TRANSLITERATION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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TO Executive DATE: 21 OR 1950
FROM : Assistant Director, ORE
SUBJECT: Standardization of Place Names
References* a. AD/06 Memorandum to Executive, dated 10 March 1950, same subjeot.
b. AD/ORE Memorandum to Executive dated 10 March 1950, same subjeot.
1. Reference a presents AD/COD's non-concurrence with a porbion of
the wording in refeFence band recommends in lieu of the questioned portion
the followings
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1 Karansliteration of ,Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles ,-,ystem,
'7)i except that conventional place names approved by the U.S. Board
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on Geographic Names (furnished as Enclosure G hereto) will always
e used. If used at all, the corresponding literal Wade-Giles
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of using the Wade-Giles spellings in certain finished intelligence production
(paragraph 4 of reference a), AD/ORE concurs with the OCD proposed rewording
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tion of Foreign Languages" submitted by AD/RE, 10 .arc with change
recommended by AD/CD, 10 March 1950.
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FROM: Assistant Director, OCD
SUBJECT: Standardization of Place Names
REFERENCE: (a) AD/ORE memo to all 1W' s, subject as
above, dated 7 February 1950
(b) AD/OBE memo to Executive, subject as
above, dated 10 March 1950
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1. This Office concurred in reference (a), but does not Concur
in the proposal for implementing action contained in reference (b).
2. The new wording proposed for paragraph 2 of Administrative
Instruction goes considerably beyond the recommendation in
which the several Assistant Directors concurred. The clause to which
OCD objects is underlined in the following quotation from reference
(b):
"Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles
system, except that conventional place names approved by
the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (furnished as Enclosure
G hereto) will always be used and the corres1Donding literal
Wade-Giles spelling will be avoided."
3. This Office recommends the following:
"Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles
system, except that conventional place names approved by
the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (furnished as Enclosure
G hereto) will always be used. If used at all, the corres-
ponding literal Wade-Giles spelling will be enclosed in
parentheses following the conventional spelling, thus:
Chefoo (Yen-tlai)."
4. The fact is that it is very often desirable to use both names
in the manner shown above. No unilateral action by CIA is going to
have any appreciable effect on many of the sources of information which
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we must use, and it therefore follows that a part of the information
which we receive will follow Wade-Giles and a part will use conventional
spellings. Hence analysts, especially in the biographic and industrial
areas of intelligence work, will generally find it desirable to pinpoint
their data by using both spellings. (In fact, my people wished me to
dissent from ORE's original proposition, and to insist that both spell-
ings always be used. I pointed out co them that finished intelligence
productions, particularly such current papers as the CIA Daily and
Weekly which are designed to be rearl by customers who never heard of
Wade-Giles (and couldn't care less) would not be embellished, or made
more readable, or improved in accuracy, by having the Wade-Giles spell-
ings added.
AMES M. ANDREWS
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, Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Executive, CIA
FROM : Assistant Director, ORE
SUBJECT: Standardization of Place-names
REFERENCE : CIA Administrative Instruction
ENCLOSURE : List of Approved Place-names in China
DATE: 0 WAR 1950
dated 27 June 1949
1. Paragraph 2 of reference directs that utransliteration of Chinese
will be by the Made-Giles system". However, in implementing this directive
a confusing lack of uniformity in spelling of place-names has gram within
CIA. Some CIA units use well-known, conventional names for cities which
other units identify and record through the literal Wade-Giles spelling of
Chinese names. Thus, Chefoo in one CIA map or report may appear as Yen-Val
or as both in another report.
2. Pertinent to resolution of this problem is the fact that it is now
the practice in CIA production of NIS chapters to use the conventional place-
names - rather than the literal Wade-Giles - in all instances where a
conventional place-name has been approved by the US Board on Geographic
Names.
3. It is therefore recommended that:
a. CIA personnel use conventional place-names rather than the
literal Wade-Giles spelling of Chinese names in all instances where
a conventional place-name has been approved by the U. S. Board on
Geographic Names.
b. Otherwise, CIA personnel use the literal Wade-Giles spelling.
4. This proposal has been presented to and has received the mritten
concurrences of all Assistant Directors. These concurrences covered as
mell a proposal that the enclosure hereto be reproduced and distributed
throughout CIA as a reference guide. This enclosure, prepared on request
of ORE Nap Division by the Staff of the U. S. Board on Geographic Names,
lists the Board's currently approved conventional China place-names.
5. If this recommendation is approved, it is proposed that the follow-
ing implementing action be taken:
a. Revise Administrative Instructionby:
(1) changing paragraph 2 to read,
02. Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Made -
Giles system, except that conventional place-names approved
by the U. S. Board on Geographic Names (furnished as Enclosure G
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Wade-Giles spelling will be avoided."
(2) changing enclosures description to read:
"Enclosures: 7
A, B, C, D E, F, G".
(3) Using the enclosure hereto as Enclosure G of the revised
Administrative Instruction
(4) Reproducing the enclosure hereto and forwarding fifty
copies to each Assistant Director for internal distribution.
6. On 1 September 1950 and periodically thereafter AD/ORE, unless
otherwise directed, will submit modifications to the enclosure if any
have been made.
THEODORE BABBITT
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FROM
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DATE:
SUBJECT: Declassification and Reproduction of Administrative Instruc
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1. It is requested that the transliteration tables pUbltsh 25X1A
enclosures to Administrative Instruction 1)e declassified to permit
wider dissemination to the IAC agencies and other governmental agencies
with which CIA has continuous operational liaison.
2. It is also requested that a rerun of the six enclosures be
made by Reproduction Division on one side of the sheet only and that
the following statement, whica r originally included in the body of
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Administrative Instruction be added as a seventh enclosures
Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles system.
Transliteration of Japanese will be by the Hepburn system.
3. It is believed that reproduction should be made by off-set
printing since there probably will be a recurring need for copies in
the future and the plates should be preserved.
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NOTICE 26 August 1949
SUBJECT: Declassification of Administrative Instruction No.
dated 27 June 1949. subject: Transliteration
of Foreign Languages
Administrative Instruction and attachments are
as of this date completely declassified.
