1. A HAW CHINESE VILLAGE IN THAILAND 2. PHOTOGRAPHS OF VILLAGES IN NORTH THAILAND AND BURMA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00418R000500080003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 79 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law,
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REPORT NO.
CSLT-2223
SUBJECT
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A Raw Chinese Village in Tbrailand.
DATE DISTR.
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Aug, t 1955
2.
p} togmphs of Ti11* a in North
Burma
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DATE OF INFO.
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DATE ACQUIRED
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1. There is a .w Chi.n+ >ae villW. of about 400 people about tvo k ters
north of the, village of Tieeg w: i ;h. is i r xt six ktiQmet*r1 west
of M' .g Fang- (W 19-55, B 99-13). Althov& t sere a:- a few Thai wren
in the village the majority of the people are Chinese. They wear the
nv*mtiattal Chinese dress, & the, older wi n brave bound, feet. In
February 1955 the village hs been in 'ex stence for about one year, and
the vi'7gex .t . Ally terms with the police. 'the l hie! of the
25X1 X village said e 1955 that the C nese cam from the town of
Sela in Burn,, just across ithe Thai boar to the uortbwe st . The majority
of the Chinei3e ha& left Tv=mn about four years ago; they had left Burma
became of the war con&''ttio there The oc ,ti= of the villagers
sewed: to be farming and, caravan wo r?'-. n
B- 2. Sixteen photographs ta. in. northern Thai1r during San ,ry lam Pebx ry
Docu- 1955 have been depositea4 in the CIA a tics Register, Descriptions of
mentary these photographs, ich are nu erect I to 16l, as as follows
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Wye. The dress and head. wrappings are dIff-ren
Picture 4 was tarn facing north. ftom, the wound of the Wat at Vieng
Wye r The mountain in the rear is W ,.f in ' ailand, ;half in. Burma, and
is called Doi Can Chu.
C. Picture 3 shows the law Chixse asking shpea in the village of Vieug
me the Thai apparel.
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Major
Picture 2 is of Haw Chinese in the vl.l gr- nog 'he o of aVienngatWye.AnMaor
occupation of the women appears to be wing
village erter,rise is the drying of mat and. fi . in the s3 i after
salting.
Picture 1 sbaws from left to rS.&ht p o3-ice Captain Pi ha3.i, lai a
Chue9 .acne! Police Lieutenant Chalerns The picture was taken "i.n the
Raw village described in. wrap. 1 abcvec.
AIR FBI AEC 1---
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