CHINESE COMMUNIST DEFENSE MEASURES, CANTON AREA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800100004-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 2, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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spar men o the South Chtna Sub_Bureau cal?.ed a x sting of all his 50X1-HUM
senior associates in the office of the South China Daily News in
Sharaeen to discuss counterespionage measures.
liberation into Tibet. after l and FANG Fang had
spoken to teachers on the evacuation of women anrt children from 50X1-HUM
Canton, the value of the Jon Min Piao drorped to J1 6, 00O KHK $L OO.
TER Chien ying spoke to teachers and headnasters of 50X1-HUM
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Canton at the Tueh Hsiu Shan
playgroun& on the subject of
the American invasion of 1 and the advance of the troops of
repairs on the Pearl Bridge were completed. The bric`s 50X1-HUM
6. A ban on opium smoking was issued by the
Kwangtung Government. Oriun smug;. i.ng cortimies insnitm 50X1-HUM
proDa la on the subject. Opium dealers esti.nate that
ore than 5,000 ounces Of rav pled into Canton, of
which more than half is to be scorn ggled. in exchange for 50X1-HUM
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7e The in.iustrial center near Fengan 0
,6_A4- ) Bridge on Ronan
Road. has been declared a prohibiterl area.
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t =ry JI-strict eatge rtiere9 th2e t ctc9ng Oovernraentr a.1ri the 50X1-HUM
is n i+ l ne a C(3?'t un!qt Party Readq~~zrters ware aced in 25 zinc
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l ne:, wooden boxes T x 30 $ li o The ")eacki??g as ~.rx'i ed ant ii ear
the persona. ; .jnervision Q Yt &u rr~?,vin (? erg ec t r'7
general of the x;aaan 'tun, tavern--ent and u 50X1-HUM
90.711 sr gtr.!r r fig (13~ ~, the K rv tuldt' Mil.', tar ' District.
the boxes left Fixer:;sl Sto`ionF Canton: by
train for Ghluet As ,l.Y3~33~ -50). 50X1-HUM
The Twana;'t'ane j~,.ili Lary District F,eadguarters hr s ordered, the Dr'i'c ers&
10 Union to conscript 100 drivers for use by the ?ilitary Xi2trict. All
of tlae unemployed drivers who nre on relied' will be conscripted.
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v2v all inr?ortant; c'ocum.e',.nts of the ?,rar r tt~ ~
The Canton Air Defense Heathquzarters has ordered the r il.itary s: b-distrtc ,
..to set, w, air defense hear?gz rters to cour lete the air ie:~z::tse network
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10. The aouth Chia Wood Coniny recently diep.-:ached about 100 of the
com>any s Officials to towns and, villages ?n the Canton ar, a, to 1r= %r
rice w .ich is to be stored in Canton.
11Fl The Canton--fiank,w Railway Bureau has been ordered to be nr r are1i to
start r~anratr nicht trains. They were ordered to step n? the repair of
air raid, shelters ant incre?aoe the q antit, of sC.M ags nn4 water to
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cua-tion of V111 Terrra ntcl Cirri? i rJ'ersor~nel air?
A branch of Vhe .i n-; u1..trdt' SOS" T. I q .? $stablishei:L t ,n
Ch`>>.chi.- and is due to o-3en It will bo housed 50X1-HUM
in the same building as the Ch~? 1.1c.= anr; ~overir1ent. ':1U :an-c eh
is in ebaroe a.M '. 2i3n; (, ) is ..as ass` stant.
are en ; l + to
eceive travel eubsif'ies, whereas t. Ose le aav:rag leaving
after tr v&l nt thMa3r rtn a,. rerra~en_
started to evacuate to Han_ w. 'Pao s leaving befere
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15. Panilies of Cor-.iuu et -,il i tar+yr and civil officials ia, Cnntnn tic re
12Q The `cater Conservation 3oa ?r. of Canton has ?~.eci ec: to cove to :?an iai
(113"CBp ;23-Of'). The Salt Co r ary has n?c't,ed. to rove to a4ho
(1w.*a )*04 , f'iliterry and. Industrial st?r~i?ee will be : owed. f d
stored in z.hyhc xirl (11 i, o 223-13), Chior ts't (11 3~- 14, ' 3 17),
`aaheien. (1.1.3-12. 2',3-29),, Pachian (Il3. . 23 ) :gnu TinE,ve (113 21.,
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!6. Personnel ,and eq -1 prient r f the C T'C in C~~nton have lbse.,-j dc~e:d to nave
to Ran` 7o?n
17. Sites for ,csvFrrxreni; orP,,.=ir!a.tYons 3'1 tho s'IA"Tarb of Canton are in
den and. Sore Gavernre.y?t officials I~.::ve ecor.a restive rn.d etest:'te-1
thr'ir P astsp especially (dose en.; ;t-r? in -;public i afeC7 ~vorkc.
1 A seven casea of tele',hon ?. i ' eat were raovet' to `ma: eahan
afron Caton a f1 stored In a warehousco 50X1-HUM
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the South China ~ x~;R Sure-u r9'-'.rm"one& the lPac;i.
citizens of var oue ci ties in Y~wsn1 tunr, to crime to a r^eetiv in
cant'-)A. the meetirk was it at w:stch ever encr
measures for the military and ~?otitical s? tuatinn ure?re diec'iose&,
Including methods of evacu tionv these persons
retu aed to ter cit .es,
thtfzci .al cxc line
es cent for a a.-eleton staff,, the Can ton
z akin x g y erw~ent Iua.s roved, to C~.~ ZrGil$i~?n am the fiaar(aia1
and, econo- is sections of the Darticinal governr-snt have move
to F4apa (113-32, 24-43). The x:war tun Governnent bas mverg,
to Wsng.Ymn ( 3 fii 24930)
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