SHIP INSPECTION IN THE CANTON AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004600190010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 10, 2007
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: August 3, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT Ship Inspection in the
Canton Area
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1. On 11 April 1954 the OW NAG SSAM arrived at Ch'iennhanchai (N 22-1k,
E,113-30) frost Macao; and on 14 April, when the vessel was departing for
Macao, two doctors went aboard to make a quarawftne inspection. After
the doctors left the ship, seven members, two of whom were women, of the
Border Security Bureau, dressed in olive-drab Liberation. uniforms, came
aboard to make an inspection. The insignia on their caps bore two Chinese
characters, Pa I (1 August, 0360/0001), in yellow on a red background.
Their arm bands bore the name of their organisation. in Chinese Pein Fang
Chien Ch'a Chan (Border Inspection Center, 6708/7089/2914/2686~f4541), also
in yellow on a red background. Three inspectors were armed, two with revol-
vers and the third with a w bins. They searched the passengers and asked
them to produce their travel permits for examination. Although their duties
were carried out in a quiet manner, their search and interrogtions were
thorough. One passenger who hesitated in answering questions and showed
signs of nervousness was repeatedly interrogated and his luggage was
thoroughly inspected, a procedure which resulted in a five-hours delay of
the ship's departure. Such occurrences were not frequent. Lastly, the
customs inspectors came aboard to examine the cargo. Their cap insignia
bore a key, a stick, and a dragon. The badges on. their, chests were round
in shape and had five stare at the top, below which were two Chinese
characters, Rai Ivan (customs,. 3189/7070), in yellow on a red background.
While the cargo was being examined, the ship's staff. completed customs pro-
cedures, ghibh inbluded getting the customs inspectors' initials signed
and official seals stamped on the manifests and logbook, and getting back
the ship's license. A Supervisor, who was assigned by customs, sailed on
the ship.
2. When the SSIR NIIKt ROM arrived at Nanshiht'ou (0589/4258/7333), about
four kilometers from Canton, officers from the Border Security Bureau came
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DATE DISTR. 3 August 1954
NO. OF PAGES 2
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aboard to examine the passengers' identity cards and travel permits. Any
dangerous materials on board the ship, such as acetic acid, formalin, and
salicylic acid, were removed and taken to the warehouse in Hanshiht'ou;
the H$IH KING HSM, however, had no such materials. The passengers dis-
embarked and the ordinary cargo was discharged at the Lien Being (5114/
5281) Pier, Cbangt'i (7022/1029).
3. On 17 April the B8Th LO left Macao for Canton with a cargo of formalin
and automobile parts. Inspection of the ship, prior to departure, was
easily made since there were no passengers. Besides examining and seal-
ing the cargo, the customs office assigned a customs official to sail with
the HSIN LO as a supervisor. The ship anchored at F'angts'un (5364/2625),
approximately 1.5 kilometers south of Huang She (7806/3097) Railway Station,
Canton, where the formalin was unloaded and stored in a warehouse; the
automobile parts, however, were unloaded and stored in the former Butter-
field and Swine warehouses.
4. The confiscated warehouses of Texaco, Ltd.; Jardine, Matheson, and Company,
Ltd.; and Butterfield and 8wire, as well as a number of new warehouses,
most of which were one-story buildings built at Fangts'un and Ranshiht'ou,
were used to store incoming materials from Hong Kong and Canton.