ACTIVITIES OF MONGOL MILITARY LEADER LI SHOU-HSIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002700650009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 19, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT Activities of Mond Military
Leader LI Shonhein
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2. In early December 1948 in shanghai LI Shou-hsin met an English who clai Led.
to be an official of Jardine Matheson and Company, Limited, and who was in-
9rong.eews
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1. lefore LI Shoumhein" left Petting for Shanghai about the middle of November
1948, he met CHAIJG Ch+i-'hsiang (T fie" * a former staff officer with
the rank of Major general under L ou- t;. CHP.1G had. come to Peiping from
t
Ralgan with a message from JUNG Chi.ch?en i5 # )*** who was also a
the Communist Inner Hong
former subordinate of LI but is now cooperating wi
goliam Autonomous Government under TUN Tse. JUNG'e message to LI stated
that in accordance with TUN Teets wish LI should remain in Peiping and "lend
bin assistance to the racial aspirations of the Mongols." Similar messages
were also sent to Prince TE and WU Ho-ling In Peiping by JUNG through YAO
Ch'sag-chi Inc ( - ) , former officer in Prince TW a army and., after
August 1445, a i te3 by l'U Tso-.i to head the Mongol'Fanners Propaganda
tereeted in buying wool and camel hair from the Ninghsia aaga; phonetically,
his name soundedd, like Jusulut.***** During December 1948, this man was ne-
gotiating for the purchase of up to 600,000 cattier of wool and 400.000
catties of camel hair brought from Ninghsia to Tientsin and also for 6,000
bales of wool' in Paotono He was making these purchases through a Chinese
merchant named U O Ya' chieh who Is acquaintec; with LI Sh,ouu
.hsiu. Through no,, the Englishman obt'Ained an introduction to LI, and after
a few meetings he requested LI to go to Hongkong for "conferences with Eritiehh
officials there regarding trade between Mongol areas and, British merchants in
SYti and Honghang. "
After these meetings in Shanghai, LI was undecided and returned to Nanking,,
where, with the help of Mongol members of the Legislative Yuan, he submitted
.a'plan to the Ministry of National Defense requesting recognition of some
form of autonomy and support for himself in western Inner Mongolia; this
appeal was signed by Mongol members of the Legislative and Control Yuans and.
by l4ongol representatives to the National Assembly. Because no action was
taken,, on this a'meal and because of the political tension in Nanking at that
time, LI became discouraged and returned. to Shanghai. In early January 19461,
LI left Shanghai, ostensibly for RonglcDng, with the assistance of his ' ,Lich
"friends." Upon his departure. LI Mated to some of his Monyo1 associates
that he "did not object to the Eritish idea of sponsoring hint for an eventual
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return to Mongolia as a leading military man."
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urr~~ Comment. LI probably went to Hongkong and from there to Taiwan.
Since early March 1949 he has been spending most of his
time In Taichung, Taiwan, where he has been associating
closely with LI Tung-hein and other CC Clique Mongols.
LI Shou-hsia is a well known opportunist and he has a
long record of cooperation with rightist Kuomintang
elements. It is doubtful that the British would support
hint, however, although they might use him to further
their business Interests, which have been noticeable in
the Northwest since March 1949 with the expansion of the
International Supply Corporation In that area. LI Shaw
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to win favor and support from. British officials.
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This man - be Keswick of Jardine Matheson Company.
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