TAIWAN INVASION PREPARATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600210014-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: August 18, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION GC'~~ IJ TAI .L
CENTRAL INTELLI'ENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
CONFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT Taiwan Invasion Prenarations
PLACE
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arrived in Canton from Hanikw.
On 2~ Au st they called on YEH Chi ~ yirtg and
HUNG >Isueh-chih (:; r ~' ), .Deputy Commander of the Kwangtung Military
District.*
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nd. staff offluera HSI Tao?ohut (%,,, ,L ) and 10 Tsai-chin (4 Z
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2. WU received the following inform tion from members of the Canton Military
Control Commission: After a conference between ?AO Tse-tung and a Soviet
conr'ittee member (Z/el Yvan - ) in fluladen in early July, the Communists
gained Soviet sup-ort for iositive preparation for the invasion of Taiwan.
The USSR would also attennt to gain Communist China a seat in the United
Nations. Sh'uld the latter move fail, the Taiwan invasion would be launched
irr^edia.tely, regardless of heavy sacrifice and U.S. intervention.
3. On 30 July TI IG Hua, commander of the 15 Army Group, was called from Canton
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ow by a cable from LI:I Piao. The Rwangtung Military District Coma
mend indicated that LIN had received an order from CH[T Teh to transfer five
armies of the 4 Field Army, which are assembled in Aankow, and two armies of
the 14 Arty Group, which are massed along the Indoch'na border, to Fukien to
assist the 3 Field Army in the Taiwan invasion in mid- August. LIN considers
T"IG Hu-- the best general in amphibious warfare, and wants him to be responsible
for direction of the Taiwan invasion. LIN himself is planning to remain in
Hankow.'**
On 31 July, 2,000 men of the 148 Division, 49 Army,**
move~j to
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Raining (11231, 2231). On the morning of 1 Au,ust*4,0
00 men of the 115
Division, 3b Army,*** moved from W/uchou to Canton. On 2 August bothgrouns
left for Hankowr.
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Dir5egfor of Central In' olligence to the
0At ?wvist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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a. The 148 Division is under the 50 array; the 49 Aragr comprises the
145, 146 and 147 Divisions.
b. The 115 Division is under the 39 Army; the 38 Army comprises the
112, 113 and 114 Divisions.
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