INDICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL VULNERABILITIES
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Dairen announced (Aug. 21) that various coum-emoration programs would be held in
Dairen and Port Arthur to celebrate "the seventh ann HHersary of the libara!.ion of
the area."
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?iangehow reported (Aug. 22) that the Chekiang 3i.no-Soviet Friendship Assc?ciatitir
;called a meeting to discuss its program of increased ;)~ o;jnganda t:: boost produr:L ory
propaganda or. Soviet construction achievements; an increased membcrsl.i_; c:z million; popularization of Soviet movieo; and collecti:in:: of
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activities for exhibi in the t'SSR. Peking, .Iulisi, end "hang1 1) brr,ad(
the new Russian Five Yea_? :l:.r..
13. (1c) Soviet Technical Guidance:
Peking in numeral code (Aug. ,22) carried rt c niirentary on Soviet adviser 1,111Esherrk
" Peking said (Au.g. 23) that basic e!-cnnorr_ :
"Tk'ie Chinese Pe ~Ple ~~ Rim.
construction -would skin succeed rehabilitation In the Northeast. Plans f'it tl:e
new pro~rnm included adoption of 30 advanced soviet techniques. "Our great ally,
the USSR, is giving us much assistance with our basic construction ?ro3 'am. S)oii^:t
technicians not only are contributing to the plaiuling, but have taken artttal ar{.
in~.construction work. The USSR has given us her latest machinery for use in her
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fact
!Peking added in numeral code (Aug. 24) that by ado,ting Soviet techniqueo, a company in Central and South China had set new records. lAukden asserted (Aug. 23)
that w~orkerq. in the Fifth Northeast Electrical Su?ply Factory had inr.reasedl
production 30 to 70 percent by ado.ting Soviet charting methods. Dairen 'laim?2'9
(Aug. 19) great improvements through use of Soviet methods in the Dairen te:til~:
mils .
Shanghai. stated (Aug. 21) that a workers' brigade in the Pings'nan Coal. Mine.-,
Shantung, increased digging efficiency 80 percent by using Soviet methods.
asserted in numeral code (Aug. 22) that export furs and sausage casings of the
Sinkiang Animal Products Co. mere not up to internatio:tiai standards until
technicians took charge and instructed the workers.
Anshan complained (Aug. 19) that workers in a local machine parts factory )-,,ad
failed by not accurately following blueprint specifications. ;rt2hsi; added
(Aug. 20) that cadres in the Anshan Construction Co. called a neetir; -to ('_acuss
the production drop resulting from "irresponsibility of the workers." !'eking
said in numeral. code (Aug. 24) that a Tangshan Railway Factory Party of#ic?`:a,
criticized the conservative thinking of technicians and said: "We must study
carefully and humbly the ,,rogres.ive experiences of the $cviet Union."
4. (2a) 'Aar Burdens:
Shanghr 1 announced (Lug. 2}) that 610 1ranghai workers' homes had been razed i'u:,
widening of two 10-meter arterial highways to 3 meter eking reported in
numeral code (Aug. 21) that a North China Democratic ;:'nrnen's League had been
organized to promote pertici; atio' by women in farm and industrial trork.
Chungking said (Aug. 22) that the Democratic Women's. Loig.;es of Sikang and ST.o-hwan
had ordered ome.n to take part in the autumn harvest "as a patriotic duty.''
Peking announced in numeral code (Aug. 19) that Ln the 'east 6 months, loans,
preferential treatment, grants, and relief to neasaats in?the old revolutiorar,)'
bases of Ncrth China totaled more than 100 billion ytran. Shanghai reported
(Aug. 19) that the East China Government was setting u- a teciznical college to
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train disabled veterans for technical and Government jobs. (Sian stated (Aug. 24)
that 500 per:0-10S at the local Changan station saw a group of recuperated wounded
veterans depart for the Korean front. Chungking said (Aug. 120) that in the
mountainous Meishan Hsien, Szechwan, 200 women and an old man of 68 had been
mobilized to save crops of armymen's dependents.
~. (2a) War Propaganda:
Peking announced (Aug. 18) that with American training of tankmen and antiaircraft
experts, Japan was rapidly becoming militarized. Peking said (Aug. 22) that the
1China Committee for Peace had sent messages to peace-loving people all over the
world protesting the indiscriminate bombing of Korean civilians, and had called
upon the Chinese masses to strengthen the resist-America, aid-Korea drive. Peking
asserted (Aug. 21) that Communists in July killed or wounded 19,502 enemy forces,
and shot down 269 American planes. Peking (Aug. 22) quoted Ian American admiral
as admitting that U.S. attempts to prevent Chinese supplies! from reaching the
front had failed.
Peking added (Aug. 23) that a TASS report showed American mothers del ding the
return of their sons from Korea; American military expensesia burden that placed
the Government deeper in the red daily; and the Sino-Japanese Friendship
Association in Japan designating September as Sino-Japanese I Friendship Month.
