SMUGGLING ACTIVITIES IN TAIWAN AND JAPAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002600430010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 18, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY China/Japan
SUBJECT Smuggling Activities in Taiwan and Japan
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a., The most active smuggling bases in Taiwan are as follows:
in the vicinity of Y:aolin (Lorin) village near Shihmen (Sekimon)(121-339
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Uanao (Nano) (121-48, 24-28) and Tungao (Too) (121.-49, 24-31) area.
Than (Taian)(120-37, 24-21) and .:uhsi (Gosei)(121-49, 24-31) area.
Putai (Ilotei)(120-1O, 23-23) area.
Tungehiang (Toko)(120-27, 22-28) area.
Hungmaochiang (Komoko)(120-19, 22-33) area.
b. Other Taiwan smuggling bases are:
Suangch?i (Sokei)(121-34, 25-07) area near Keelung (Kiirun)a
Szuchieh (3hiketsu)(121-45, 24-47) area.
Chiuchiang (Kyuko)(-Na. ), Kangshan (Okayama)(120-17, 22-48) District,
Kaohsiung (Takao)(120-17, 22-38) Province.
Kuangliang (Koryo)(, ) and Fuhsing (Fukko)( areas in Taitung
(Naito) (121-09, 22-45) District, Taitung Province
Hualienchiang (.Karenko) (121.36, 23-58) area*
2~ Vessels used for illicit trade are 10- to 30-ton sailboats (with motors) and
motorboats with engines of 20 to 50 horsepower,
derable amount Oil' goods is smuggled.
3. Hong Kong, Hainan island, 1aochow (China), l;ialaya, Okinawa and Japan are the
main destinations of the Taiwan smugglers. The Okinawa and Ryukoku 1; I }(sic)
areas e^pecially serve as intermediary bases for illicit trade between 3apan
and the Tanshui (Tansui)(121-25, 25-11) and Yengshan (Hozan)(120-23, 22-38)
areas in Taiwan. Although figures are not available; it is believed a consi-
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Li.. Another smuggling route between Japan and Taiwan has a relay base in the
Ryukyu Islands, although some smugglers deal directly with Japan from Suao
(tuo)(121-5l,, 24-36). Taiwan, using motorboats.
5. Kobe, Nagasaki, Hirado (~' P ) and Fukuoka .
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for smuggling goods to and from Okinawa, Taiwan, .ula aya. and Hong Kong. The
Sannomiya Choko Industrial Con , Ltd.., in the Kobe and
Ikida (! ~ ) areas of Japan, engages in illicit trade on an exceedingly
large scale in collaboration with the Ch'angehiang (Choko)(- - yT )L )
Co. -- 3rd Street, Penting (,*MT)., Taipei City, Taiwan -- w"hich i turh
has close relations with cooperative societies in the various villages and
districts.
6. There is much illegal fishing and smuggling of goods done by the fishing
boats , who use bases on Taiwan similar (sic) to the smugglers' bases.
7. a. Goods smuggled out of Taiwan are as follows:
Rice Matches
Sugar Hemp
Peanut oil Tobacco
Rubber* Quinine
b. Goods smuggled into Taiwan are:
Cotton fabrics Rubber*
Medicines Daily articles
Machine parts
B In an effort to put an end to illicit trade, a patrol station has been estab-
lished and a search unit stationed in Suao to investigate smuggling activities.
After the establishment of the patrol station a census was taken in areas
believed to contain smugglers' bases, and all rice-hoarders were arrested.
This step was a severe blow to the smugglers, who are said to be devising
new ways of hoarding commodities. The patrol station has a thorough organi-
2ation and has accomplished much in preventing illicit trade. However,
smuggling might increase in the future, no matter how strictly curbed,
because it is impossible to stamp it out as long as the economic problems
of the small merchants are not solved and the living standards of the
Taiwanese are not improved.
Comment. Perhaps the rubber smuggled into Taiwan from one place
is smuggled out again to another place0
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