CHINESE COMMUNIST TROOP DISPOSITIONS IN FUKIAN AND CHEKIANG

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March 28, 1952
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REPORT
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FEB 1952 51-IAA COUNTRY China SUBJECT Chinese Communist Troop Dispositions in Fukien and Chekiang 5XIDATE OF i )NFO. 5X'PLACE 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. 5X1 lalof A% 73 For Release 2006/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R011000410004-4 Approved Document No- __________Q Nc Change In Class. [1 Dacle ?3"~r`ed 5X1 6100 1 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Class. tl attged Tei TS S Auth.: 2 Ipg CLASS I F I CATION T/CONTROL - U. S. OFFICIALS 0 D1tr: _ EP 1978 ,y SECURITY INFORMATION . ~~ INN MATION REPORT REPORT NO. 25X1A CD NO. DATE DISTR. 28: March 1952 NO. OF PAGES 3 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 25X1 THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION On 1 November,1951..the main force ofthe 15 Artillery Regiment was in the Lu Chgiao (1911 )=Huangyen (121-15, 28.41) are46 2, During early November, 7,000 troops of the 21 Army, wiartillery pieces, arrived in Haimen from Linhai (121'.07, 28-53).2-- 3. In aid-November units of garrison 'brigades of the Chekiang Military District Command were disposed as followso av East Chekiang Garrison Brigade-. 1. Regiment in the Tsaochu (121133, 28-51)hreaj 2 Regiment in the Linhai area: 3 Regiment in the Shihpeu (121-56, 29-15) area. b, South Chekiang Garrison Brigades Headquarters at Wenchow; 4 Regiment in the Huan hua, (120=56, 28-01) areas 6 Regiment in the Tung Feng Sham area, This brigade is planning the organization of a fifth ( ~ regi ant. CLASSIFICATION SE Approved For Release 2006/08/08: CIA-RDP82-00457R011000410004-4 25X1 Approved For Release 2006/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R011000410004-4 CONTROL m U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY 25X1A In mid November units of the 62 Division were disposed as follows (a) 1814 Regiments Chinch'ingchiang area (121? , 28- ) near San Men. (b) 185 Regiment Tsekuochen? (121?229 2833) areas (c) 186 Regiments Husa igyen (121-15, 28?41) area, 5, on 16 iiovembe 1he 2 Battalion of the 184 Re iment occupied Chiang Chih Shan. and Shih Pan Tien ( f ~) islands off the coast of the Sun en 121==36 2822 . area., 6, On 17 November the 1 Battalion of the 315 Regiment arrived in the Ch 9 omen (121-17, 28-15) and Ch ai tou (approximately 121- 2O9 28-o8) areas., where it will be stationed, This unit moved from:KBanmen. (121-169 28?O6) and Huangtaao (121-06, 27?59), 7, In mid- ovember the headquarters of one battalion- of the Wenchow Garrison Brigade was at San Sha. Ao in. the H.uangtaao . area.. Two armed 'boats patrol the Huangtaao 1re `regularly, 8. In early November a Soviet advisory group of about 29000 (sic) men were in Tinghai. Hsien (122-06, 30-03) supervising the training of Chinese Communist troops., especially in amphibious warfare, The Chinese Communist army officers in the Tinghai area -rere.,also. being trained on a rotation basis at the (Military and Political Training-Corps Center" in Tinghai. The director of this center is.. the-. head of. the Soviet advisory group in Tinghai. 9a In early November there was a Chinese Communist army headquarters known as the "Taiw'an Advance Headquarters" (k' ~~J ~~ Vii) at Tinghai0 Tha head of this headquarters was SU Y o ~ 10. In late October the 31 Army Ship Controlling Regiment headquarters was at Hsiamen (118?059 24-27). a, Units of the regiment were disperses as foljQ s (1) 1 Battalion at Tangshan (117?319 23-45), (2) 2 Battalion at Tatengtao (118-20, 24034)5 and.Hsiaoten$tao (118-249 24?34) (sic), (3) 3 Battalion at Taomei (118-07, 246-20) (sic), (4) 11 Company,, 3 Battalion., at Chenh.aichiao (118?07., 24.16)6 (5) 12 Companya 3 Battalion, at Wuhsu (118 9 24? )? b, Troop disposition adjacent to Taomei were as follows (1) Fengteing (118509 25=13).- the 5 Garrison Regiment, (2) Yungtoai (u8=53, 25?47) and Yungeheun (118-13, 2516) one garrison regiment at each place. (3) Tangshan., sine independent battalion. (4) P?ingtRan (119?47,, 25?30)-o one independent battalion.. (5) Nanjih (119-27, 25=l4)s radio station of one regiment of the 83 Division. ( QNTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY .4 r 41 Approved For Release 2006/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R011000410004-4 Approved For Release 2006/08/08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R011000410004-4 (1A1^_ ~XTROL - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY 1W 1. 3 % Lienchiang (119-312 26-1), ere they were stationed. Elements of.the 260 Regiment of the 87 Division, 29 Amy were in the Choinan (I? ) -"-e. r%nrFhnMri- nf? Tainof'mc 96?-49L_ _ moved from the Anchen ( 4 )-T u ingt a ou (119-309 20-014) area to 11, On 25 October, troops of the 250 Regiment of the 814 Division, 28 Army, 12. In mid-November the units of the 28 Army were disposed as followss 13. a. Headquarters.- Foochow. b. 82 Division: headquarters and 2145 Regiment in the Minch 9 ing (118-50, 26-12) area; 21414 Regiment in the Yung Kiang (- 1 ) area; 2146 Regiment in the Yuchai (118Q6,, 26-13) area. c. 83 Division: headquarters at Fuchuing (119-25, 25-143)$ unidentified regiment in the Peingtflan area; one regiment on Nanjih (119- , 25- island; one regiment in the P Q ingh ai (119-139 2512) area,, d, 84 Divisions keadq x?ters at Lienchiang; 250 regiment in the Hsiaochseng X ) area; 251 Regiment in .the Santuao (119-141, 26-39 )-Yent v ing (4E jr)'area; 252 Regiment in the Ch '.ien. Chiang yy.) _. area. About 15 November, 6,000 army recruits from Kiangsi, including about 1,000 former students, arrived in Nanpving (_118-O8, 26-39) to join units' of the 10 Army Group in that area. Abouit 15 N unit of the 12 Artillery Regiment as in the Pei Ling Miao ( ) area, just northeast of Foochow. This. unit had several. artill ieces9 two of which were emplaced directly behind the temple. 25X1 A 1. Comment. This artillery regiment may be attached or ass gne o the-$2 Division- which is also at Huangyen. 25X1 A 2. Comment. These may be troops of the. 61 -Division, of the 21 Army, since the other divisions of that army were known to be at Huangyen and Wenchow, according 25X1A 25X1A 25X1A 3. Comment. Possibly this is the unit referred to as the South Chekiang arrison Brigade in paragraph 3b above. 6. 7. 8. Comment. II reports that the Taiwan invasion head- 25X1A quay ers move om Tinghsi to Foochow in November or December 1951, In mid-December 191. $U Yu was apparently perfo his duties as deputy commander of the 3 Field Army in Nankingrmin g 25X1 A Comment, Tatungtao (119- 925- ) may be intended here, Comment. This may be Chenh aich e eng (118-05, 24-16). JComment. This name was spelled Hsinan in the original report. Comment. This probably refers to the 12 Antiaircraft Regiment, NTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY Approved For Release 2006/ /08 : CIA-RDP82-00457R011000410004-4