INSPECTION OF KWANGSI COASTAL DEFENSES BY CH'EN MAN-YUAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011400280007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 17, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM NO. 51-IAA
FEB 1952
CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY
SUBJECT
DATE OF
INFO.
25X1 C
PLACE
ACQUIRED
China DATE DISTR. 17 Apr. 1952
Inspection of Kwangsi Coastal NO. OF PAGES 1
Defenses by CHOEN M yuan
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
Beta een 15 and 25 January 1952 CH OEN Mar= Yuan, commander of the 13 Army Group
of the !t Field Army and vice-chairman of the Kwangsi Provincial Government,
inspected Kwangei coastal defenses. His movements were as follows:
a. 15 to 18 January. He inspected Peihai (109-05, 21-24) and Hop 'u (109-16,
21-38), where he gave directions concerning the organization of fishermen
and concerning the Land=Reform Anti-Thugs (sic) Movement. He also
inspected armed foarees stationed at the Kwangtung-Kwangsi border,
b. 19 to 23 January. He inspected Ioungmenchiang (108 , 21- ) and coastal
defenses of the 43 Army in the Cheinchou (108? , 21- ) region. He also
irisnected Chinese Communist naval_ patrol units. at. Ch inchouwan (108-
21-
.
c.
24 to 25 January. He inspected forces stationed at Fangchaeng (108-23,
21-A446) and Tunghsing (1O7m58, 21-33).
d. 26 January. He entrained for Nanning, via Ningming (107-07, 22-09).
CHIEN expressed the following opinions as a result of this inspection trip:
a. Defenses manned by forces stationed in the coastal regions of Kwangsi were
3trong, and the production movement was being pushed vigorously forward.
to. Sea def ens ,- a were found 'e ak at. various coastal points.
c. The second ,st4ge of land. reform had been pushed forward strongly and
should be completed before the autumn harvest of 1952.
d. Widespread organization of fishermen was being carried out to increase
the production of the fisheries.
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