ECONOMIC AND MILITARY INFORMATION: CONDITIONS AND COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE TANGSHAN AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001800770005-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 3, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Ohtna
SUBJECT Economic and Military Information: Conditions
and Cov,munist Activities in the Tangshan Area
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Com tom.. Th1s information was acquired on 4 August 1948j
1? For the: past year, Commtnsist activities around Tangshan, excluding train
derailments and similar nccurrencese have been of minor consequence.
Althouj;h the Communists would have no difficulty in taking Tangshan, they
do not wish to because they can obtain coal and other supplies, and
because: they would. have lo feed thousands at present dependent on-the
25X1X6 16 Ilan Mining Adminlstral;ion (8MA) for food.
2. The XMI. is operating at t} loss in order to enrich the Fuel Commission.
Althou?;h some of the train derailing and consequent stealing of coal is
done by local non.CommunJ et Chinese, most of these occurrences are known
to represent Communist activity? For instance. three weeks ago a train was
derailed between. Chinwani?tao an.1 Tangshan by the Communists, o-ho took
20,000 bags of flour intonded for families of the KMA, and burned a supply
of mining timber which the train also carried.
4. Five i-med Nationalist soldiers are assigned to each train for guarding,
but the guarding is not very efficient. Source has seen at least one
bridge blown up a short distanco from a pillbox.
5. Nationalist soldiers in the Taulsnan area have been selling ammunition to
the Commmunists, and many have dsaerted to the Co:inmunists on the promise
of more pay and promotion.
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