CHINESE OFFSHORE ISLANDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000500030038-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: March 8, 1955
• Content Type: BRIEF

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9 OFFMORN ISLAM
islands has continued since lanchishaa
evil oust
(25 Feb). ChiComs appear in no hurry
vos against tsus and Quesogs ..
A. t is in process moving full strength d'v
11,000 troops, 84th Div) f Formosa to
but ChiCoas have made no wave
are. Have not even reconnoitered
islands by air.
-.es moved to areas
site is
.e signs Chi
futur
ssasce does
qtly. Chiba:t air
cats speedy
airfields in vicinity.
g steady preparations for
rrison on. Matsus saw Chi:
of 33 ships, including about 10 landing
frog: era'
6 liar MAO thinks tb
have brought
already in Fukien.
DIA review(s) completed.
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work, pros
ono, continues on
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attach China's sainlaad- in event of
litany build-up and that US '.seek
asula north of *atsus
is 4-5 March took note of gain points aade by
;blur rel
s in Taipei previous day.
-ntary observed that MS plans
gression to Quemoy and Matsu,
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entary concluded that US "must change
ive policy, otherwise it caa
responsibility for the consequences . t
s not change
existing national eatinates on Coomunist
~entionsr
vermin is routin.
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