CHINESE NATIONALIST TROOPS IN KENGTUNG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006100660010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2001
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: November 1, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The Chinese "Tationalist forces which recently evacuated Thakilek are now at
Muang Tong,. about ten kilometers from the Thai border town of t,ae Sai.. They
do not yet intend to return to Yunnan.
2. The force consists of approximately 28700 men? equipped with about 3,30J rifles,
carbines and machine guns, mainly of ttmerican manufacture, plus four guns of un-
known type.
4. This force obtains its food supplies by buying from merchants who bring the food
from Thailand,'augmenting this with whatever vegetables they themselves can
raise. A small sum of money for these food purchases has been received from the
Chinese Embassy in 3`.3sngkok.
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These troops are comianded by ?ajor-General LI Kuo-hui with
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5e, The members of the contingent no longer maintain contact with Sec Khunsuek,the
regent of Kongtung, who formerly figured in their opium deals and lent them
money. Differences between members of the regent's staff and the Chinese
officers, regarding these opium deals, caused the rupture in relations between
the contracting parties. Lajor-General LI Kuo-hui corresponds with Vichien
Muangkhot* in Bangkok, who in July 1950 acted as intermediary for Li Kuo-'hui
when the latter was negotiating with the French to bring his troops into Indo-
china. On 18 August, Vichien received a letter from LI Kuoo.hui asking him to
obtain the sum of five million baht, with wi;ich to purchase clothing; ' ar.d suppliers 9
to enable his,troops to,fight the Viet ;1inh, .sand also permit them to increase
their numbers with reinforcements from the ranks of the' Nationalist guerrillas.
now in Yunnan.
6. Vichien has replied that he cannot raise the.money, and. therefore the force had
better take, no action relative to fighting the Viet Minh.
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