CIA: The Commune: Conception and Experimentation, Spring nineteen fifty-eight

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From the Central Intelligence Agency, this is a declassified intelligence report titled "The Commune: Conception and Experimentation, Spring nineteen fifty-eight". Dating from July nineteen fifty-nine, it details the early development of China's commune system, an unprecedented social and economic experiment. This document is available on The Black Vault at documents2.theblackvault.com. This document was approved for release in May two thousand seven. It was declassified under the authority of the National Archives and Records Administration, specifically under exemption B one of the Freedom…