CHINESE COMMUNIST CENTRAL MILITARY COUNCIL ORDER TO EXPEDITE REORGANIZATION OF THE NAVY AND AIR FORCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002100380008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2005
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 14, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SECURITY INFORMATION
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.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT
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Chinese Communist Central Military
Council Order to Expedite Reorganization
of the Navy and Air Force
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t the designation has been changed.
2. ]Comm,ent. Combat Heroes, selected upon the recommendation of
a po t'ical department above divisional level and the approval of a
political department of a field army or major (sic) military area, are
persons who have made unusual contributions to successful Chinese
Communist army operations in battle. The Combat Hero classification
includes different grades, i.e., North China First Grade Combat Hero.
amment. Information available in April 1952 indicated that
Combat Heroes were nominated for that title by their own units.
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1. In early January 1953 the Chinese Communist Central Military Councill
ordered the major sic) military areas to transfer an unspecified number of
male Combat Heroes and male Meritorious Personnel3 from the army to the navy
or air force in order to expedite reorganization of the navy and air force and
to provide a high political standard within these two services.
2. The Council authorized each military area to transfer 200 to 250 such persons
from army units under its jurisdiction with 15% br less of this number to be
combat soldiers.. Each person to be transferred must be approved by the Central
Military Council, be under 30 years of age, be a party or corps member and
have higher than a primary school education. The number of combat heroes
transferred was not to exceed 20% of the total number transferred." Each
person so transferred was to attend a navy or air force training school before
assignment to a navy or air force cadre position of similar rank.5
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1. Comment. This presumably refers to the Revolutionary Military
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comment. Meritorious Personnel, selected upon the recommendation
litical department above regimental level and the approval of a
political department above army level, are persons who have made unusual
contributions in one of several type missions, not necessarily associated
with actual war operations. The Meritorious Personnel classification
includes different grades, i.e., Special Grade Meritorious Personnel, First
Grade Meritorious Personnel, etc.
Comment. The Meritorious Personnel classification may be
Tne same s the Model Troop classification which available information
mentions as an award slightly less important than Combat Hero.
5. Comment. Presumably this indicates that each man would be assigned
Co a s on in the navy or air force similar to the position he held in
the army.
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