CHINWANGTAO - PORT INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500200065-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: October 1, 1998
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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[The Office of Naval Intelligence (12ND, No 86-53) furnished the following
information to CIA for IAC aissemination in accordance with par 3c of NSCID#7J
1. Entrance and Procedure. The trip from theopen sea into the port of Chinwangtao
required that the ship's Captain navigate through heavy ice flows. No pilot
wan obtained until the ship rea,;:)ed the designated anchorage approximately one
or two miles from the harbor of Chinwangtao. At the anchorage the vessel was
met by a small craft containing a pilot, customs and immigration officials as
well as six well-armed soldiers. After taking on the boarding party, the ves-
sel pruz-eeded into the harbor of Chintrangtao and secured to the southeasterly
pier. co /.-ovEnclosure A] Customs and immigration papers were similar to docu-
ments used during a previous visit in ).950. The pilot, custom officers and sol-
diers were polite and courteo ua. Before securing to the dock, lines were tossed
on to the dock and handled by experienced line handlers.
2. Searching and Sealing. After securing alongside the dock the vessel was boarded
and searched by armed Communist soldiers who sealed the vessel's radio, navi-
gational aids, binoculars and cameras but did not attempt to seal personal
radios in the crew's quarters. Upon completing the search, two guards were
stationed at the foot of the gangway and remained on guard during the vessel's
stay in port.
3. Methods of Cargo Handling. While at Chinwangtao the vessel received approxi-
mately 10 thousand tons of soybeans for delivery to Hamburg, Germany. The soy-
beans were brought by rail on to the dock in open cars. The cars were of old
vintage and were shuttled by an obsolete steam engine. The cargo was subse-
quently removed from the cars and placed into the vessel's hold by ship's gear.
Longshoremen and dockside workers were poorly clothed and generally did not
appear to be a healthy lot. However, their work was efficient and unimpaired.
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4. Supplies. During the vessel's stay at Chinwangtao the ship obtained fresh
vegetables. The vegetables purchased, though fresh, were unusually expensive.
Meat, poultry and bunkers could be obtained but in my'opinion these would 1166
be of exorbitant cost. Fresh water could be had while secured to the dock.
5. General Information. After securing to the dock the iimnigration officer spoke
to all crew members in the ship's salon. He advised the crew that they woudl
be given liberty and stated that if any of the crew members did visit the
central area of Chinwangtao they must look straight ahead and not to the right
or left. Ke advised crew members that there were no girls in town and verylfew
places where they could purchase liquor. During the brief stay I talked vii h
some of the Chinese workers aboard the lship and they expressed their dislike
for the present type of government. No explanation was given by the Chinese
nor did I'. attempt to find out their reason. I visited Chinwangtao during ti.ei
previous voyage in 1950 and could observe no new construction in the immediate!
harbor area or in the central diatrict since my last visit there.
6. Port Areal Information. Of the three wharves located in the harbor area only
one of them was being used in January 1953. fee Enclosure P-2. This wharf
was identified as the most southeasterly wharf in the harbor. The area between
the southern and northern breakwaters which form the basin and harbor of Chin-
wangtao has been neglected and only the southeasterly pier can be used by ocean-
going craft. The former marine railroad basin can only be reached by small
craft. ee Enclosure A, The northern pier was able to accommodate two old
small tugs': only. No military vessels were seen during the stay at Chinwangtao
or while entering or leaving the harbor. No Russians were observed in the
area. The factory area located to the north apparently was in operation.
No cranes were observed. During my stay at Chiawangtao a British vessel, the
name of which I cannot recall, was secured ahead of my ship and was loading
coal. I believe this vessel shuttles between Chinwangtao and Hong Kong. My
vessel left Chinwangtao on 20 Jan 53 for Hamburg, Germany and the pilot took
the vessel from the harbor for approximately two miles to seaward before lea%
ing the ship. US Hydrographic Charts were used for navigational purposes in
reaching Chinwangtao and the charts were considered to be accurate by ship's
officers.
Enclosure A - Sketch of Harbor of Chinwangtao, China
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SKETCH OF HARBOR OF CHINWANGTAO CHINA
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