MILITARY INFORMATION: CONCENTRATION OF PAI CHUNG-HSI'S TROOPS IN WU-HAN CITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002200540003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 1, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 6, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CL+~SSIFICATION 25X1 A2
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT N0.
CD N0.
COUN e RY China
SUBJECT ~Ailitary I.nf'ora~atifln: Conc?ntration of
PAI ~ Chug-~,.si. ~ s Troops in ~Ytt-~ian Cities
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ACQUIRED
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REPORT N0.
Pf'LEMENT ?0
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la PAI Chung-hsi is nose pulling all forces directl~r under his cw~anand into the
Edu-33ar- cities. Thet~e forces coanpri:~ three azinies of Kr~an~si troopsa tatallir~
apr~rox3matc-~I~r 30x000 men.
2, This move eras mad$ without prior clearar~e Eros-the Gensralisa3mo or from the
i~Ianl~ir~ hi~ft caaznand. Res Genert~. Staff fears that it may bo pr?paratory to
a crithdrasgal. of PAI+s troops to Kt~rar~si.
3. The Nationalists still hsve font armies under SUNG Hsi-lien, disposed north
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and eves( of Hankorr.
~Canment. An identical report has been raceivealfrom a source in the
Zt is bc3li.eved that PAI hag intentions of
returning to Ksva~angsi Frith his azm'las. The pr3ncipa,l s3.gnificance of this
woes is its indication of tho sapid disintegration of the Generaliss3mo~e
c?ntrol of the Kuomintar~ and of ~;overtgnent armies. It gill possibly presage
s~.milar moves by other ccaa~nders and ;en?ra3.ly destroy what little cohesion
resins in Natiaaalist mil3tarar circles o )
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