CURRENT INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN - 1955/10/06

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• Collection: Current/Central Intelligence Bulletin Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03000968
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• Document Creation Date: September 20, 2019
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2019
• Publication Date: October 6, 1955

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BIWEEKLY SUMMARY
22 September-5 October 1955
THE FORMOSA STRAITS
Report of the IAC Current Intelligence Group
for the Formosa Straits Problem
1. Chinese Communist military action opposite the
offshore islands during the past two weeks was limited to
artillery firing against various islands of the Quemoy group.
During the past week the total of over 1,400 rounds was the
highest of any week since September 1954. The increased
shelling may have been timed to coincide with the observance
of Communist China's National Day--1 October.
2. None of the six Chinese Communist airfields along
the East China coast opposite Formosa and the offshore
islands is occupied as yet. Nantai and Chenghai appear
serviceable. Lungtien and Chingyang are probably unserv-
iceable, but could be made serviceable with little effort.
Lungchi is unserviceable because of continued construction.
Swatow is serviceable only for light transport aircraft and
no additional construction activity has been noted there re-
cently.
3. Preliminary air photography reports of 3 October
indicate that the Chinese Communists recently began con-
structing another airfield in Fukien Province, this one near
Liencheng, 175 miles west of Foochow.
4. An additional Chinese Communist railway engineer
division has moved to Fukien. Of 11 such divisions identi-
fied in the Chinese Communist forces, at least seven are
now believed to be engaged in the construction of the rail-
road that will connect Amoy with the main Northeast-Southwest
railway south of the Yangtze River.
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5. Despite MAAG objections, the Chinese Nationalist
plan to move an additional infantry battalion to Matsu was car-
ried out on 25 September and an additional artillery battalion
is scheduled to move there on 15 October,
With MAAG concurrence, a separate tank battalion
with about 50 light tanks moved from Formosa to Quemoy on
1 October. This will bring to approximately 160 the total of
light tanks on the Quemoy Islands.
6. On National Day (1 October), Chinese Communist
editorials and the minister of defense's Order of the Day to
the troops reiterated the determination to "liberate Formosa."
However, the National Day comment at the same time reaf-
firmed willingness to lessen tension in the Formosa area by
direct talks with the US. Earlier in the week, Peiping had
charged that the US was reluctant to negotiate.
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5 OCTOBER 1955
FORMOSA STRAITS SITUATION
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UNKNOWN OPERATIONAL: ACTIVE BASE FOR MILITARY & CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT.
SOME BASES USED BY PISTON TYPES MAY BE USABLE BYJETS.
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