CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY ACTIVITIES, EAST CHINA

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CIA-RDP82-00457R008000030007-7
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March 22, 2001
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June 22, 1951
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2001/04/19: CIA-RDP82-00457R00800tMb?f I$ CLASSIFICA1ION ' C0NF?Iy~I 1TUAL/CQVTROL - U S. OFFICIALS ONLY CENTRAL INTEL GENCE AGENCY REPOFif NO. INFORMATiON REPORT CD NO. 25X1A COUNTRY Chlas SUBJECT Chinese Co uniet Military Activities, PLACE ? ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO, 25X1A DATE DIS7 . 22 June 1951 NO. OF PAGES 3 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED a3ELOWV) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 25X1X 1. Recently each 111age in the Wenchou and Linhat (121..O7, 29-53) areas was required by the Ghineee Gorwmiste to conscript from 10 to 20 physica .ly fit young men for service in Korea. In early June, LOW of these recruits were receiving military training in the Tientai (121.02, 29-10) area and were soon to be sent to Korea. Chinese Co, ist authorities in Wenchou were forcing the residents to hold large Resist America and Aid. Korea demonstrations three times weekly. Headquarters of the 103 Division was at Wenchon. In early X w ' the 103 Division was reorganized from the heten militia in the Wcnohoub area and from the Wenchou Garrison Regiment. On I June, the 309 Regiment, 103 Divist a., arrived at Huangtaao (121.)6. 27..59). The regiment h 15 motor junks, each equipped with 2 light machine guns, I bazooka and 11 rifles. 4. A11 the militia units of the Chekiang 5 and 6 Military District Commands were organized into Independent battalions. 5. On 4 June,a a battalion of the 1302 Division, and 100 militia troops, in ;2 motor junks and 10 small, ordinary Junks, occupied Chikuanshan ) Island off the Chekiang coast and took large amounts of rice and fir ood. there. They immediately started dlgX ntg In and setting up an anti-tank" gun on the top of thip mountain. On the same morning, one comp of the 35 Army occuple.1 Tandbza Island near Chikoansha. These troops were egtdpped. with two small 11 artillery pieces and two heavy machine guns. There were 700 Chinese Communist troops on Chikuanshan and Teaaghsu Islands, all of whom were new recruits and poorly equipped. 6. On 4 June, a motor vessel of the Nationalist C raerrilla 27 Calumt engaged undetermined number of Chinese Coa: mist motor Junks In battle in the Ghikuanehan area. The Chinese Communist vessels were forced to withdraw. A Nationalist CU SSIFICATION CONFID TIAL/001MOL - U. S. OFFICIALS ON- L'y _ STATE ag Idaa%~ easral3 DISTRIBUTION T~'0~ III ~w ARrav Asra __ .~ 7C ~s~ ~._ CI Ir s?YI `G3f `'. SEE REVERSE FOR DECLASSIFICATION ACTION I Approved For Release 2001/04/19 : CI 2-0 Approved For Release 2001/04/19 : CIA-RDP82-00457R00800003007-7 CONFIDENTIA LIC01PROL - U S. OFFICIALS ON CENTRAL IITELLIG I0E AGENCY 25X1A guerrilla battalion commander and 4 guerrillas were killed in the battle. mil .-9 7 By noon on 7 June,, Sanp?ann ( - ) and Tungtton (~~ ) islands were captured by 1,0 Chinese Communist troops of the 35 Am who had attacked in 25 motor J'a ksa 9 The 181 Regiment, 6i Division, was in the Teekku (i21-22, 28x?33) area. A regiment of Chinese Communist troops arrived at ichq ao ( 4 ) (approximately' 121-a23, 29-36)- 10. Troops of the 103 Division, which captured tbmCt" ou and Saanp5 an Islands on 7 June, left these Islands for Huaangtaa s (12106, 2'1-59) an 9 June with 100 yoNationalist prisoners, 11. A battalion of Chinese Communist troops on Tangheu and Chikuaanshan Islands was equipped with four motor junks and approximately ten ordinary J1=41M. 12. There were approximately 10 Chinese Corn ct ist motor juke in each of the following areas,. Shihta an (121-36, 29-17). Chaitou (' ) q Vanmen (12146, 29-06)- and Sungmen 1121.39, 29-22). All of these ports were closed t ~ fish- ink boats and commercial traffic. Chinese Communist motor junks and , nboatss were In daily practice maneuvers off the coast in the Surwmen and Chl mseu areas. 