FOR TUE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:
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Nashington? D. C.
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION
NO.
SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages.
27
June 1949
2. All personnel concerned. with transliteration pertaining to
Russian, Ula-ainiano Belorussian, Bulgarian, and Serbian will refer
to the appropriate enclosures of this memorandum.
2. Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles systam.
3. Transliteration of Japanese will be by the Hepburn system.
4.. Transliteration of Korean will be by the MoCune-ReischabBr
system.
5. Further instructions for other languages will be issued when
appropriate transliteration system have been approved.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INIELLIGENCE:
Enclosuros: 6
A, B, Co D, E, P
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SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages
1. All personnel concerned with transliteration pertaining to
Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, and Serbian will refer
to the appropriate enclosures of this memorandum.
2. Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade?Giles
system.
3.
system.
4.
system.
Transliteration of Japanese will be by the Hepburn
Transliteration of Korean will be by the McCune?Reischauer
5. Further instructions for other languages will be issued when
appropriate transliteration systems have been approved.
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE POR TILE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Aa a Pp r
.B .6 b Cc
B B v TT
Y y u
A g d C) qlp f
E e ye, el X X kh
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3s z ti ti ch
VI ;1 i Iii 111 sh
VI rfi Y Et 14 shch
HE k
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MM m ' Lb
H H n 8 a
0 o o E lo
nil P 11 A
Yu
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ye initially, after vowels, and. after 1), b ; e elsewhere; when
written as Russian, transliterate as yg or e.
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE U1CRAINIAN LANGUAGE
Aa a
B b
BB
H H
0 o
nil
Fr h Pp r
Ce s
A. A cl. T T t
E e 0 Y y t]
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E Ni zh X X kh
33 ts
M X tl oh
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE FUR THE BELORUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Aa A a
E 6 Bb
BB
Fri
111 r'
A itc a
E e
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Y0, 01
flu
Pp
C
TT
Y y
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X x
kh
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1ye initially, after vowels, and. after
; e elsewhere;
when written as e in Belorussian, transliterate as yg or g.
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE Pon TIM BULGARIAN LANGUAGE,
Aa
a
11 n
P
13 0
b
Pp
r
BB
v
Cc
s
l' r
g
TT
t
A ,I1ci
E e
e
Y y
u
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zh
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kh
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t s
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NOTE: This table is based on the spelling reform of 1945.
For certain obsolete letters found. in old.er sources, proceed.
as follows:
1. Final 1) : omit.
2. t , replaced. by e or Si , accord.ing to
pronunciation: transliterate as e or ya,,
accordingly, if correct present spelling is
known; otherwise, as ye.
3. AIL replaced byl : transliterate as u.
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE
Serbian Croation Serbian Croat ion
Aa a HH n
B 6 b
BB v 0 0 9
P r g 11 n P
A g d Pp r
Cc 8
E e 9 TT t
3H Ht z c
3 3 z Y y u
I/I x I.
J j i X x h
1/
i 4 IC k 11 u , c
a JI ? 1 11 ti v
c
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MM m 111 III v
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE KOREAN LANGUAGE
McCune -Reischauer McCune-eischauer
romanization Onmun romanization
a
o ya
se;
0
yo
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ae
0
0 ng
ch
eh'
k/
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ki pp
Yae cc tt
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wa
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ii
was
we
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tch
kk
SS
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FROM : Assistant Director for Operations
SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages
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GOVERNMENT
JUN 1 4 1949
1. The attached memorandum, subject as above, indicates the
desirability of standardized systems of transliteration within
CIA.
2. It is recommended that an Administrative Instruction,
be issued to all CIA personnel concerned with transliteration.
GEORGE G. CAREY
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SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages
1. All personnel concerned with transliteration pertaining to
Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, and Serbian will refer
to the appropriate enclosures of this memorandum.
2. Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles
system.
3.
system.
Transliteration of Japanese will be by the Hepburn
4. Transliteration of Korean will be by the McCune-Reischauer
system.
5. Further instructions for other languages will be issued when
appropriate transliteration systems have been approved.
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152/I0RANDUM FOR THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS
Transliteration of Foreign Languages
References: A. Memo from AD/00 to Chief, ICAPS and the Assistant
Directors for OCD, ORE and OSO, dated 25 Oct 1948,
subject: "Transliteration and Standardization of
Spelling of Foreign Personal Names".
B. Memo from DWoso to AD/00 dated 26 Oct 1948, sane
subject.
Memo from Chief, ICAPS to AD/00 dated 27 Oct 1948,
same subject.
D. Memo from AD/ORE to AD/00 dated 28 Oct 1948, same
sub jeot.
E. Memo from AD/OCD to Woo dated 26 Nov 1948, same
subjeot.
1. Reference A proposed that a CIA committee be formed of repre-
sentatives of the various offices concerned with the problem of trans-
literation especially insofar as it pertained to foreign personal names.
20 In view of the favorable response to this proposal as contained
in References B to E, a CIA Transliteration Committee MIA formed of
representatives from ICAPS, ORE, OCD and 000 Acting Chief, FDB was
elected Chairman of this Committee which has held meetings on this sub-
ject as it related to the Slavic languages and Chinese, Japanese and
Korean.
3. To facilitate coordination with the IAC Agencies in this
matter, working committees were formed for related languages or lang-
uage groups and IAD participation in the deliberations and findings of
these working committees was obtained through Chief, ICAPS.
4. Due to the urgent need for a solution to this problem as it
relates to Russian and Korean, the following recommendations of the
Committee covering the Slavic languages and the ideographic Fax Eastern
languages are presented at this time. These are in consonance with the
current BGN system for geographical names on languages for which the
Board has a system.
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cedures be adopted by CIA not only for personal names but for all
transliteration purposes:
a. For the Russian language, the BGN system (Eno]. A).
b. For Ukrainian and Belorussian, the system drawn up
by the Committee (Encls B, C).
