Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480002-2 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE : 0016 THE DOCUMENT REVEALED: IN RECENT YEARS, SOME SPONTANEOUS MASS ORGANIZATIONS WHICH WERE NEITHER OFFICIALLY REPORTED TO NOR SANCTIONED BY GOVERNMENT ORGANS HAVE SPRUNG UP IN MOST PROVINCES, CITIES, AND AUTONOMOUS REGIONS IN THE MAINLAND. THESE ORGANIZATIONS CARRY A VARIETY OF NAMES, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: THE ALL-CHINA QIGONG ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DEMOBILIZED SERVICEMEN OF RURAL AREAS, NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF URBAN EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO RURAL AREAS, ASSOCIATION OF URBAN PEASANTS AND FARM WORKERS, ASSOCIATION OF URBAN UNEMPLOYED, ASSOCIATION OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS, ALLIANCE OF RURAL NONFARMING HOUSEHOLDS, AND ASSOCIATION OF VILLAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND JUNIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS. ACCORDING TO INCOMPLETE STATISTICS, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS APPROXIMATES 50, WITH MEMBERSHIP VARYING FOR EACH AND EVERY ORGANIZATION. FOR INSTANCE, THE ALL-CHINA QIGONG ASSOCIATION CLAIMS A MEMBERSHIP OF SEVERAL MILLIONS, WHILE THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DEMOBILIZED SERVICEMEN OF RURAL AREAS ALSO ASSERTED THAT IT HAS RECRUITED SEVERAL TENS OF THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS. EACH ORGANIZATION BOASTS OF CLEAR-CUT PROGRAM OF ACTION ((SUBHEAD)) THE DOCUMENT WENT ON: ‘THESE ORGANIZATIONS CARRY EXPLICIT SHADES OF FEUDAL SECRET SOCIETIES AND HAVE VERY STRONG APPEAL BECAUSE OF THE BANNERS BRANDISHED BY THEIR LEADERS: "TO PLEAD ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE" AND "TO FIGHT FOR THE MEMBERS' LEGITIMATE RIGHTS." IN PARTICULAR, SOME ORGANIZATIONS APPEAR TO BE SUPERFICIALLY APOLITICAL BUT HAVE IN FACT PUT UP ORGANIZATIONAL PROGRAM OR PURPOSE OF ACTION WHICH CLASHES WITH THE RELEVANT LAWS IN CHINA. FOR INSTANCE, THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DEMOBILIZED SERVICEMEN OF RURAL AREAS HAS OPENLY PROPOSED "TO GARRY OUT EFFECTIVE WORK IN ORDER TO SECURE A JUST TREATMENT FOR THE COUNTRY'S DEMOBILIZED SERVICEMEN IN THE RURAL AREAS." MEANWHILE, THE PROGRAM OF ACTION OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF. URBAN EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO RURAL AREAS STATES: "TO CARRY OUT RELENTLESS EFFORTS TO URGE THE PARTY AND GOVERNMENT TO CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THEIR WORK OVER THE PAST DECADES AND TO OVERTURN THE UNFAIR TREATMENT INFLICTED UPON URBAN EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO RURAL AREAS." THE EMERGENCE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PRESENTATION OF THEIR PROGRAMS OF ACTION IN ITSELF REPRESENT POTENTIAL FACTORS OF SOCIAL UNREST. "NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF URBAN EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO RURAL AREAS" POSES FAIRLY BIG THREAT ((SUBHEAD)) THE DOCUMENT SAID: FROM THE START OF THE 1950'S TO THE END OF THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION, CHINA TRANSFERRED MORE THAN 20 MILLION URBAN WORKERS AND EMPLOYEES TO THE RURAL AREAS. AFTER CIIAOS WAS ENDED AND ORDER RESTORED, A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO, AT THAT TIME, HAD BEEN BRANDED RIGHTISTS, COUNTERREVOLUTIONARIES, AND BAD ELEMENTS WERE REHABILITATED AND MOVED BACK TO THE CITIES; BUT A GREATER PART OF THOSE WHO HAD GONE TO THE RURAL AREAS NOT FOR POLITICAL REASONS BUT SIMPLY IN RESPONSE TO A CALL TO DISPERSE THE URBAN POPULATION HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE CITIES. TODAY, A LARGE UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480002-2
