ECONOMIC INFORMATION: RAILROADS HELD BY CHINESE COMMUNISTS: MANCHURIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000570003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 5, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 3, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO01000
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
CO rUMY China
SUBJECT Economic Information.: Railroads Held by
Chinese Communists: Manchuria
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1. Since 1 July 1947 passenger trains have been running between Burbin and Iutan-
chiang (129-37o 44-35) on the following schedule:
Lv. Harbin Ar. Mutanch.:E-gS
0700 2010
1800 0710
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DIST. F UM
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SUPPLEMEN'
Travel time
13 Yrs., 10 lain.
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Freight trains do not run on schedule. Three or four leave 4rbin. daily., de--
endi on the amount of freight to be transported, Note: See
in March,, one passenger train and two mixed pa;,senge'-- might trains
daily, from Harkin to Uutanchianp
2. Passenger trains between P,.utanchiang and Tumen (129-50, 42-57)
L v. M u t a n c h i a hr. Tumen,
7030 2300
Lv. Tumen ter, Mutanchian
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36 Passer,;er trains between Tamen and Chlaoho (127-20., 43-43):
Lv. Ar.`unkuq (128,.14. 43-22)
15 hrs., 30 mina
15 hrs., 30 mine
0700 1500 (change trains)
Lv 4 Tunhua Are Chi aoho &E-vel time
1900 2300 16 hours
Heavy military traffic on this line necessitates long delays.
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4. T e r i.l::" btc?;cen ' Ginn (126-34, V-16' and ;'e::ho ' 1Z -,?,
I,arag;rar h 1'h'-as been under ref pair by the Chinese Commurdats since early :..ay
1947. A ]. c ; art of the v ork has al.readyT been finished? -as8erger trai::s are
not running on the U ne, although freight trains are often se n in Pei~n, fully
loaded and heading for lieiho. These trains bear the name of Chung Chang
give it two gauges between Nomoorh 126-40, 48-36 and flerezovkG. 1fl--50 50-35.)
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5.
Chi h ang Ch s u y Railway Bureau; it is believed that th< y come from llarbin.
In early ;:ay KUO :0"ei-cheng j f 'i ), head of the Chines: Communist test
:.:anchuria F.ailway Administration Bureau, went to hailar (119- 4, 4e9-13) to confer
with Zwkinbato (0-erh, chin-pa-tu) ('( ' ' ,
on t he building of a
railroad between llailar and Aerhsh n 9-58, 47-12). They ar??oed to start build-
ing the line immediately after all the necessary materials have been collected
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5X-1A2g;hanghai i:oto: In - .:rkimbato is said to be an .:.ador tatesman of the
ilulunbuir Government; ho is also rel:orted as head of the .:ulunbua.r Government.)
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6. :.eforc noon on 17 I%u ust 1947 a riot occurred at ; lant ;'i"36 of the -ortheast
Railway Administration Office in ilarbin. Two br^nch r1ant chiefs r:cre killed and
two foremen were injured. The riot was broken ul by a s-.luad (f the harbin Gar-
rison lleadyuarters, and 16 rioters were arre3ted. The reason for the riot was
that the plant, having received an order to increase ;roductire, had increased
the t:orl:in hours from eight to ten nor day, starting 1 :,ugu: t . hen the la' bor-
ers becano ill from overwork or other causes, ;.fart authorities would not