CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006100240004-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 23, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. 'Beginning in late September 19508 underground dugouts were being constructed
as atomic bomb shelters in Peiping and Tientsin by order of the Chinese Coat:-
munists. On 1 October., conscripted civilians from Liaoning and Eastern
}Iopei assembled in Peiping to excavate dugouts around the Peiping city wall
under the supervision of Soviet advisors and technicians. The USSR is pro-
viding all construction materials, and the work is to be completed by the
end of 1950.*
2. between 10 and 12 October, six trains left Canton for Hankorr loaded with
35 armored cars, 42 trucks and jeeps, 20,000 pairs of rubber shoes, a
quantity of scrap iron, and other military supplies.**
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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Approved For Releas I'M15 12q457R006100240004-8
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Military Activities
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DATE DISTR. 23 Oct. 1956
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
3. On 12 October, only one. regimont of the Chinese Communist 43 Army was in
the Hankow garrison; the 128 Division, 43 Army; was stationed alone the
Canton-IIankovr railroads from Chenghisien (1130, 34-45) to Iiartkow; and the
129 Division, 43 Army, was stationed along the Canton HIankow railroad from
Ch' angsha to Ilankorr.;s*.:r-
Xn early October; the three divisions of the Railroad Corms were ordered to
engyang (11235, 26-?56) from LIanchuria. They are now at Chenghsien awaiting
ansportation6* --h
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previous reports on the shipping of military equipment and personnel
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]report on the northward movement
CONFIDENTIAL
CLASSIFICATION .C I D1 I L
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL. in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central intelligence to the
Archivist of the ppUpnited States.
For Relea
Next Review Dafe. 6W
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of the 43 Army from Canton in September.
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