: - 6-00792R000200480002-2 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 inglA RDP9 PAGE: 0017 NUMBER OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE REACHED RETIREMENT AGE, WHILE THEIR CHILDREN ARE ALSO GROWN. WHILE THE DIFFERENT LOCALITIES HAVE NO PRECISE FIGURE ABOUT THESE PEOPLE AND THEIR OFFSPRING, AN ESTIMATE SHOULD PLACE THEIR NUMBER AT NO LESS THAN 40 MILLION. IF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF URBAN EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED TO RURAL AREAS MANAGES TO STIR UP THE RESENTMENT OF THESE PEOPLE, IT WILL NO DOUBT POSE A FAIRLY BIG THREAT TO THE CURRENT POLITICAL STABILITY IN THE COUNTRY. EVEN QIGONG ASSOCIATION SHOULD BE "WATCHED AT ALL TIMES" ( (SUBHEAD) } THE DOCUMENT ADDED: AMONG THESE ORGANIZATIONS, THE ALL-CHINA QIGONG ASSOCIATION QUALIFIES AS THE BIGGEST IN SCOPE AND COVERS THE MOST NUMBER OF PROVINCES, CITIES, AND AUTONOMOUS REGIONS. AT THE MOMENT, THERE ARE STILL NO CLEAR SIGNS OF IT BEING USED BY POLITICALLY HOSTILE AND CRIMINAL ELEMENTS; BUT IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH SIGNS APPEAR, IT WOULD BE TOO LATE TO TAKE ACTIONS ONLY THEN AND THERE, HENCE IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY NOT TO BE CARELESS. THE BEST WAY IS FOR THE CENTRAL DEPARTMENTS IN BEIJING TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT WATCH OVER THE PERSONS IN CHARGE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND OTHER DETAILS, AND TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THEIR ACTIVITIES AT ALL TIMES; SIMILAR ACTIVE MEASURES SHOULD ALSO BE TAKEN BY THE DIFFERENT PROVINCES, CITIES, AND AUTONOMOUS REGIONS REGARDING ORGANIZATION'S BRANCHES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE. [/eeeRI BEGINNING OF TAKE 002 HERRICK | REF: HK0806131292 HONG KONG CHENG MING CHINESE NO 176, 1 JUN///IN THE FUTURE. TEXT: (CTEXT)) ORGANIZATIONS BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELD GUNS FEARED MOST ( (SUBHEAD) ) AT PRESENT, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE DANGER COMES FROM THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DEMOBILIZED SERVICEMEN OF RURAL AREAS. THE CONDITION FOR ADMISSION TO THIS ORGANIZATION IS AS FOLLOWS: "ALL PEASANTS WHO WERE DEMOBILIZED FROM THE PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY AND THE ARMED POLICE FORCE SINCE 1949 AND WHO HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR VILLAGES." PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY UNDER THIS STIPULATION COULD ADD UP TO MORE THAN 20 MILLION AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN THE PAST TWO YEARS, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SO-CALLED "CLAN ASSOCIATIONS" OR LOCAL "VETERANS ASSOCIATIONS" HAVE APPEARED WITHIN THE ARMY AND THE ARMED POLICE FORCE. IN CASE THE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD USE THE EXCUSE OF SEEKING A CHANGE TO THE PREVAILING POLICY WHERE SOLDIERS FROM THE COUNTRYSIDE HAVE TO RETURN TO THE COUNTRYSIDES ONCE THEY ARE DEMOBILIZED, BEGIN TO MAKE CONTACTS WITHIN THE ARMY, AND LINK UP WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE ARMY, THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS THING. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT HOSTILE FORCES BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480002-2
: - 96-00792R000200480002-2 Approved For Release 2000/08/10 - CIA RDP PAGE : 0018 ATTACH MUCIT IMPORTANCE TO THIS KIND OF ORGANIZATIONS BY DEMOBILIZED SERVICEMEN FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1) THE MEMBERS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE HAD SYSTEMATIC MILITARY TRAINING AND ARE THEREFORE QUITE COMBATIVE. 2) THEY HAVE THE BEST ORGANIZATIONAL DISCIPLINE AND CAN EASILY BE MOBILIZED AS WELL AS ORGANIZED. 3) IN CASE THIS KIND OF ORGANIZATION IS USED TO CARRY OUT HOSTILE ACTIVITIES, IT CAN EASILY OVERCOME THE SOLDIERS SENT TO SUPPRESS IT BY INVOKING THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES. GREAT CONCERN WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS ( (SUBHEAD) ) THEREFORE, IT APPEARS THAT UNLESS THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE SUPERVISED STRICTLY AND SUPPRESSED WHEN NECESSARY, WE WILL BE HELPLESS IN CASE SOMETHING BREAKS OUT. THE DOCUMENT WENT ON: THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS OF URBAN AREAS AND THE DIFFERENT SPECIALIZED HOUSEHOLDS IN THE COUNTRYSIDES WERE ORIGINALLY BENEFACTORS OF THE REFORM AND OPENING UP. BUT THE "POLITICAL UPHEAVAL" IN 1989 HAS ALREADY PROVEN THAT A GREAT NUMBER OF THEM WOULD TARE AN ENTHUSIASTIC PART IN CASE UNREST ARISES. THE REASON