CHINESE COMMUNIST NAVAL AND MILITARY ACTIVITIES, TSINGTAO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001700390006-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2010
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 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 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 to prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY China
PLACE ACQUIREI
the only naval vessels in Tsingtao were as follows:.
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2V July 1953
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL. OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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Chinese Communist Naval and Military
Activities, 'Tsingtao
One naval vessel was patrolling the approaches to Tsingtao
one armed naval LST was lying at anchor in Tsingtao Ba
one armed Naval LST was moored off No. 4 Mole, Tsingtao. 25X1
two fast naval motor boats approximately 40-50
feet long were proceeding abreast in an easterly direction off Tsingtao
reef. These motor boats appeared similar to German K.S. type naval vessels.
c. one naval LST entered Tsingtao harbor. She mounted four guns 25X1
with very long barrels, two in the. stern and two forward of the bridge.
Gun shields were present, but there were no flash eliminators,. There were
a number of smaller guns.
on the sea wall
one naval left Tsingtao. Three 'K.5 type naval vessels were25X1
2* An entrance to a naval dockyard is .at the junction of bin Chiang (2W50/1735)
Road and Kuan Hsien (0385A 9.55 i Tsingtao.. Ih is. -tbe southeastern
shore of the harbor inside. the : a o 'brea'k Ater,.- ..&=sign'boa t3.
outside reads, Hai Chun Heiu Li Ch'uan Ch'ang 3189/651l[5190/381c)7530771681)
(Naval Repair Dockyard).
3. A slipway for repairing tugs and other smaller vessels, which is under the
control of the harbor works office, is located at the southwestern corner of
the inner half of the harbor, south of No. I Mole. This harbor is known
locally as the big harbor; the boat harbor is known as-the small harborp
A signboard at the entrance to. the sli ay reads: Chung Kuo Jen Min Cheng Fu Chiao
Tung Pu Ch'ing Tao Shih Ta Kang Chu Oo22/091+8/QO86/3046/2398/1650/0074/6639/
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6752/7230/1497/1579/1129/3263/1562/5710)(Tsingtao Municipal Harbor Slipway of
the Ministry of Communication of the Chinese People's Government).
4.
The Tsingtao Garrison Headquarters a''Eig building on the Kwangsi Road between
Tsingtao'.Cpier' ?and . the municipal: btafilirhg~y -one or twb street-blocks 'inshdre from the
pieii,i Sentr.ies in naval, uniform are' )posted- outside..' A signboard outside reads.
(3hung Kuo Jen Min Chieh : Farig Chun j'Ch,' irigJ iTao %Shih Cning0Pe,i gzu Ling -Pu' (.0022/094p/
0086./3046./604.3/2397/6511/7230/1497/1579/62 6/0271/o67~/a109f675'), (Tsingtao Gari4i-
n,., Ieadq gft9 C .itssej~eq
:ies' Libe"atla AYniy'I'h Magistracy, located between
Garrison headquarters..and':Tsingtso pier is:guarded by naval sentries.
The only service personnel in the Tsingtao city limits are public security
troops and naval personnel,.2 although there are regular troops stationed
east of the city at Chan Shan (3277/1472), where three observation posts are 25X1
evident in a restricted area.
Comments
seventy-five percent of the total military personnel in Tsingtao were
naval personnel.
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