PORT OF WHAMPOA / HYDROGRAPHIC INFORMATION / BOARDING PROCEDURES/ PILOTS / OBSERVATIONS ASHORE

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FORM NO. Si-u0
DEC 1951
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CONFIDFJJTTAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
Port of Whampoa/ Hydroti aphis Information/Boarding
Procedures/Pilots/Observations Ashore
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REPORT NO.
he Office of Naval Intelligence fi? -nished the following information to CIA for IAC
diseemi,Uation in accordance with paragraph 3(c), 1'SCID 7. (DIO UND Conf Report No.
421-53V
1. ief: This report eor:tainr i:a i 5_or, of a general nature on the Whampoa area of
Communist China. Data is include;1 on apx,.roach instructions, anchorages, boarding
procedure, customs installations, Plio;:s, longshoremen efficiency, a shore visit, a
military installation, and minor _na.cuz acies in US hydrographic charts.
2. roach Instruct The ship followed e. route of station recommended
by Chinese authorities Instructions were
''pass west of Gap Roca; oc bear=rig 090 degrees three miles off position 21.49 N.,
113-53 E.) and steering 353 degrees for a distance of 134 miles es towards Chuck Wan
Shan (bearing 270 degrees 1-- miles off position 22.00 N., 113,51- E.) and steering
338 degrees for nine miles thence Lafsame pilot station (Lafsame Peak bearin 100
degrees 1- miles off position 22.08-1 N., 11 g
3.48 E.). Anchor in eight to nine 25X1
fathoms and.-await pilot."
3. Winch?rarres and Off L.,~?in p,.,,, Qd The ship anchored off Lafsarni Pilot station
at 1057, 17 May and was boarded at 1530. She was lightened to 25 feet by off-loading
into lighters. On 19 Mey the ship moved up river to anchorage at 23?55'421' N.,
112033105" E. where she lightened by the same process to 21 feet. On 23 May the
ship moved to anchorage off Whaml oa at. approximately 23005'32 It N., 113?26'55" E.
The channel to the west of Li.ntin Island was used entering and departing.
4. a''din~ Pros d ~7 : The boarding party at Lafsai Island consisted of about 12 men.
A aJx hour search of the ship was made, in the company of a crew member, by three of
the boarding party. The search squad carried side arms, but used no dogs or other
special means of search. During the sea:ch, the remainder of the crew was mustered
in the main saloon. All crew members received inoculations. The radio room, the
fathomoter, the sextants, and the cameras were sealed. Binoculars were removed
from the ship and returned when the ship stopped again at Lafsami Island on 29 May
prior to leaving the area. At this time a one-half hour search was conducted. An
agent, a pilot, a policeman and two customs men were aboard the ship during the trip
upstream from Lafsami Island. Some of the boarding party did not reveal for several
days that they had knowledgeu. S. Officials Only of the English language.
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This report 1s for the use within the USA of the Inl;clligence components of the Depnrtmentr or
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5. Pilots: Two different pilots were used, one upstream from Lefsami to Whampoa
and another downstream. They were described as "better party members than
pilots". On departure, the pilot inadvertently took the ship into dangerously
shallow water off Lankit Island because of inability to locate the buoy on
Lint in Bar.
6. C s amp Installationz : Customs installations on Lafsami Island consisted of
"three or four" buildings, one of which was a signal tower. There is apparently
no longer a customs station in operation on Lintin Island.
7. Off-Loading Efficiency. The efficiency of the stevedores was very poor. The
stevedores at Whampoa were somewhat better than those at the first two anchorages.
8. Visit Ashore: It was very difficult to get local authorities' permission to go
ashore. About twelve crew members were allowed to go, under escort, to the
International Seamanns Club, where they had a few beers and were given a
political lecture. They wera allowed to make no purchases at local shops.
Propaganda pamphlets were the only locally obtained things that local authorities
allowed crewmen to bring back aboard.
9. litarv Installation: A].though one could not see clearly, there seemed to be
a military or naval installation at the mouth of Junin Creek (approximately
22?46' N., 113?39' E.). A motor torpedo boat with two torpedo tubes was observed
patrolling in the Boca Tigris are.; position approximately 22?47' N., 113?38' E.
10. Chart Information:
to Pedro Blanco.
China - South Coast, Macao
a. The light at Gap Rock was out.
b. No light is indicated; but one was observed at the northernmost position on
White Rocks, flashing white every 30 seconds.
c. Approximately five miles up the west channel from'Lintin Island, the buoy
indicated is at the western edge of the channel, not the eastern edge.
It is red. Approximately three miles upstream from the first buoy is a
second red buoy on the western edge of the channel, not the eastern edge
d.
as indicated.
.The buoy at the northernmost tip of Lintin Bar is black.
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