1. VIETNAMESE ENGINEER TRAINING, CHINA 2. CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY SUPPLIES FOR VIETNAMESE COMMUNISTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009300240003-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 14, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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f ELLIG NG%I AGENCY REPORT NO.
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China/Indochina
1. Vietnamese Engineer Training, China
2. Chinese Communist Military Supplies
for Vietnamese Ccnnists
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1- In May 1951 the Army Engineers Command of the Central and South China Military
Area established an army engineers school at Lunglin (106-14,P 23-09) to train
DRV engineering cadres. On 1 October, the 250 members of the first class
graduated; as of early October, they were returning to Vietnam and 120 new
students from Vietnam had arrived to enroll in the second class, which was
scheduled to begin in early November.
2v The Joint Sino-Soviet Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Supply and Service
Command normally ships arms ammunition and material to Vietnam via Chinghsi
(106-25,0 23-09) and Lungchou (106-56, 2222). Since 1 September 1951, how-
ever, the quantity shipped via P&inghsiang (106-44, 22-06) has noticeably
increased.
3.
Statistics of the Command show that 30 to 40 trucks, with *-ton
capacity, were sent daily to Vietnaml between 20 September and 1 October.
They were fully laden with rifles and munitions. Chinese Communist soldiers
escorted the shipments, which were estimated to total 1,000 tons of rifles
and ammunition. In early October these supplies were stored in Langson in
North Vietnam.
4. On 24 September, 50 Chinese Communist troops escorted 8 trucks controlled by
the Command. The trucks carried 16 mountain guns via Chinghsi to Cao Bang
in North Vietnam.2
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5. The shipment of strategic material from Hainan to Vietnam became more fre-
quent during September. Shipments included 1,500 cases of ammunition, 600
cases of grenades, 20 tons of foodstuffs, and 2,000 drums of kerosene. These
are carried principally to Camara in South Vietnam and to Tung Chiao ( , )3
in Central Vietnam in boats under 100 tons each.
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