1. CHINESE COMMUNIST AIR ACTIVITIES 2. CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY COASTAL CONSTRUCTION
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Original Classification:
C
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 14, 2016
Document Release Date:
January 19, 2001
Sequence Number:
1
Case Number:
Publication Date:
January 10, 1951
Content Type:
REPORT
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CENTRAL I LLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO,,
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CLASSIFICATION C_
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COUNTRY China,
SUBJECT 1. Chinese Comuni t Air Activities
2. Chinese Comnmunist Military Coastal Construction
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1. In late December approximately 10 Soviet advisers and high-ranking Chinese
Communist air officers, stationed at Chiench-iao (120-.
inspected the mountainous areas of N1ankaofeng (!
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Januaxy onks in temples on-top of these mountains were forced by the
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Chinese Communists to leave., and it was rumored in Chionch-iao that the
Chino&e Ce uniets wore going toestatblioh radar stations and anti-aircraft
positions on these mountain tops.
2a The new runway at Hungjao Airfield, completed in July 1950, is ap?roxima ely
iti.,000 feet long and 150 feet rride. The field is equip _ed with night flying
facilities, a radar station, and a control toror on the east tide of the
runway,-which is oriented in a north-south direction. There arc barracks
about 1,000 feet behind the control tower. There are ap)roxi:nately 50
hangars in the airfield area, 35 of which are underground. The hen 910, rs are
dome-shaped and are built of reinforced concrete; they now contain Soviet
YAK-s and 10 U1S cargo planes. Two battalions of Chinese Conanunist troops are
guarding the field.
3. In late Decemier construction of an underground hangar capable of holding
45 fighter planes was conpleted at an airfield south of Chengyang (120-34.,
36-18)
t. Since 12 December ao_nroxi-nattily 20,000 civilian corkers have been building
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letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
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iao. In early
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5o There arc approximately '.O,s,OOO Larincs at Chun sig (121-26, 31-38).
Approximately 2,9000 cs.v:Y~i~n wortsrs ere building a v&rf east of Chiming
for military use
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