0. .For Bulgarian, the BGN system (Enol D).
d. For Serbian, the Croatian alphabet (End l E).
e. For Chinese, the Wade-Giles system. (This is a
routine recommendation, as this system is presently used
by all government offices.)
f. For Japanese, the Hepburn system. (This is also
routine, as this system was used during the war by all
agencies and is well established.)
g. For Korean, the McCune-Reischauer system (Eno]. F).
It is further recommended:
a. That, inasmuch as IAD representatives participated
in the working committees, the IA0 Agenoies be approached
with a View toward their formal adoption of the systems
recommended above.
b. That a directive be issued to all CIA Gffioes to
employ the systems recommended above, if approved.
Co That the system-tables be prepared in multiple
copies for dissemination to each person in CIA concerned
with transliteration for any purpose.
31. J. NALL,
'Chairman,
CIA Transliteration Committee.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Washington, D. C.
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION
NO.
SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages.
27 june .1949
1, All personnel concerned with transliteration pertaining to
Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, and Serbian will refer
to the appropriate enclosures of this memorandum.
2, Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade?Gi1e5 system.
3. Transliteration of Japanese will be by the Hepburn system.
4. Transliteration of Korean will be by the McCune?Reischauer
system;
5. Further instructions for other languages will be issued when
appropriate transliteration systems have been approved.
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Enclosures: 6
Ao D, CI D, El F
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Enclosure A
'TRANSLITERATION TABLE VCR THE :RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
A a ?
TI
Ci
B B
Fr'
Tr n
E e ye,
Cc zh
33 z
vi 1.
M ? ? ,y
HR
.11 .11
M
HH
0 0
n ?
Pp r
Cc
TT
Y y
qj
X X kh
11 4 ts
q ch
hUm sh
E t 14 shch.
rio 'b
tf
10 io
H
y111
lye initially, after vowels, and after 10 b ; o elsewhere;
when written as e in Russian, transliterate as ye or e.
Ube of diacritical marks is preferred, but such marks
may be omitted when expediency dictates.
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Enclosure C
TRAnIT1ER4IpN wiz FOR THE BELpRUSSIAN LANGUAGE
? ' ; -
Aa a
n p
IBB V Cc
Fr
r'r(
e ye, e1
z h
33
,Ii
171 1'4
y
clf.)
X X kh
4 ts
ch
ill 111 ' sh
,IC it k 1)1 ha Y.
JT. a . 1 Lb t
MM m 83 e
HH n li) 10 Yu
00 o fi H ya
lye initially, after vowels) an6.after e elsewhere; a
when written as in Belorussian, transliterate as ye or e.
Use of diacritical marks is preferred., but such marks
may be omitted 'when expediency dictates.
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? Pi'
TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE SERBEAN TANGUAGE
,
Serbian Croatian
Aa
B 6
BB
F
Serbian Croatian
H
kb tt nj
0 o 0
n n
d Pp
dj1 C c
TTo
lUse this variant instead of d.
Use of diacritical marks is preferred, but such marks
may be omitted when expediency dictates.
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE BULGARIAN LANGUAGE
Aa
13 6 b
BB
F r
d.
E e
flu
Pp
Cc S
TT
Y y
LI)
33
zh
X X
L1
kh
1414
1
ch
M
llhiu
sh
HR
llja
slit
JI
1
MM
m
b b
HR
II
10 10
yu
0 o
fi
Ya
NOTE: This table is based on the spelling reform of 1945.
For certain obsolete letters found in older sources,
proceed as follows:
1. Final 'b: omit.
2. replaced by e or 51 according to pro-
nunciation: transliterate as e or ya,
accordingly, if correct present spelling
is known; otherwise, as ye.
7 replaced by : transliterate as U.
Use of diacritical marks is preferred, but such marks
may be omitted when expediency dictates.
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TRANSLITERATION., TABLE FOR THE UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE
Aa a HR n
B
BB
0 o
r P h Pp
Cc s
rr_I A d TT t
E e e Y y u
E e ye.1) 4) f
zh
3 s
R
I 1
MM
C 0 IT F I D..E IT .T I A? L
v
I
kh
Li ch
sh
1L ii shch
1 ii
b
yu
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ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION
NO.
?SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages.
56 March 1950
1. Paragraph 2, Administrative Instruction dated
27 June 1949, is rescinded and the following substituted therefor:
2. Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles
sYs.tem, except that conventional place names approved by the
U.S. Board on Geographic Nathes (furnished as Enclosure G
hereto) will always be used. If used at all, the correspond-
ing literal Wade-Gibe spelling mill be enclosed in parentheses
followinr the conven ' ig, thus: Chefoo (Yen-tfai).
Contact Divisions, Office of
Operations, will conform to this procedure insofar as their
sources and operations permit."
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This list represents the names of places and features for which
conventional names are approved at the present time. It is not to
be considered as complete for these areas, as additions may be made
Lt a later date.
Included in the list are those features for which only a con-
ventional name is approved and those features which provide both
conventional and local official names. -Pox international features
only the conventional name has been supplied, lthough in many
instances local official names have been approved for those features
also. Both conventional and local official form have been given
for features that are confined to one area.
Where underlining occurs in a name, the underlined short form
may be used instead of the longer form if desired. The use of
generics and underlining is not completely consistent, because
SOW decisions have not been reviewed recently and stated according
to the Board's present printing form.
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China
Designation
Province
Location
Name
An-hui Sheng (Chinese);
province
32
00
117
00
Anhwei (conventional)
An-tung Sheng (Chinese);
province
42
00
126
00
Antung (conventional)
Ch'a-ha-erh Sheng (Chinese);
province
44
00
115
00
Chahar (conventional)
Ch'ai-ta-mu P'en-ti (Chinese);
basin
Tsinghai
37
00
93
00
Tsaidam Basin (conventional)
Chan-chiang (Chinese);
city
Kwangtung
21
12
110
23
Fort Bayard (conventional)
Chang-chia-k'ou (Chinese);
city
Chahar
40
50
114
55
Kalgan (conventional)
Ch'ang Chiang (Chinese);
stream
31
48
121
10
Yangtze. River (conventional)
Che-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
province
29
00
120
00
Chekiang (conventional)
Chiang-hsi Sheng (Chinese);
province
28
00
116
00
Kiangsi (conventional)
Chiang-su Sheng (Chinese);
province
33
00
120
00
Kiangsu (conventional)
Chi-lin (Chinese);
city
Kirin
43
51
126
33
Kirin (conventional)
Chi-lin Shang (Chinese);
province
11.11.
