SIGHTING OF SUBMARINES AND DEPARTURE OF CHINESE COMMUNIST TRANSPORTS TSINGTAO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A005900310009-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 4, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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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.S.C. Sege. 7W
and 784, the trsaa-ission or revelation of which In
any manner to aria unauthorized person to prohibited
by law.
CONFIDENTIAL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
Sighting of Submarines and Departure
of Chinese Communist Transports,
Tsingtao
REPORT
DATE DISTR.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
A+ ,Inn rn,ira ran 22 January 1955 two Chinese Communist submarines
anchored at the floating pier.
entered the Tsingtao Harbor ana
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2. At 0630 hours on 23 January, two Chinese Communist naval vessels left Tsingtao,
followed at 0645 by eight landing craft in line. Each landing craft was
loaded with more than 3,000 fully armed soldiers. The soldiers wore green
quilted uniforms and embarked at Tsingtao. a landing craft moved south
along the coast at a sppeed of about 10 knots. The naval vessels had two gun 25X11
turrets on the bow, and both vessels had radar.
Comment.
reported the presence of the sub-
at Ts ingtao on November 195+;
(Comment. The landing craft are probably LST's.
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Comment. The convoy was passed later when the ship was heading south. 25X1
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