VULNERABILITIES OF PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROPAGANDA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600030254-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2011
• Sequence Number: 254
• Publication Date: December 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The moat dieagresab].e aafl generally unpopular aspect of the People's Government
policies is Iyang hsien is that of lead reform, Iyaag heiea, as well as the
cht,.r y'?~TM to which it belongs, Se e,II aaz?ariaa community and the populace arc
well aware of the effector of this reform. garmsra who were formerly tenaate of
the various landlorue dories the lYatioaalist 8egims have base du;,y ~raated
paresis of lsnd according to land reform regulattoaa,
sad their initial ardor over having llraa o: their owe has Qieaipate3 coaaplete],v.
f'omyulaary taxes Sn kind are ksepiag thV. at the atasvstioa level.
le:>.dlord system it wore a ccmowoa sad acs tad Ufa' the
a fam11,Y +redding oT aaniwra ~ practice for tenaata anticipating
Laudlorda seldom refuael a ra~ueet. Ia aaaie tioa~there waat~l a later Sato.
food, fe~,iasa exclsdea. laratere rya eutticient
to aye that tt;a lanalord ayetem vas o ~ 1951-192 caatiaed
lot. 3'ha; mould prefer to be teaaate fozKa landlord tha~~ ~~ theme present
hoaxed ty lead reform,
2, The merche~at class of Iyaag ie elowlsr beia_ lt,,,,e~..r.._ ._-.-
::_rch~.t: recei ~"----~ ~+ w~e^ asd regulatloae.
bureau for record ahlpaenta of clock moat praesat entire lot at local Lax
do i taxes. ~ prior do atoriag in shops. This effectively prohltite
dg ~B Thay must also make gut three receiute for ewrh_ vi. _
reterti~?~ :ne :cr cLLB~r, ~,~ ore for tsx bureau. This class of ec~= :v:
aster sntagonistic towards the Nationaliete and look p pie _~,,
upon that regime with ~u,.,;ina
3? The youth in lyara brier have profited from the advent of the People'; c~;~_,;;y~,t
due to oppor:uniY~ies for responsible ,~ott st an early age, They rcact4l ~e~??~,_
abl;, to the tenets of thin regime as the ox.ogi.ems developed, B,: ;,air i~jl w
g emp:red by too facts. The first was that they had ~cr;
cffere3 but they could net quit, sad thus their new freedom was shown to be
holloji. Secondly, ;he ,youth, being of a:hool age, were mentally alert. Whex tie
contradictions of r4.gime policy became apparent they were quick to discern them
and their curiosity raised doubts is their lands. This ie an importsrt lector for
anti-Commynist ;upper( which will ez,st only until such time ore the regime settle;
down to a lee? vacillating pro~?~ in its tax levels ~ob
ludicrous internal propag~a, a ~ ehiftiagj and often
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Most peasants in lysng heien have come to lentils that taxes and the draft;
se carried out during the Aaticnaliet Eegise; w.rw _,og aecos:ariy7 ~yy+oe6'sze
sr,A thst i~ ~~~ t~: nta_ u$ht Japan and vari0ue 1/ELr lOrde
v~...~ia~ i~.i-evaa LO anus t0
e::ch axttors wsrn? nead~, ilarr iuw opened their ayes. T~:e corruptior_ of tho
Astiorial?;st 8egime 1? not nearly w imports~nt to them as St hao bsca~me to
iurapoaos. Corruption, though not appreciated, ie a nat~~ral yheaomanon t~ the
Oriental, particularly the Chinese. Peassnt? 0 that they considered
corruption by Hationallst officials ae thiewfry but not oppression.
members. Illlterac is hi in I -- --""`?~~` "? vwm,cHUiei~ rar~y
Y ~? yang hsisn and such meetings effectively spread
AeF! and raarh . Y.w.,.A._ ...._.__~ _~ ~~ _ -- _ .. . _
dlneminstion ot'ner+s vas by oaear and cnwrn,n.n,.,. ....+