CHINESE COMMUNIST AND SOVIET MILITARY AID TO THE VIET MINH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007100400002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO
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COUNT`` China/Indochina,
SUBJECT Chinese Cc mulist and Soviet Military Aid to
the Viet Minh
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March 195',1
I* On 15 February a Soviet submarine left Yulin Hainan., for Indochina with
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six large cases of signal communications equipment for Viet Minh ArmV
troops,
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2 c In Jan ry, 600 Viet Mirth Army troops from the fourth class at the Fangch' eng
(10823, 21-1i6) training center completed their traini Th wore equipped
by the Chinese Communists and sent to Tungehung (.`ri~ , in' the Fangch'eng
area. They were accompanied by 270 Chinese officers and men, and in early
February were still in the Tungehung area.
3. In late November, 1,200 Viet Minh Army troops from,, the Viet 1.1inh Replacement
Regiment (sic) in North Viet Ilan completed their training at Fangch'eng as
members of the third class.' They were equipped by the Chinese Communists and
sent to P'inghsiang (1064~4, 22-06), where they arrived on 16 December? In
early February the designation of this regiment from the third class was the
32 Regiment, 11 Division;, 4 Army, of the Viet Minh LiberationArnty.** The
officers are: commander, "V!EI "den--chih ( );*w deputy, YUAN Shih cheng
O L 4 );**i and, political commissar, NIIJG Tien-yu ( ),x4i* all
Vietnamese, The regiment is composed of three battalions, three infantry
companies and one machino gun eomparjy, with a total equipment of 14 x 60 mm
mortars, 1. x 82 mm mortars, 9 heavy machine guns, 27 light machine guns, 15
grenade throiers, 700 rifles, and 700 American-type pistols and other small
arms. Each soldier is equipped with four hand grenades,
reported Soviet
submarines At Yulin and elsewhore in Southeast Asia waters.
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This designation is not clear. The term Viet
L-UM Liberation Army refers possibly-to the Chine 'e Peo lets Anti ?ench
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reports have indicated, however, that this army is composed of Chinese
troops,, It is unlikely that "Viet Iiunh Liberation Arm r" refers to the
Viet Minh Army in Indochina because the regimental designation does not
fit the organization of the Viet Llinli Army.
P The Vietnamese equivalents of the names of the three
25X1 A q0Ors arcs, respective] (1) Vi Van Thaw, (2) I,Tguyen Si Trr ,and
(3) Ninh Diem Vua The third name was received as N'I Tic kas%4
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