POLITICAL INFORMATION: TIENTSIN NEWSPAPER CRITICIZES CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000800850006-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: September 4, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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Political Information: Tientsin Newspaper
Criticizes Central Government
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September 1947
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can 24 March 1947 SU Lien-hsl (y ) ), Secretary General of the `Tientsin
Icuomintang Office, made a speech to-his staff In which he stated that the
I Shih Pao (loca i. Catholic Social Welfax e Daily News) is almost daily jo a-
damning the corruptness of the Kuomintang in its editorials; that pay-,a must
be recognized as rue; but that the staff must take some action agairit the
I S 4h Pao for tho a criticisms which are not true; It is believed t.aat
YANG 'Luang-ling Chief of the Propaganda Department, wi.3.L take
some action as do-man by HSU. Y,,JiG has the reputation of being the most
extreme rightist in the Tientsin Kuomintang.
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2. 1 SI Pao has n rer received either written or oral warning from Ch' "'M
authorities, but It is believed that the Presi .ent 0 4 Field .headquart. in
Peiping has exprn3sed dissatisfaction with and resentment against th lentsin
I Sheri. Pao for pu fishing certain editorials bitterly criticizing the ,;.Vern-
gent policies. 'e1:ae editorial was "Go Amy, T. V. Soongf4, and another -;aaa one
dealing with the .'ocent For asan rebellion in _=hick the government o e ` eye
and ad rai_atrati- i in Formosa was ruthless criticized. According to
chief editor of I: Shih P'ao the paper is not afraid of political press.
and. will continuo to present editorials which viil give the true pie ;.;,
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On 27 March the local Newspaper Association received an order from t cial
Bureau which inst,ucted the Association to take great care in publlia. _og the
following news: ~;a) Military reports, in order to lessen confusion i the
minds of people. (b) Economic statements,-.1n order to prevent any fa ., ;~ flux
or chaos in the ar~:,;rket. (c) Accidents involving United States Forces. in
order to avoid my. agitation which might be prepared by the Communist Party.
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