CURRENT SITUATION IN THE QUEMOY ISLANDS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000400010005-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2006
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: September 12, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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on the quemoys
of an infantry divisio any.
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PACOM review(s) completed.
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were Daly a few troop*
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to light wel i if properly led and it air a r ra . 1
superiority obtains. The ieader there
:reported to be hightly competent young en.
d to be e
Pons, De eiaSew o the souther
Chinese Co ?or i,, t itu tiob
;5treu the No cbanVes 'have been evideaat in the
ngth of Coon wrist troops w
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figure
for attack orF the r{ueeoys.
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established. Strong oirt% aion t c
mortars, machine gurts adi other
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during 4a:i
A". ?hiF means tbz,.
have to co over poor
sufficient only
had been
roads, probably
aup%iie:. Shipping
ac4, lumber and fertilizer;
t
supplies for Amoy wil.
the -- y area no may not met.
it dlcati=anat. of a. Communist attempt to assemble
forc for an invasion of the ue
with the arrival of the noon
September or early October, weather fac
favor the "--o us i
a rough vuters would
capabili
garrisofl ;
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harbor
shipping
y away from
the Quesoys
Beginning
i ri+ede
a Communist attack on the Tachens or a: d u , ,
much farther from the eaiulaud.
WO mile south of haughai; the T tpei
dy ,
unreliable on military intelligence, says that this
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concentrs tiOn includes 40 Ccmmuui t
7,000 rub er rat
some of
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to mcy ?W d the "coaetai areas.
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avounist shelling of they
rnoy$ continues, but only sporadically and
The
Kong press reports t h t Communist
officialf, at t,atow, coastal city i 5 miles
lout hr est of Amoy, have ordered civili
ser easy, and
cement* are said
e; these de eiop nt are.
Coasuni>t fears
n of the southeast Boas
C. Nationalist Losses: Nationalist lOsses
ber shelling include -l killed and
4,
gunboat and a, wi.nel. .yer
1 iuve been damaged, at least one fighter plane has
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the other ban, dart to have a
seven Na t i
with a
apparess ly
sel ling .
planes and damaged about 30 other
on ly
y d
by C muni t
cooeoua.t Losses: The Natioxalit defense ministry
and sea forces have put large
emplace
out
junks. The nuaber
Amoy waters
#soy bars
ing radio
eve destroyed
orted
could be brought in under cover of darkness
of troops, but continued
d sea attacks might well prevent
the Communist from concentrating an a
heel
da
sea reports have eapbaa iced a
bombing and strafing of civilian
report approximately 100 cats
have v
civil buildicsgs WON* been destroyed in
bombs
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by a Fukien
b.Ad been wounded t at Communist
must go to Formosa and put an end to this.
nt on Intentions
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) no I;eipiag broadcast
terber and their continuing presence there.
One recent broadcast
troop tac1+ triration
transmitting an article
-struggle for
ding Formosa
summary of
dispatching its naval and air fore
no and provoc
conduct
China,'
cally to
roadcas t discusses the ueeo:
ecaely worried: by the
C uunist boebardm Buts of "bandit Chiang troops
occupying our f:?uey Island,.: is now _'stepping u
its plans? for increased
Nations 3 iu4ts .
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In contrast, a Moscow broadcast of 11 September
reports that -more American planes and naval vessels
have been dispatched to 'protect' the island of
Taiwan....at the same time the Kuomintang bands....
are making piratical raids on China's coasts, a
as instructed by their imerican military masters,
are bombing and strafing Chinese towns and villages.
B. Hint Quemoy Operation Halted: Another Chinese
Communist broadcast appears to present the bombardment
of the Quemoys as a completed phase of a long-range
operation against the offshore islands, and hints
that further preparations are necessary before the
second phase can begin. It states that the l'ukienese
populace is `-enthusiastic over the triumph of the
People's Liberation Army on the Fukien front,' that
a message has been sent to the troops" congratulating
them on their victory,' and that the people have
pledged themselves to "greater efforts to increase
production and to fulfill their assignments in order
to support the People's Liberation Army for still
greater victories."
C. Conclusions: Peiping's failure to mention the presence
of US forces in the Quemoy area and its hint that
further preparations are necessary do not constitute
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auffici*nt grounds foa, concluding that
definitely decided
pore they Queasy operation.
The US press, which the Cones, Ct unis is are
known to read carefully, has been reporting for
days that the atioeal Security Council would
decide Ou I September whether US forces should
stet the E.uemoys and other offshore is lands! .
keiping may well reserving Its position, pending
ewe indication of the result
Security Council meeting.
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