SHIPMENTS OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND AMMUNITION TO SOUTH CHINA UNITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011800160002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: May 9, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM NO. 51-*AA
FEB 1952
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CLASSIFICATION COWFI110TIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY. INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
COUNTRY China,
SUBJECT Shipments of Military Equipment and Ammunition
to South China Units.
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UN ITEO STATES, WITHIN THE MEAN INC, 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.
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DATE DISTR. 9 May 1952
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
WExcept as state
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
25X1 1. Oa 14 and 15 October 1951 over 40 Tight and medium tanks were driven via
. Nanning to Wuming to equip an armored corps being trained there. At that time
25X1 about 1,800 to 2,000 men were udder training for this armored corps.
2. On 19 December the Chinese Communists shipped 27 boxes of heavy artillery
pieces via the Canton-Shench'uan railway to'Shenchsuan.. On the morning of 20
25X1 December these artillery pieces were shipped on to antEou (113-56, 22-31).
they
were to be forwarded to the artillery units on. the Wanshan Islands.
On 20 December the Kwangtung Military District Command received an order from
the Central and South China Military Area Command to turn over to the 13-Army
Group, in Kwangsi under CHE1i Man--yuai, the followifig ammunition;
5,000 shells for 60 mm mortars
500,000 rounds of ammunition for the 791 rifle
5,000 hand grenades
This ammunition was shipped to Kwangsi ox 10 junks sailing between Canton and
Wuchou (111-19, 23-28), which had been commandeered by the South China Rear
Service Command.
1. ?Comment. Possibly the 7.92 mm rifle is meant.
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