13- Readquarters of the Chekiang Military Dis t>x ii;t was at Ha n chow with head- quarters crf the Military District Commands under it as foUaws? The first at $angehcw, second at Nin o, third at Chiaahaing (1.20-45. 30-146), fourth at Chinhua (l19_-39 29.07), fifth at Wenchou, and sixth a Lint t ('l221-Cl" 2053). 14. In early June, headquarters of the 6i and 62 Divisions, 21 AM*, were at Hangchowa 15. Headquarters of an artillery regiment of the 35 Army, was at Ruanryon with battalions in the Haaisnen (121-25, 20-43)-Linhal area., The regiment had 9 (sic) mountain guns, 2 for regimental headquarters and 2 for each company, 4 mortars and 27x60 mm mortars. 16. Nationalist troops under W`U Shu lin (? , 5r~; , aboard t o Nationalist Naval vessel W Pal.NG (; , ) attempted to invade FXiknsu (`f D +(- ,) island on 7 June, but encountered. 4 small Chinese Communist Liberation (six) gunboats near the island and engaged in battle for an hour. A Chinese Communist vessel was auni, another was captured, 10 Chinese Communist troops were killed and 37 troops of the S Company, 3 Battalion, 308 Regiment, 103 Division, were captured. A platoon leader of the same company was among the men killed. 17. The Nationalist naval vessel TCHG CH IA (4(... 2. ) engaged In battle with the Chinese Communist gunboats off the Sanpi'aan Islands on 8 June, and a number of Chinese Communist vessels were domed, 18. On S Josue, a number of troops of the 1014 Division, 35 Army, aboard 3 motor junks and escorted by 2 small gunboats, left Naimen and attempted to land on. AP- ) a small, Nationalist-held island, approximately 10 m1? llaotao (ml . east of Shan aaan (121-35, 2e--47).9 The Chinese Communists were forced to withdraw from the island without landing. The, same morning another Chinese Communist unit atteasn ted. to land on lieiaok to o (J', , ) approximately I mile north of ICauta o, and saves forced to withdraw from the Island wl.thout landing. 00N.FlD ` iT1AL/C0PN O1. - U. S. OFFICIALS OiL! Approved For Release 2001/04/19 : CIA-RDP82-00457R008000030007-7 Approved For Release 2001/04/19 : CIA-RDP82-00457R008000030007-7 CONY11M 'IAL/.COH QL - U , S. OFFI CI 1 S ORL -3- 25X1A 19 On the evening i'11 June, Nationalist warships TUG CN'UN ( C. ? ) and C G- AN (sr ) and the Nationalist gunboat LI Q,) engaged in battle with 2 Chinese Communist converted 20O-ton gunboats, and a 1,400-- ton armored motor jtmk in the R angchr?iwan (f _'Jk, ) area, approximately 10 miles northwest of Matsu Island The Nati6na1tas warships had pursued the Chinese Commun4st vessels from the mouth of the Min..Riyern M's RU Ll joined the battle in the Luangchaiwau area The Chinese Communist motor junk was destroyed and the gunboats were damaged. The coastal defense posi- tions of the Chinese Communist Seacoast Defense Battalion (sic) wx tb a tots]. of 7 guns along 3 u,as igchc iwaan were partially destroyed by the MAI LI when this battalton$s guns fired on Nationalist vessels during the battle. 20i . NS IA. Yuannfet ( ' a) was cc) -- 1_ of the 103 Divieian, and also commander d di spose of the Chekta 5 Military Districts Regiments of this division were as follows The 307 Regiment In the P4inrjPnt' (120-.33, 27-42) area, the 308 Regiment in the Jutaan (120-39, 27.491 area, and the 309 Regiment In the luting (120-13, 27-.20)-Eaatapta (119-59, 26.53) area. On I June, Chinese Communist authorities added 20 additional motor junks to an undetermined number of vessels patrolling the coast in the Sungmen (121-36, 28-32)-Shen (121.x7, 28-15) area. 22; Recently7 Chaengsza OtM 1) Military District Command. which includes Chlengszu and Saddle Islands and neighboring islands, was placed under the South Ktangsn Military District Command It was formerly under the Chekiang Military District Command. The head of the Chlengszu Military District Command Is HSU Uetao- -1 - ) a Under this command are ] l gunboats which were converted from fishing boats. 25X1A1-? Coament , Possibly early May, Comment. Possibly 103 Division. Possibly anti-aircraft gun. 11 4. _Coamment. Compare with the version that the Communists were 25X1 A 25X1A 5. reports elements of 105 Dtvi. store at R?aimen, and 10 Division heaadquaarters at Wenling in late Mayo 61, 25X1A C0NFIDENTIAh/CONTROL - U. S. O ?] CI':i '. MY Approved For Release 2001/04/19 : CIA-RDP82-00457R008000030007-7