CHINESE NAVY - - STATUS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A000200040014-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 1998
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: September 22, 1948
• Content Type: REPORT

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22 September 1948
CHINESE NAVY -- STATUS
China has received aid in rehui Iding her Navy from
the United >t:ates and the United 1(ingdorz in addition
to certain allocations of Japanese lips. The
political and oconoi.c chaos within the country is
reflected in the UUavy and at present it is Impossible
to ascertain from the oporationai ataridpoir;t the
status of Chinese ah:I ps .
2. T'-le folIowint $hi
Number
Type
are listed in tho C',ineso PIavy:
1 CL Ex-Tr1tisb, at -Mosent time
non-oporationai due to 1uc1,
of pnr(Onr- OX.
6 DI) ',,x-Jaoanose. One (1) is
operational, f'i.ve (5) are
non-opnrational,.
13 DE
Ex-Japanese. Two (2) opera-
tional, the rerr>a{nder non-
oporational.
DE Transferred fror? U. S. It1F.vy.
YF Ex-British.
Am From I TA. 3. ' av< .
Yf'3 From 11. S. fla'.ry.
12 PC
?''rom U. S. fiav',*.
3. C h'rm a Naval operjxtions are limited to Coastal De-
fence due to poor nater1al condition and personnel
inefficiency. .
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