1. STATIONING OF SOVIET ARMY UNIT, EAST CHINA 2. MEETING OF CHINESE COMMUNIST OFFICERS AT NINGPO

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March 21, 1952
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Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 FEB 1952 51- IAA CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY SECURITY INFORMATION INFORMATION REPORT 'COUNTRY China SUBJECT 1. Stationing of Soviet Army Unit, East China NO. OF PAGES 1 2. Meeting of Chinese Communist Officers at Ningpo 25X1 NO, OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1 REPORT NO. 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. 21 March 1952 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 1. On 22 October 1951, a Soviet army unit of 3,000 men arrived at Lienyun Harbor (119-30, 34-45) on the Lunghai railroad and were later stationed at Hsukou (119-22, 31.41.3) and in the Lienyun Middle School and railroad station. accompanied by TANG Liang ( v ), political commissar of the 3 Field Army, arrived in Ningpo from Hangehow on a special train. The same day HSU Shih-yu 1*. L), commander of the 11 Army Group; WU Hua-wen commander of-the 35 Army; CH'I Lien-fen deputy commander of the 27 Army; and HSU Hsiao-yu garrison commander of the Choushan Islands (122- , 3O.a ); and a. staff of 30 officers arrived in Ningpo. On 3 and L, December, these Qhinese Communist officers met at PaoKuo Temple, Hungt'angkang Q,~ Ningpo, to discuss methods of eliminating the remaining Nationalist guerrillas along the coast. They decided to transfer the 35 and 25 Armies to the command of CHANG Shih-yu (P,_ - - ), garrison commander of the Wenchow-T9aichou (121-07, 28-53) area, to use in an attack on Tach'en (121-50, 2828) Islands. After the meeting, T'AN Chen-lin inspected defenses at,Chenhai (121;12, 29-5), Hsiangshan (121-51, 2929) and Choushan Islands. 2. On 2 December g Chen-lin s deputy commander of the 3 Field Army, CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1 SEE RASE FOR DECLASSIFICATION ACTION Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R010900340010-7 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 Document No. No change to az. ------ S C !:;:; 1_3 _S F' 1978 - P5X1 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 lumen fV. 51--EAA FEB 1952 CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY SECURITY INFORMATION INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. COUNTRY China SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. SUBJECT Formation of a Public Security Division, NO. OF PAGES 1 Tientsin INFO. PLACE ACQUIRE 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 15 PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED. In early December 1951, 9,000 recruits from the North China Military Area Command were formed into one public security division under the command of YANG Chseng-wa A ), Tientsin Garrison commander.1 Division headquarters was on Peiping Road, Tientsin; the 1 Regiment was stationed in Hungchliao (j, Tientsin; the 2 Regiment.in Takuklou (117- , 39- ); and the 3 Regi- ment within Tientsin city. 1. 0 Comments, According to other information available to this office, YANG Ch-eng wu was also commander of the 20 Army Group. D DATE DISTR. 21 March 1952 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION DHNm!nt M!. _~ ------------ Ns change In class. ( EJ Dlc1a33. ed 25X1: 91m, Ch rt .,;! ? as TS Auth.r K11 1': 2 LIa~ei _ _3SEP 1978 CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 SECURITY INFORMATION INFORMATION REPORT CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY COUNTRY China 25X1 SUBJECT Military Information, Kwangtung CD NO. DATE DISTR. 21 March 1952 NO. OF PAGES 2 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES, W I T H I N 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. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION 1. In late November 1951, the Kwangtunng Military District Command began recruiting 25X1 women as part of a program to increase the militias One battalion of 100 to 120 womenfrom each hsien in Kwangtung was to be recruited and each woman trained for one month. 2. In early December, the Tungkuan (113-46, 23-02) Military Control Commission was conscripting women for the militia battalions by drawing lots. Many single women fled to the mountains to avoid being drafted. Children of women chosen- for training were to be cared for by the local women's association nursery.. 3? On 3 November, three anti-aircraft guns of Soviet manufacture arrived in Shihlung (113-51, 23-07) by rail from Canton. These guns were emplaced on the hills in the Shi ung railroad bridge area and manned by a Soviet technician, Wei-li-fu ( ) and five Chinese Communists. In the same area was an anti-aircraft battery o the Special Automatic Artillery Regiment, 15 Army Group, Field Army, with one anti-aircraft gun and four anti-aircraft machine guns and with SHI Wei- ho ( ~J) as deputy commander. Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 SEE REVERSE FOR DEC: ASStFICATfON ACTION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL --U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 Deounient Ma. ---- ------------ t o Change In class. [] Csmla!s:fed tIas. Chnng^d To: TS S C A?!E~.: HR 10.2 Date: ByF--7 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 I;kl Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL U0S0 OFFICIALS ONLY 2 14. 0 In earlyNovember,, on the suggestion of Soviet adviser Hua-erh-ko-fu -Tense )g, the East River Military Sub-District Command began constructing ( -at de s on the coast near Mirs Bay (1114- , 22- ). By 7 December, 54 pillboxes, each 15 feet in circumference, 6 feet dep,, and with a 1einforced concrete top, were completed in the Ch'ihwan (~1 / -) ~Shek'ou Shat'ou (1114-02, 22-32) m Paishihchou ~ ) m Niaoshihyen (f ) area. These pillboxes were manned by troops of the Artillery Regiment of the 131 Division. In early December, the Kwangtung military authorities ordered each hsien along the Canton-Kowloon railroad to recruit civilian laborers to build 190 large pillboxes along the Canton-Shenchuan section of the railroad. Construction of these pillboxes was to be completed by mid-December. 6. In late October, soldiers of the 4 Field Army in Chungshan were recalled to Canton and replaced by units of the Kwangtung-Kwangsi Column. Most of the regu- lars belonged to the 1414 Army. The entire 143 Army, which had been disposed in the Swatow area, was dispatched to southwest Kwangsi. The new recruits of the 47 and 149 Armies of the 14 Field Army were garrisoned at Swatow, Chaoan, Hsingning, and Meihsien areas, while the bulk of these two armies was transferred to Kwangsi.l New Soviet 60 mm anti-aircraft guns have replaced the old ones in Canton. About 214 guns were installed inside the city, mostly on top of the high office buildings and hotels, and the old guns were sent to the east coast and Swatow areae 0 0 As of mid-September, 16 Soviet anti-aircraft guns were mounted in Canton from Plum Blossom Village, an elite residential district for top officials on the. eastern edge of the city, to the vicinity of the East Station of the Canton- Hankow Railways All the guns, ranging from 60 mm to 88 mm, were well camou- flaged and each emplacement was supported by two antiaircraft machine guns. Sentries cordoned off the gun positions from pedestrians. In early December, units of the 444 Army, 14 Field Army, were transferred as follows: a. Units of the 131 Division, commanded by LI Han-pi, were assigned garrison duties in the Tungkuan, Paoan (11356, 22-32), P'anyu (113-26, 2301), Nanhai (113-08, 23-02), and Chungshan (113-36, 22-22) areas. b. Units of the 130 Division, commanded by TENG Hsu-chieh, were transferred to the Kwangsi-Indochina border from the Canton area, via the Canton-Hankow railroad. c. Units of the 132 Division, commanded by TSENG Lu, were transferred to Shihp'ai (113-20, 23-07), Sanshui (112-514, 23-08), and villages along the Canton- Sanshui railroad. d. The 3 Artillery Regiment was stationed on the islands in Yenmenk'ou at the mouth of the Pearl River. 9. In early December, the 17 Regiment of the Kwangtung-Kwangsi Column was trans- ferred to the Sino-British border area. CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL U.S OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 . Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 FE8'1952 51-4AA CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY SECURITY INFORMATION INFORMATION REPORT 25X1 COUNTRY China/Tibet, 25X1 SUBJECT Military Information Yunnan, Tibet 25X1 0 DATE DISTR. 21 March 1952 25X1 NO. OF PAGES 3 25X1 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO 25X1 REPORT NO. 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. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION la In mid-November 19519 headquarters of the l4 Army was at Paoshan (99-09, 25-07)91 with the 0 Division at Shunning (99-511., 24-35)., the 41 Division at Mangshih (98-35, 24-27), and the 42 Division at Menghua (100-20, 25-15). Headquarters of the 13 Army was at Ami (103-108 23-44.), with the 37 Division in the Kunming area, the 38 Division at Mengtzu (103-.23, 23-20), and the 39 Division in the Chinning (1024.2, 24-144) area. 2. In early December, one tank regiment with 20 to 30 armored cars and 9 tanks was stationed at PeichiaochBang V~ k. j), Kunming. 3. In early December, Chinese Communist troops in Kunming were testing some newly arrived Soviet-made submachine guns. In mid-November, Chinese Communist troops in Tibet2 were requisitioning cattle and sheep from local inhabitants because of supply difficulties. A Support Tibet Command Post was set up in Paoshan, Yunnan, to collect cattle and horses for shipment to Chinese Communist troops in Tibet. In late November, the Supply Adjustment and Transportation Bureau at Kunming,3 headed by Soviet Major Yeh-sai-yang sent a large shipment of strategic supplies from the Southwest Militafy Area Command to troops of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Indochina. In late November, all armies of the 4 Army Group were re-equipped with Soviet-type equipment. CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-R No Change in class. ( ------- ---- Da~cfasst!;ed u a s. M-r. rd To; TS $ C irl1 71n.