POLITICAL INFORMATION: SINO - RUSSIAN NEWSPAPER; RUSSIAN EMIGRANTS ASSOCIATION RELATIONS WITH THE PAPER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000600780002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: June 19, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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COUNTRY China
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT Political Demotion: ?lastAmagan_numear;
Hessian 4migrante Aaeociation Relatiorm with
the Paper
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1, The first edition of the Ainp-?upg News,s4par apyeared on "Russian Easter"
13) !.pril 1947c, 1s,000 copies mere distrituted m the premises of
the Russian Orthodox Cathedral, 55 Rue Paul Henri/ after the Itaster Services
2. The aims of the newspaper are the maintenance of friendly cultural relations be-
tween the Russian Emigrants and Chinese anti-Communist circles the deefense of
the interests of the Emigrants and as a counter measure against eureent Soviet
propaganda. The Russian Emigrant community has been without a news raper since
the closure of all Emigrant publieations (including the :5hanaheea7a) by the
Japanese,
3, The Siacepasianilawamter is published by Archdeacon Elasey CHAO, A Chinese
citizen associated with the Russian Orthodax Cathedral, (See pareiTeepa
The office of the newspaper is on the premises of the library of th( litAngtal,
Zigrya at 918 Avenue Joffre but the paper is printed at 55 Rua Paul Henri. CHAO
has several Chinese assistants- most of whom are of the Russian Orthodox faith.
nese individuals received their education in the Fekine Russian .-eehred.ox Eis-
elor and at the Russian Emigrants High School in Shanghai. Ilieoly 'AErl ie the
e:ficial (honorary?) editor of the newspaper? (See paragraph C), he is the son
of Father ilian 'aX, a Russian Orthodox priest ? The unofficial editor is L. C,
Saasoovsky-Grott, a correspondent for oevera3 Russian nerspapere _n the United
Aates? The secretary of the nevepaper is K, A. Gheleta, RussiaeErigYant, mem-
JUT of the Russian Emigrant Youth Organization and a professienaJ1:curnaaist,
laos L. S. Yarikoval a professional advertising- agent who as connected with the
qaapehfli_Zar-Ta for many years, is the advertising manager? She ie also advertis-
ing manager for the phipa Daily,Tailvne (Kuomintang-sponsored) English language
daily in Shanghai.
a" The SineeReasign rewsxftiem is sold through Emigrant Russian Libraries, newspaper
stalls, and by news peddlerra, The current price for one copy is I;NC $19000a it
-.1.e expected that the monthly subscription price will be CNC 1U2,000, However, be-
eause the continued appearance of the paper is uncertain no ealce campeean has
been undertaken.
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