NAVAL INFORMATION, EAST CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010800300009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 4, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2006/03/18: CIA-RDP82-00457RO10800300009-4
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FEB 1952
CCNFIDzTIAL/CONTROL ? U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY China
DO NOT CIRCULATE`
SUBJECT Naval Information, East China
DATE OF
25X1 INFO.
PLACE
25X1 ACQUIRED
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
DATE DISTR.
4 March 1952
NO. OF PAGES
1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1. In late January 1952, 10 floating mines approximately 2,1 feet high and painted
blue, were off Wuhsu (118- , 2I- ). One of these mines was swept by the
current onto Wuan ( )) Island, where it exploded.
2. In early February the following ships of the Wenchow Military Sub-District
Command docked at Kuantaou (120-48, 28-03):
a. The 80-ton gunboat LU HSUN (t. with a speed of 10 knots and armed
with 1 x 25 mm gun, 2 x 13 mm guns, and 2 heavy machine guns.
b. Eight "Hero"-type motor junks armed with heavy and light machine guns.
c. Five "Liberation"-type steam, launches armed with heavy and light machine
guns.
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