00
126
00
Kirin (conventional)
China
republic
Chi-nan (Chinese);
city
Shantung
36
40
117
00
Tsinan (conventional)
Ch'ing Hai (Chinese);
lake
Tsinghai
37
00
100
20
Koko Nor (conventional)
Ch'ing-hai Sheng (Chinese);
province
'36
00
98
00
Tsinghai (conventional)
Ch'ing-tao (Chinese);
city
Shantung
36
04
120
19
Tsingtao (conventional)
Ch'in Ling (Chinese);
mountain range
34
00
108
00
Tsinling Shan (conventional)
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Designation
Province
Location
N E
Chi-shih Shan (Chinese);
mountains
Tsinghai
34 30 100 00
Amne Machin (conventional)
Ch'iung-chou Hai-hsia (Chinese);
strait
KWangtung
20 10 110 15
Hainan Strait (conventional)
Ch'ung-ch'ing (Chinese);
city
Szechwan
29 34 106 35
Chungking (conventional)
Fu-chien Sheng (Chinese);
province
26 00 118 00
Fukien (conventional)
Fu-chou (Chinese);
city
Fukien
26 05 119 18
Foochow (conventional)
Ha-erh-pin (Chinese);
city
Sungkiang
45 45 126 39
Harbin (conventional)
Hai-la-erh (Chinese);
city
Hsingan
49 12 119 42
Hailer (conventional)
Hai-la-erh Ho (Chinese);
stream
Hsingan
49 30 117 50
Hailer River (conventional)
Hai-nan Tao (Chinese);
island
KWangtung
19 00 109 30
Hainan (conventional)
Hang-chou (Chinese);
city
Chekiang
30 15 120 10
Hangchow (conventional)
Hang-chou Wan (Chinese);
bay
Chekiang
30 25 121 00
Hengchow Bay (conventional)
Han-k'ou (Chinese);
city
Hupeh
30 35 114 16
Henkow (conventional)
Hei-ch'eng (Chinese);
nem Khoto (conventional)
ruins
Ningsia
41 45 101 24
Hei-lung-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
province
49 00 127 00
Heilungkieng (conventional)
Ho-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
province
47 00 131 00
Hokiang (conventional)
Ho-nan Sheng (Chinese);
province
34 00 114 00
Honan (conventional)
Ho-pei Sheng (Chinese);
province
38 00 116 00
Hopeh (conventional)
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Nme
Designation
Province
Location
E
00
05
54
30
00
00
05
11
19
00
00
00
02
00
15
00
00
00
Ho-t'ao (Chinese);
Ordos (conventional)
Hsia-men (Chinese);
Amoy (conventional)
Hsi-an (Chinese);
Sian (conventional)
Hsiao-hsing-an-ling
Shan-mo (Chinese);
Lesser Khingan Range (cony.)
Hsi-k'ang Sheng (Chinese);
region
city
city
mountain range
province
province
town
city
stream
province
province
province
town
province
city
province
province
province
Suiyuan
Fukien
Shensi
Kwangtung
Kiangsu
Sikang
Kwangtung
N
39 30 109
24 27 118
34 16 108
50 48 126
31 00 98
49 30 121
22 35 113
34 16 117
37 32 118
28 00 111
31 00 112
42 30 120
30 03 102
37 00 103
23 07 113
24 00 109
23 00 113
27 00 107
Sikang (conventional)
Hsing-an Sheng (Chinese);
Hsingan (conventional)
Hsin-hui (Chinese);
Kongmoon (conventional)
lisi:1-chou (Chinese);
Siichow (conventional)
Huang Ho (Chinese);
Yellow River (conventional)
Hu-nan Sheng (Chinese);
Hunan (conventional)
Hu-pei Sheng (Chinese);
Hupeh (conventional)
Jo-ho Sheng (Chinese);
Jehol (conventional)
K'ang-ting (Chinese);
Tatsienlu (conventional)
Kan-su Sheng (Chinese);
Kansu (conventional)
Kuang-chou (Chinese);
Canton (conventional)
Kuang-hsi Sheng (Chinese);
Kwangsi (conventional)
Kuang-tung Sheng (Chinese);
Kwangtung (conventional)
Kuei-chou Sheng (Chinese);
Kweichow (conventional)
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Name
Kung-ka Shan (Chinese);
Minya Konka (conventional)
Liao-ning Sheng (Chinese);
Liaoning (conventional)
Liao-pei Sheng (Chinese);
Liaopeh (conventional)
Liao-tung Pan-tao (Chinese);
Liaotung Peninsula (cony.)
Liao-tung Wan (Chinese);
Gulf of Liaotung (conventional)
LU-shun (Chinese);
Port Arthur (conventional)
Manchuria
Nan-ching (Chinese);
Nanking (conventional)
Nen Chiang (Chinese);
Nonni River (conventional)
Nen-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
Nunkiang (conventional)
Ning-hsia Sheng (Chinese);
Ningsia (conventional)
Pa-an (Chinese);
Batang (conventional)
Pei-p'ing (Chinese);
Peiping (conventional)
Po Hai (Chinese);
Gulf of Chihli (conventional)
Po-hal Hai-hsia (Chinese);
Pohai Strait (conventional)
Port Arthur Naval Base Area
Shang-hai (Chinese);
Shanghai (conventional)
Shari-hal Sheng (Chinese);
Shansi (conventional)
Shan-t'ou (Chinese);
Swatow (conventional)
Designation
mountain
province
province
peninsula
gulf
city
region
city
stream
province
province
town
city
strait
area
city
province
city
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Sikang
Location
29 35 102 06
41 oo 123 oo
44 oo 123 oo
Liaoning
40 00
122
20
4o 30
121
30
38
48
121
16
47
00
125
00
Kiangsu
32
03
118
47
45
26
124
39
47 oo 124 oo
42 oo 102 00
Sikang
30
00
99
oo
Hopeh
39
56
116
24
38
30
120
00
38
24
121 oo
39
10
122
00
Kiangsu
31
14
121
28
37
00
112
00
Kwangtung
23
22
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Name
Shan-tung Pan-tao (Chinese);
Shantung Peninsula (cony.)
