce (Min Tieng Hwa
- Sien Siang Hui) .
(a)~ Chairman.; ZU Yee Kyin, a member of Chinese-Democratic
-. Party;l.is on the committee of. the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) . (See G m - ~-)
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(b)e peputy Chairmano KYE ON Sheong Hwa, a member of the Chinese
Democrat~.c Party and on the committee of the CCP. (See G.(5).)
(c).
(3) e Retailers Chinese Chamber of Commerce (Min Fiwa Tien Yuan .Liam l~erh Hui) .
) . Chairmano S~CN 7?e.ong Foo ~ (See G e (6) ~ )
(b)e The office is located, at 19th Street in Rangoon.
Soap Factory (Fu Choa Kong Hui)o YANG Lou Ching, the President,.is
a member of the Chinese ~emocx?atic Party and .is on the committee of
the CCPa He is prominent in both 1oca1 industrial circles and among
Chinese politicians, e.specia.lly those of the CCP. ~ See F.(2)(d).).
The office ~.s lacated on Latter S~reet.in Rangoane Ta be
accepted, a x~w membe~? must pay ~~0 rupees.and..,.be guaranteed
by two: old .members o It is quite an honox? to .became a member
a~s membership is strictly regulated and anew,member is in-
vited to many of the local social functions. Aside from..his
fina~.cial obligations,, a member is expected.to.danate money
to.eertain,Welfare.organizations of the local Chinese eom-
munitya This association is the parent organization of
other smaller ones
(5) . Rice 1~Iills Association (~[ee Chang Kong Hui) ~ KWA Wan Chang is the
President . ( See G o (7) o ) The Association . ass .important because all
Chinese saw mill owners are members.
(6). Saw Mills Association (Moo Chang Kong Hui) It.is located at Latter
Streets The Px?esid,ent is SHAD Fung Mi, owner off' the Well-known Chinese
newspaper, The China Commercial Times He was fox?merly with .the KMT
but .is now switching tp the Commun~.sts~ The Association is influen-
tial among local Chinese pgliticianso
(7) . yi~nn~tn 'I~?aders (Yunnan Tong Seong Hui)
(a).
The Burma head .office is in Mandalay of which YIN Chao Koh is
Pres~.dent (See Go(8) ~)
There is a'branch office in.l~.angaon. WANG Seang Yauh.is
Chairman a, (S~e GA(9)o).
There are also.sub-.branches in Myitkyina,.Bhamo, Lashio, and
Kengtungo
(d). The associate companies working closely with.tl~e :above branches
ax?e Tong Nan, Hui Lee,- I~oh Heng, Sui Cheana, Hui. Pong, Hui Cheong,
S.ui ~yi, yin Tha, Wan Tong, Kwong Ee, Yong Chang Seing, and Fu
Sia Hwa~
(e)~
(8). Banks
Currency exchange between Bux?ma and, Yunnan is in gold bullion..or
precious stones, sometimes fax? as much a's' 1,000,000 rupees. The
branch offices are sYnall b~,t handle surprisingly big.ord~rs.at
timese
'(a). Bank of Chins. laFated at 35 Phayre S.treet.. The manager of the
Rangoon. Headquarters is HII Yee Fang. (See G.(10).).
(b). Bank of Communications at 666 Merchant Street. The President
is KUNG Ching Lian. (See Ge(ll),).
(c) .
Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation an Latter. Street .. The
President is WU Z.ue Yin. (See G.(12).). The corporation has
associate businesses in Malaya and China..
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 B. Registration and Cou~unicat~ions (Execzz;t.ive officers ax?e officials in
Chinese Embassy)
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.which are under Chinese Communist control 'the President of the
Committee is a woman, TEE Kwaw Wongo She is the headmistress of
the Hwa Shio High School, Kemmendine and a graduate of Peking
University? She is between 45 and. 5o ,years mf age?~
(-3).. Students? Association (Min Hw'a ~ia Siong Lion Herh Hui) at 8th
Street ? LIN Foo Chang is Pre,sid,ent a (See G n.(l3) .) ?
(~+) . Teachers P Ass.aciation (.Min Yiw'a Kyio Sen Luan Herh Hui) at .16th
Street . SHEON Pai?~sheang is President ~ ( See F ? (2) . (c) .) ?
