COMMUNIST HANDLING OF SUSPECTED PERSONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200430007-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Co iet Handling of Suspected Persons
DATE O~.STR.. 19 JUL 50
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suggestod that he was under once arrest, a possibility that surprised no one4l'.:
3. In some cases however,, an arreotsege whereabouts can be determined by his f i--
ly or friends through good ton cti.onsa For a le, in February 1950, whe a
person ac ed of being a isfector to the Fationalists was arrested in Makd?a,
one of his friends was armosted on suspicion only. The friend's brother was
soon told that the suspec{, was ne13., was not politically involved and would be
released upon completion cif the investigation of his accused associate, Far,il7
and friends of the saspeot were impressed by the unusually prompt report,, but
they still had to wait foot entht for his release.
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In Co ist China, when personro are arrested an suspected political offenders,
inquiries usually produce no info tion on them, For Instance, a Muu3ghai
resident was arrested in Borth ' hina in 1949 on specified charges and detain=-
ed for five months, during whicii time nothing was heard of him, even inquiries.
hai officials were an&'jared with a tcnaes and orders not to interfere.
When subsequently released he was warned to state only that he had been a greet
of the goverment.
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had not actually been arrested,
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CONFIDENTIAL
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Approved
P R e .et1:9909/09 : CIAA
CLASSIFICATION