Shan-tung Sheng (Chinese);
Shantuhg (conventional)
Shen-hsi Sheng (Chinese);
Shensi (conventional)
Shen-yang (Chinese);
Mukden (conventional)
Ssu-ch'uan Sheng (Chinese);
Szechwan (conventional)
Sui-Aan Sheng (Chinese);
SuiyUan (conventional)
Sungari Reservoir
Sung-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
Sungkiang (conventional)
Sung-hua Chiang (Chinese);
Sungari River (conventional)
Ta-hsing-an-ling
Shan-mo (Chinese);
Greater Khingan Range (cony.)
Ta-lien (Chinese);
Dairen (conventional)
T'ien-ching (Chinese);
Tientsin (conventional)
To-lun (Chinese);
Dolon Nor (conventional)
Tsaidam Swamp
Tung-sha Tao (Chinese);
Pratas Island (conventional)
Wu-chou (Chinese);
Wuchow (conventional)
Wu-hsien (Chinese);
Soochow.(conventional)
Designation
peninsula
province
province
city
province
province
reservoir
province
stream
mountain range
city
city
town
swamp
island
city
town
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Location
E
N
Shantung
37
00
121
00
36
00
118
00
35
00
109
00
Liaoning
41
48
123
27
31
00
105
00
41
00
110
00
42
50
126
45
44
00
130
00
47
42
132
30
49
00
122
00
38
55
121
39
Hopeh
39
08
117
12
Chahar
42
10
116
25
Tsinghai
36
45
95
00
KWangtung
20
42
116
43
KWangsi
23
29
111
19
Kiangsu
31
18
120
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Location
Name
Yen-t'ai (Chinese);
Chefoo (conventional)
Yung-chia (Chinese);
Wenchow (conventional)
Yin Ho (Chinese);
Grand Canal (conventional)
Yiin-nan Sheng (Chinese);
city
town
canal
province
Shantung
Chekiang
37 32 121 24
28 01 120 39
From: 39 54 116 44
To: 30 19 120 08
24 00 101 00
Y?nnerx (conventional)
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Sinkiang
Designation
Location
Name
Ch'eng-hua (Chinese);
town
11.752
88 07
Sharasume (conventional)
Ch'ieh-mo (Chinese);
town
3808
85 32
Cherchen (conventional)
Ch'o-ch'iang (Chinese)
town
39 02
88 02
Charkhlik (conventional)
Dzungaria
area
45 oo
88 oo
Ho-tien (Chinese);
town
37 07
79 55
Khotan (conventional)
Hsin-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
province
11.200
86 oo
Sinkiang (conventional)
I-fling (Chinese);
town
11.355
81 14
Kuldja (conventional)
Kiu-ch'e (Chinese);
town
41 43
82514.
Kucha (conventional)
K'u-erh-lo (Chinese);
town
41 44
8609
Korla (conventional)
K'un-lun Shan (Chinese);
mountains
3600
84 oo
Kunlun Mountains (conventional)
Min-feng (Chinese);
town
37011.
8214.6
Niya (conventional)
P'i-shan (Chinese);
town
37 38
78 19
Guma (conventional)
Sha-ya (Chinese);
town
11.115
8250
Shahyar (conventional)
Su-fu (Chinese);
town
39 29
75 58
Kashgar (conventional)
T'a-ch'eng (Chinese);
town
11.611.5
82 57
Chuguchak (conventsional)
Takla Makan Desert
desert
3900
8300
Ti-hua (Chinese);
city
11.311.8
87 35
Urumchi (conventional)
T ' o-k' o-hd-tin (Chinese ) ;
village
42 47
88 38
Toksun (conventional)
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Name Designation Location
N E
T'u-lu-fan (Chinese); town 42 56 89 05
Turf an (conventional)
T'u-lu-fan P'en-ti (Chinese); depression 42 45 89 00
Turfan Depression (cony.)
Wen-su (Chinese); town 41 15 8o 14
Aksu (conventional)
Yeh-ch'eng (Chinese); town 37 54 77 26
Karghalik (conventional)
Yen-ch'i (Chinese); town 42 04 86 34
Karashahr (conventional)
Ya-tien (Chinese); town 36 52 81 42
Kenya (conventional)
Taiwan (Formosa)
Irpko-retta (Japanese); islands 23 30 119 35
Pescadores Islands (cony.)
Formosa Strait strait 24 42 119 42
Taiwan (Formosa) island 23 30 121 00
Tibet
Tibet administrative 32 oo 86 oo
district
International Features
Altai Mountains mountains
Amur River stream
Argun stream
Black River stream
Brahmaputra River stream
Claire, River stream
East (Mina Sea sea
Gobi Desert desert
Himalayas, The mountain system
Kerulen stream
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52 56 141 lo
53 20 121 26
21 15 105 20
23 51 89 45
21 18 105 25
29 00 125 oo
44 - 940 to 1200
48 48 117 oo
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Korea Bay bay
Location
39 oo 124 oo
Mekong River stream 10 15 105 52
Pamirs mountainous region 38 73
Philippine Sea sea
Red River stream
Salveen River stream 16 12 97 35
South China Sea sea 15 00 115 00
Tien Shan mountains 42 oo 8o oo
Tonkin, Gulf of gulf 20 00 108 00
Tumen River stream 42 26 130 38
Ussuri River stream 48 28 135 02
. Yalu River stream 39 55 124 20
Yellow Sea sea 36 00 124 00
20 00 135 00
20 25 106 30
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Washinston, D. C.
ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION 27 June 1949
NO.
SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages.
1. All personnel concerned with transliteration pertaining to
Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, Bulgarian, and Serbian will refer
to the appropriate enclosures of this memorandum.
2. Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles system.
3. Transliteration of Japanese will be by the Hepburn system.
4, Transliteration of Korean will be by the McCune-Reischauer
system.
