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    "ocrText": "- 8 -\nSECRET\nThe burden of Moscow's message is that the Japanese reactionaries are\nat the helm, steering the country according to the pre-war compass, with\nutter disregard for the urgent needs of the people. Although it does not\nbulk large in point of volume, the link is made between Japanese reaction\nand the occupation policy on all key issues, such as the preservation of\nthe Emperor system, the failure to dissolve the great industrial and trade\ncombines, the withholding of full freedom of speech and agitation on the\npart of the progressive parties and groups, and the unrepresentative\nresults of the Diet elections attendant upon the premature ballot. In\nmore direct fashion than in most of its other overseas beams, Moscow\nexhibits partisanship for the Japan Communist Party which is depicted as\ngrowing, despite formidable obstacles.\nBroadcasts about China\nNo broadcasts from the USSR to China are at present intercepted by\nthe Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service. The only material available,\ntherefore, is comment about China in broadcasts to other areas.\nThe Moscow radio line on China represents a clear-cut attempt to\ndiscredit the National Government, on the one hand, and to solidify the\nposition of the Chinese Communists, on the other. Chiang Kai-shek's\ngovernment is depicted as the pawn of \"foreign reactionary groups, \" which\nseek to block the attainment of real unity.\nUnder vigorous attack is the American policy in China. United States\neconomic and military aid to the National Government is labelled as un-\nwarranted interference in China's domestic affairs. It is noted that\nalthough Red Army troops have evacuated Chinese soil in deference to the\npeople's will, the United States has failed to withdraw its occupation\nforces. Liberal use is made of the American press for quotations in\nsupport of the thesis that right-minded people not only in the United\nStates but in China are opposed to the American policy, which is aimed at\nthe ultimate dominance of Chiang Kai-shek's regime over all of China.\nincluding the Northeastern Provinces.\nBroadcasts to Korea\nMoscow's broadcasts to and about Korea establish the antithetical\npurposes of American and Soviet policy in that country. The United States\npolicy, as Moscow sees it, is based on these objectives:\n1) Establish \"dominant rights\" in Korea.\n2) Set up a provisional government including the \"reactionaries\"\nbut excluding those Koreans with a Communist tinge.\n3) Break down the occupation barriers, do away with the division\nzones and unify the country economically as a primary step toward\npolitical unification.\nDESLASSIFIED\nE.O. 11632, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D)\nG.I.A LTA 12.12.27\n3. NLT , NARS Datel 1-15-23\nSECRET"
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