COMMUNIST FORCES, KWANGTUNG

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005000510011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 15, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

CUSSIFCATION
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ONFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
DATE DISN. 15 JUN 50
WBJECT Comrunist Forces, Rwangtung NO. OF PAGES 2
PLACE 25X1A6a NO. OF ENCLS.
ACQUIRED (LISTED BELOW)
DATE OF SUPPLEMENT TO
INFO. 25X1X6 REPORT NO.
1, The Kvangtungalwangsi Column and the Kvangtung-Kiangsi Border Column
under uu Ping (1.4,-f.) were combined in March to form the Pearl River
Defense Comrand,* with headquarters at the Whampos Military Academy.
TS7UG Sheng is commander, WANG Tao-yao, depnAy comrander, and LIN Ping,
political commissar.
2. In early April 1950, Communist forces conducted mopping up operations
against guerrilla units in Chungshan (113-36, 22-22), Hsinhui (113-06,
22-34), Tffaishan (112-48, 22-1510 KoaipRing (112-31, 22-31), and Ting
(112490 22-12) hsiens.
In early April Communist authorities disarmed the Wen Kung Corps G: J.4/
in Cleao ?bug CA a-) and the Wu Kung Corps (A J16) in Ku Chen (( i4 ).
on the border of Chungshan and Hsinhul hsiens in Kwangtung. Local Communists
are very concerned over the action taken against them by their superiors.
4. A detachment of LIN Piaaes troops in Sankanchung, in the Fifth District of
Chungshan hsien, detained and disarmed a eetechment of guerrillas commanded
baaLIANG Hungakuang t). The guerrillas were under the overall com-
mand of CH0EN Pei-chla( (A jt, ).
$. On 22 April about 1,000 Communist troops, mostly Cantonese, replaced the
same number of troops at Hungwan and Moulothsia, near Macao. There are
about 8,000 unarmed Communist troops at Pal Sha Yu (f;) :0, on the
border of Tnaishan and lUalpqing hsiens. Most of the troops originally
stationed along the TAaishan coast were moved southward to Kmaneuel (112-48,
21-58) and Haiyen (112-38, 21,-53), and were replaced by 4,000 new arrivals.
6. Ho Pao Island (113-100 21-53) was occupied in early April by about 50 Commu-
nist troops. There are more than 200 Communist troops on Kao Lan' (113-15,
21-55)0 and an artillery unit was sent to reinforce San Tsao (113-22, 22-03).
7. Communist authorities commandeered over 200 fishing boats and over 10 launches
at Shihchl (113-22, 22-30) and Chiangmen (113-06, 22-34). A large number of
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fishing boats were also commandeered at Bocca Tigris (113-38, 22-48) and
Tgaipling. Most of the timber available in Chiangmen, a major port for
the export of timber via the West River, was connandeered.
25X1A6a111111111111111ULatuorn.,,L, The same source states that the Ekangtung-KWangsi
Column and the Ewangtung-Pukien Border Column will be merged into a
river defense command of the provincial defense army comprising one
corps and three columns under TSENG and WANG. See 25X1A2g
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