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modity prices, and fix the policies for attention in a certain period.
(xviii) A stable currency and secured finances are the: primary conditions
for developing business. During the past three years the sudden
rise and fall in the value of the Border Region currency and the
disruption of finances has influenced trading in commodities and made
everything difficult. Another aspect is that this situation has enabled
speculative merchants to deal in currency notes. They have earned a
lot of money and influenced the economy of the Border Region.
(xix) The various regimental shops have in practice not thoroughly
implemented centralized leadership and have competed with
each other. They have lacked co-ordination which is an unhealthy
tendency.
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(xx) The various regiments have set up an accounting system
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run by specialists who keep the accounts. However since too many
of them were merchants in the past, they did not use new methods
of recording and still used the old.
A concrete plan for agricultural production In 1943 has been prepared
by 359 Brigade. It is really clear and definite and may be
supplied to all units for consideration. The text follows.
359 BRIGADE’S NOT FOR
COMMERCIAL
1943 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION PLAN
The military farming system of the troops stationed in the Border
Region is one of the basic duties of our army in carrying out the
policy of the anti-Japanese national united front and in establishing
new democratic politics. Persisting in carrying out this duty enables
us to lighten DISTRIBUTION
the people’s burden, improve the quality of the
army and achieve close unity with the people from a position of selfreliance
and self-sufficiency. Therefore, in the light of the experience
and achievements in carrying out the call from upper levels for
production during the past three years, the brigade has drawn up the
following plan to strengthen the implementation t of this call and to
increase he quantity of production in 1943.
(A) How should we organize the troops’ agricultural production?
(1) All the defence areas where the regiments and troops are sta-