WORLD FEDERATION OF DEMOCRATIC YOUTH DELEGATION VISITS CHINA

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• Publication Date: December 21, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION coNFIDENTiAL CONNIDEt r lAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Political.; Sociological; Biographic
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PQBL'TSHED Ho-fei, Shanghai
DATE
PUBLISHED 24 Sep - 10 Oct 1950
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The 40-odd members of the World Federation of Democratic Youth
delegation, now touring China, arrived .in Peiping on 23 September
after having visited a number of cities in North China and the
Northeast,:,-In all places.they.were given rousing welcomes. The Ho-
fei newspdper lists the names of the delegates. The US representa-
tive on the WFDY delegation visiting S1 nghai gave greetings from a
US organization.
DELEGATION VISITS AGRICULTURAL STATION -- Ho-fei, Huan-pei Jih-pao, 24 Sep 50
Mukden, 21 September (Hsin-hua) -.. The WFDY (World Federation of Democratic
Youth) delegation, lead by Enrico Boccara, left Dairen on 20 September and went
to Hsiung=yueh Hsiang in Kai-p'ing Hsien to visit the Provincial Agricultural
Experimentation Station of Liaotung Province. The party legit Mukden for Peiping
the same night.
DELEGATION ARRIVES IN TIENTSIN -- Ho-fei, Huan-pei Jih-pao, 24 Sep 50
The WFDY delegation, composed of 40-odd youth leaders from various people's
democracy countries,,. arrived in Tientsin on 21 September after visiting various
cities in the Northeast.
FETE DELEGATION MEMBERS -.. Ho-fei, Huan-pei Jih-pao, 24 Sep 50
Tientsin, 22 September (Hsin-hua) -- Some 30,000 youth, representing all
circles in,Tientsin, held a welcoming celebration for the WFDY delegation on
22 September 1950.
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Huan Ching, mayor of '.Wien+ein, and Chang Huai-san, secretary of the
Tientsin Working Committee, China New Democracy Youth Corps, gave the wel-
coming speeches, The welcoming group was then addressed by the following
delegation members. Pu-la-fu LPulo?77, Fo-tao-wen fTudolven?7, and Wei-ssu.
Llliis and the subsequent hyphenated names are Chinese approximation of for-
eign names7 representing youth of Cuba, USSR, and US, respectively. All
three indicated the need of uniting the youth of the world to oppose the war
of aggression being pursued by the US imperialism, and the need to increase
and support liberation wars in colonial countries.
WORLD YOUTH LEADERS ARRIVE IN PEIPING Ho-fei, Huan-pei Jih-pao, 24 Sep 50
Peiping, 23 September (Hsin-hua) -- The WFDY delegation arrived in
Peiping today after visiting various cities in the Northeast and the Tient-
sin area,
Some 7,000 people were at the station to welcome the delegation. The
welcoming group included officials from the All-China Federation of Democratic
Youth, China New Democracy Youth Corps Central Committee, All-China Students
Federation, All-China Federation of Literature and Arts, Sino-Soviet Friend-
ship Association, China Committee to Defend World Peace, China-Foreign Affairs
Research Association, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Central People's Gov-
ernment; and People's Revolutionary Military Coun.:il of the Central People's
governments.
Liao Ch'eng-?chih, chairman of the All-China Federation of Democratic Youth,
gave the welcoming speech, which was answered by Enrico Boccara, leader of the
delegation.. Vladimir Semitchastny, member of the delegation, and the secretary
of the Central Committee of the Komsomol, extended greetings in behalf of the
Soviet youth to the youth in China. He said, in part, "There is no doubt that
the two largest units of the WFDY -- Soviet and Chinese youth -- will exert
every effort toward contributing to the work of strengthening the democratic
camp and establishing peace."
The delegation later held a press conference and attended a banquet and
musical entertainment, sponsored jointly by the All-China Federation of Demo-
cratic Youth, China New Democracy Youth Central Committee, and All-China Stu-
dents Federation..
DELEGATION HOLDS PRESS CONFERENCE -.- Ho-fei, Huan-pei Jih-pao, 24 Sep 50
Peiping, 23 September (Hai.n-hua) -- The WFDY delegation held a press con-
ference in Peiping on 23 September 1950.
Enrico Boccara, chief of the delegation, introduced the delegation members
to the reporters. The WFDY delegation pointed out that it had come to China
principally to participate in the celebration of the first anniversary of he
founding of People's Republic of China, to congratulate the great victory and
achievement of the Chinese people, and to make them known to the peoples and
youth of the world. The members stated that, in the light of the present aggres-
sion of US imperialism against Korea and Taiwan, the delegation can see the
strong determination of the Chinese people and youth to defend world peace; con-
sequently, their might can be told to the youth of the various countries.
Boccara stated his impressions of the visits to different cities in the
Northeast. He praised the.effort and achievement of the people and youth in
the Northeast in reconstructing their fatherland, and the machinery and techni-
cal assistance given by the USSR.in rebuilding China. "The young partisans of
peace of the democratic countries of the world will Know, on our return, that
they can rely on Chinese youth, determined to oppose imperialists to establish
peace," he added..
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WHO'S WHO IN YOUTH DELEGATION - Ho-Pei, Huan-pei Jih-pao, 24 Sep 50
Peiping, 23 September (Hsin-hua) -- The following are the members of the
WFDY delegation now visiting China:
E. Boccara -- Delegation chief; secretary general, Wr'DY; Italian youth
representative,
R. N. Ebbels -- Member of the Executive Committee, IUS (International
Union of Students); Australian Democratic Youth representative.