BEHIND THIS SITUATION IS STILL BEING CONCRETELY ANALYZED BY THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES. BUT GIVEN THE LESSON FROM THE PAST, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE NOT TO BE VIGILANT AGAINST THE THREAT POSED BY THIS SOCIAL STRATUM TO THE POLITICAL STABILITY. IN PARTICULAR, THE PUBLIG SECURITY DEPARTMENTS IN ALL LOCALITIES SHOULD TAKE NOTE AT ALL. TIMES THE ACTIVITIES OF ORGANIZATIONS SET UP SPONTANEOUSLY BY URBAN INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS AND BAN THEM ONCE THEY VIOLATE THE LAW. CLAIM THAT SPONTANEOUS MASS ORGANIZATIONS ARE ILLEGAL ( (SUBHEAD) ) THE DOCUMENT SAID: THE EMERGENCE OF SPONTANEOUS MASS ORGANIZATIONS SET UP BY DIFFERENT SECTORAL GROUPS OR CERTAIN SOCIAL STRATA POSES A NEW PROBLEM TO OUR TASK IN POLITICAL SECURITY AND SOCIAL ORDER UNDER THE PREVAILING SITUATION OF REFORM AND OPENING UP. AT PRESENT, THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES ARE STEPPING UP STUDY AND FORMULATION OF COUNTERMEASURES, BUT THE DIFFERENT LOCALITIES SHOULD NOT SIT BY PASSIVELY WAITING FOR INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE CENTRAL AUTHORITIES. RATHER, THEY SHOULD DEAL CONCRETELY WITH SPECIFIC PROBLEMS IN THEIR WORK, WITH THE GENERAL PRINCIPLE AS FOLLOWS: 1. THEY SHOULD EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE THAT IN PRINCIPLE, THESE SPONTANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS ARE ILLEGAL. NO MATTER WHAT THEIR REQUESTS AND DEMANDS MAY BE, THE PEOPLE HAVE TO RESOLVE THEIR PROBLEMS BY GOING THROUGH THE LEGALLY SANCTIONED FORMS AND RELYING ON LOCAL PARTY AND GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP. AT THE SAME TIME, PROPAGANDA SHOULD BE DIRECTED AT THESE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH TELL THEM THAT THE INTERESTS OF EVERY SOCIAL STRATUM AND OF EVERY SECTORAL GROUP SHOULD BE SUBORDINATE TO THE OVERALL INTEREST OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. THE MEMBERS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD BE MADE TO BELIEVE THAT OUR PARTY AND GOVERNMENT HAVE NEVER REJECTED THE LEGITIMATE DEMANDS AND RATIONAL SUGGESTIONS OF THE PEOPLE, BUT THAT THE RESOLUTION OF PROBLEMS WILL ALWAYS TAKE TIME. UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480002-2
Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480002-2 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE:0019 STRICT BAN ON RALLIES, DEMONSTRATIONS BY ORGANIZATIONS ((SUBHEAD)) 2. UNDER THE PREMISE OF KEEPING A TIGHT WATCH ON THE TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS OF ORGANIZATIONS WHICH STILL HAVE NOT COMMITTED ANY SERIOUS ILLEGAL ACT AT THE MOMEMT, IT IS NECESSARY TO CONDUCT MORE WORK ON THE KEY MEMBERS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS BY URGING THEM TO STOP THEIR ACTIVITIES AND THEIR RECRUITMENT OF MEMBERS. IN CASES WHERE KEY MEMBERS HAVE PREVIOUS RECORDS OF COMMITTING COUNTERREVOLUTIONARY OR CRIMINAL OFFENSES, PROPER DISCRETION MAY BE TAKEN TO ADOPT TOUGHER ACTIONS. 3. APPLICATIONS FOR RALLIES, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE REJECTED IRREGARDLESS OF MOTIVES OR PURPOSES. IN THE EVENT THAT PUBLIC RALLIES OR DEMONSTRATIONS ARE HELD WITHOUT PROPER PERMITS, ASIDE FROM TAKING STRONG ACTIONS AGAINST ORGANIZERS, THE AUTHORITIES MAY ALSO USE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BAN THE ORGANIZATIONS COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO PREVENT FUTURE UNREST. 4. ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE AFOREMENTIONED ONES OR STILL UNDISCOVERED ONES WHICH CARRY OUT FEUDAL SUPERSTITIOUS ACTIVITIES OR HAVE RELIGIOUS CONNECTIONS WILL BE DEALT WITH AS "“REACTIONARY SECRET SOCIETIES" AND THEIR KEY MEMBERS DEALT WITH LEGAL SANCTIONS. FROM THIS DOCUMENT, THE FOLLOWING CAN BE DEDUCED: 1) DISILLUSION AND RESENTMENT AGAINST THE COMMUNIST PARTY IS WIDESPREAD IN THE COUNTRY. 2) THE CPC IGNORES HUMAN RIGHTS AND ILLEGALLY DEPRIVES THE PEOPLE OF THEIR RIGHTS AND FREEDOM, INCLUDING THE CONSTITUTIONALLY GUARANTEED RIGHTS OF ASSEMBLY, TO HOLD DEMONSTRATION, AND TO FORM ORGANIZATIONS. ADMIN (ENDALL) AR120806.20E 1 JUN BQ/REED/AN 08/1317Z JUN BT #9867 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200480002-2