(5). Oversew Youth League (Min Tieng Kwa Shio Shin Ni.en Tuan) at
Lewis Street . I~FE Diu W'ui is President ? ( See G ? (1~+) .,) e
The Association is extremely pro~Comrnunist. T.ts members are
prepared to ki11 KNN? adherents at the sacrifice of their awn
lives if necessary 'The League is the stronghold of the Com-
monists in Burma. 'T'he training site. is at 16th Street?
(6). The following is a list of Chinese schools in Rangoon under the
control of the Chinese Communist Ps.rty?
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Hwa Shio High School, 591 Kemmendine Road. Headmaster is .LEE
Kwa Hwa (See C.(2)?)?
Fukien Nee ~Lu High School, 87 Oliphant Street? Headmaster is
KYWONG Pe Siah (CHUANG Pi-~hsia,. 5~+~+5/4310/720g) .
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(1) . Automobile Sectioxa. Pr?ivers ? Association ~, 'Iglus is still . in the
hand s. of L1M Ping Kun, p~?ominent local KMT member, although the
Communists are spend.ir~g huge sums of money trying .to gain cDntrnl
of it -.
(2). Sea Liner and River :Liner (Ship Crewse Association). This. is still
under KM'I'-supervisiprio Merchants in t~,he Chinese Democratic Party
are trying tp persuade the crews to te~x?n. to -them.
(3)~ The Burma Navigation Campanyo 'this is owned by a Chinese merchant
who .is a KMT member, and .is taking 'the middle line. 'This .company
has six ships which range between 300-~E00 tons. and which run between
Moulmein Rangoon Akyab and between Rangoon and Mandalay.. 'T'hey are
all freight sb,ips, slime of them former LSTs? 'The Communists are
trying to annex the company and attach it to ,one of their ozan which
has its. head.o~'fice in Singapore. The British are opposing this
move .
(l) ..
Plan of Education? -The basic course 'teaching .methods budge-t, ana
textbooks. are all directly decided. upon in China.
(2).
Chinese Schools Association (Min'.Hwa Tong Shio Hui)o
This .is the
o-ld KMT te~~ for? wY:.at the CYtinese Communnists. call the Education
Advisory Committee. The Communists reorganized this association
into a council, selecting the membe,a:?s from. 'teachers in schools
(4). Guides?
(5). Radio section.
C. Education
Kyung Kwa Ngee Kying School, Mg Khine Street. Headmaster is KYAIIH
Yin zoo (CHOU xing~-~u, o71g/7336/117~)?
Kyong Kyeng High School, Mg Khine Street? This school is contx?olled
by the Kyang Kyeng Old Studentse Alumna Association, having .only
recently been separated .from the KN~T?. A headmaster has not yet been
appointed.
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Hwa Shiah High School, 297 Godwin Road Headmastex? is YEH Loo
I~yong Hwa High School, 183 Godtiii.n Load . HeadAts,ster is HW00 Peh
Kiun (WT7 P B ei-ken.,. 0702/101~+/270~-) ?
Pang Min School, Oliphant Stx~ee~ ? Headmastez? is SHEON Khine Ting
(CH~EN ?-tang, 7115/ Z /7844)
Yee Zin Chinese School, g7 Oliphant Stt^eeto Headm~stex? is STO Wui
Mu (HSTAO Wei-mei, 5618/4850/2734)
Hwa Shio Yee School, 17-25 ,18th Streets Headmaster ~:s LEO Kywox~
Kewe (CIAO ? Kouei, 1675/ 2 /7608)0
Kamayat Yiwa Kung School, 29 Insei.n Road. Headmaster is.HW00 Tien.
Foo (WTJ Tan-fu, 0702/3225/2105):,
Kyee Meese School, 8th Street H.ea~dmaster is SHNON Foo dun (CH'EN
Fu-shun, 7115/~+395/7311)~
Sin Shio Kong Shoare School, Lewis Streeter Headmaster is WANG Pe
Kong (WANG Lei~kaang, 376~/432.0/1~60)0
Ting Tamwe Hwa Shio School, Iamwe R-oad~ Headmaster is S00 Yong
Hwaw (SU Yung pro, 5685/3938/2053)
Kyuwe Wun Tai School, T~ Kyaw Htie Road, Kemmendineo Headmaster?s
name not knowno
Sin Wun Maih School, Hanthawaddy 1~-read s Headmaster is H00 Yir~,
Huang .(HL' ~~'a.n-hung, 5170/5593/3426 e
Nan Yang..High School, Campbell road. Yieadmastex? is. YANG Kyang
Chee (YANG Chang-hsi, 2799/45~+5/3588)~
Shio Nan School, Ba-Reno Headmasttex? is KYONG Wun Ky (CHUNG
Wen-7, ~9~+5/~4~9/ ? )?
