POLITICAL; ECONOMIC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600250995-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 995
• Publication Date: October 12, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
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SOURCE Hein Kung?ehang- eh Chang-tale (New Industrial and Commercial Policy),
Horn Central Bureau on Rectification of Reckless Leftist Prectlces
In response to inquiries iron the Tai-yuen--Yueh-yang Regional Committee con-
carning the latest rulings on Communist policy, the Shansi -Ropah-Shsntuag-Hw=
Area Central Bureau issued the following instructions-.
1. In all cases where middle-class farmers have been dispoeneseed, they shall
have their possessions iaediately and unconditionally restored. If their citizen-
ship rights have been impaired, such rights shall immediately and unconditionally
lie restored to them.
2. In the beginning, an ezemple was na4e of pertain truculent landlorde and
wealthy peasants, as a warning to others, by completely dispossessing them of their
holdings and abolishing their place in society. Such a policy, however, will not
do as a permanent one. Coneequeatly, all landlords and wealthy peasants should at
once be given the ma-is of a livelihood and no excuses will be allowed for failure
to ocaply with this instruction. In the final distribution, those people must be
given the same holdings is all peasants.
Any special restrictions that have been placed upon them must be immediately
removed. If their buildings have been closed, tuey must be restored and returned
to them.
Landlords and wealthy farmers must be allowed to join the mutual aaeistance
groups, not only for their own benefit, but for the enrichment of society.
A serious mistake was made in the past of slaying the.. people or donyiag
then the right to exist az individuals.
Local cadres must stop the practice of declaring maectetl law or operating an
secret police. The requirement of travel passes must also be discontinued. Every
effort suet be :;.Z.9 to promote :hA efforts of the people to carry on trnGe. Free-
dalm of movement is onu of the essentials of growing trade.
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4, All force of corporal punishment, such as beatings, use of fetters, forcing
people to commit suicide, beating to death, etc.; must be abolished.. Law offenders
must be properly tried in the people?s courts. No sertancea may be carried out until
the higher authorities have passed on then. Death by shooting shall be the only method
of execution. Corporal punishment is a relic of feudalism which the CCP duet abolish,
5. All industrial and coxneroie_l enterprises, including those of landlords and
wealthy :Garners, must be fully protected. They shall not be seized and there shall
be no wrangling over property poanesaion. The invest ants of lanndlorde and wealthy
peasants in industries, cooperatiTee, and shops must be welcomed am evidence of
progressiveness. Those proportion that have been expropriated, but are still intact,
must be returned to the proper owners and if they nasd additional capital for develop-
uent, the authorities suet grant then loans at very low inatsrestt or no interest at
all. In cases where the propertia, have already been divided., the authorities aunt
compensate the former owners to enable then to establish new enterprises.
Owaorm of industries or shops who have fled the area should be persuaded to
return to resume operations. During their absence their promisee must be protected
by their representatives, or by the government.
Propertytr KV officials,, or notorious oppoeare of the people 'a rovement, aunt
be taken over by the adainiatretive or border region government or their subsidiary
offices and never by private inlividuals. Such confiscated properties must not be
distributed but must be operated by the government.
6. Enlightened landlords and gentry, who approve of the struggle against the
United States and Chiang and are in harmony with the lend reform policy, should. not
be antagonized, but must be led to unite utth us. Every friend is a source of strength.
A similar policy should be pursued toward intellectuals.
Proclamation of East China Combat Command on Occupation of Cities
1. In occupying industrial and wining areas, the supplies and equipment found
must not be disturbed. The commander of the army unit to guard property and no one
will be authorized to remove any property without an order from the army commander.
2. All railway end communication equipment and supplies nuot be guarded and.
kept intact.
3. All property of the four great families and EMT officialdom shall be sealed,
protected, and reserved intact for future disposal.
4: The possessions of all individuals who do Lot oppose military operations
and who are law-abiding citizens must be protected.
5. All cultural, educational, and philanthropic organizations and institutions,
sheth,nr public or private, trust be protected.
6. All law abiding foreigners, including missionaries, without regard to
nationality must be protected.
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