1. RECRUITMENT OF TECHNICIANS AND STUDENTS IN KWANGTUNG FOR WORK IN NORTHWEST CHINA 2. CULTIVATION OF WASTE LAND, KWANGTUNG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008600290007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 12, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT N
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SUBJECT 1. Reeraaitmerct of Technicians and Students in
Kwaaagtung for Work in Northwest China
2. Cultivation of Waste Land, Kwangtung
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1. Since 1. :September representatives of the Chinese Communist Ministry of Fuel
Industry In Canton, Mechelen (116-13, 24-19), Swatow, Chiangnesn, and }isiying
(no-24, 21@11) have been recruiting unemployed technical workers and
,students between the ages of 19 Pand 25 for work In coal mines, power Plants,
and oil refineries in Northwest China, The students will be riven a shot
trainirk; in Ktwengtung. On 4 September a total of 150 men in Orton and
Chien had applied for this work and they are all scheduled to take
qualify1 g examinations in Canton on 12 September.
2.. In early August Srangtung authorities began a "cultivate waste land to
increase production" movement to raise food production and lower agrarian
discontent In Kwaugtung. Farmers" associations in Kwangtaang are leading
this movements which stresses the following-
as Those who cultivate waste land will be exempt from government 'Land tax for
threes years.
b,. Those who cultivate land formerly, .tivated but now wasteland will be
exempt from land tax for one year.
c. Those who desire to cultivate waste land but have insufficient funds to
purchase rsecageary tools can obtain small loans from farming and
forestry sections of the hsien government at -39 percent interest per
month.
In late Asst 200,000 catties of rice In Chea cha i (113.-26, 23-O1})
warehouses will be sent to Macao and will be bartered for military par-poses
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