WHY AND HOW RED CHINA WAS DRAWN INTO KOREAN WAR ?

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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 BEST COPY Available 6/17/98 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release FAR cASTERN CULTURAL P. 0. BOX 1778 KOWL00 CABLE ADD "FAIRCO" HONG KONG @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200826001-8 IS ma leEd States itie is, USC, Secs, 793 and 7 I which in any inkinor to an unauthorized p y law. oMaim;informationeffectIndthiniftlialthlfinn ? im the moaning of the plematie an:mission iniirdhIMPr *by g,D4_,POW abOWIP "c By P. Wane On Pulletin No. 3 50X1 irtr.icommojt,.. 11114 Security In NTIAL 'or; eew Itith nufficiert date et hare, wo have reesor to believe the the eorear ioar which broke out on June 2e, 19eC, was a teeealieertar experetoriet wee meted ey tee Kremlir under the irresistihle urge of epeeueation and thaf tee eee-e-eal levol-erert of Red Chlre? under tle guise (:f eoluneeers, into the war "as sr irprompte. Around 1050, Joseph rtalir ear pleesed ard proud of thn Chire-e C.,zruniet succese in the ealnland. It hed strergehened hie 'belief ir the cenquer of Acta. wee preoccup- ied with the ?reeler) of hce to terry out eir fuedemeetel erirciple--t-ever suggerted by 0eorge kaleekom in leee erd was adoeted by tetelie and tee Pelithu-e of the T'olereevik Party--of guiding the decision of the eaten:etc coueeeeee to help tee 13!..-1,Insr Conrvr-Trts jr coreclidate their tceeliteeiar.rule atd hc te)101d,hie firm r1 ncr tlic new iant setelliieb it W"B eeeerdee 1- PrPle ae a prilielarv wert rfeIle pe'eetively accomeleeeod for the next-expanrieniet mcve,2 The Soviet "sior esc rc e'57 -"e'es fundamental principle le ,ecalleg eith the eatellite ccunteeer the erre.-- eeecee. In hnedlter the PAr Zest, there wa:.! oririsally no cILIIgc or nry ire"-Itte-. le eee eentrereg the erenlee ir eNtrorrely enrcernee with the eneelepeeee of Corrueire ten the tneeeere erees, end it etring herd to easter the work_neoi 1-ie pIe te rflr_e, /he Minene Commurict cortrel,:orce of ofunar-r, in the Fer :nee he,nu-cieneehirese treaty cf snc concluded, on Feh, 14; 1950 was en outreande-e dip1n3, of mart ef this -fteasures Poor rnortha atter the Centleeicn cfthe reaty of allierec, tee forae wPr sterted. The IT.rtt Keeeer. Celememeniete end tlee lainere.cor=urirte wv,re tIrowe. 1,sto the war is eueerrin. Ii 4?1"t, "th there "ev "toilette everteiee were not etrcrg 1st, end they )'ed net ettaleed the eeneiticre-rto le in the .P_OeitiOn to eircehree teeir eleeior in the 'text exeeesierect ter--er required by the iforeeatd resolver poltee. The Keerlie'e sueeer alteration of lee fixre etraeeev and its orberhine or such eezereeue war were epperertle eneouraged 1,7 +t'E fellOWIrZ nitut+464 The withdrawal of the Americer troops from the South lorca we* cemplated in April, 194e, teen liehaeor? eewretary of the US Seste tepartrent made a etatereet in Januery 1950 that South Korea war at of tiS defence perljetir4 rOuth Korea we not Inclued in the Point Four Prcgrar; reeortr on U3 pottwer eeretilizatior arid the dietereed eeelirr towards war emcee the American people are the government furnished be +he teoviet emherey erd ie agents, the attitude of lockrard-see teken by tbo 1j6 kovernmeet eurire: the Chirt!'co civil war; te Fotiet exPOrts or Far East were of the opinion that the eireorieel rclption and cemmercini irtereet hetweee Fouth Yorea and' the United r4.rter we7, rue, les- -4ro_ficft,mi than thore hetween ChIrr 'rid to ,1.114tOd rtittes, and so the 2-rrrfoor rovern, zill not pay a e^etly price to demoretratt Its cereern toward. toeth Korea; eeeeeeretee report on the