5. Further instructions for other languages will be issued when
appropriate transliteration systems have been approved.
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En c los ur e A
TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Aa a Pp r
B6 b Cc 8
BB v T T
Fr 8 Y y u
A A d 0 CD f
ye, el
E e X x kb
MC mc zh 4 tx t a
33 z ti ti ch
14)! 1 IT zn sh
PI tt Y 111 lli shch
IC
II x 'b 'b
II a 3. FA ii y
Mu m
H H n 8 a e
0 0 o E lo yu
flu P H R y a
lye initially, eller vowels, and after lb, b; e glseliere.
When written as e in Russian, transliterate as ye or e.
Use of diacritical narks is preferred, but such marks
may be omitted when expediency dictates.
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Enclosure B
TRANSLITERATION TABLE liVR ME UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE
Aa a HH n
B6 b 0 0 0
BB v II n P
r r h Pp r
rieg Cc a
Z A d .TT t
E e e Y y
Ee ye 0 CD
NC 'ft zh X X kh
3 3 z U14 ts
14 B Y ti 11 ch
Ii i M ID sh
Ii i ili ill such
rA tiy
I fl
li lc k bb
I a 1 I) ID
Mu M fin
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE BELORUSSIAN LANGUAGE
Aa a
B6
B B
r r
lie
A A
E e ye, el
)x zh
33
II
ti
H x
Z x
Mu m
HH
0 0
n
P
Cc
T T
Y y
0:1) cts
X X kh
IA ts
qq ch
m eh
Flu
Lb
3 a
D ID yu
lye initially, after vowels, and after b; e elsewhere.
When written as e in Belorussian, transliterate as ye or e.
Use of diacritical marks is preferred, but such marks
may be omitted when expediency dictates.
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Enclosure D
TRANSLITERATION
Aa
B 6
BB
r r
TABLE FOR
a
b
v
g
BULGARIAN LANGUAGE
H n
Pp
Cc
TT
It A
d
Y y
E e
e
0 CD
AT MCzh
X X
3 3
z
11 u
M x
i
q1.1
PI ti
Y
III m
M x
k
111 Ili
.11 JI
1
'bb
Mu
m
Lb
H H
n
10 m
0 0
SI R
P
r
a
u
f
kb
ts
ch
sh
slit
yu
ya
WM This table is based on the spelling reform of 1945.
For certain obsolete letters found in older sources,
proceed as follows:
1. Final 1: omit.
2. 15, replaced by e or PU, according to pronun-
ciation: transliterate as e or ya, accordingly,
if correct present spelling is known; otherwise,
as ye.
3. jit, replaced by li: transliterate as 11.
Use of diacritical narks is preferred, but such narks
may be omitted when expediency dictates.
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TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE SERBIAN LANGUAGE
Serbian Croatian Serbian Croatian
Aa a HR n
B6 b itt H3 nj
BB v 0 0 o
Fr g n n P
It A d Pp r
dell Co a
E e e TT t
Nt x ti t, ?
c
3 s z Y y u
14 x i 0 ila f
JJ i X X h
KR k 4 U 0
31 a 1 xi c
Jb Jb lj Y Y dE
II Li 111 m v
B
'Use this variant instead of at.
Use of diacritical marks is preferred, but such marks
may be omitted when expediency dictates.
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Enclosure F
TRANSLITERATION TABLE FOR THE KOREAN LANGUAGE
McCune-ReisChauer Niceune-Reischauer
Onmun Romanization Onmun Romanization
of. a
ya
('
o Y8
0
yo
?LL
0 I
T I wi
7
2 1
Yu
ae
yae
OS ?
ye
wa
we
wae
we
0 ng
ch
ch'
k'
t'
PA
tt
tch
kk
SS
Syllabic tables for transliteration are available but are
not presented here.
Use of diacritical marks is preferred, but such marks may
be omitted when expediency dictates.
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CENThAL IFTULIGENCE AGENCY
Washington, D. C.
STATI NTL AEMNISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION
NO.
STATI NTL
STATI NTL
SUBJECT: Transliteration of Foreign Languages,
50 March 1950
1. Paragraph 2, Administrative Instruction dated
27 June 1949, is rescinded and the following substitutedherefor:
"2. Transliteration of Chinese will be by the Wade-Giles
sYstem, exdept that conventional place names approved by the
U.S. Board on Geographic Nathes (furnished as Enclosure G
hereto) will always be used. If used at all, the correspond-
ing literal Wade-Giles spelling will be enclosed in parentheses
following the conventional s elling, thus: Chefoo (Yen-ttai).
Contact Divisions, Office of
a ions, ma con orm to this procedure insofar as their
sources and operations permit."
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:
Enclosure: Enclosure G.
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This list represents the names of places and features for which
conventional names are approved at the present time. It is not to
be considered as complete for these areas, as additions may be made
at a later date.
Included in the list are those features for which only a con-
ventional name is approved and those features which provide both
conventional and local official names. 1Fox international features
only the conventional name has been supplied, .lthough in many
instances local official names have been approved for these features
also. Both conventional and local official forme have been given
for features that are confined to one area.
Where underlining occurs in a name, the underlined short form
may be used instead of the longer form if desired. The use of
generics and underlining is not cmpletely consistent, because
BOMB decisions have not been reviewed recently and stated according
to the Board's present printing form.
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China
P
Name
Designation
Province
Location
N E
An-hui Sheng (Chinese);
province
32 00 117 00
Anhwei (conventional)
AnAung Sheng (Chinese);
province
42 00 126 oo
Antung (conventional)
Ch'a-ha-erh Sheng (Chinese);
,
province
44 oo 115 oo
Chahar (conventional)
Ch'ai-ta-mu P'en-ti (Chinese);
basin
Tsinghai
37 oo 93 oo
Tsaidam Basin (conventional)
Chan-chiang (Chinese);
city
Kwangtung
21 12 110 23
Fort Bayard (conventional)
Chang-chia-k'ou (Chinese);
city
Chahar
4o 50 114 55
Kalgan (conventional)
Ch'ang Chiang (Chinese);
stream
31 48 121 lo
Yangtze. River (conventional)
Che-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
province
29 00 120 00
Chekiang (conventional)
Chiang-hsi Sheng (Chinese);
province
28 00 116 00
Kiangsi (conventional)
Chiang-su Sheng (Chinese);
province
33 oo 120 00
Kiangsu (conventional)
Chi-lin (Chinese);
city
Kirin
43 51 126 33
Kirin (conventional)
Chi-lin Sheng (Chinese);
province
44 oo 126 oo
Kirin (conventional)
China
republic
?
