POLITICAL INFORMATION: DISSATISFACTION WITH KIM IL-SUNG'S REGIME

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000600430001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 2, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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1. Wealthy elements of the North Korean population have lost
faith in KIM Il-sung's of-transferring 9 ib~ ) government. They 25X1X6
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Korea. Capital is being secretly transferred to South Korea
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through Antung. Some persons are transferring funds to Antung
under the subterfuge of buying goods there.
North Korean farmers had heard that the Chinese Nationalist
Government was making personal loans to Koreans in Manchuria
through the Korean Representative Group. Many farmers then
migrated to Manchuria and were disillusioned. They are dissatis-
fied with conditions in both Manchuria and North Korea and feel
insecure.
The jobless loiter in the streets in large numbers.
RHSE Sing-man's visit to Planking; caused considerable comment
in North Korea. Many Koreans felt that this visit had great
significance and that possibly the future of Korea will depend
on the results of RIM E's visit.
The Government in North Korea has recently taken severe steps
to repress political discussion among the people. Talking
"politics" on the street or on the telephone is forbidden
and heavy penalties are given to those so charged and convicted.
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