SOVIET ADVISERS IN CANTON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R004400050009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 15, 2012
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 17, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION ifNTIAI.
CENTRAL INTELLIGE 1CE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China/USSR
SUBJECT Soviet Advisers in Canton NO, OF PAGES 1
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DATE OF
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2. Approximately fifty Soviet advisers in Canton, who with their families had
been living in the 01 .wan and Victory hotels, have moved to ?each Blossom
Village outsiae of Canton. . This area, formerly occupied by leading
Sationalist officials, is closed to the public and well-guarded.
REPORT
CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 17 Feb. 1950
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
LIU Shao-ohTi and Wei-tai-erh (, !` )*, a member of
the Soviet k i ary Advisory Group, arrived in Canton to confer on South
ing '~
China's needs 11 Chien-y , TIAN Chong-wen (?~j~ "' )** (1U Kuang;**
and TENG Hua ('.with YEI )**. The Soviet adviser promised to send more railway 50X1-HUM
materials as well as Chinese-speaking Scviets to teach Russia to the
Chinese Communist officials and teachers.**** he left Canton
with LIU, to go to Hengyang.
* Chinese phoneticization.
Comment. TQAJ and TLi* are commissioners in the Chinese
Communist Kwangtung Provincial voverrment.
are not required to learn
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Class. Charged To: TS
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/05/15: CIA-RDP82-00457R004400050009-6