NATIONALIST ORDER OF BATTLE, HAINAN AND THE KWANGTUNG-KIANGSI BORDER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002900330005-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: June 29, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

KwanF.tung-Ki.angsi Border
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INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Nationalist Order of Battle, Hainan and the
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1, During the ten days before 27 June 1949 the Chinese Nationalists reinforced 25X1X
Hainan Island with 75,000 troops, and the Kuangchouan area with 25,000 troops,
These forces are mostly from Tsingtao but some are from Taiwan. Lost of the
Tsingtao naval units have gone to Yulin Bay, Hainan, CH'LN Chi-tang,
governor of Hainan, is also overall commander on the island,
2. The Nationalist 18 and 10 Armies are on the Kwangtung?Aiangsi border under
the command of HU Lien (tA ). The 18 Army has 80 percent strength and
considerable American equipment, The 10 Army has only headquarters cadres.*
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SUBJECT Nationalist Order of Battle, Hainan and the
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