CHINESE NATIONALIST TROOP STRENGTH

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CIA-RDP79R00890A000200030043-5
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2
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December 21, 2016
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MEMO
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Approved For Release 2008/06/20: CIA-RDP79R0089OA000200030043-5 ER-1581 29 January 1954 MEMORANDUM FOR GENERAL ROBERT CUTLER SUBJECT: Chinese Nationalist Troop Strength 1. Herewith the best current figures for Chinese Nationalist forces on Formosa and the offshore Islands. As you will see, they differ from those given Thursday at NSC. As luck would have it, some newer and firmer figures were received from Cinc Pac on Thursday afternoon. 2. Chinese Nationalist Troop Strengths Place As Given by DCI According to New Information Combat Guer- Regulars rilla Reserves Totals Formosa 265,000 225,000 45,000 270,000 Pescadores 20,000 25,000 25,000 Chinmen Area 45,000 47,000 9,000 56,000 Matsu Area 5,000 6,000 4,000 10,000 Tachen Area 15,000 10,000 5,200 15,200 350,000 313,000 18,200 45,000 376,200 The reserves have had a minimum of four months' training. These figures do not include an estimated 10,000 - 12,000 combat fit troops to be recruited from among the 14,400 POW's repatriated to Taiwan from Korea. JJH/vcl Distribution: Orig & 1 to addressee 1 WPB 2 DDI 1 JJH 1 ER s/ ROBERT AMORY, Jr. Deputy Director/Intelligence SOREIrm- nE'VIEVVER: , :1L. Approved For Release 2008/06/20: CIA-RDP79R0089OA000200030043-5 Approved For Release 2008/06/20: CIA-RDP79R0089OA000200030043-5 ARMY CHINESE NATIONALIST FORCES AIR 4500000 (3500000 combat troops & 100 0 000 service & overhead personnel) 12 Armies 28 Inf, Div, 11 Art, Refits, 1 Airborne Gp, 3 Coastal Cads. 7 Coast Art,Regts, 7 Officer Combat Reg 1 Armored Brig, 200 Medium Tanks (M-18 300 Light Tanks (M?5) 200 S --P Guns NAVY 680000 36#600 1 Medium Bomber Gp, I Light Bomber Op, 4 Fighter Gps4 2 Transport Gps, 1 Reconnaissance SqV 43 Medium Bombers 18 B-24 25 P-4Y 17 Light Bombers (8-25 300 Fighters 75 F-84 Jets 225 F-47 & P-51 125 Transports (C-48) 220 Recon, & Trainers p us 110000 Marines) 1 Destroyer 34 Patrol Vessels 13 Mine Vessels 100 Minor Vessels US AID TO ARMED FORCES FY 1951 through FT 1953 --------- $38300000000 FT 1954 ?----------$300,,0000,0000 Approved For Release 2008/06/20: CIA-RDP79R0089OA000200030043-5