6. (2c) Goods Short&Lges:
Peking announced in numeral code (Aug. 19) that the Ministry of Health had banned
as "faulty" the popular chekuchai drug, for treating children's ailments, manufactured
by the Hunghsing Drug Co. of Shanghai. Peking reported (Aug. 19) that local
cooperatives had been ordered to increase the supply of ginned cotton, assigned for
making of winter padded clothing and quilts for peasants. Wuhsi said (Aug. 20)
that the Department of Industry of Southern Kiangsu was conserving starch by
ordering cloth mills to register their stocks of starched cloth, and organizing
groups to study cloth-making without starch and to train workers.
7. (3a) Counterrevolutionary Indications:
Wuhan reported (Aug. 18) that Hupeh Military District authorities had ordered units
to guard grain in storage and in transit against destruction by landlords, bandits,
and special agents. Wuhan added (Aug. 20) that many landlords in Central and
South China had been accused' of bribing militiamen and leading peasants to sabotage
production and create dissatisfaction.
Kunming said (Aug. 22) that the Yunnan Party Committee dispatched cadres into the
mountainous areas of Yunnan to promote land reform and "heighten the political
consciousness" of the people.. Though many mountain people welcomed the suppression
of counterrevolutionaries, some cadres were "unable to make much headway," and
were undergoing additional training.
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8. (3c) Moves Toward Regimentation:
Peking announced in numeral code (Aug. 18) that the Administration Council had
promulgated a law to control publications by demanding registration of all printing
or publishing concerns with statements of capital, output, and operations, and
placing them under a Publications Administration. Publications were forbidden to
issue anything inimical to the State, reveal State secrets,Ipublish banned or
j, imported works, or suspend publication without permission. Shanghai stated
,(Aug. 21) that the Shanghai deputy mayor told a meeting of East China newsmen that
Shanghai papers had been "propagating erroneous thoughts for the pasti3 years,"
and that newsmen must learn to operate -their papers for service rather than profit.
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Peking announced in rurieral cod'. (Aug. 21) that graduates of Wuhan and Honan
Universi-?,: -s i~ad '`:;pressed their willingness to accept assigned jobs. Peking
added (tug. 22) that Chu Te talked to Peking University graduates, urging them to
accept job assignments. Wuhsi reported (Aug. 24) that all 204 graduates of the
South Kiangsu College had "overcome their worries"Iand signed agreements to accept
Goverment a.tsignnents to national construction jobs, "after a month of
indoctrination."
9. (3c) Strengthening Party Contr is:
Anshan reported .(Aug. 20) that pr Ipaganda cadres of the local Party Committee were
inspecting -work shops, with the propaganda chief scheduled to make a radio talk
entitled: "The Chinese Communist !Party Will Implement Communism in China."
Sian noted (Aug. 19) that in Shens the Party had 139,600 propaganda cadres and
2,180 reporting personnel. Wuhan jreported (Aug. 19) that Hengyang railway workers
held a meeting to discuss the strengthening of Party leadership.
Wuhan reported (Aug. 22) that the ~{iangsi Communist Party had opened classes to
prepare future Party members, and considered 30,000 of the 170 000 active elements
working for the Party as prospects. Kunming reported (Aug. 18~ a campaign in
local Goverment offices to increase Party, membership, along with a propaganda
campaign. Many shop clerics attending classes in Communism were reported applying
for membership. Kunming added (Aug. 18) that in Chengkung Helen, Yunnan, a
campaign to increase Party membership had been launched. Through indoctrination
classes, peasants now were convinced that "only the Communist Party can lead them
toward the happy life of a Communsst society."
10. (3d) Reaction to Anticorruption Drive:
Chungking revealed (Aug. 20) that J in southern Szechwan the Government had' received
169 letters and, 168 visits from people reporting matters concerning the anti-
corruption drive. Wuhan stated (Aug. 21) that in 18 local trades; workers and
shop assistants "have assumed the attitude of being master of the house to supervise
management in production and business,'' as well as in accounting and use of bank
11. (4) Overseas Affairs:
Kurvning reported (Aug. 20) that local overseas Chinese had issued a "strong protest"
against Thai restrictions on Chinese residents, calling the regulations "another
disgrace in a long series of actions by the Thai Goverment," and charging Thailand
with "handing Overseas Chinese tolthe Chiang bandit clique to serve as cannon
fodder for American imperialists:" The YUNNAN JIH PAO declared Thai discrimination
against Chinese cannot be condoned, and called for "positive steps."
3.2. (4) Border Minorities:
Peking reported in numeral code (Aug. 21) that the Sinkiang subbureau of the
Communist Party had decided to institute land reforms this winter, as peasants
now held one-third of the area, and 1,000 of theta had Joined the Party. At e
recent conference it was decided 'that the "nomadic areas must remain semifeudalistic
and semicapitalistic," and cadres were charged with too much haste in implementing
reforms. The conference urged harmony between Han and minority cadres through a
study of Communist theories, and "elimination of the erroneous idea of narrow
nationalism tj the minorities."
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