1. CHINESE COMMUNIST PARATROOPS, MANCHURIA 2. SOVIET AIR FORCE WINGS, CHIAMUSSU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008700490005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 25, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL I IGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION CD NO.
COUNTRY China
DATE DISTR. 25 Sept? 1951
SUBJECT 1? Chinese Comm~;tinist 'Paratroops, P:anchuria NO. OF PAGES 1
2. Soviet Mr Force Wings, Chiamassu
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1, The Chinese Conn niste have concentrated four paratroot: divisions totalling
20,000 men in North f;anchuria. To divisions are now rt Chianrssuo Of the
four paratroop divisions in the Northeast Military Area, one came from Honan
and is no- stationed at i.utanchiang. Two paratroo-.~ divisions Pre in North
China.1
In J ruary 1951 the Central P ritr"Sox Training School .,as established at Chiamuss;u,
Frith braaiches -t Changchun, Ha bin, Teitethar, Chinchow. Loyang, and Han?row.
The trainees are recorn ends cl by units of the armed forces and by verious
local Tarty or youth corps organizations and are selected according to very
sti-iet standards. The first class at the amain school len- ?,0'000, and each
alas et the branch schools does not exceed 1,,0004 The period of training
is six rrnths, fter which the graduates are assigned to paratroopp units.2
Three wings of the Soviet Air Force are now at Chitr'tussua They include one
tr-nsrort wing of 50 --lanes, one strategic bomber wing with 4) _clanes of
various tyres, and one fighter wing with over 3" jet fighters,
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nuner of rarfl+,roo-- divisions in Nenchuria.
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