YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN RUMANIA

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CIA-RDP82-00047R000100490009-7
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RIPPUB
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S
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2
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December 27, 2016
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May 10, 2013
Sequence Number: 
9
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Publication Date: 
August 13, 1952
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/05/10 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000100490009-7 __ V 6.rLV V 11 1 VF R I S V S W 0LI Vr .L JDW V Urc1-li 11V1' Vti,l"ltl CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT COUNTRY Rumania SUBJECT Youth Organizations in Rumania PLACE ACQUIRED ACQU I RE[ DATE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE DF THE ONITSO STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING GF TITLE 19F SECTIONS 793 D 79{, OF THE U.N. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OP PfOF. LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT SY AN UNAUTHONIDES PERSON I! PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE-REPRODUCTION CF THIS FORM 12 PROHIBITED. NO. OF PAGES 2 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 1. Youth organ' s exerted a very active influence on younger Rumanians. there was no chance for a child to escape the power of these organizations for at the age of six every youngster was forced by social pressure to enter a youth group. From then on his life was constantly shaped and forced into the direction these organizations compelled. 2. When a Rumanian child reached the age of six, he was elegible for the Pioneers (Pioneri), a youth organization whose members were from. six to 114. years of age. Although membership was not automatic, it was, in practice, compulsory since a non-member would be discriminated against for the remainder of his life. For this reason, all school children joined the Pioneers, and came under the supervision of the political teacher, whose task was to indoctrinate them thoroughly in Communist theory. The Central Commmittee of the Pioneers was located in Bucharest,,, and the county organizations were directly under the Central Committee. These organizations were divided into different sectors; each sector corresponded to one school. In turn, each sector was subdivided into groups and each group corresponded to a school grade. Children were taught by Pioneer teachers to report anything in their parents' conversations which was said against the State. l.hey iere repeatedly told that their highest duty was their'devotion to Stalin. The Pioneer uniform consisted of black, short'pants, white shirts (or black shirts), and red neck scarves. The official Pioneer periodical, "Pionerul" was published in Bucharest. Each group of Pioneers had a"president,, a secretaryii agitators, propagandists; organizers, clarifiers (lamuritoril, and newspapermen (for the wall newspaper). TATE EJIF41 AX0 I ~1 1 K[ DISTRIBUTION Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/05/10 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000100490009-7 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/05/10 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000100490009-7 SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION the Union of Dorking Youth (Uniunea Tineretului Muncitorese - UTM). and-to remain in this organization until he reached the age of 25.; Again, membership was not automatic, nor officially compulsory, but There was no lapse of: state control over the Rumanian youth, for when he left the Pioneers at the age of 14, he was expected to join join us., but your conscience obligates you". This mild threat, _ of the officials of this organization; "Y?u are not obligated-- to all practical effect everyone -agreed with the -Yell-kno s however, would not have been enough to enforcemembership had there not also been the oDot rigorous persecution of those people who were expected to join. and refused. In spite of the fact that there was no practical alternative to joining this Union, intensive propaganda was exercised to get the desired Rumanian youth into this organization. Not all Y*uths, wwe accepted in the UTM. First, in order to be aeeepted,, a prospective member had to be a candidate for six months, probably to have his background investigated and his attitude scrutinized. During this period he participated in activities After the candidate had been proven reliable, (le, free from unwelcome connections with the past, such as bourgeois and anti-State activities) and had shown hia -elf to be a good prospective member, he was- admitted into the Union of Vorking Youth. The new member took his oath in a secret meeting, and received the red membership booklets This booklet, <ho i was carried at all times on the person, could not be shown to any ne, including authorities. The penalty for breaking this rule was dismissal from the Union. Members of the ! were students (no one was admitted to a university ass a UTX member)', industrial and white collar workers,` farmers `and all members of the armed forces? -All members paid a- monthly fee '(amount untnown), The Union had different perio4icals, one of wish was the "Young Worker", ' (Tanaral Nuneitor), published In Bucharest, F_~ -end- SECRET/SECURITY INFORMATION Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr2013/05/10 : CIA-RDP82-00047R000100490009-7