SHIPPING AND NAVAL INFORMATION, FOOCHOW AND SHANGHAI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005100280007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 18, 2007
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: October 13, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2007/07/18: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA005100280007-1
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.B.C. Sees. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law.
CONFIDENTIAL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SUBJECT Shipping and Naval Information,
Foochow and Shanghai
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 1 October 1954
NO. OF PAGES 1
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. On 5 July 1954) a 3,000-ton warship painted a light grey was heading south
off Foochow.
2. On 6 July the following vessels were at Shanghai:
a. Two Chinese Communist warships, one 1,500 tons and the other 2,500 tons.
The 2,500-ton vessel had two funnels and carried a 5-inch gun at the bow
and the stern, a 3-inch gun on each side of the bow gun, and two 3-inch
guns on each side of the stern gun.
b. Seven motor boats, each armed with a small gun at the bow and two at the
stern.
c. One single-funnel, 1,500-ton warship, armed with a 3-inch gun at the bow
and at the stern.
d. One 2,000-ton landing craft painted dark grey.
e. Two LST's'.
f. One 2,000-ton freighter.
g. One 2,500-ton freighter.
CONFIDENTIAL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
STATE X ARMY X NAVY EV )( AIR X FRI AEC
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