J. Ekbatani -- Delegate from the IUS; representative of Iranian Demo-
cratic Youth,
V., Semitchastny -- One of the secretaries of the Central Committee Kom-
somol.
L. Ilina (female) -- Director of the Young Pioneers Department, Central
Committee, Komsomol.
Fo-tao-wen ZF-udolven?7 -- Managing editor of the Russian edition of
World Youth, official publication of the WFDY.
Chun Chong-hwan -- Representative of the North Korean Democratic Youth
League. (Two other members of the delegation from North Korea are on their
way to China.)
Vu Xuan Vinh -?- Vietnamese youth representative.
Goralski -- Secretary of the Central Committee, Polish Youth League.
Ssu-wu-po-ta ZSkyora 7 -- Chief editor of Nlada Fronts, official publica-
tion of the Czechoslovak Union of Youth.
Ha-erh-mo-t'e ,almo:d?7 -- Member of the Central Committee, Free German
Youth League.
Stefenescu -- Member of the Central Political Bureau, Rumanian Working
Youth League.
La-tu-ch'ia-no --? Editor in Chief of Seanteia Tinerului official publica-
tion of the Rumanian Working Youth League.
P'i-erh-man , illman?7 -- Hungarian Working Youth League representative
Ma-na-fu-fu [Manahov?7 -- Chief Editor of the Narodna Mladezh, official
publication of the Bulgarian Dimitrov People's Yout League.
Pu-ch'a-li fPucha]i?7 -- Secretary of the Central Committee, Albanian
Working Youth League.
Natsogdorzh -- Member of the Central Committee, Mongolian Revolutionary
Youth League.
Sang-ta-ko -- Member of the Central Committee, Mongolian Revolutionary
Youth League.
I-shih-han (female) -- Professor of the Ch'iao-pa-shah ghcybalsan?7
University in Mongolia.
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Guha -- Chief of the youth section, Anticolonial Struggle Department
of the WFDY; Hindu Democratic Youth representative.
Ssu-la-mei-t'e /Salamad?7 -- Indonesian Democratic Youth representative.
T'a-la ZDalai7 -- Burmese Democratic Youth representative.
Guibert -- Member of the Executive Bureau of the National Committee,
French Requblican Youth League.
Maiorelli (female) -- Member of the Central Committee, Italian Communist
Youth League.
Tu-t'ieh-no -- Chief Editor of Nuova Gioventofficial publication of the
Italian Communist Youth League.
Wei-ssu (female) -- Chief of the Students Department, Working Youth League
of America.
D. McAnns -- Chairman of the Executive Committee, American Progressive,
Youth Association.
Nettleton -- Chief of the Organization Department of the Central Commit-
tee, British Communist Youth Corps.
Mai-ssu -- Representative of the Unified Socialist Youth League of the
Republic of Spain.
Yang-tsai-lu -- Representative of the Unified Socialist Youth League of
the Republic of Spain.
Chi-po-lo-ssu Kiplosi7 -- Greek Democratic Youth representative.
Man-su-li-k'o-pa [Mansulleyasan?7 -- Iranian Democratic Youth representa-
tive.
Mo-ha-la-mi ZMohalami?7 -- Syrian People's Youth League representative.
Pu-la-fu rPulaf?7 -- Chairman of the Cuban Communist Youth Corps.
Ko-lo-mu -- Free Austrian Youth League representative.
K'o-la-pa Zc-larba?7 -- Chief Secretary of the Algerian Democratic Youth
League.
Fu-i-t'o ZE-yoti7 -- Chief writer of the Progress, official publication of
the Central Committee, Danish Communist Youth Corps.
Hua-mu-ssu-lei Comesley?7 -- Canadian.Defiocratic Youth representative.
Ming-ting-ning rMintinninj7 -- Finnish Democratic Youth representative.
Wolff -- Member of the Central Committee, Dutch Youth League.
Tai-ssu Guees?/ -- Brazilian Democratic Youth representative.
Mo-mo-ni [Mou b`.~ui Abdou?7 -- African Democratic Youth Congress represen-
tative. ?
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EXTENDS US GREETINGS TO SHANGHAI YOUTH -- Shanghai, Ch'ing-nien Pao, 10 Oct 50
David McAnns, member of the WFDY delegation now visiting Shanghai, and
the representative of the American Progressive Youth Association, issued the
following greetings to the youth in Shanghai, through the 10 October 1950
issue of the Shanghai, Ch'ing-nien Pao:
To the Youth of Shanghai:
American progressive youth send their fondest greetings to you. Our
responsibility in the fight fo: peace is very great, for our country is the
center of imperialism and war. We pledge to follow in your example. We shall
not rest until we together with you and the democratic ,ou?ch of the whole world
secure a Lasting Peace! Signed: David McAnns
REPRESENT FIVE US YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS -- Shanghai, Lao-tung Pao, 4 Oct 50
The members of the WFDY delegation from! the US represent the following
five youth organizations: The American Youth Struggle for Free World Associa-
tion, Southern Negro Youth Congress, American Progressive Youth Association,
and American International Students Cooperative Committee tall the above organ-
izations are appropriate renditions from Chinese characters/.
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