eccomplishments of eetting up' thehorth Korean army by tee ioviet Kelitery e:leseor . . in North Koren) in order to accomplish the right-wing arrAngesterit for lee nrcielenere of Japan, Uarehel) Valintovsky, the supreme coriMender of the Rurelar troops 1, eer east, had made recommendation and given encouregiMent to iererltr. The conbinetion of all there constituted an illusion on !nd7rt. He strongly believed that United States would not interfere direetly i- the next .ker Lentern war,, Undor the pryeheloeical effect of no bothering, he Icldle etertee teis eepanstonirt war under the cloak of a civil werv At the orert, %rib Korea's ecti-mted =ill-Lary strength coreisted of sere 1-0,000 regular troops, about '5,000 of Korean troore under maeor perrree Lee -11ni,,kArbp ors- ally attechee te Chireee Commueltet Army, and al-out 900e of yrung local militia totaling apiroxemetely e149e00 rer equippee rift lee Yak pierce, 170 ee-tori rerlium te-e01 2r 10-tor light taeke and lr erershipe of medium and email ',tan. ThOr r,-sr.vo (irCudire those uneer training) tees est"re+ed at aboufeZ:etreeTTeo*p wtienet- jie excess of 420,000 mon. (Among them, save major eenerallIWIWilrgeleeeneeeee'LMACSexperienee Only is scui Ie r interest of your analysts. lt does not v5oxit dissemi- Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 eeeorce- Declassified in Part: Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 C A , F::,rs CULTURAL SERVICE 0. acrA .778 KOWLOON CABLE 1-DO "FAIRCO ? 1-1,71`,G KONG emitted in the ehineee civil err, the reet erre ;tele , ee by 'Ole Rureienri Ir comperieon with one 120,0e0 South Korere trocps as ter object of etteck, they held 19-t overwhelming rupremecy. A force of ruse superior eeuipment and etrereer comlont etrergth other than the South eorear troopt was cp-erently not inclodfd in teetr poesiele ealeuletion. The ruddeh comebeck of the American troops to perticipetf in the ,Weree of Korea was entirely out Of expectetier to the comeunlete. In the aiddle of September 1050, the Korean core-runlet meir force weir eerehed nrd sae forced to bid a general retreat towerd the eteth Parellel. The Lorene cemmunist troeer then eurtaited eseualtiee rf about lee,Pee arid were taker privonere to an epereximete figure of 100,00C. There were almost no ereck erocpe left to fight ee effective delveine action. North Korean :.'rerier, Kim Il .:)utg made an emerperey appeal to Morcott ned reWiee rempeetively requeeteng them to fulfill their miletary nlliencer hy eereing rrteforeceen- to his rercue. At that time Mcsems nne Pekire seemed to hove no inq-ediftf efois1-0 tenlit" Until September My a Mueden conference wee held .et the ukeen nellroee cueet under the auspices Of the RueeienS.The attendance incleded'I'forte 7r.01-B4'? :rerr Y_m 11 Sung, the'Ruesian Mershel Uslineeeky veld General Sivorovsky,' erd the Ghinese Commerst Generel Mien (un-Chin aed General Lin Pine. The nature of the 0r4 r' eer merete review of the critical eituatior enusee by North Korean defeat ere in excharge of view,. the technical Papeete of eeeietine North Korea. The obteteee dete -how tl'Ett tepre vere re- binding resolution e adopted. Th nimum requirereets roughly eetireted by the three deletions fOr an effective viability on the thee Korean trot creeisted of ee diviri ee. (shout (0C,CCC men) 5CC warplanes, 100 tanks, two devielore of heavy ertillere red reef able quantity of other weepoes end an al undent eupely of ermunitioe. The Russians hod made a pledge that the Soviet Covernrent wcule 'teen cerrieer the suerliee of ,-tirpleerc, heavy arse and ammutiticne. North Korea wets to supply proviriere eee nart cem-TrIc:7? tion tools, (In fact