Foo Shio Hui Scholl, 426 Stx?and Roadm. Headmaster is CHEW Yee
Kyao (CHBIIS I~7, 6726/6318/Y),
Shio Min School.,- F,ewis Street . Headmastex? is. CHANH K~.nh Kya
(TS'AO Kuo-chl.eh, 2580/og48/~638).
Hwa Shia High School, Bassein. Headmastex? is HLIN Kya Feong
(LIN Ch'e~-feng, 2651/1361/7364)s
P.e Myo Kyong Chime Chinese School, P~?ome . Headme,ater is LEE
Tien Yin (LI TBien-yin, 2621/1131/0503).
Mandalay Hwa Shio Chinese School, Mandalaye l~eadms,ster is
KYIUNG Han Ching (CHENG Flan-Ching, 6774/3352/0615)a
The last three schools are lax?ge Shinese .schools outside Rangoon.. The
total number of Chinese schools in Burma is over. 200. Ms~ny of them are
used as places of contact for members of the CCP. between Rangoon a.nd
outlying towns. The number of these schools- in Rangoon proper is about
35
D. Propaganda
(1). The Director is YEH Kyin Yeng,. who .controls 1oca1 CCP pr.ppaganda.
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in China. He is also.ampartant member of the local Chinese Democratic
Party., He is the only person authorized to give supporting funds to
any. of the newspapers which are organs. oi' the Chinese communists ii
Burma.
(2). Newspapers
(.a). Zin Min Pao is the official daily mouthpiece of the 1oca1
Chinese Communists. LEE Kyin,a aka LEE Choon is Editor,..
(see G4(3) ~) ?
(b). The New Rangoon Evening Post is the semi-official daily?
ZU Ziu. Ma-n is Editor e
(..e). S.iung Kwa Pao is the CCP?s semi official Weekly The Editor
is HWONG Shia Kiung' Who is known. among laca.l Chinese Com-
munists,as "Sharpest Clipper Mout"h"~
(d)o A.KMT newspaper, owned by SHANG Fong Mi, sWitched..support to
the Communists.
E . Laborers
(1). Chinese Clerkso Association (Min 'Lien Hwa Sho Su Kyee Kong Hui) or
All Burins. Chinese Clerks:? Association .at 1.26 013phant .Street . LEE
Y3u-seong is President, KXEONG Foa Aan is Deputy Px?es~dent .
(2). Chinese Laborers? Union (Min Hwa Kong Yew Lian Herh Hui) at 297 Barr
Street . K00 Chwan is Pres~,dent, SHA"C Kya~ Kyee is D"eplaty Pres3~dent ..
(3) , Registx98.tion and Worls~rs Welfare Division
F'. Chinese Democratic Party (Kyung Ko Min Kyu Zong Mong Hui)~.1 Established .in
Bw~ma about 1 January 1948 as ~. branch of the same party in China, . The
Rangoon office- is at.l6th Street ,and serves as a Cent~?,al Board in assacia-
tion with various other local Chinese associations. When the Ghineae
Communist Government xeceived off3,cia1 recognition from the Government of
Burins, (GOB) on 17 ~7eeember 1949, the Party was instructed by its head-.
quarters and by the Chinese Communist Government to,l.aok:~,ft,er all the
property owned .by that Government in Burma. Since then, the party ha,s
functipned as a contact With the" GOB in arranging meetings and holding
receptions on behalf of its awn diplomats. The rate played by the Tang
Mong Hui is no 1ess.impartant than that of the Chinese Embaas.y in Rangoon.
It performs such work as intelligence ope~?ations, propa.ganda~ and the..~job
of Winning the local. Chinese population aver to the Chinese Communist
Government . It performs the work which the Chizae se Emba,s.sy .cannot officially
da, i.e.; intelligence operations, propaganda, and w?.nning the sapport d
the local Chinese population for the Chinese Communist Goverrm~'nt?
(1). Central.Cammittee of the Tong Mong Hui
(a). Secretariat
(b).. Executive Committee
(3) .
.Labor and Management Committee
Cultural and Religious Committee
(a) Indoctrination and Research Committee.
Committee in Charge of Female Membership
(c). Policy Committee
(2). Members of the Executive Committees
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