YOUTH MOVEMENTS IN KOREA

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00047R000300010002-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 29, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Youth Movements in Korea
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Aside from the university student groups, there is a definite youth movement in
Korea. The activity seems to be activated along the Nazi pattern. Although the
movement is found among university students, it is by no means limited to students
but is widespread through Korea. Its leaders are of the adult level.
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give ground, at least in some minor matters, to this movement in order to gain their
support in the election.
Other than this movement just mentioned, the normal student governmentII ir1Ko.re,a. are
not organized as they are in the US. For example, there is no National :cadent
Association. However, the student groups that do exist are recognized and enccrnnaged.
by the Ministry of Education. Also, one finds the YMCA and the Buddhist. St,.-,., e t Union
movements at the universities.
Of course overt Communistic groups in the schools are unthinkable, nor have we been
aware of any consequential or definite underground communistic movements :along the
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