all these were impelled later be Chinese coreeiriete thee-eleer, wed Red China was to give men. Tee principle of divieior of lebor referred to iv, the noneommittal teles bud eeiefle helve no the blueerriet of the Ohirleee-euesier 4%ereerent on Assisting Korea concluded In Porbt, .014 Oceober e, eanwhile, Chinese top army leedere expreered vergert vieee On di scieteree to Korea by sending troops. There were chiefly two tendencies. (In feet it ie e matter of M di difference on ?Picnic?) and there Waa no existence of distinct oreeeitaticer) rhe leederr ef the alleged right-wing coareevativee are General Liu Poheehrng, the ecord Field Amy Commender,and Generel,CheneI, the Third Yield Army Gemmeedereeee t'eay ere locked he General Chu Tab, the Supreme Commaeder of Rod Army. ;tile the dee!: en eend the opiniore of this group are as fellows, It is most inadvisable to plunge into an ir'ternatiorel war wher reeorreruetior wee not yet under way after a long-drawn_eivil leer, and Femmes end renctionery force werc still in existence. Amen it 4* extremely .tecteeere, elaborete, cennieerettore and well. Planned ereearetieue ere required. They iympethised with North Kortl,'r entieeggr seim war and might consider various suitable weans of aesietance oteer then "direct particieetienw. The A-merit:tar imperialist threat to North betel 4n- could probehly averted by neutral countrier through dielonatic. channels. In cect of filure, it will provide them with a pretext for vending expOltionoi fcree and tPuaouo* their morele. The Korean peninsula is surrounded or three aides be vetere end WithOut fufficient navy in operation (navel suprorace vas or other ellee) it le too ficrlt for them to cormend a victory. (unless with an sir eupromeey strew, Peelle% to curb ell the enemy revel aetivities). The pooerepbicel rtrip of the perfreule le no gore for their telented tactic,. Rigid poeitioral werfere would lend edvertagee to their enemir in better equipment and corwuricetion and vice verge. ?y1 outrieht Pertieipeticr in Korean irer give them no Freund for muddling through in ease of Fq/YrrIleot*"revrt ritrO. eereet, and weele provide the American imperieliets with an meleea to invnee tee reilleee: 4r no euffteieee navy and modern coertel defeme eortificetirre for the Jeer elleere eoret lier, there will be no effective defence egeitElettack by eremy fror the ,sen. Phe withdrew-al of Wdhi of troops into Korea would rauce the (10ferwef rtrenrth alcnr the coeet ad the rC1.c0.0 I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 507Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 P. 6 13.0X 177e KOWLOON' coeo..E ADD. "FAIRCO" HONG KONG Ths 'tT PO erp tont c donee 'i11r ore viet r..,r1 action, 4 war to t4ono).1itODy ibenn4 , air el. ebsU I ; p r rill rint ry *r u- -:rrpr , A/ I ti,ritc*,1r-rit or. 01,1r0 t-dvance .!,-sc ey !!7.t. cfci t7le }, e.. vivo" he Eva.' et ty.t 11. rtiolos i ono ttio tt# to4 tor cort, fIrtp pteriof .0 colt. he n000t vs lorrtit-t, elrer r tr, r. 0 ec nr,Orl c Oql. VIC 11 trt tyf t.17e itt roc vieter..! Id cut Attr*0 r oolrogyt ren ,urilv =lot t' foilvairq 001v0veti k Alcreemer* Valt c0nclue,d ir thr rtrtr rrctlqe t thirnr *act to 01ho roe ry flii CerfrIf e, tz-211 ? VT 4-1!-T h Ma lnlond . &4i *,.,;., tt 11 ne np., i.itetriss. 0061/Inf ce--itr 6d t 1.-10 hr t-' kr-or,,a-_,-, wtcr. Act! _ IVO rz rrnn vex 9 the tit ittYt cEt Lt C 43. v?