MILITARY INFORMATION: ANTICIPATED COMMUNIST OFFENSIVE IN MANCHURIA

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000030012-8
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 1998
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: October 10, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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ATUL1FA1INTELLIGENCE REPORT
COMM China
SUBJECT lfilitary Information: Anticipa~.ed Com*n,ni st
Offensive in Manchuria
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ORIGIN
1. The Nationalist Northeast Command Headquarters believes that the Con unists can-
not start a new offensive before tic--3eeptember because of heavy rains in Manehurin.
The Nationalist Northeast Cow Headquarters believes this will be' a small-scaler
attack as the Communists have not recovered from losses suffered in June and are
,still replacing and training troops. They believe the major offensive will be
in November and December as the Coal mists are more accustomed to the severe
climate?
DATE:
fNFO. As stated
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DIST. If October 194
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This observer's opinion is that the movement of. the Communist 2 Column
appears We forerunner of an attack on Kirin. By taking Kirin the Comuni.sts
would control the railroad from. Kirin to M:eihokou, enabling them to supply their
troops directly from leihokou to Hsian (125-09, 42-54) and surrounding arQas. If
an attack comes the Comminii.sts would probably use the following troops: the 6
Column, Independent 1, 3s 4, 5, and 6.Divisions, 24 and 25 Brigades, New 6 Divisicn
and the 1 Garrison Brigade., Total strength would approximate 50,000.
The Communist 2 Column at Huralte could prevent Nationali-.st. troops in Changchun
from moving to assist the Nationalists in Kirin by their presence in the area and
if nec e-,sarst could make harassing attacks' on Changchun.
The Communist 1, 3, and 4 Columns control the area roughly extending from 11eihokou
to Hsian to Nankouchien (124-35., 42-00) which would prevent the Nationalists frcdu
the Mukden-Kaiyuan-Ssupingchieh sector from moving northeast to reinforce Kirin.
Since the Nationalists have their main strength marshalled for a Communist attack
on Seupingchieh or for a push west by the 1 and 3 Columns,, Kirin appears to be the
ideal target*
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
CLASSIFICATION 8,,,.
Archivist of the United States.
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