Chi-nan (Chinese);
city
Shantung
36 40 117 oo
Tsinan (conventional)
Ch'ing Hai (Chinese);
lake
Tsinghai
37 00 loo 20
'Koko Nor (conventional)
Ch'ing-hai Sheng (Chinese);
province
36 00 98 00
Tsinghai (conventional)
Ch'ing-tao (Chinese);
city
Shantung
36 04 120 19
Tsingtao (conventional)
Ch'in Ling (Chinese);
mountain range
34 00 108 00
Tsinling Shan (conventional)
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Location
?
Name
N E
Chi-shih Shan (Chinese);
nountaina
Tsinghai
3 4
30
100
00
Amne Machin (conventional)
Ch'iung-chou Hai-hsia (Chinese);
strait
Kwangtun g
20
10
110
15
Hainan Strait (conventional)
Ch'ung-ch'ing (Chinese);
city
Szechwan
29
34
106
35
Chungking (conventional)
Fu-chien Sheng (Chinese);
province
26
00
118
00
Fukien (conventional)
Fu-chou (Chinese);
city
Fukien
26
05
119
18
Foochow (conventional)
Ha-erh-pin (Chinese);
city
Sungkiang
45
45
126
39
Harbin (conventional)
Hai-la-erh (Chinese);
city
Hsingan
49
12
119
42
Hailar (conventional)
Hai-la-erh Ho (Chinese);
stream
Hsingan
49
30
117
50
Hailer River (conventional)
Hai-nan Tao (Chinese);
island
Kwangtung
19
00
109
30
Hainan (conventional)
Hang-chou (Chinese);
city
Chekiang
30
15
120
10
Hangchow (conventional)
Hang-chou Wan (Chinese);
bay
Chekiang
30
25
121
00
Hangchow Bay (conventional)
Han-k'ou (Chinese);
city
Hupeh
30
35
114
16
Hankow (conventional)
Hei-ch'eng (Chinese);
ruins
Ningsia
41
45
101
24
Hhara Khoto (conventional)
Hei-lung-chiang Sheng (Chinese)?
province
49
00
127
00
Heilungkiang (conventional)
Ho-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
province
47
00
131
00
Hokiang (conventional)
Ho-nan Sheng (Chinese);
province
34
00
114
00
Honan (conventional)
Ho-pei Sheng (Chinese);
province
38
00
116
00
Hopeh (conventional)
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Nime Designation Province Location
Ho-t'ao (Chinese);
Ordos (conventional)
Hsia-men (Chinese);
Amoy (conventional)
region Suiyilan 39 30 109 oo
city Fukien 24 27 118 05
Hsi-an (Chinese); city Shensi 34 16 108 54
Sian (conventional)
Hsiao-hsing-an-ling mountain range 50 48 126 30
Shan-mo (Chinese);
Lesser Khingan Range (cony.)
Hsi-kiang Sheng (Chinese);
Sikang (conventional)
Hsing-an Sheng (Chinese);
Hsingan (conventional)
Hsin-hui (Chinese);
Kongmoon (conventional)
Hsii-chou (Chinese);
SUchow (conventional)
Huang Ho (Chinese);
Yellow River (conventional;
Hu-nan Sheng (Chinese);
Hunan (conventional)
Hu-pei Sheng (Chinese);
Hupeh (conventional)
Jo-ho Sheng (Chinese);
Jehol (conventional)
K'ang-ting (Chinese);
Tatsienlu (conventional)
Kan-su Sheng (Chinese);
Kansu (conventional)
Kuang-chou (Chinese);
Canton (conventional)
Kuang-hsi Sheng (Chinese);
Kwangsi (conventional)
Kuang-tung Sheng (Chinese);
Kwangtung (conventional)
Kuei-chou Sheng (Chinese);
KWeichow (conventional)
province 31 00 98 00
province 49 30 121 00
town Kwangtung 22 35 113 05
city Kiangsu 34 16 117 11
stream 37 32 118 19
province 28 00 111 00
province 31 00 112 00
province 42 30 120 00
Sikang 30 03 102 02
37 00 103 00
Kwangtung 23 07 113 15
town
province
city
province
province
province
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23 00 113 00
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Kung-ka Shan (Chinese);
Minya Konka (conventional)
Liao-ning Sheng (Chinese);
Liaoning (conventional)
Liao-pei Sheng (Chinese);
Liaopeh (conventional)
Liao-tung Pan-tao (Chinese);
Liaotung Peninsula (cony.)
Liao-tung Wan (Chinese);
Gulf of Liaotung (conventional)
LU-shun (Chinese);
Port Arthur (conventional)
Manchuria
Nan-ching (Chinese);
Nanking (conventional)
Nen Chiang (Chinese);
Nonni River (conventional)
Nen-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
Nunkiang (conventional)
Ning-hsia Sheng (Chinese);
Ningsia (conventional)
Pa-an (Chinese);
Batang (conventional)
Pei-p'ing (Chinese);
Peiping (conventional)
Po Hai (Chinese);
Gulf of Chihli (conventional)
Po-hal Hai-hsia (Chinese);
Pohai Strait (conventional)
Port Arthur Naval Base Area
Shang-hai (Chinese);
Shanghai (conventional)
Shan-hsi Shang (Chinese);
Shansi (conventional)
Shan-t'ou (Chinese);
Swatow (conventional)
Designation
mountain
province
province
peninsula
city
region
city
stream
province
province
?