- ?iietICOrear -6 trap Orrell e n-i.ri fl I not dr I cr too f'^'T"Ii ett_ IPO ,rto.kt? tric tkidir ft; cca. SECUIIIIY I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ '50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 A. lin a le- ? r,re,rns Li ,iii -rim A I _ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 - r. tiwk / r. vv it CABLE ADD "V'AIRCD" ONO /CON G A tenIt tf*m tad 50X1 boon ltdaPted in the sixth Plenary EesSion of the Chinese Cernmili y 'There era it stipulstor "eight hours work, find thie most furf,rmental clear the erbodiment of thee, ialkOrtear working class by the Pr $y laid down in the plat for the sake of the civil wa deselaPs revolutio a e reeoluti.ce 'in conneettint'veith the 'mbar problem. , filer-ease- at wages, relief of uster-ployment, etc". is . ... . - isbar policy of the Chineee ' Contemn! st Party in 1.111i . ocurenti. It is in unrietelable pledge to the Chinese ... r conditions ,will be improved to the 6tandard as ConatOrilet cla,..oring eltigav"--', tli'a vo-rki."F class, had exerted in their great efforts, end Ourire . ,., ectious lies end inieh lihrrtv to 1.-elp the edlY, tl'e worki?qe, class ted in the process of ted by the Party. ten: Of the reepien out rn,e+et , *hat . - - . , elestirt Pe the Cinient 'imprevfxt the in Olti'lr Ple the totes t 1 one c'ipensn eonditio , that you is ,ave, and d 00110 data eotrperetive study. there is little Industrie] eh* is itione of 0* look, the Jest one, k, tV0E made cans of demand the sa or ar-y the ve been .twro4uettons of yeteit 'the.'"ers of waves, th reqtairee quota. r tc.accsrpliTh the et display Of th the Fact sumfbor to cossplete a This is the highest 010,410..-00. less the aerie. In addition, they ars and "learning. grPu0*?rs.', These. workers' spirit snd to linliet ow their. matter hoe reluctant, they hos *1tnitiv but sosoalled "progressive Society * dares to *hos to three hours are spent on these dot es. One is eons six hours in sound sleep for day wed" nigh*. After liberation, beearee of incissant overtino and overestrentrth work, the percentage of death, siekneee, and accidenti ettires contains infoomation affecting the nettonet c'efen.s This uflei '?'ton for US Wefts of the United in the meaning of the etolonne Only is supp f.0::?-4141 1r" "A- fif "title 18, USC, Secs, 793 and ansmisslon or r 1111W Nidysts. it ttr, 50X1 of which in any manner to ast onauthorized also the Axed poriodo Gottori ow the pet has t 60 reunds. other factories are !acre or !cultural recreation activities" * to comfort the g exhausted, no tiIxte in them. Because in a f being legged behind. Two ered lucky enough to have Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 Declassified in Part Sanitized Copy Approved for Release e, 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-6 FAR EASTEM CULTURAL. SERVICE sox -trio cikate APD: cO ,HOMO 4titaiG Via akla workfciii evidently heading an upward trend. This the Ali eilectis by overvtime ad overuietrength work. lrailarad by tho,s?4404,orli of the Shanghai p ere familiar with the prObles, the figures sing is outstanding. le the three tablas. As of the months of hOna reached its zenith, the rates of death, )1 *est _reeerd. .We ear see what a devastating effect eases of intense emulation. - I i?"6/1".8ot.WOrkInS ikOrkr. *net be accompanied in La considered to be au act of eXPltitation if no ng .14 ours or if no reduction or oosoo is Toll owed ahmnsible Oat on the one hand it is reduetten of wages.'ewt this has teterrewt. Ass In the case of _eta put a S they merely tcoepted the ges by the workers themselveit. Government and .41K 17, Private factories4k- under the *audition "factories Managed by workers therselvee to foreign owned factories, they have nor* thr itliled lalor, draw Cording to to stistlar sompiied la the volvrtary rtouest, tri average to a low lOwine tall* rrovidee a eortrast between n of wages, for the last two veers. workers_whe,hof' owoaaartad or aaaftnt of not at MAPS *triad is net reaer4ed in 4410., table. I these 100 ,units, the take-how. !poor fft 270 catties of rice two 'uis Of ilOthos made iicbed nditior for the The tol.lov!n&ree tendency reflects members tote U?mpi1eyent i* b4ati Ow,. 