REORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC SECURITY FORCES ALONG THE EAST CHINA COAST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R009500140001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 30, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CEN1L 1L~~GEIV'CIwT GIENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO,
DATE DISTR. 30 November 1951
SUBJECT Reorganization of Public Security Forces Along the NO. OF PAGES 2
East China Coast
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
On 14 September 1951 ItUO Hue,-j o Ojt. & ), commander of the Public Security
Forces of the East China LIAlitary Area (ECptA), instructed the various
pr vinaial public security administrations and bureaul to reorganize public
security forces in coastal areas of the ECIIA provinces in order to strengthen
coastal defenses and unify organization and command. These instructions are
summarized as follows*
a. From 1 October 1951 all public security forces in coastal areas shall
be known as "The Chinese People's Border Defense Force;" designations
will be assigned separately,
b. These forces shall be under the jurisdiction of the various administrations
and bureaus. but must accept supervision and direction from the local
public security districts, so that plans for border defense will be
unified.
c. The largest unit of the border defense forces shall be a battalion
equivalent to a battalion of the Chinese Communist Army. Each battalion
will comprise three companies, each of three platoons; each platoon will
have three squads of 12 men each. Therefore each battalion will total
500 men, including political workers and other units under direct control
of battalion headquarters
d. Once these border defense forces are reorganized, their duties will not
be limited solely to border defense; they shall be responsible for
precautionary measures along the national border and shall inspect the
entry and exit of persons.
60 The border defense forces shall have only light arms; each battalion shall
have one heavy machine gun platoon and one 60 mn artillery (sic)
squad. Units that have already been issued heavy arms shall return them
to the issuing organization for safekeeping.
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The number of border defense battaliois In the various proviuoes .shall
be as folloaasa
Shantung Five battalions
Kiangsu Four battalions (three for the North Kiangasu
Administrative Ot# .ce and one for the South
Kiangsu Administrative Off toe)
Oheiliang Pour battalions
Fu 3en Five battalions
The border deftnee forces must ooolete their reorganization before
December 1961. Persomel over and above the quota (see section a)
,vtll be transferred to the provincial public security division. Shortages
of personnel will be made up from the Nev Recruit; Training Offices
of the military distrietea
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