POLITICAL INFORMATION: DESERTION OF COMMUNIST FISHING VESSELS FROM DAIREN TO TSINGTAO

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000400330007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 14, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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-1a 1&tioiaalist agents in Dairen have persuaded the captains of twelve fishing
;oats under Communist control to leave Dairen ostensibly on fishing trite
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had=arrived in Tsingtao. The others are expected?
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Ten Japanese and two Soviet citizens were discovered aboard these four vessels
and were taken into custody by the Tsirgtao Garrison Headquarters.
The question of the registry of these fishing boats may
produce a problem. The USSR may claim then. If such a claim is m de to the
'aingtso local authorities, they intend to forward it to Nanking for action.
The boats are believed to be former Japanese property. If this is true. the
Chinese government is within its right to confiscate the ships since they
:ere within Chinese waters. Therefore, if the, Soviets decide to present the
=>: 3 , they must first prove their ownership of the vessels.)
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;., Other Natioiaz.L agents are in Chefoo and teihaiwei with the similar ain of
-! 1T:ecting desertion of fishing boats now under Gomnunist control. P'relimi-