RATIONING AND TAXATION IN CHEKIANG AND FUKIEN

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05224135
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2020
• Case Number: F-2018-01235
• Publication Date: February 25, 1955

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the lepicaage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Sem. 793
and 7N, the Ussumon or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited
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COUNTRY China REPORT NO.
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SUBJECT Rationing and Taxation in DATE DISTR.
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Chekiang and Fukien
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(29 October 1954)
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1. On 5 August 1954, a meeting held by the Chinese Communists in Chiaoti (6037/1646)
village, Ptingyang (N 27-40, E 120-34) Haien, resulted in two major decisions:
a. That every farmer of middle class or above make a donation of jMP 10,000 to
30,000.1
b. That a tax of 50 catties of grain be collected for every mou of farm land.
There were 20 families of middle class or above in Chiaoti, and JMP 740,000 was
donated. The grain was collected by the cooperative store on 7 August 1954,
and the hsiang government was made responsible for shipping the grain to Aochiang
(N 27-34, E 120-28).
(1 October 1954)
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2. In August 1954, the taxes in Changchieh (N 29-16, E 121-42) for the late harvest
were about 60 to 70 catties of grain for each mpu of farm land. After paying the
tax, the farmers were forced to sell their remaining grain to the government.
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3. All the weaving factories in Changchieh were under government management, and
all cotton had to be sold to the national cooperative store. Each individual
was allowed to buy 15 feet of cloth for winter clothing and 3.3 feet of cloth
for summer clothing.
(9 October 1954)
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4. The rationing system of the cooperative store in T'iaop'eng (approximately (b)(3)
N 28-18, E 121-38) allowed every three people 80 catties of rice for the month
of July, 40 catties for September, and 20 catties for October. The Communist
cadres told the people that they should exhaust all present supplies of
cereals other than rice, and then an adjustment of the ration system would be
made.
(1 November 1954)
5. In October 1954 the price of rice in Chinchiang (N 24-541 E 118-34) was JMP
1,180 per catty. Ration cards, good for three months, had been issued in
August in order, according to the Communists, to reduce wastage because the
Communist army would soon invade Chinmen and Taiwan and the rice would be
needed to supply the invasion army. The ration cards were issued at the
Chinchiang Cooperative, where the hsiang government officials checked their
records to determine the proper number of dependents for each applicant. A
family of seven was allowed 400 catties of rice for three months. (b)(1)
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Comment. for what purpose these donations
were made, but it is probable that they were for the relief of summer
flood victims, since a drive did take place in some parts of China for
this purpose during August 1954.
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