THE 3 ENGINEER CORPS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008000910004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: August 17, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT The 3 _ ggntec'a,
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DATE DtSrR. 17 ll'UG 51
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1The org;aiizat _on of the 3 EngInaer Corps is sir.- at f'4-a that )f a speci.a .
division, It includes It regimenic mid various threc`,'1y cortrolied 'units,
acid lm3 , total of 12,000 mein an 120 trucks,
2;. HUNG 33 >'L r F corm tinder of t be ~r^~ IE 3s is a F tw losesep 38 years o1 3
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and. a ?:f?~~dtZ$ ~'i~; el'. the ~ia.327lii7..Y~.Q Army ~ Training Gl ' ?a.,^ti..r.'r n %, was a
battalion conma.nder in the Hati or list 10 Engineer In 2,949 hae sad
ie entire battalion, with 20 trucks, defected to the Co uc nls i at Chg ?ig u
(1'22-29, r2'-2r). S ubsegiuentl 1E achieved considerahrc rderi i-a with ' r:s
Cc ,~tis2i sni,s': by :rep .?ini?; the ei..7y_ra --on Ra:c1 gay anil reccnetruetiig t".-In.
L_ x riv .. BridFe,, .s;ngsi,, in 1950x, BANG, who cs qu:.et and lives with his
mcn, is well regarded by the Cemiunists,, and is in thc3 proce:_rs of beenrrillig
a party .ex ber,:,
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I-l U is political co rya: scar of the Corps; t' si.:: So -iet &&-V
( Ma.isky) and Ptu i k sr Soii:car~
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arnd Indochina by a ttirn.k highway (s:#_e
the 15 A:. r Grow,,' On 5 -Anrii officers from the Orgimii ,ation and Snp!.Ay
?ecar rt;ii~ fits of the 15 Group visited corps hhie- i-xicruarters to study
the s trE ngth, eoniprent, health and wor t; xt ; c;ond ii: le?n of the tr?ocp< o
The Corns is to con struct fortifications along the sm,,th Wwau tuns coasbx and,
to con; t;nuxct a b-?ano:h hlghwa;7 .from Kue hsie n 23-02) For; fa;rar?d,:
a ~rart
'f`:~t -s :1:, " to be part P of dlose scheme to ..: nk the USSR, Chiaa
On 3 Apr:til the 3 -Engineer Core.ss pled frori Kcwangl to south :.Lts
heacdcrua?'`'e,rs was established at Suieh0i (.:LO?, .5~ 21=';3) So' .e of the ?x:. b:
iin der d i -ect hf adcw ar'sere control were at Liencs ianpg, 'ii.o-i6x 2.1-36"', 9'Ye
9 Regiment was at H m wez R I:s? 20-25)- the IC0 iteginent at ChG ;inhoian
(3-08-37;, 21,58); u he I" Regiment at Yulin 1 ~ -KBE : Z',.38) and the
Regimen', at Hose n u (1.09-::2,O3 Zi.._* 3)
A.t.","r entering trang;turia , the ~t.ngineer~ corns gas nxi under the control of
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