1. MOVEMENT OF '27 COLUMN' OF EAST CHINA MILITARY AREA TO FOOCHOW 2. FUKIEN OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOLS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000700580002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2002
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 13, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2002/07/12 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA000700580002-9
CENTkAL. INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
INFORMATION REPORT amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
CONFIDENTIAL/CONTROL - U.S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFORMATION
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT 1. Movement of "27 Column" of East
China Military Area to Foochow
2. Fukien Officer Training Schools
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THE. SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. On'Z'December 1952, 19700 officers and men of two motorized infantry
battalions and two armored companies of the Chinese Communist 27 Column
(sic), k China Military Area, left Nanking by train for Fukien, via
Shanghai.. They travelled by tr in from Shanghai to Hangehow and from there
on the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway. These four units, which were organized
in May 1952 in Nanking, were to be stationed in Foochow to "consolidate
defenses" in that area.
2. In September there were Chinese Communist army officers'training schools in
Fukien at Changchou (N 24-32, E 117-42)9 Chinchiang (N 24-549 E 118-34)9
Foochow, Hsiamen (N 24-27) E 118-05)9 and Nanp'ing (N 26-399 E 118-08).
W'UYang (0702/2251)2 was in charge of the school at Changchou and TS'ENG
Ching-lin (2582/6975/7792) in charge of,the one at Ch'uanchou. About
2,700 trainees were in Class I and 2,10Q trainees were in Class II at the
schools.
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REFERENCES
1. Comment. Presumably some other means of transport was used
from some point on the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway, since there is no rail-
road into Fukien.
regiment at Changchou,
source.
commander of the garrison
2. ~Commento In March 1952 WU Yang was
from a fairly reliable
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