MILITARY INFORMATION SINKIANG PROVINCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001400020011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2009
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 5, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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
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.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
SUBJECT
DATE OF INFO.
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Military Information,
Sinkiang L'rovinoe
REPORT
DATE DISTR. June 1953
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL Of CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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moved into southern Sinkiang. The 4 Division was stationed at Kashgar
(N 39-29, E 75-58), and the 5 and 6 Divisions moved on tn. Khotan (N 37-07,
E 79-55) and Yarkand (N 38-24, E 77-16).
3. This army relieved and disarmed. the Nationalist troops in the area. Some
of the old troops, after necessary ideological training, were assigned to
the new army. Most of the officers were also indoctrinated and reassigned.
4. On arrival the army set up a military administratio 25X1
they turned over the authority to a civil administration.
the total number of troops in Sinkiang Province was said
to be 150,000.
providing labor for the construction of industrial installations, and
reclaiming land for cultivation. They have also guarded the boundaries.
These activities have caused them to be widely spread throughout the
country, so that a precise estimate of their strength at the end of 1952
could not be made.
inoe then the army has been engaged in construction work of all kinds: 25X1
improving existing roads and building new ones, building new cities and
ziarng, with headquarters at Kashgar, while General WANG was in command of
all troops in Sinkiang.
Commander KUO P'eng commanded the troops in southern Sin- 25X1
6. In addition to the Chinese Communist troo s, the 30 Division from Ili
arrived in southern Sinkiang This division, commanded by 25X1
General Aminov, was hailed by the Uighurs as national heroes, and was
called Kizil Armiz. Its officers and men wore badges'of rank of Soviet
pattern. The division badge was a yellow and red cross on a white back-
ground.2
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men from Kashgar, Khotan, Yarkand and Aksu (N 41-15, E 80-14) districts
were recruited. The division was incorporated in the Chinese Communist
army as the Ili Division, and its men and officers adopted the same uniform
and badges of rants as the Chinese Communist troops, though retaining the
old divisional 15adge: General Aminov was appointed deputy commander of
the Chinese Communist forces in southern Sinkiang.
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discharged and sent back to Ili and Urumohi, and to fill in the apr
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the Ili Division was converted into a,sseourity~;polioe foroe.3
9. The troops in southern Sinkiang were equipped with small arms, No tanks or
guns were observed. Their morale was high.
10. The construction of an airfield at Zang Karaul, three miles from Kashgar on
the Urumohi.road, was begun under the supervision of Russian ground
engineers. The area of the field is about five square miles. No planes
used 1h.e field improvements were made, and there was a little
activity there. Further improvements made the field suitable
for bombers and heavy planes. A Chinese air force detachment took over the
field, where Soviet and Chinese air force officers had established a station.
In the latter part of 1952 there were three or four planes at the field,
which was occasionally visited by bombers from Urumohi. Occasionally Soviet
military planes were observed over the city. The Zang Karaul airfield serves
civilian as well as military traffic, and in August 1952 two weeks were
devoted to giving free rides to the local people to make them air-minded and
familiar with this modern invention.4
reported the intention to build airfields at all district headquarters.
12. The posts at Mintak X r ul (N 37-08, E 75-01) and Lup Guz (N 37-03, E 74-52)
were manned by Chinese Communist army personnel, while those
at Dafdar (N 37-22, B 75-25), Beyik (N 37-i1, E 75-15) and P'uli (N 37-47,
E 75-14) were manned by security police. No one was allowed to go beyond
Mintaka without permission from the authorities at P'uli.
13. Chinese nationals living in the area between Mintaka and Lup Guz had been
evacuated from the area for security reasons.
n a a araul, commanded by a Lin-fang, and about 10 or 15 at Lup Guz, w
commanded by a So-fang. There was no telephonic connection between the two
posts.6
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in command of the 2 Army~
this unit as the 13 Division, 5 Corps' of the N onal
Army of Ili, and gave Aminov's rank as ool the
13 Division 5 Ar t l sh ar
the 13 Division 5 Ar former Sinkian Ar ) was at xinoh`uan in
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as Zung arul
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ity division was organized in
]this field as Kunkaravool, and gave the name
5. Landing grounds about a mile from the city
both Yarkand (Jambagh) and Khotan (Yarba:gh
at Lup Guz
c was being evacuated. Beyik was reported to be the headquarters of
a large group of fibs National A (ossibl the Iii Division ?) in early
August 1952.
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