CHINESE COMMUNIST ARMS PRODUCTION FOR VIET MINH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007400090005-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 21, 1999
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: April 3, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

VITELUIFIT 41
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,CLASSIFICATION .?.
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
ONFORMATION REPO RT
COUNTRY Chin i/Ilonr ronr,/Indochin a
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Arms Production for Viet L:inh
REPORT NO.
CD NO,
NO. OF PAGES
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
1. The Kwangtung Arsenal at nhihching (31315, 23-13) and the 1 Branch Plant
of the steel machine factory at IIsits'un (ji' 4 ) have been ordered to
extend their cork into the evenings. 'T'hey have a daily output of 2,000
round of rifle bullets, 400 hand grenades, and some firearms, all for
shipment to Indochina,
2. Four -i1,rchasin agents have been sent to Icon; Kong and ::acao to buy steel
and cc' er for these rsenr a. The two agents who arrived in Hong Kong
on 19 ", arch are sta Tin at the Asia Trading Coax?any,,* Des Voevx road
Central. The purchasinc is done secretly through ?;r. LIU
secretar-,- of the :etal ':orkers Dealer's Guild,
25X1A
reports that the Asia Trading Company,
131 Des ?. oeux Road Central, ;long Kong, is acting secretly as a
transsortation agent for the Chinese Comiunists.
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Class. Changed To: TS S
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(1 Declassified
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CLASSIFICATION
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