1. POLITICAL INDOCTRINATION (SANITIZED)

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 30, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information aiLecting the National Defense of the United Btates within the meaning of the Espionage .Laws, Title
18, U.B.C. fiats. 783 anti 794, the traasmiseioa or revelation of which is any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
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1. Political Indoctrination
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In the political in-
doctrination, no specified text-books were used, but
various books, newspapers, magazines and novels were given
to read, The nook included
Selections from NIAO Tse-tung, Selections from KI:I I1-sing,
the Problems of Leninism and the Khruschev's 2eport at
the 20th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party; the newspa,.:~.~:.
included the Nodong Sinmun (Labor Press) and the Niinju Chosor~ 25X1
(Democratic I:orea); the magazines included the i~iagazine
of the Science Institute, the kulloja (6dorker) and Inter-
national Life; and the novels included the Tuman-gang
(written by YI Ki-yong}, the Taedong-gang (written by HAPd
Sgr-ya), Earth (irritten 'oy YI Ki-yong), the New Hill
(a Soviet novel), How Steel was Forged? (a Soviet novel),
and the Kohyang (F:ome ), written by FIAid StSryya.
t he Three (3) Year Plan
would lay the basis for the future Five (5 Year Plan.
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the National L''e
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commemorating the struggles by KI1~i Il-s~Snct`' .
reality, however, the I~~iemorial 'riall Slows only the t.'~ose
Communist Activities
4. In North I:orea, anyone could own a radio, but the average
person could own only a three (;~)-or four (4)-tube radio,
while the members of certain agencies and high-ran'.:ing
officials were alloi~red to have any type of radio. In effect,
the ordinary Plorth %orean people were banned from listen-
ing to South Korean or other anti-Communist broadcasts,
but high-ranking officials were free to listen to any
broadcasts. Under the provisions of the Constitution
concerning reactionary propaganda, ordinary Plorth Koreans
are to be punished if they listen to anti-Communist broad-
casts, or read anti-Communist publications. Therefore,
they are afraid to listen to anti-Communist broadcasts
or to read anti-Communist publications. Particularly,
since iJorth Korea has a well-organized Pan system in both
rural and urban communities, it is almost impossible for
the ordinary North Korean to listen to anti-Communist
broadcasts since he would 'oe immediately reported to
the internal security agencies by his neighbors. Since
idorth Korea has a limited .number of radios, it has instal-
led loudspeakers in each town and collective village to
relay the Borth Korean prop~.ganda broadcasts.
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7. North Korea was pushing intensive broadcasts directed to wares
South Korea over short and long waves.
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In. 11o`rth Korea, if a pexson is arrested by
an in erna security agency on any charge, he is often
indef.inately detained without fair trial in court.
Therefore, North Koreans were in constant fear and it was
almost impossible for them to listen to anti-Communist
broadcastings or read anti-Communist }publications.
9. North Kor?an Communist leaders ostensively spoke and acted
kindly toward the people in an attempt to win their support.
Strengthening the Communist organizations among the people,
however, the Communists made the people fear one another,
even among close relatives, causing unaccountable fears
? among the people. Therefore, though the people had antagon-
ism inwardly against all the compulsory orders by the
Government, they actually had to follow them.
10, In North Korea, the administration is subordinate to the
Labor Party and is subject to inspection and control of
the Party. Therefore, the administration has to follow
any instruction of the Party unconditionally, There can
be no friction between the administration and the Party,
because all. government officials in responsible posi-
tions are members of the Party and have to strictly follow
the Party line. If there are any complaints or secret
feuds between the administration and the Party, they would
be between Party rnembers and non-party members. Practically,
however, there were no non-party members in responsible
positions in the North Korean Government.. If there were
any, they would hardly be able to challencre the Party
members.
some secret feuds within the Labor Party.
there were some friction between the group
of North Y.orean members and the group of former South~Koxean
members and even among the Alorth Korean members.
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11.
The North Korean people: we're Fiery tired of Communist
propaganda at theaters and from public speakers installed
on the streets. They also were very much displeased with
various meetings and labor mobilization, but they had to
obey the Communist at least, externally.
12.
Since the establishment of the Communist regime,
has been eradicated in 1'3orth itiorea. At the same
all relig:~_c~n.
time,
traditional holidays such as `?8 April" of the lunar cal~nda?'
(the holiday cele'orating the birthday of Sagyamuni), `? 7
July`? of the lunar calendar (Ch?L1s~Sk), "1 Maich" and 25X1
Christmas Day have boon abolished. The North Korean women
gave up the traditional gentle virtues peculiar to Korean
women and have coma to behave like min. i~iost of all, the
North Korean people desire to have religion and traditional
holidays rostored.
in P'~~ngyang, most of the citizens were managing
to live on millet. This showed how North Y.orea was suf-
fering from food shortage. The 1lorth Korean Government
was in great need of medicines, particularly mycin and
penicillin. Tubercular patients were increasing in Nort11
Korea because of undernourishment and the long nnderground?-
life in caves during the Korean :far.
13. The difficulties confronted by iQorth Korea included; 1)
food shortages; 2) lack of r~ledicines; and 3) the threat
posed by tuberculosis patients to public health.
14. The North Korean people have an anti-Communist inclination,
but, influenced by the Communist propaganda that, "Any
North Korean vrho defects to South Korea will be put to
death on the charge of- being a Communist`?, could not make
an active anti-Communist attempts, being in constant fear.
15. It was said in Plorth Korea, that many people fell victim
to the influence, and intrigues of PAK HtSn-y~Sng and YI
Sing-ygp, who attempted to overt:~row the Tdorth Y.orean
Government, and during the public riots which broke out
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