ARRIVAL OF CHINESE COMMUNIST NAVAL VESSELS, WENCHOU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000200160007-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 15, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 10, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/03/17 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA000200160007-5
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean.
ing of Title 18, Section, 793 and IN. of the U.S. Code, as
INFORMATION REPORT amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
SECRET/CONTROL U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY China
DATE OF INFO.
Arrival of Chinese Communist
Naval Vessels, Wenchou
REPORT NO.
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DATE DISTR.
10 February 1953
NO. OF PAGES
1
REQUIREMENT NO.
REFERENCES
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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1. At 0900 hours on 4 February, four Chinese Communist gunboats, resembling DE?s,
each 1,000 tons, arrived in Wenchou from Shanghai. The gunboats were armed
with large guns, fore and aft, and two small guns on each side. The crew members
were dressed in black woolen naval uniforms.
2. Ten 200-ton steel-hulled gunboats,,20 junks) ,four 250-ton sailing Junks, and 60
small sailing junks were also at Wenchou.
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Comment. This is the largest Communist naval concentration to date in
the Wenchou area.
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