4 fest.T4.s r lusty* to intained. b41$11. rectal of the oaruniet eg power, pi.Aceordirg to the ?Shangbal nanufaaturers, the ?QM. the lay-off or pstri-otime Pt fled some work livinre 2* re total of 245 *obi registrati they will he es3.tS in th they Because of the sevtst afore**. of istieremediary businessmen, the meher of the *fines which appl Commerce ihareaut Shanghai eseetlot ef Ilieineee has rams torior le LU tee, so the p oyed. As of February asral Labor Union shows a played who evade s remote frontiers or for this category. "exterminating the to the Industry and d a record of l3,0000 Scriiovni #,, Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release LR EASTERSI CULT AL; ?P. 0. rIOX 7KOWLl C. ABLE ADD '''EAIRCI:>" HONG KONG SECURITY 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 56)0 , There mill he more ai4lica?ts, as 4 eaplt of the "Anti-five" campaign.Assuming each firr has a staff of rix persons, then the total will be over lnop000 persons. By adding this figure to the rev's-terve firire- of the Unonl-Plored tn industry, the total of the unemployed in Lhanghei will be around 1501,000 persons. Aios administored by the corMI/nirt for the relief of these groups Of unemploy- ment ere: General Labor Union is to iseue,n Potties of rice plus the relief fund of J.U.P. 4P0.000 (1044.00) to ji' pmrson'per !tenth. It is A sort if subaidy. It ill hardly enough to mintain the mini rd to living. The relief fund is not paid out from the gosernr.ert coffer. It le Ievi frOr the worker On work and the erPloyere. Each working man hat to denote Of..: hv tO the f'4 Of ' 1 benefit and the employer o to-_- e"' *peaking, it - - is the rorkerc h Coneid.ring they pay no money for tho relief Ito' e trying by all means to salvowiping out unemployment 1. To replace isbruary men. Lyon by ties to leave for To force t do .ini ler mork of * 4, To orga the unties.) coed area in it. k- use t f t re t 11$o- *up* for cofleetiw to the earens ?r a heve. so far yie lkire of jobs. sir rested little ins Iy e s tit `to tbi e to e total of problem oInt centre at Shanghai. The above m three year of their workers' starshard Of enforcing is stplerp "eight houre work platform. tven worse from the slaved labor ria II rule ? a we can find in 'the ng the working sites at, er heir oit lug more surplus *slue Orting t, heirt?tC$ of' ne eatteir SECURITY i Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 414;:.,Ii19, Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2913/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 FAR cASTERN CULTURAL SERVICE P. 0 BOX 1778 KOW LOON CABLEAQ.0 ',FALIRC0" 140fG They obviously- attempted geou ,fait-*00-011/Plow Let' ue:eie eh' consnePtiPh after.teentrotwo? ndititte eaPtiwee end WOUN- The Or exPehdittlie- 1/3 of "ited, the erneh" a lois! UfOp sustained-i 50X1 willtery With two rpl bftter *r, In Koren witv.. Russian', Ilei Native rroup, rt 1ev and North lel as ? b we no hope ofrhte vietory and continustion of Koreer wet ia of no par+ teu2rir fleolleo to Red Cbjyte The Soviet rnion in fact her no irtertior of caning out to isael the fifrht against aggression. LV0/1 It the wer e7terds to the malrlsrd there i te guarantee that the :..eviet Russian will rot treet the Chinese communiete with On Reel attitude al thew did to North Koreans, that the Chinese communiste feer moat tar than their losses in Korean war, Is whether thc flames of Korean war will enuif the mainland. They admit that 'tat Protests china mainland mow le the fragile ps-e I preasure-..