CHINESE COMMUNIST INTEREST IN OVERSEAS RELATIVES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012200180001-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY China
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.~. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
DO NOT CIRCULATE
25X1 SUBJECT Chinese Communist Interest in
Overseas Relatives
REPORT N0.
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DATE DISTR. 2 June 1952
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
In about December 1951 the Chinese Communists were instructing relatives
of overseas Chinese t? write them saying that: everything was going well.
and China was making great progress and suggesting that money. be sent
home,. They were not to say the money was being extorted. The letters
were to be delivered to Chinese Communist representatives for mailingb
Both incoming and outgoing letters had to be cleared by Communist postal
censorship authorities-?
In December 1951 FANG I (2455/3b15)l, vice chairman of Fukien, organized
a group of Chinese Communists to investigate-those residents of certain
Fukien communities who had overseas relatives. -The communities included
Cheuanchoia (118-31,., 24-51~) and Changchou (117-~2, 24-32)4 These Fukien
residents were req~.ired to give their name, addresses, ages, occupations,
party affiliations, and connections with the United States or Nationalist
Government.
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In February 1952 LAN Han-Ch'ing (4691/1383/32302, assistant chief of finance
of the Central and South China Military Area; FANG Fang, chairman of the
Kwangtung Reform and Reeonstructian Corrunittee; LI Ch'ien-Chung 0621/05'78/
0022), head of the Kwangtung Tax Department; and others were asking .residents
of Hsinhui {113-06, 22-34), Chungshan (113-36, 22-22), TQaishan (112-4g,
22-15), and other hsien about their overseas relatives in the United
Stites and remittances from them,
on 18 December
Q~SIiRN TO ~.C~~~'a
area to ask families there to explain to their overseas relatives
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTINGTNE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OFTITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794,. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS ANENOED? ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT GY AN UNAUTN ORI2ED PERSON IS
PROH IBITED DY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROX IBITEO?
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KUAN Han-chBing, FANG Fang, and others inspected. the hiangmen (113-06,
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. bFF~CIALS ONLY.
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the absux?d1.ty of thy: ransom rumors, to prnhib.i.t them fr~orn ~skixig f"ox?
n~c~~sey f:~am overseas Chinese, t? arouse an*,~?~r~eri.~an feelings, end to
~l:i.rnz.riate ~orx~~.~tiQr~ ~.mc~ng land refearm wnr~ex?s,
25X1 lv Cesento giereafte~?, Chinese eabl? rode n~~snbers w~.ll be
25X1 20 ~Comment~, ~A~f ~Ia.rxm~hoing has ~.ls~ bc~er~ gi~s~,~n as s,ssiwtant
chi~s~ nf~ finance of the Centr?~l acrd Seth C~~.ina T~:~iitary Ax?ea~
C?NFID~I~'~TAL/CUI~ITROI, UaS~ G~?P'I~;I.~l~a 0.~,'t
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