1. CHINESE COMMUNIST NAVY, KWANGTUNG 2. SOVIET SUBMARINES, PARACEL ISLANDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012200400001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 24, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FORM N0. 51-4AA
FEB 1952
INFORMATION. R T REPORT NO~
SECURITY INFORMATION
CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
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nOCl CIPICUL&TE
COUN R China
SUBJECT 1. Chinese Communist Navy, Kwangtung
2. Soviet Submarines, Paracel Islands
DATE OF
25X1 INFO. March 1952
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DY CABLE
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.
CD NO.
DATE DISTR. 24 May 1952
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
1... In March 1952, the Chinese Communist Navy had 30 gunboats in Kwangtung. The
gunboats Numbers 1-4 are Japanese-type landing craft, each equipped with 2 x 13 mm
guns] Numbers 5-9 are American-type landing craft equipped with 2 x 12.7 man. guns;
Numbers 10-30 are American type landing craft equipped with 2 x 13 mn guns.
On 15 March Kwangtung Naval Headquarters reorganized motor junks into teams
consisting of 10 to 16 motor junks and 1 gunboat. One team was assigned to each
hsien along the Kwangtung coast.
In March the Soviet 4 Submarine Squadrons consisting of 24 submarines, was stationed
at Peichiao Island (111.' , 17.' ) with 100 Soviet technicians.
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