ADDENDUM TO ORE 47-48

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A000100520001-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 13, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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1. There has been no substantial Oblongs in the nitrating
in chine with respect to Teingteo einem the publlestion of ORS 0480
;3 311. Ago 1948.
2. Certain modLfloations or supplementary points *lib
ehoeld be Ogee enedderetion in a present reeding of CBS 1i7411 Iwo
given below*
o. The position of the litiesel Goverment Is seemelhet
emeher then in Jane. Therederft there In ingremeed likatibsed
that CS 'Midmost free Telegtee night tem* offs Shale at
emote resulting in the 'ellipse er onedenee of the Oseniument.
IL. Strength figures is Sheeting provisos (see pees three)
for the first week of were am estimated total of 300,000
Communist troops, and 1 000 Matinnelist troupe. Of the COMP
muniet troops .pond 100,003, ineledias the better vat-
ity troops, were opmeeMnriMbed in the ?.th s.@see 1B0.100
miles frac Tsingtoo. It Is imprebible tint the
could assault Toingteo euseesafully unless the balk of these
troops were moved, along the rail line, to Basteenthemtmeg.
susb a 1.40PUtrnent probebly require a math,* time sod
could hasd4 owns. without detection.
g. The staad14 advaesing distatoputtia U. lattiala
Government gives added aissitleanse to the palm* mentigned on
page 2, weetire.1?, peragrephIlp oly neeplai ? foothold in
Teingtao the US eactinaintain seateet and give support ts noe-
1 Commoist de twit.: independent regimes whisk Id.* 1111^11ps in
North Chinirairli power of the Motional Cleveracont deslineo."
d. War weariness has inereamed the possibility of.
negotrated peace, a point net given sensideretion to ORR WU,
but treated separately in OMB 1240, ) Russet 1040. While a
pease agreement between the Mationel Government and the Chinese
Communists is unlikely in the immediate Mute, this duns net
preclude oeseation of hostilities in portiseler as as a
remelt of ogreeisate benseen local eammenders. 11neeetiatiems
either an a natlonel or loeal smile (dhanduss), ths adages Com-
=nista night seek US vithdrenal tem Teieitee men Wear term.
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DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77
Auth: DA REG. 77 1763
Date: Is V? By:. oil
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