HUKBALAHAP ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002500260007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 22, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Philippines
SUBJECT Hukbalahap Activities
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1. Hukbalahap activity in the areas of Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija continues
to be widespread, Direct killing as a part of raids ip now accepted practice
and kidnapping is common, particularly in Pangasinan. Huk activities in
Nueva Ecija, where the Huks are over-running the whole area, are so violent
as to make it entirely unsafe for Americans.
2, The leading Communist in northern Luzon is one Mirador (fnu). This man
operate. in eastern Pangasinan- aaxl western Nueva Ecija, He is a labor
leader and-has some connection, supposedly, with the government. He is
connected directly with the Huks and operates with them. Huk groups, with
one or two exceptions, are directly connected with Communist leaders and
and are apparently following Communist orders and instructions.
Many local police officials appear to have link connections and are dealing
with such groups, both in order to preserve local peace and for personal
reasons. For example, a lieutenant of the Dagupan.. Pangasinan, police
department was seen to meet and remain in friendly conversation with a full
truck load of recognised Huks on the outskirts of that city. As a result,
the truck did not enter Dagupan nor did arr of its occupants.
4. One Huk leader who does not seem to be allied with Taruc and the Communists
is Colonel Romulo,* who operates in eastern Pangasinan. This man appears
to restrict his activities to local affairs and problem,
5. The following pass, issued by Htskbalahap leaders in Pangasinan, was used
successfully by an American traveling in that provinces
"We the Huks who are members of-the (PIEF) have visited some of
the barrios in the Municipalities of Umingan, San Quintin, and
Santa Maria de la Pela, Province of Pangasinan, P.I., who came
from Pampanga, Tarlao and Nueva Ecija, for the purpose of enhancing
our mission for the sake of peasantry throughout the. Philippines,
According to our studies about the peasantry situation here, the
particion of palsy crop 70-30,, which is approved by our government
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is not yet taking into effect. As such we hold mass meetings with
the knowledge of the barrio lieutenants for the object of explain-
ing to the barrio folks that they must urge the overseer of the
Hacienda of Don Ricardo Gonzales, Don Pascual Ramos, the Municipal
Councilor of San Quintin, Pangasinan to make particion crops ?0-30
into effect in favor of the tenants. We added too that in asking
for this particion they must mmm use terror or violence so that the
government will not sag we are against the constitution of our
Republic.
"We found that the demand of the peasants under Don Pascual
Ramos who is the overseer of the hacienda of Don Ricardo Gonzales
was fulfield.
"The example shown by our comrade Don Pascual Ramos gave
great enjoyment among the peasants. As such, we hope too that the
other overseers of other hacienderos must follow the footsteps of
Don Pascual Ramos, Municipal Councilor of San Quintin, Pangasinan,
because this act will open the door of peace and order in this
province. 0
"We then the Hulas under the (PIEF) extend our humble thanks
to Don Pascual Ramos and Don Ricardo Gonzales too for their good
will for the troden masses.
By
Col. Ponce Romulo
PIEF Staff"
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of the uk pass, end of paragraph number 5.
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