1. CONDITIONS IN IHSING, KIANGSU 2. TRANSFER OF PRISONERS FROM WENCHOW, CHEKIANG, TO NORTHERN KIANGSU

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• Publication Date: May 11, 1953
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its tr&nsmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT 1. Conditions in Thsing, Kiangsu
2. Transfer of Prisoners from Wenchow,
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THE APPRAISAL OP CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. In early November 1952 only a few shopkeepers in the sing (N. 31-22, E 119-4+8)
area were able to mftke a profit. Most of the goods for sale, including almost
half of the cloth material, were imported from the USSR.
2. After the Communist land reforms, each farmer in Ihsing received one and one-
half mou of land,,which could produce about 1,000 catties of rice per year.
Of this, amount:, about 500 catties were suitable for grinding. Of the 500
catties, 200 catties were given to the government as tax.
3. The Public Security Bureau had charge of census-taking in Ihsing, but census
books were also kept by the ch'u (0575) governments, the ts'un governments, and
the Farmers Associations.
4. Anyone who wished to move from one hsien to.another was required first to
obtain permission from the hsien public security office. If he wished to move
from one province to another, he was required first to get permission from
the provincial public security bureau. This bureau based its decision on
reports submitted by the hsienpublic security office. Applications for removal
from one place to another were first submitted to the'ts':un government, which
relayed the application to the hsien or provincial public security bureau. after
the local Farmers Associations conducted the :initial investigations.
5- On 22 December, 4,000 prisoners in Wenchow (N'28-02, E 120-l+0) were sent to north
Kiangsu to join in construction work. being carried out along the Huai River
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tional Defense of the United states, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, sections 793 and 794, of the U.D. Code, as
amended. Its txbnsmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by :an, unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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1. After establishment of the Kiangsu Provincial Government on 1 January.1953, 1
the Kiangsu authorities took the following action:
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The Chinese People's Bank (Chung Kuo Jen Min Yin Hang, 0022/0948/oo86/3o46/
6892/5887), Kiangsu branch was set up in place of the original Nanking,
Su-Pei and Su-Nan branches.
b. The Su-Pei and.Su-Nan Joint Broadcasting Station was changed to the
Kiangsu People's Broadcasting Station with the same wave..1e:.dth of
345 meters and frequency of 870 kilocycles.
c. The Su-Nan People's Press and Su-Pei People's Press were consolidated
into the Kiangsu People's Press. Another Kiangsu: Monthly Magazine
Press was established to publish popular literature, and its inaugural
issue was published at the end of January. The New China Daily
(Hsi>i Hua Jih Pao), Nanking, expanded its "Letters from the Readers"
column to include the entire provincial area.
d. The original China Department Store, Nanking branch, was reorganized as
the China Department Store, Kiangsu branch. The Nanking Pirchasing
Station and Wholesale Center and the sales department of the China
Department Store were consolidated into the National Nanking Department
Store. The China Department Store, Kiangsu branch, had seven wholesale
Centers: Nanking, Wuhsi (N 31-35, E 120-18), Hsuchou (N 34-18; E 117-16),
Chenchiang (N 32-12, E 119-28),. Nant'ung (32.02, E 120-52), 'f'.aihsien
(N 32-29, E 119-55) and Huaiyin (N 33-35, E 119-05). An auditing system
was put into force on 1 January.
e. On 2 January the Kiangsu Monopoly Enterprise Corporation at Nanking
was established to take the place of the original Su Nan an.d.Su~-Pei
Monopoly Enterprise Corporations. A ,new Kiangsu Agricultural Machinery
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Supply Center was also established to meet the requirements of the
national farms. This center had started to make preparations in
the early ;part of December 1952 and should be able to assume regular
operations in the spring. It had 120 tractors and 642 cases of modern
implements under repair and being tested. Forty-five technicians and
workers ha&nbeen transferred there from other jobs and more were to
arrive after commencement of regular operations.
f. The Kiangsu Provincial Government became a joint operator with
the owners of the former privately-owned Tahua (1129/5478) Theatre
Corporation, Ltd.
g. The Kiangsu authorities consolidated the Nanking Labor Union, the
arrangements committee (sic) of the Su-Nan Labor Union, and the
Su-Pei Labor Union into a Kiangsu General Labor Union. HSIEH
K?o-hsi (6200/0344/6007) was chairman and WANG Chia-yang (3769/1367/
2254) and CHANG Hsi-cho (4545/6932/3820) were vice chairmen of the union.
2. On 5 February 1953 three sanitary movements were launched in Kiangsu, to
be conducted in two stages. The first stage, from 5 February to 14
February, was to emphasize individual and house sanitation according
to popular customs. The second 'stage, from 14 February to 4 March, was
to reach its climax in the signing of collective and individual sani-
tation pledges. Nanking had completed its preparatory work by 3 February
and was to carry out its scavengery program from 4 to 14 February, with
emphasis on education and the management of food% sanitation.
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