PEASANT UPRISING IN HUNAN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900780008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL I LLIGENCE AGENCY, REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Peasant Uprising in Hunan
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DATE DISTR. 1.5 June 1951
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1. On 13 April 200 peasants armed with swords and led by CHOU Ko-chuan
04' y , I ) attacked a rural government office at Yahsihsiang (e 117
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Hanshou (111..57, 28-58), killing a militiaman and capturing the chairman
of the rural peasant's uniofl and four public security personnel. At the
one time another group of 300 peasants armed with swords surrounded the
public security outpost at Yuchiang (M 'i, )y about one li from Yahsi-
hsiang. They killed the platoon commander KU Han--ch'er;g (; j it 15 ), the
deputy platoon commander HO Chang-yun (4q Z ), and 15 privates. They
also captured over 20 rifles and freed 110 prisoners.
2. Ori 14 April the Communists mobilized 2,000 troops from Hanshou, Tuanchiang
( ji 7... ), Ch' angte (111-32s 29-02)., and Iyang (112-20, 28-43)9 and surrounded
the, Yuchiang area. In fighting which lasted a day and night, CHOU Ko-chuan
and 17 others were killed. Other leaders, including HSU Heien-fa (* )
WANG Tien-pao ( k YANG Jun-ho HSIUNG Ting-pang
), and HAN Kuang-k 'uei ( )., and or 580 peasants were
captured. The Communists also found a roster with the names of 1,500 peasants
involved in the uprising at the home of CHOU Ko-chuan. Theme peasants had
been organized into a religious body called the "Society for the Study of
Religious Philoapphy," with a platform opposed to oppression., grain levy,
and military conscription.
3, st peasant uprising was incited then rural cadre members of Hoiheiang
( Sa) f) recklessly arrested over 30 local peasants, including HSI12
nin ( ) and HSIEH Hai lin (ft j, . A _),O on 24 March on a charge of
being Wationalist agents. then other peasants vasre unable to obtain their
release, 600 of them armed with swords and hunting guns surrounded the
rural government., and released all +,he prisoners. Over 800 public security
troops from VYukang (fie , 1i ) and Hoihsiang arrived to suppress the riot.
After a short fight the peasants were dispersed but over 360 of them were
arrested.
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is document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIA.! in accord anco with the
letter of 1C Octctcr 1E373 room the
Director of Central Irz:e;is-lence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 200CLASSIFICATIQ
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