CHINESE COMMUNIST AIR DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001100130006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 11, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLICE.NCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing. of Title 18, Sections 763 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
China
Chinese Communist Air Defense
Activities
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 11 May 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
DATE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. RD
PLACE ACQUIRED" REFERENCES
This is UNEVALUATED Information
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1.1 the Chinese Communist Central and South China Military Area
began strengthening coastal air defenses.
anti-aircraft guns
the coastal areas o wand ung an wanes .
approximately 40
1 were set up along
This supply of weapons permitted the release of other anti
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aircrar' or use in the North, East, and Central and South Areas of China.
there were more than a division of air defense troops in 25X1
Kwangsi, Kwangtung,::and Hainan.
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eiping- ankow Railroad and frequently flew over Hankow.l
Comment. Hankow air defense resources are increasing rapidly. 25X1
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five jet aircraft were on constant patrol along the
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