CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY ACTIVITIES, KWANGTUNG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006800370003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 23, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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On 12 January four Soviet gunboats arrived at 1'1hannpoa. They were assigned
by the Navy Department in Peiping to the Kvrangtung Naval Defense Headquarters.
Each gunboat, is a 700-ton vessel capable of a speed of 30 knots and manned
by 20 Soviet and 100 Chinese Communist naval personnel
2. On 9 January 200 baxes'of aviation supplies arrived at Canton on the
Canton IIanko7 railroad. They were immediately sent to White Cloud Airfiol?
3. On 13 January LIU Jab ming 411 V~ ;, ., cmnmandor of the Chinese Communist
Air Force 7 Siluadron, and 26 Chinese Cwmuniet pilots arrived at Canton
from Shanghai. On 20 January all were at 7Jhite Cloud Airfield.
4. On 20 January there were approximately 800 Chinese Communist and Soviet
air force personnel at ",Th1te Cloud Airfield. The Soviets wore billeted in
netirly constructed barracks.
5. The Chinese Communists are constructing a now airfield at :Tangchiangtung
(IL --- north of Pear ru (113.26, 23-01).
6. Chinese Ccramunist troops guarding the Canton..KoT1oon Railroad have'dug
fox holes near Ch'angpeing (114-01, 22-58) and Changmut'ou (714.06, 22-53).
7, On 17 January two regiments of the 3 Field Army and one other regiment were
at 1'Thampoa. The 158 Division was garrisoning-Canton. The 67 Division and
the 21 Argrvrere stationed at Huiyang (714-26, 23-05),, The 201 Regiment,
67 Division, was at Tanshui (114?28, 22-Ii7). The 41 Army shipped most of
its equipment from Kwangtung and may leave that province soon.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Military Activities, Kvrangtung
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~3. On 17 January 7,000 troops of the 27"Art r were at Paoane Approximately
2,000 troops were at Nant' c u {1.13..46, 22-31) and another 2,000 were at
Shench+uan (M-08,0 22-32). !ore troc s are expected at the latter two
places., where schools, temples, and empty houeos have been requisitioned
by the army.
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