POLITICAL INFORMATION: KOREAN ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONALITIES WITH CHINESE COMMUNIST AND SOVIET CONNECTIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 28, 1947
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CENTRAL INTELUUCE E GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COUNTRY' China
SUBJECT Political Information: Korean Crgani7atiorLs and
Personalities with Chinese Communist and Soviet
Connections
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1,, During the occupation of Mukdsn by Soviet troops, Korean political groups and
associations were organized., and the following organizations emerged:
The Youth Corps ( ` 4'I )
The Korean Emancipation League
The Independence League ( ) ;+
The Sino-Soviet-Korean Friendship Association
The 17c men's Youth Corps (- .- . j?) )
All these organizations were organized and sponsored by Korean. Cc munizts in
Mukden and maintained close liaison with the Chinese Communists and the Soviet
armies during their occupation of P lukden .
2. The following personalities, all members of the Sino--&wet-Korean Friendship
Association, were the most active political leaders in the other organizations
of which they were ambers
CH'A Il p'yang (f ), leader of the Korean Emancipation League;
at present in the Tunghua (125-57, 41.41) area.
CHOPN Niing-il (t 4,r - ), leader of the Independence League; at
present in North Korea.
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CH' DE Rini-san (#?, ELI ), chief of the Youth Corps; in the Tunghua
area at present.
CU' QE Sun (4 '! ),, a a member of the Youth Corps; at present in
North Korea.
YI Tong-kyun C t ), a member of the Youth Corps; at present
in North Korea.
3.. The following personalities were members of the Sincr.Soviet-Korean Friendship
Association; it is not known whether they were also member's of the leagues and
groups reported 'above.
CH'CE Yon--sik (1 ); at present in Inch' on (126-3$, 37-28).
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KDK Sung-won at present in the Chukchlom Jong
district of Seoul.
TUN Sang-ho at present a government official in
North Korea.
YI Sang-tae (17- 1~ ; ~-); may at one time have been the head of
or a worker in the Intelligence Department of the North Korea
People's Corr ittec.
YI Ch'cl (
now Yong sng
The S o- ov et?-Korean Friendship Association published ' yPear1e Tire=
( A. ) which was an instrume at ca political activity and propaga ida
KI24 Sung-won was the Chief 1 ditor.
After the Chinese Nationalist Army occupied L;'ukden, the orge.niz ationr lescribed
above were dissolved; some of the members went to North Korea, some possibly
into Chinese Communist-held territory, and some went underground.
The following.are personalities, at 'rre timF. members of the organizations
mentioned ao:.ve, who have gone underground and still remain in the Llukdern area:
KIM Ho-yang (), former Chief Editor of the Youth Cons Nec-rs
KIM Chong-sik ( 1K. j ), former leader of the Youth Carps 4
CROKG Tan-ha ( Tr j j?~ ), former editor of the Youth Corps Nevia.,
KIM Ch am ( h? ), formerly a reporter for the Youth Corp News;
now a reporter for the Northeast Korean News,.
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YI Hyo-suk formerly Chief of the Viomen's Youth Corps
( - - t -- 110 ) .
KID: Sang-kon former x ember of the Youth Corps.
CH'A Song-um ( w ), former member of the Youth Corps
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CM & ng..ok (, i~?) f ormer],y Deputy. Chief of the Youth Cc rps .
CHCi Tae-&. (f 4), present Deupty Chief of the Youth Corps
and ]reader of an underground organization.in Mukdena
CHU Na~e-sok /3 wiz ), former member of the Youth Carps.
H ! g ( ). former member of the Youth Corps; 0
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