ORGANIZATION OF KWANGTUNG COASTAL DEFENSES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900200011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: August 8, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

L'OL. NTRY China
f% c7r~ IT
Approved F
INFORMATION REPORT
SUEJEC? Organization of ?'van tung Coastal Defenses
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
WO.
CD NO
DATE DISTR., 8 AUG 51
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LIST BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1. `['he "'i-er Defense Conc.-an of the Hrrang;tunf; Military District is res.)ons.2b1e
for the Coastal defense of the Canton area. TSETG Shen g, corrandes of th __'
Y.crangtuna-Yvangsi Column, is concurrently conr?ander of the T liver Defense
2. Subordin to to this cornrand are the naval rlociZrard at Jhannoa, the naval
sun'?ly station, and 25 gunboats.
a. The tr nova ,Tavel Doc ard. CEAITG Tu (JJ ,JfO, an American- eriucatecl
studin.t, has beer in charge of this docl,7ard since the Tatioxk:~.`'ist
regime. The doclcrard. ha.s tiro floating drydoc;s, %rhich have deteriorated
anti they are uselesri, and a permanent d.ryd.ock which ,is cpnable of
hand. ing vessels of lass than two hundred tons. There is also a vier
suitable for anchoring vessels of one thousand. tons or less.
b. Th u~nL Station. The su)r)ly station is a naval *rnrehouee built
during the Ja-:)a.nese occuvaticn nper the site of the former trharnoa
ltili~ary Acnderiy.. It contains nnval firearms r.nd. artr imition, lood-
stuf>s, clothing, and comrunications and medical su-':~njies. Gasoline
is stored at several scattered locations including Hsinc?iou
Lunt ou ( E ) and Hsiaochcu
c. Gu b ats. Twenty-five gunboats stationed in the area consist for the
most '',art of reconditioner) or cn.ntured vessels. These vessels, which
are oarnouflaged to resemble 1ationzlist boats, have the following
desi?nations :
Y-1
TAOTJNG (b
?)-1
C-7
Y-2
TZOTUMTG-2
C-8
7-8
C-i
C-2
T ' UCHI UC%II-2
C. TF,7',G (;1' 1')
C-3
T TIC:HI-3
'U:iCty.,AIS
C-4
T T.(CHI--4
i;Ui't"TG ( s )
C-5
T ZUCTI-5
I,IITJT.TG4f 'K )
C-6
TlTCriI-6
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This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from. the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the unite Q V .
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