1. CHINESE COMMUNIST TROOPS AND ANTI-GUERRILLA ACTIVITY, SZECHUAN 2. PRICES IN SZECHUAN -KANSU BORDER AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000300580009-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 24, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 799, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its trlnsmission 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
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT 1. Chinese Comiiiunist Troops and..
Anti-Guerrilla. Activity, Szeohiuan ? .
2,, Prices in Szechuan-Kansu Border Area
PLACE ACQUIRED
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DATE DISTR. 24 February 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
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REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
Communist Troop Dispositions
1. In early November 1952 there were I,000 Chinese Communist troops at
,... ^., .
Hsiahuaik$ou1 ,. . barracks for housing.
. These troops were erecting permanent
2 On 7 November, 1,000 Communist poops moved from SungPan (N 32-39, E 103-37)
to P?ingwu (N 32-35, E 104-35).
Anti.-Guerrilla Activities
Co magistrate and
3. In (N 35- mid-025, Eotober 102-23), HUANG Hsiaaccompanied 'Tibetan
wa s.,. attempting to buy the .cooperation of the
well-supplied with money,' and
Tibetans in the Hsitsianghsinssu area3.
4. In early November CHANG Using-ohuiig (1728/5887/1813)", mmunist ohairxrian of
the Military and Political Affairs"Coii1tte' at Maerbkeng4, and SO Ken-ying
f60345 . They s iiativ6 rat Cho1'oo'hi (i 3l-_47, E 102-12)9:were in''
aisang They attempted "to:- foroe ? (5478/3643/0501/
Hua erhrktang=~ah .eng-l~:eh
Maisa
2052/3525) 0 native officer at rdisang, to suire .de ? Genera.I"CIIOU Ilsin-yueh,
Szeohuan guerrilla , commanders and 110 Pen- ohtu (0149/2609/0443)',' former chief
of the Sixteenth Administrative, Area in-Szeohuan, both of whom were hiding
in the Maisang.'areao" Hua-e rhmkungmcliQeng~lieh?was ordered to attend a
meeting in Chungking, but'requested a weeks s.delay'before 'deoiding whether
he would attend the meeting and whether he would surrender CHOU and H0 to
the Communists.
?rides in the Szeohuan-Kansu. Border Area
5. In early November the following prices were in effect in the Szeohuan-Kansu
border area.,
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a. Flour: one silver dollar f r.three -Sat:ties and four ounces,
b. Salta one silver" dollar for taro-oatties.'
o. Leather shoes10- salver -dollars arid` up per pair.
d. Fur garments':. 701_si1ver.`doIIars~and74""e:r suit.
e. Cattle: 70 silver dollars end " up-per' head.. ' ._..._
f. Horses (including saddles):. 300 to 700 silver dollars per head.
'omments:
1. Approximately N 32-10", E 102-45,
troops were mov
2. Aooording to
3.
4.
5.
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on 2.Oc3to'6er 1952.a thousand Chinese Communist
ng from Sungp'an to reinforce Heiohui.
Approximately N 33-52, E 102_40.6
.Approximately N 31-16, x:182-03.
Approximately N 32-52, E lbl-45. Meisang is also known as Apa.7.
%Co~q?nelEits
In the coordinates fc r Hs ts'anghsiiassu rare given as
Nu-34-44, P 102=32. In tie o66-id 66
ae rer oitAd linva "bv.at;
given as =e approxima e . o o at ofi of Langmussu, reported in
as at-approximately N 34-02, B 102-17..
In the coordinates given for Ape
are N 32-45,.E 102-20.
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