TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN THE FUKONG AND KUNGSHAN DISTRICTS OF WESTERN YUNNAN

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 25, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY Burma/China
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
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.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
SUBJECT Travel Restrictions in the Fukong and
25X1 C Kungshan Districts of Western Yunnan
DATE OF INFO.
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1. Soon after they came into power, the Chinese Communists made travel permits a require-
ment and by early 1951 it was necessary for a resident to have a permit to travel from
village to village even in one community. For travel outside of the immediate
community m that is, to villages half a day?s walk or more away - it was theoretically
necessary to get a permit which was validated by more than one officials presumably
the village headman., the pao or community headman., and if another community was con-
cerned, that of an official of that community. For a years travel was very much
restricted as it was difficult and sometimes impossible to get permits in time to meet
the need. A. type of quarantine was thus imposed which isolated the various communities
from each other and kept them from comparing notes and developing resistance.
2. Travel within the hsien was theoretically permissible., and permits were obtainable.
Any native or non-official person,, however., found it virtually impossible to cross
over from one hsien to another. Thus Fukong and Kungshans which ordinarily have plenty
of traffic back and forth, were completely cut off. People in Fukong could give no
information concerning people in Kungshan and in the Weihsi District in the Mekong
Valley to the east.
3. People with official status., and very infrequently their relatives or close friends,
apparently do not need permits to travel from village to village or community to
community, but still need permits for travel between districts. One or two such per-
sons have been the source of any information beyond the first district next to the
border. Evidently there is some secret travel by natives along mountain trails, but
they dare not pass through villages en routes or be seen outside of the house to which
they are traveling. Check-points are located on all "known" roads crossing borders
and boundary lines,, and also in the main villages. There used to be three check-points
on roads crossing the border into Burma, but the Chinese became fearful and retreated
first from the check-point closest to the borders then from the second, and finally
there were no check points up in the mountains but only one main check-point down close
to their own villages. Thus for a good part of 1951-52, native trans-border travel was
fairly free as the one check-point could be by-passed easily.
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Check-points in depth have been set up again and it is considered practically
impossible to miss the check-points if one travels with loads or animals as the
traders do, or if one travels the main roads. New restrictions have been imposed
forbidding Chinese Communist subjects to visit Burma. These have been very
strongly opposed by the big traders o.L tne r'ukong -nd Jijilo (Pichiang) Districts.
When the issue came close to developing into an open rebellion, the Chinese
Communists made several concessions with the result that limited numbers can travel
for trade purposes by registering their merchandise going and coming.l Definite time
limits are pre-determined which are for 20-30 days at the most, and those who do not
return within the allotted time are 'ailed and their goods are confiscated.
5. Visiting traders from Burma are welcomed,., not barred. They must pass through check-
points and are given: visas for villages they are permitted to visit. They are given
a time limit but are told that such can be extended. Baggage examination coming and
going is quite thorough. Outsiders are not permitted to travel in Weihsi District,
Mekong Valley and such travel is unknown. As Weihsi residents are not allowed to
leave their district, no information is available concerning them.
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25X1A 1. Comment. reported that on 22 December 1952
a group of kachins revolted agains a local hinese Communist administration.
This is another indication that the Chinese Communists' local administrative
controls are weak in the Yunnan-Burma border area.
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