adopted by CHINA can be passed on.
It is an exceedingly
fficult problem to keep this in control and in check, if by
It is of course chance one does not agree with those doctrines.
a quite wonderful opportunity for Russian inspired ideas to be spread throughout the Far East with the least possible effort to Russia herself. It may indeed well be the case that it is this very reason the "tempo" of Communism has been hotted up in that part of the World rather than elsewhere; for instance India and
Persia.
4. THE TECHNIQUE
It has been interesting to observe the technique employed in
It has the spread of militant Communism into South-East Asia. followed pretty closely that adopted elsewhere; for instance in
Greece.
The Communist forces attempt first to dominate an area by banditry and terrorism, and, once control is gained by these methods, the area so dominated is held as a firm base, while the population is indoctrinated and impressed into Communist service. Military training is started and in due course the advance is continued. But it is noticeable that such advances are not commenced until the next "objective area" has first been softened
It is not a new technique in up and the populace undermined. itself, because such methods have been employed in the past in nearly all revolutionary efforts, but what is new is the scale on which undermining the loyalties of the population is carried out, and the great advantage that modern firearms give to the
I would remind employment of underground forces in these days. you that there are masses of weapons in unauthorised hands in the
This technique to-day Far East. An evil result of the war.
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