INDICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL VULNERABILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04864A000300040025-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2002
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: February 26, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY COMMUNIST CHINA,
SUBJECT INDICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL VULNERABILITIES
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CPW Report No. 37-A -- COWNIST CHINA
(Jan.' 12-18, 1953)
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Although Russia is credited with making possible reconversion of charcoal burning
buses to gasoline, the theme of close Sino Soviet ties is noticeably deemphasized,
suggesting that pressure from above impelled the two-months campaign to build
Russian prestige, with a collapse of the movement once the pressure was removed.
However, increased emphasis on Korean war problems is noted, with the Resist-America,
Aid-Korea organization lying the groundwork for an intensive campaign. More
concern is expressed for preferential treatment, and for concessions to women to
induce them to work. In the war itself, extravagant claims are made for front-
line propaganda, described in detail. Chinese troops are represented as safe,
happy, and well-fed.-in contrast to the hopelessly miserable U.N. forces, and
imminent collapse of American war efforts through home-front pressure is suggested.
This confidence in victory probably will act as a lever to force new sacrifices
from the burdened Chinese through the coming RAAK drive.
Concessions to private businessmen still are reported, but occasional reminders
of the Three and Five Anti's campaigns also act as a threat to induce cooperation.
Basic construction receives expanding emphasis, and an illustration of how this
drive will affect consumption goods supplies is gathered from an admission that t;
Northeast Petroleum Administration has "out its normal purchases in half" to
provide equipment for basic construction. Government departments are condeed
with growing severity for failing to make demanded personnel transfers.
New efforts are seen to clamp down on cadres, speed up indoctrination, and ce tra1ize
controls. Shanghai newspapers come under rigid "coordination," centralized radio
control grows, and Peking takes over the publication of reading matter in mincritr
languages. Implementation of the People's Congress and local people7s assemb.ios
is admitted by Government leaders to be a practical step to make propaganda more
effective, as large areas of resistance to Russianization still exist. In the
border areas the PU apparently must carry the burden for some time to come.
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