CHINESE COMMUNIST SUPPLIES, PERSONNEL, AND TRAINING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010800390010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Approved For Release 2002/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10800390010-3
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CLASSIFICATION SE R /CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY China/Indochina
DO NOT CIRCU T
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Supplies, Personnel, -'
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DATE OF
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ACQUIRED
and Training for the Democratic
Republic of Vietnam
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 193
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.
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As of early February, there were 2,000 men,, including 250 DRV trainees., at a
Chinese Communist training center for mechanized equipment at Wuming (108-15,.
23-12). Equipment included 50 small tanks and four T-30 (sic) so-called Tiger
Head tanks. The four last-mentioned Soviet tanks arrived in Wuming with 5 Soviet
instructors on 1 and 2 February.
1. Military supplies shipped to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) b the
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Chinese Communists via the Laipin-Chennankuan railway from 29 January to 3 Febru-
ary 1952 included 200 tons of food supplies, 300 fifty-gallon drums of gasoline,
8 radar-controlled guns, and 150 boxes of ammunition.
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Also between 29 January and 3 February, the Chinese Communists sent 30 boxes of
TNT explosivesl, 15 radar-controlled anti-aircraft guns, and 130 boxes of ammu-
nition to the DRV by truck via the Ttientung (107-06, 23-37) - Chinghsi (106-25,
23-09) highway. These supplies were accompanied by 30 tall, dark, mustached
artillerymen.2
Comment. Possibly this would be raw materials for land mines.
2. Comment. Please note that the Ttientung - Chinghsi highway is
about 100 miles from Nanning.
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