ESTABLISHMENT OF MILITARY SUPPLIES PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT IN THE CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL
COUNTRY China
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1. On 1 September 1953, the Central Supply and Service Command (CSSC) of the Chinese
Communist Revolutionary Military Council (RMC) established a Military Supplies
Production Department (MSPD) to unify supply procedures for all Chinese Communist
military units through the establishment of additional factories under control of
the MSPD. CHANG Heing (1728/5281), director of the Military Supplies Depar rent
of the CSSC, was named to hold the concurrent post of director of the MSPD.
2. In mid-September the MSPD controlled a total of 188 factories engaged in the pro-
duction of foodstuffs, footwear, bricks, tile, lumber, and weapons for military use.
These factories did not include those installations under the direct control of
the various military areas and districts.
3. The MSPD planned to consolidate and expand existing factories in order to reduce
the percentage of supplies obtained from private factories from 60 percent in 1953
to less than 25 percent in 1951.
L. Exposures during the 1952"anti's'fcampaigns of frequent instances of defective
materials, failure of goods to meet specifications, production of foodstuffs unfit
for consumption, and poor labor efforts were the factors which led to the estab-
lishment of the MSPD.
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11 Comment. Official Chinese Communist press reloasos have been
a.mos the sole source of reliable information on the organization and com-
that source have been scanty and infrequent.' See however 25X1A
25X1X a plausible report which outlined the organizational structure
o the in November 1951 and named CHANG Heing as director of the military
Supplies Department and third deputy commander of the CSSC at that time.
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CONFIDENT 'AL
Establishment of Military Supplies
Production Department in the Chinese
Communist Revolutionary Military Council
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defonso of the United States, within the mean-
in` of Title 18, Sections 7D3 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. its transmission or revelation of its contenye
to or receipt by an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited,
REPORT NO.
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4 November 1953
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