-the enemy thinks that an attack on the mainland will drew the great Per bethind Curtain into an allout war. Naturally it is not a reliable and effectives protection. ValSethie eonsideretien undergoes Om hp or disappears, the ioxisting navy and coastal fOrtifications sob hardly put u; an effective defence t ottelek by superior air force and navy. Therefore, they are in fever of anappariune and to ifetaan var. &ueh * %rolee ariessatiod in the spring of lest year, but reached its anith in *lune and July thie year. ** batiorrs that thin opinion will gra4fly oryntallao I nto * Toroa auk uoat probably it icalrookely 13eriously refleeted in the recent hinesealtu alefrt?a Jairt- ended in itoemsow, We have to Mi In the recent bring an Opportune enti to Soviet Rueeians have pr reconstruction and details The conclueion wee'ren ,pportune end to Korean war by the .Ch .-Inans support the neceseary sentimatiettr Ge concessions from th*, allied army, ss the waatorn na -------- 41...44-ano , reltabl ePreod In Priboiplo to d Chinese refine/at, the r plan on woonamia ettlement. Both Russian/ and the Chinese communist p !ntegeo an all for the nd aobioweamit of velar preliminary SECURITY, iiO Declassified in Part-Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 i'AR EASTERN CULTURAL SERVICE P. O. BOX 1778 KOWLOON CABLE ADD "FAIRCO" HONG KONG ???????? ???=. WNW.. ."111011 1.11.1????? ?????????? ?????????? ..11???? $ ekt r s 0 11111111111 4111E1116116411 Milt P. ita piiitag32.242212Mt: aritiMiliZZIESEM df.e .2 40 -744 Z200 2010 /lot, Allki /2' a 7049 d'or .00 ro 40 a ???????????.... ....N.M14,1???? ??????01MYMO?MY iNk.,??????.? 2.32o 'a bz Ass amarit-A %Taunt gazaalt.--itip-Atirirann-2gamat 12t7. 1111111111111W21 TANI slodlialt_hanstaLss 1.2rkerra... (1) Deaths In the labor horpifals ars recorded, and these al home &re rot included. (2) Deaths of workeze commercial firmr or rhope do not belong to this ceteFory. ;t only shows the derths of Indurfrisl workerr, In the Ta1jle,2. Monthly retouLaf_ stestiatutx_a_Datullai workALAA (1) Those who are not hospitslizOd are not in- cluded, (2) It shows only the patients of induetrisl workers. (3) Thore who consult with the old-fashioned Chinese doctor! are not recorded. zijaita,rantaix_rjularLst JUlaidauti_waliniLdtwX.U.timi- Natal It la a total of the wounded caused by inci- dents and the disabilities caused by serious wound. 50X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 F. Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8 .. FAR EAS1ERT .CULiT RV ,,, Ili Er KO WL:00 CL CY -PA 102CCV: , , HONG KONG f 4,4ni cost ___________ (I) i;ect unit ie epprwimniely equal-to j.).1-P',$.200. At official rate, every 100 %/Mit- et*-e iPProxixtr t1y *Oil to Hr4134 ? (In fraa market,,it ia Mae than HK$110.) or about U5$20. ) prom Cotobar, 1949 to iebruary 1952 the real WrgeS have been reduced by 537. etronp. Fror the wages 10. wil1 be deducted for lmbor union fee ere unemployment mutual benefit fund. (4) Froviaiolel eollafienr 41 PP "Rerift U.:. end Ale Koreitt 7 bite pir-ploree are Frne" "P,trietic n" att., will take away 12;4. of 11,e so theleorkere ' take-11pme pay ie orkinite td $g as of OctAte. it, I49 workirf hours ad,,Iirsgas es' or retrory '0:52 40n I KITS weAVI kriffitt Uetry wool tttduiiiy ciy ilaductrY ir" rGIAYitrY rubber ft cry paper mill soap rectory shipping 1rwty elsotri peri appliarcie Total Noe of in ?04114ttlom in Pe -time 1/ P12 118 25 7 24 28 1.C1 S62 on -4rf 67 284 351 ,la 20 22 13 1:0t 867 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release @ 50-Yr 2013/07/16: CIA-RDP83-00423R000200820001-8