Province Location
N E
Sikang 29 35 102 o6
41 oo 123 oo
44 oo 123 oo
Liaoning 4o oo 122 20
Kiangsu
4o 30
121
30
38
48
121
16
47
00
125
00
32
03
118
47
45
26
124
39
47 oo 124 oo
42 oo 102 00
town Sikang 30 oo 99 oo
city Hopeh
gulf
strait
area
city Kiangsu
province
city
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116
24
38
30
120
00
38
24
121
00
39
10
122
00
31
14
121
28
37 oo 112
00
KWangtung 23 22 116 4o
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Name
Designation
Province
Location
N E
Shan-tung Pan-tao (Chinese);
peninsula
Shantung
37 00 121 00
Shantung Peninsula (cony.)
Shan-tung Sheng (Chinese);
province
36 00 118 oo
Shantung (conventional)
Shen-hsi Sheng (Chinese);
province
35 00 109 00
Shensi (conventional)
Shen-yang (Chinese);
city
Liaoning
41 48 123 27
Mukden (conventional)
Ssu-ch'uan Shang (Chinese);
province
31 00 105 00
Szechwan (conventional)
Sui-Aan Sheng (Chinese);
province
41 00 110 oo
Suiyiaan (conventional)
Sungari Reservoir
reservoir.
42 50 126 45
Sung-chiang Sheng (Chinese);
province
44 00 130 00
Sungkiang (conventional)
Sung-hua Chiang (Chinese);
stream
47 42 132 30
Sungari River (conventional)
Ta-heing-an-ling
mountain range
49 00 122 00
Shan-mo (Chinese);
Greater Khingan Range (cony.)
Ta-lien (Chinese);
city
38 55 121 39
Dairen (conventional)
T'ien-ching (Chinese);
city
Hopeh
39 08 117 12
Tientsin (conventional)
To-lun (Chinese);
tow-
Chahar
42 10 116 25
Dolon Nor (conventional)
Tsaidam Swamp
swadip
Tsinghai
36 45 95 00
Tung-sha Tao (Chinese);
island
KWangtung
20 42 116 43
Pratas Island (conventional)
Wu-chou (Chinese);
city
Kwangsi
23 29 111 19
Wuchow (conventional)
Wu-hsien (Chinese);
town
Kiangsu
31 18 120 37
Soochow (conventional)
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Chula (cont.)
Name
Yen-t'ai (Chinese);
Chefoo (conventional)
Yung-chia (Chinese);
Wenchow (conventional)
Designation Province Location
N E
cit:- Shantung 37 32 121 24
town Chekiang
28 01 120 39
Yiin Ho (Chinese); canal From: 39 54 116 44
Grand Canal (conventional)
Yiih-nan Sheng (Chinese); province 24 00 101 00
?Fr?irman (conventional)
To: 30 19 120 08
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Sinkiang
Name Designation Location
N E
Ch'eng-hua (Chinese); town
Sharasume (conventional)
Ch'ieh-mo (Chinese); town
Cherchen (conventional)
Ch'o-ch'iang (Chinese) town
Charkhlik (conventional)
Dzungaria area 45 oo 88 oo
Ho-tien (Chinese); town 37 07 79 55
Khotan (conventional)
Hein-chiang Sheng (Chinese); province 42 oo 86 oo
Sinkiang (conventional)
1-ning (Chinese); town 43 55 81 14
Kuldja (conventional)
Kiu-ch'e (Chinese); town 41 43 82 54
Kucha (conventional)
K'u-erh-lo (Chinese); town 41 14.14. 86 09
K'un-lun Shan (Chinese); mountains 36 oo 84 oo
47
52
88
07
38
08
85
32
39
02
88
02
Korla (conventional)
Kunlun Mountains (conventional)
Min-feng (Chinese); town 37 04
Niya (conventional)
P'i-shan (Chinese); town 37 38
Guma (conventional)
Sha-ya (Chinese); town 41 15
Shahyar (conventional)
Su-fu (Chinese); town 39 29
Kashgar (conventional)
T'a-ch'eng (Chinese); town 46 45
Chuguchak (conventional)
82
46
78
19
82
50
75
58
82
57
Takla Makan Desert desert 39 oo 83 oo
Ti-hua (Chinese); city ? 43 48 87 35
Urumchi (conventional)
Tio-k'o-hdlin (Chinese); village 42 47 88 38
Toksun (conventional)
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Name Designation Location
N E
T'u-lu-fan (Chinese); town 42 56 89 05
Turf an (conventional)
T u-lu-fan P'en-ti (Chinese); depression 42 45 89 oo
Turfan Depression (cony.)
Wen-su (Chinese); town 41 15 80 14
Aksu (conventional)
Yeh-ch'eng (Chinese); town 37 54 77 26
Karghalik (conventional)
Yen-ch'i (Chinese); town 42 04 86 34
Karashahr (conventional)
Ya-tian (Chinese); town 36 52 81 42
Kenya (conventional)
Taiwan (Formosa)
Bbko-rettU (Japanese); islands 23 30 119 35
Pescadores Islands (cony.)
Formosa Strait strait 24 42 119 42
Taiwan (Formosa) island 23 30 121 00
Tibet
Tibet administrative 32 oo 86 oo
district
International Features
Altai Mountains
Amur River
Argun River
Black River
Brahmaputra River
Claire, River
East China Sea
Gobi Desert
Himalayas, The
Kerulen
mountains
stream
stream .
stream
stream
stream
sea
desert
mountain system
stream
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45 30 95 oo
52 56 141 lo
53 20 121 26
21 15 105 20
23 51 89 45
21 18 105 25
29 00 125 00
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Location
Name
Designation
Korea Bay
bay
39
00
124 00
Mekong River
stream
10
15
105 52
Pamirs
mountainous region
38
73
Philippine Sea
sea
20
00
135 00
Red River
stream
20
25
106 30
Salween River
stream
16
12
97 35
South China Sea
sea
15
00
115 00
Tien Shan
mountains
42
00
80 00
Tonkin, Gulf of
gulf
20
00
108 00
Tumen River
stream
42
26
130 38
Desuri River
stream
48
28
135 02
Yalu River
stream
39
55
124 20
Yellow Sea
sea
36
00
124 00
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