WORK OF THE UTN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-01036R000200020013-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2010
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: March 30, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Rumania
SUBJECT Work of the UTN
MID DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFEND
IF THE UNITED STATED. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IS, SECTIONS 79
NO. OF ENCLS.
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THIS is UNEVALUATED INFORMATION REPORT NO.
1. The UTN (Uwiunea Tineretuliu Ns*citereso) is in charge of all youth activity
in RU Zia, despite the (fact that most young people are not members of this
organisation. There is, however, every inducement to join, for, in schools,,
factories, and shipyards, the Utemists are always favored. UTR activity reaches
into all aspects of Ramaaian life.
2. The UTM has view extended its activities to include the army, working
especially among groups of young recruits. Those who are already Utemists when
they reach the r errtit depot are expected to aid their comrades In the army,
in other words, to train them in Com manist ideology. This amounts, in practice)
to comdemmsing the western Powers and denouncing any of their associates who
are not cooperative is observing party decisions.
3. The Utemists are particularly encouraged to work on the peasant masses. The
reason is that peasant boys reach the army without having had adequate
political instruction. Nest of them are passive reactionaries. During the
elections of 20 Dec 53, for example, the gtenists worked hard in military
units, especially on 3sndays, in an effort to get the troops ready for the
elections. In some centers there was a*`,agitation point for every hundred
soldiers.
4. In the cultural domain, the Vtemists use every possible method for plcoduoing
a new mentality. What they want is an attitude opposed to nationaliaua. Every
aspect of young peopleis life is analyzed. Every aspect of working hours is so
controlled as to bring it into the Marxist-Leninist line. Workers are expected
to read "Soanteia," "Mamoa," and "Seanteia Tineretului" (.park of Youth); then
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DATE D I STR. 30 1kr 1954
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continent on then on the Party line; and finally to sell them.
Wall newspapers
~}are written by the Utemists themselves. These papers, called
Liar do arete fall into several categories:
A. some are devoted to important days in party history, such as 23 Aug,
7 Nov*: .40 Dec, I May, etc.
b. Another Is the Bulletin of ARIAS (Association for Links with the Union
of. the Soviets).
c. Bulletin of Utenist activity
d. Bulletin of domestic and foreign policy
e. Bulletin of labor and production
f. Sports bulletin
6. The Utestists take charge of the Coltul Roqu (Red Corner). This includes circles
for propagandist study of socialism, Communise, social classes, the Church
(wbioh, of. course, Is .oppasH). There are also literary circles, which study
Soviet literature, either in'translation or in Russian. For a teacher, to
be a Utemist opens all doors, On the other hand, a teacher expelled from ATM
carrot got a job in any school, primary or higher.
7. The Co aiats give great attention to sports and the physical education of the
young. This is considered a part both of labor and of the defense of the
fatherland. The Vtemists arrange big excursions, lasting two days, to the
?as ntai.ms, or, the ae1e. These ;coat little, since the larger part of the espensea
is itfrey.d :by the labor Coetederation or by some regiomal ?srgsnisatiee. During
thheso trips those is mob propaganda work, in which young people take past..
8. The v!i also manages ;Mbi13asation of young people for voluntary labor. This
helps with public utilities, putting up decorations on holidays, etc. OTp
also seiaas the:e$u$ien'to do a little propaganda? when the masses are mobilized
for sere special DNN-se.
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