PROPOSED VISIT TO TAIWAN BY MAJOR GENERAL HADON L. BOATNER, PROVOST MARSHALL GENERAL

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2009
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director (Plans)
SUBJECT: Proposed Visit to Taiwan by Major General
Haydon L. Boatner, the Provost Marshal General
1. This memorandum and its attachments are for information
only. Particular reference is made to Attachment A.
2. The matter reported in Attachment A is being called
to the attention of FE Division for appropriate action.
sr2James Angleton
Chief, Counter Intelligence Staff
Attachments:
A. Memorandum to Chief, CI, dated 23 February 1960;
subject: Meeting with Major General Haydon L. Boatner
B. Letter to General Boatner from Yin Chun, Lt. General,
Chinese Army
C. Letter to General Boatner from Fu-Ning Lu,
Major General, Military Attache, Chinese Embassy
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23 February 1960
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Chief, Counter Intelligence Staff
SUBJECT :
Meeting with Major General Haydon L. Boatner,
the Provost Marshal General
REFERENCES .
A.
B.
Letter to General Boatner from Yin Chun,
Lt. General, Chinese Army
Letter to General Boatner from Fa-Ning Lu,
Major General, Military Attache, Chinese Embassy
1. On 17 February 1960 I received a telephone call from
Major General Haydon L. Boatner, the Provost Marshal General,
with whom CI/PD maintains liaison on police operations.
2. General Boatner said he had received an official
invitation to visit Taiwan and wanted to talk with someone in
the Agency familiar with that country. He said he did not
think it appropriate to discuss the matter on the telephone
and suggested a visit to his office on 18 February 1960 to
provide more details.
3. General Boatner began the meeting on 18 February by
reviewing briefly his background in Chinese affairs including
his Chinese language study on the Mainland in the mid-1920's,
his military career during World War II in the China/Burma/India
theatre working with Chinese troops, his acquaintance with a
wide variety of Chinese officials, etc.
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4. General Boatner said that Lt. General Yin Chun,
Commanding General, Military Police Command, the Republic
of China, had visited the United States recently with a
party of Chinese officials, and General Boatner and his
staff had extended certain courtesies to them. Upon his
return to Taiwan, General Yin had written General Boatner
a letter inviting his to visit Taiwan. Subsequently,
General Boatner received a letter from Major General Lu
Fu-wing, Military Attache, Chinese Embassy, Washington, D.C.,
which attached a cable from Lt. General Tsun Yen, the Provost
Marshal General of the Chinese Army. The cable advised that
the Chief of General Staff approved the invitation and requested
date and time of departure, names of accompanying staff officers,
etc. (Copies of letters and cable attached)
5. General Boatner said he had not decided how to respond
to the invitation. He said he would like the 0 candid
opinion on the value of such a visit to our interests, such
as the power struggle between Chiang Ching-kuo and Ch'en Ch'eng,
etc. He said that the Agency's opinion would be a weighing
factor In his decision. General Boatner emphasized that he
was not asking
Department of the Army
if
overall U. S. interest,
to finance his visit -- he said the
5X1
oso-- but he would like to know
the proposed visit of value to
5X1
and a means of obtaining information
through his access to Chinese officials at assortedlevels.
6. General Boatner was told that the matter would be
called to the attention of appropriate officials, and
that he would be contacted by someone in a few days.
CI PD
cc: Chief, FE
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C HEADQUARTERS
O MILITARY POLICE COMMAND
p THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Y TAIPEI, TAIWAN
18 January 1960
Major General Haydon L. Boatner
The Provost Marshal General
United States Army
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear General Boatner:
My party and I are in deep gratitude for your hospitality
and fine arrangements, which made our trip to the United States
so smooth and fruitful. All members of your Military Police
Corps on each post I visited were so nice and hospitable, giving me a
fine and memorable impression. I wish that worms would not
fail me in expressing my deep-felt thanks for the benefits we
received.
The sole purpose of my visit to the States was to seek out
the good things mainly from the framework of your military
police corps, to be the example for the Chinese Military Police
Corps= further improvement and to observe how your people operate
your military installations. My twenty-two-day itinerary, though
short, has already given me precious opportunities to observe
various good things which will serve as fine models in the betterment
of the Chinese Military Police Corps.
I visited General Siao yi-su after I had arrived home. I
extended your best regards to him and briefed him on my visit
to your office. He is well and sends his best regards and hope to
see you very soon.
Again, thank you so much and it will be my great pleasure
to hear from you.
Very sincerely yours,
Is/ Yin Chun
YIN CHUN
Lt. Gen. Chinese Army
Commanding General
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CHINESE EMBASSY
Office of the Military Attache
2340 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington 8, D. C.
12 February 1960
Major General Haydon L. Boatner
The Provost Marshal General
Department of the Army
Washington 25, D. C.
Transmitted herewith is a copy of telegraph which
I received from Lt. General Tsun Yen, The Provost Marshal
General of The Chinese Army, for your reference.
Your prompt action on this matter will be sincerely
appreciated.
Incl: a copy of telegraph
Sincerely yours,
/ s / Fu- Ning Lu
Fu-Ning Lu
Major General
Military Attache
Chinese Embassy
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Cable from Lt. General Tsun Yen to Major General Fu-Ning Lu:
It has been approved by The Chief of Genera. Staff to invite
Major General Haydon L. Boatner, The Provost Marshal General
of the U. S. Army, to make a visiting tour to Taiwan. Please
advise the date and time of departure, the names of accompanying
staff officers. Formal invitation will then be followed.
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