TAIWAN STRAITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A001000040039-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: August 20, 1958
• Content Type: BRIEF

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1. Chisoin Coists have in last few weeks put theivelves in a --aitiol
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The =salvo build-up of Chico* air poor in Fukien ovie is
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tinning.
to attack offshore islands or to interdict the Nation
routes to thou without further intelligence warning.
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ChiSats have alert 250 f ightis e
in soasiasL (106 1-840** an
late r for to 11G-17) .
D. Be far, Chicta s havt =* ,raised considerable caution, have
h Nationalists,
no. 14 Aug air clash--which,
a started by the Nationalists in reta
loss of two aircraft on 29 duly->- is a have more
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of naval activity.
have less information on Cereenist naval and ground farces, but
lst SrOUUr6I forces
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surprised it
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evidrsoe that civilians are being evacuated from
mainland al4mm around the quemoyse but we think this it
Chico seem interested in maintaining tension -ng east
an air raid preeaut iden .
Although volume of "Liberate Taiwan"
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is is as dafter of Nationalist provocations.
ation.
i> Nationalist position is to d and there are no
ens that Nationalists will atte t to bomb the is
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ter" retaliatory action against the Coc nnnist airbases if
has requested M advance concurrence in Chin one Nation nalit
de Unless
d Quemoy are attacked.
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der, Minister of Defense Tu Ts-eei in letter to Admiral Smoot
invasion tactics" or bomb and strafe the
offs -re tsl
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