893.00B/3–2048
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received April 6.]
Sir: I have the honor to enclose for the information of the Department a copy (in English translation) of a document40 received in early February from the Peiping Information Office of the Executive Yuan on the subject “Conditions of Communist Bandits in the Northeast”, setting forth certain information in regard to the Chinese Communist organization and Communist policies in Manchuria. This information, tinged though it may be by a certain amount of Kuomintang bias, contains certain data of real value in respect to Communist organization and policies.
The document is divided into five sections, setting forth respectively the political establishments, economic situation, cultural works, local organizations, and manpower sources of the Communists. It will be noted that, according to this information, Kiamussu is used as the political center and Harbin, as the main political advance post. Schools, factories, military training centers, hospitals, et cetera, are reported to be located at Kiamussu. Peian, Linkou and Mutankiang are noted as other important centers as regards military affairs. In respect to the economic situation, the report notes the existence of Communist buying in the Nationalist rear. The so-called “cultural works” are in main concerned with popular education and propaganda with the emphasis naturally on the revolutionary effort. The report sets forth in detail the nature of local Communist organizations established for the purpose of controlling the population, and reports on the process [Page 163] of carrying out the popular trials and liquidation which have been characteristic of Communist procedures in Manchuria and elsewhere. Finally, the report gives due acknowledgment to the success of the Communists in obtaining an adequate supply of manpower for its armies.
Respectfully yours,
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