CHINESE COMMUNIST HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002600870002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 2, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2002/01/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002600870002-6
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 V.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.
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY China REPORT NO. 25X1 A
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Highway Construction DATE DISTR. 2 November 1953
ind Repair
pp NO. OF PAGES 3
25X1 D1e-TE OF INFO. REQUIREMENT NO. RD
PLACE ACQUIRED REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
SOURFE:
25X1A
25X1X
1. In late March 1953 the Chinese Communist.East China Support-the-Front
Highway Repair and Construction Office sent a group of 16 persons to inspect
the repair and construction of Fukien highways. 1-
20 On 3 April the group arrived in Foochow.. In company with representatives
of the Fukien Highway Bureau, the Supply and Service Department of the
Fukien Military Region, and the Fukien Branch of the Highway Repair and
Construction Office, they inspected all principal highways' On 21 April the
group arrived in Amoy and convened a meeting of work cadres attached to
South Fukien highway projects. The group advised the cadres that transport
operations in Fukien would become more extensive daily, and that highway
construction and repair projects must be completed according to plans in order
to assure effective conduct of these operations. The Fukien branch of the
Highway Repair and Construction Office was made responsible for the repair,
25X1A CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
 Approved For Release 2002/01/03 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002600870002-6
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S.-OFFICIALS ONLY
before the advent of the rainy season, of those highways which were normally
forced to close because of rain damage. On 25 April the inspection group
returned to Shanghai.
25X1A
3. In April 1953 the Fukien Branch Office of the "East China Support-the-Front
Highway Repair and Construction Office" was reorganized and enlarged and
was renamed the Fukien Highway Repair and Construction Department. This
Department includes a Political Department, an Engineering Bureau, and Planning,
Material, and Transportation Section, and an engineering section at every
provincial administrative office throughout Fukien.
4. On 1 June the construction of a highway from Foochow to Loyuan (N 26-30,
E 119-32) via Mawei (N 26-00, E 119-26) and Lienchiang (N 26-12, E 119-31)
was scheduled to begin.
0n,19 May 1953, the highway from Fuch'ing (N 25-43, E 119-25) to Nut'ouwei
(N 25-22) E 119-30) was completed and open to traffic.
6. By April 1953 the following highways had been repaired, and made operable
even during the rainy season, by the Chinese Communists:
a. Yunnan-Kueichow highway; from Kunming to Kueiyang by way of Chani (N 25-38,
E 103-48) and P'uan (N 25-46, E l04-29).
b. Szechuan-Yunnan highway; from Kunming to Luhsien (N 28-53, E 105-23)
by way of Chani, Weining (N 26-52, E 1.04-02) and Pichieh (N 27-18, E 105-14).
c. Hsuchou-Kunming highway; from Kunming to Hsuchou (N 28-16) E 104-34) by
way of Chaot'ung (N 27-20, E 103-39).
d. Yunnan-Sikang highway; from Kunming to Hsich'ang (N 27-53, E 102-18)
by way of Yuanmou (N 25-40, E 101-57) and Huili (N 26-39, E 102-15):
e. Yunnan-Burma highway ("The Burma Road"); from Kunming to Yuant'ing.
(3979/3957) by way of Hsiakuan (N 25-34, E 100-12) and Paoshan (N 25-07,
E 99-09). This highway originally ran to Lashio, but the section between
Chiuku (0046/6253) and Yuarft'ing was not in operation in April 1953.
f. Yunnan-Kwangsi highway; from Kunming to Paise (N 23-55) E 106-34)
by way of Lunan (N 24-46, E 103-17), K'aiyuan (N 23-40, E 103-20), and
Wenshan (i' 23-22, E 104-14).
By April 1953 the following highways had either been newly constructed since
the fall of the mainland or were being extended.
a. Yunnan-Tibet highway; from Yungp'ing (N 25-25, E 99-34) to Yenching
(N 29-04, E 98-31) by way of Yunlung (N 25-49, E 99-22), Lanp'ing (N 26-26)
E 99-25), and Weihsi (N 27-12) E 99-17) and then to Tibet through Sikang.
In April the section between Yungp'ing and Weihsi was in operation, but.
the section from Weihsi to Yenching was still under repair. Transportation
between Weihsi and Yenching was by means of animals.
b. Paoshan-P'uerh (N 23-03, E 101-05) highway; this highway was constructed
and repaired by making use of the original earth road between Paoshan and
P'uerh by way of Shunning (N 24-35, E 99-54) and Yunhsien (N 24-26, E 100-07)-
It was opened in the autumn of 1952, but bridge construction was rudimentary.
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
Approved For Release 2002/01/03 : CIA-RDP80-00810A002600870002-6
 Approved For Release 2002/01/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002600870002-6
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
25X1A
c. Mitu (N 25-21) E 100-31) - Kengma (N 23-33, E 99-25) highway; this highway
was constructed by making use of the road bed of the section from Mitu
to Kengma of the Yunnan-Burma Railroad. In the winter of 1952 the section
from Mitu to Mengyang (N 23-57) E 99-46) by way of Menghua (N 25-15, E 100-20)
and Yunhsien was opened.
d. K'unming-P'uerh highway;'this hiway goes from Kunming to P'uerh by
way of Yuch'i (N 24-23) E 102-29). The section between Kunming and
Yuch'i was open before the Chinese Communists took over. The section
between Yuch'i and P'uerh was opened in the winter of 1952, but the
larger bridges had not been completed by April 1953.
e. The Mengtzu (N 23-30) E 103-23) - Shihp'ing (N 23-43) E 102-31) highway
was being constructed on the railway bed between Mengtzu and Shihp'ing.
In April a highway was being constructed linking Tunghai (N 24-08,
E 102-45) and Hohsi (N 24-10, E 102-37).
f. Mengtzu.Hok'ou (N 22-32, E 103-57) highway; this highway was repaired and
constructed by making use of the damaged road bed of the Yunnan-Indochina
Railroad. It was opened in 1951.
g. Luliang (N 25-02) E 103-38) - Paise highway; this highway goes from
Luliang to Kwangsi by way of Esingi (N 25-03) E 105-01) in Kweichow.
Before the Chinese Communists took over this road could scarcely be
used even in the dry season, but by April 1953 it had been repaired
until it was as good as the Yunnan-Burma Road.
8. In early May, the Chinese Communists were continuing to work on the motor
road from Langmussu (N 34-02, E 102-17) to Maisang (N 33-02, E 101-55).
The road from Langmussu tQ Hsits'anghsinssu (approximately N 34-43, E 102-30)
was completed and in use. The bridge of the Heiho (approximately (N 33- ,
E 102- ) between Langmussu and Maisang was completed during the early part
of April. In early May a bridge over the Paiho near T'angko (approximately
N 33-25, E 102-06) was under construction.
9. In early February 1953 the Ninghsia department of Communications sent a
highway surveying team to survey a highway route between Shihtsuitzu (N 39-14,
E 106-52) and Tengk'ouhsien (N 39-56, E 106-48) by way of Hokuaitzu (3109/
2145/1311), Tingk'ou (1353/0656), Chienliangt1ai (4148/4752/0669). This
route.is more than 120 kilometers long.
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
25X1A
Approved For Release 2002/01/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA002600870002-6