POLITICAL AND MILITARY SHIFTS AMONG TOP CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICIALS
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August 9, 2000
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Publication Date:
April 9, 1951
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2000/09/01 : CIA;RDP82-00457R007400500001-8,'
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CENM LLJGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO,.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
SUBJECT Political and Military Shifts Among Top
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25X1 X SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1. YFII Chien-ying, who has been recently suffering from a heart attack, has told
his uncle that he is to be relieved of the chairmanship of the Kwangtung
Government by the central authorities probably in early April. NIEIi Jung-ohen
will take this positionn*
2. YEH further stated that CIIU To is to be removed from his position as Commander-
in-Chief of the Chinese Communist Army and will be replaced by LIU Poch' eng .
LIUwill also become superintendent of the Central Military Academy.
3. According to YFIII, the 3 Field Army is to be taken over by the deiiuty commander,
who is ncnv in Korea?
4., These changes are all evidence of increasing control of the Government by the pro-
Soviet leaders-who use such ruthless methods to obtain their ends.. YEH stated.
Soviet control through this group of leaders has been considerably strengthened.,
and for tho' first time China is fully in the hands of a foreign power,
political position for him, it does not seem logical for YEA, a native of
Kcrangtung, to be replaced by a native of Szechuan. It is rumored that ITI??H
is to take over command in Korea, moreover.,
Ca m:zent0 The replacement of CHU by LIU will have had to be arranged
diplomatically, as CIIU is second only to MlAO Tse-tung in public esteem,
even though he has never been a politician. It appears probable that CIIU
will be ex-officio the president of the Central Military Academy. If LIU
11-1 were to take over the command of all Chinese Communist Armies, his position
CWD-
2tw_Maander of the 2 Field Army might be taken over by CII'ruT I.
Gomxent. SIT Yu is deputy commander of the 3 Field Army.
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Ctax!efto tells of changes on a
z~.~. t1y a.rrr~;:' e'r~ , ._ns ga e by mem ers o the pro oviet group in an effort
to maintain their control. This report also gives information on the possible
appointment of 11111,11 as Caentia KL CLASSIFICATIO
- U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
NAVY i"u Atli X FB1 p the G Fie d Army
(ARMY
ommeat., ?fiese changes should not be regarded as a connected chain.,
* Coumtlont. Although ITIWH follatied Y= H. as mayor of Peiping and
t a~~iough T T,.s recently given up this position with no other announced