-2 Cafe: By:F Deoliment no. in Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 .s: Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL m U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1 25X1 0 9. Units from LI Mies group were clashing among themselves. The guerrilla unit under LI T9ai-hsing9s ( /-~ o_) command was disarmed and eliminated by LI Yuo_ but ( y ), commander of LI Miss 193 Division at Ch Iia Wa Shan (h 'Aj -L ) A X. and a s u b o r d i i n a t e of CHANG Yuo-chu ( AT ;ff 25X1 10. One battalion of Chinese Communist troops and 700 militia from Chenkeang arrived at Mengting (100-44, 24-15) where they were to train the Pai I and the Kawa tribesmen. 12. As of November, CHANG Chaung (b~>-t)9 commander of an independent division at Mochiang (101-41., 23-26), was also vice chairman of Yunnan and was under the con- trol of CHEEK Keng. In November he was forming an independent division of 10,000 men from hsierl battalions and district units under the command of CHtJ Chia- pi (~ z, and YU Wei-min a local Communist. CHANG was at Ssup training youths of a minority race for this independent division. 13. In October, over 1,0010 Communists gathered at 913' ai (100-26, 21-58), and on 20 October, people from P E aliang Lafu ( j ), Menglien, Sangma (` ), and Mengya (& ) gathered at'Fohai and Mochiang to attend meetings. 14. In early November, the Chinese Communists sent a small number of troops to Fohai and Menghun (100-24, 21-51) to detect Nationalist guerrillas there. 15. By early November, Talo (100-03, 21-38) bridge had been completed and the tele- phone line between Fohai and Talo installed. 16. In November, grain stored in Cheeli (100-50, 21=58) and Nanchiao (100-11, 22-07) was being hulled hurriedly and sent to Fohai. 17. In November, of the 400 Chinese Communist troops in ChEeli, 200 were stationed'in the Kanlan *,~) village office; 150 were stationed at Manhung ( ~ A. ) on the Burma-Yunnan border near Menghsieh (100-48, 21-33) where they were building de- fense works; and 50 were billeted in four large tents at LaikoachEiachai CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO10900340010-7 Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R010900340010-7 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY - 3 - ( ~ ) between Menghsieh and Menga (100-24, 22-12) and has ttiw,. light artillery pieces and four light machine guns. Forty Chinese Communist technicians at the Chia Tung n _) Company in Chleli were building large wooden junks to be used as a floating Ridge for military truck traffic. 18. In early November., the Ch`eli Military Sub-District Command ordered all militia members between the ages of 18 and 35 to assemble in the area between Manchlia (98-13~, 22--.33) and Manchee (102- 09 23?17) by 1 December for regrouping and military training. Males between the ages of 35 and 45 were to be organized into transport battalions and stretcher--bearer squads; and males between the ages of !5 and 50 were to be trained for rear-area garrison duties. 19. In early November,, Chinese Communist authorities in Yunnan mobilized 129000 civilian laborers to construct a highway connecting Shihpaing (102-319 233) and Fohai. Eight hundred civilian laborers were working on the section of this highway between PBuerh (11-05, 2303) and Ssumao (101-04, 22-47). 20. On 13 November., the 80,000 troops stationed in the PBuerh?Cheeli-Fohai-Nanchiao area were transferred to the Kunming area. 21. On 14 November, 300 Chinese Communist soldiers left Chaeli for Tamenglung (101- 233 21-38) on the Yunnan-Burma border to strengthen the border guard. These soldiers forced the Tamenglung villagers to store all their rice in the mountain outside the village. Scouts were sent to investigate trails leading from Tamenglung to Menghsieh and Menksang (101099 21-54). 22. On 21 November Chinese Communist troops at Tamenglung ordered each family in that area to donate 48 silver dollars and 12 piculs of rice to the provincial government before 30 November. 1- Comment' in early November headquarters of 25X1 25X1 e Army was aTali 100-11,, 25-43). 25X1 2. Comment' in early October troops of the ),, 5,25X1 and Divisions, Army, were in Tibet. 25X1 30 omment. I the establishment by September 1951 25X1 o a Soviet-controlled Material Supply Bureau in Kunming responsible for distributing Soviet supplies to the Chinese or Vietnamese Communists. 25X1 5' Comment. Received Chgia Wa (?~,)Q CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/03/18 : CIA-RDP82-00457R010900340010-7