YEH TSUNG-WEN, CHINESE COMMUNIST AGENT IN THE PHILIPPINES WHO IS NOW UNDER DETENTION

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008800090005-5
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 4, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. YEE Taung-wen w ? 26, a nativeThing of ung An (118-10; 24,44) Fukien
Province, who landed in the Philipnines early in 1951, presumably' on an
assignment for the Chinese Communist Party, is now being detained by the
Philipnine Government in Manila on charges of violating the immigration
regulations,
2. YEE, who spent his youth in Amoy, entered the Amoy University in 1947,
where he majored in English. When the Communists occupied Amoy in 19500
he joined the Chinese Communist Partysnd was sentto Peiping for train-
in in the Revolutionary University (3.4qt1c.4,). He made two trips to
Amoy and Cpnton from Peiping between October 1950 and January 1951 on
Chinese Communist Party business.
3. Between 29 Jantrry and 5 February 1951, YEH was en route to the Philippines.
He landed at a small port near Iloilo with several companions. His entry
was renorted to localarthorities, and he was jailed subsequently. When
arrested, YEH stated that he was 16, and thatAp had entered the Philippines
to see his girl friend, TVA' Li-chting x pp ). TStAl? a Manila
Chinese, had met YEW in Amoy but she was not Ti1.44 gfrl friend,
4. When TVAI received a letter from?YEE stating thrt he
she flew to Iloilo with a female friend, YEH Li-hua (
atteMnted unsuccessftlly to arrange his release,
5. Tu February 1951, YEEWas transferred from Iloilo to the_Engineerd Island
prison at Manila, where he is still being held. He is permitted to visit
Manila once or twice each week in the company of an immigration officer.
During these visits,'NH sees TVA! in her home and cnnduots a correspondence
with persona in Am,Macao and Eenglongwho are known to be affiliated
With the Chinese Communist ;arty.
6. Although TS 'Al is still attempting to arrange !Ellis release; there are
indications that he may be denorted. YET plans to attempt to reenter the
Philinpines if he is deported.
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7. It is not known if YETI has recruited TS,A1 for the Chinese Cmnnunist
Party or if he is merely taking advantage of her friendship.
8. TPA' resides at 510 Santo Cristo Street, where her telephone number is
24044 which is also the nudber of the Chua Luan and Company umbrella
factory owned by her father. TSIAI also has used 2.94,55, which is the
telephone number of Benjamin Chua and Company, importer and exporter at
154 Soler Street, who is a relative. TS,A/ also has stayed at 521 Mello
de Binondo.
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