DEFENSES IN TIENTSIN-TSINGTAO AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011500120009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 12, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM NO. 51-4AA
FEB 1952
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY China
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Mid-February 1952
25X1 SUBJECT D6fens0s, iii Tientsin-Tsingtao Area
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TEAS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 193
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Military Command, with LIN Tsun deputy commander of the East China
Navy, and Soviet Adviser Mo-ni-kro-fu_1 ), arrived in
Tsingtao to inspect the defenses along the Shantung coast and the Tsingtao
garrison. HSIANG remained in Tsingtao three days and on 27 February returned
to Shanghai with LIN.
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1. On 23 February 1952 HSIANG Ming (~ U ), deputy commander of the Shantung
2. On 23 February the 35 Army2 and one garrison column were stationed along the
Tsingtao-Tsinan railroad, 6100 marines were stationed at Laoshank'ou (120-39,
36-12) andNanchuang (120-16, 35-59), and an independent artillery regiment
of the 3 Field Army was in the Chiaochouwan (120- , 36- ) and Laoshanwan
(120- , 36- ) area.
3. A total of 16 long-range guns and field guns were installed at Yumen ( .F )
on Huangtao (120-1)4,36-02) and at Laoshanwan. The Laoshanwan area is
prohibited to visitors, and has barbed wire barricades and other defenses.
4. In mid-February, under the Three-Anti's movement, 10 officers and 3?-non-
commissioned officers of the 2 Division, Tientsin Garrison Command.., were
charged with corruption through contacts with Tientsin merchants,. On
19 February this division, which consisted largely of new recruits, was
transferred to Hsinho (117-38, 39-03) for reorganization and indoctrination.
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In mid-February the 65 Army 3,,, well-equipped with small arms and mortars was
stationed along the Tientsin-Peiping railroad. s
On 20 Feb ary the 67 Divisionll was stationed at Taku (117-41, 38-59),
Hsinfeng Peit'ang (117-43, 39-07), Chunliangch'eng (117-08, 39-04)
and TBangsha 8-119 39-38). No movements were indicated.
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Comment. Possibly the chief. of the Soviet advisory group to
the en_ ra and South China Air Force nm
Comment. In May 1951, Soviet adviser.
Ma-nu*klo fu as head of the CCAF pilot, training at White Cloud
Airfield.
one division rmy in
he ang n a e March the divisions
chf,this army had been converted into independent divisions of the
Chekiang Military District.
3 Comment. Possibly the 66 Army was intended.
4the 23 Army, of which the
67 Division is part, was in Chekiang in February.
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