HU TSUNG-NAN'S TREATMENT OF GUERRILLA LEADERS IN SZECHUAN AND SIKANG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005200540009-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 1999
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 19, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL iN i ELLIGENCE AGENCY
9MFORRIATION REPORT
ti irk c i ;' China
SUBJECT MU aung-nan' s Treatment of Guerrilla
Leaders in Shechuan and Siing
PLACE 25X1A
ACQUIRED M
DATE OF
INFO.
REPORT NO.
DATE D S R lv JUL 50
NO. OF PAGES I
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
609
1. After V Tsungnan retreated from West 5rechuan into Silzntg Province, he was
approached by two individuals for military support to enable them to carry
on guerrilla operations against the Comnuaists. Cue of these was YANG
An.-Jon ), a Milo tribesman and member of the Ke-1ao Rut. YANGO.
headquarters is in the Chin sha Chiang (,` _j.- ) area, where he controls
about 300,000 Miao tribesmen, most of whom have rifles. Since HU had a
sup?ly of arms and amr.unitioa far in excess of the requirements of his e:,A
forces. YANG asked for atmimnition, light machine guns, and hand grenades.
HU gave YANG ten rifles. This enraged YANG, who determined to continue
fighting the Communists without military aid from HU.
24= morn 1X roaciaed ll.si-chlwX; (10218, 2753) the Conrx:nanists occupied Van,tinr,
(102-02, 30-03). iIU then ; ti? ? had Wi 1 aid 27 Ar iics. tihilo zF o
ie Coals ~,.
tzoro consolidating in K anLPti a it was attacked fross the oast by one division
of -the. 127 ArLsy? which had fought its Tray into the area from ;,anchuzil;. This
division was under the eorr nd of General TBIT;; Chung?t?ien (iyf 'til LQ ), who
was aecoupan? ed by the co--)-loner of the 127 Arse, General GU O Tzu-li
(;
TIM-7 and CIAO retook I se taza ;tins, and received a waru ue1coi::o from the local
inhabitants,, who sent dele ation to ;Isic .9 am asking : i to join T IE:.; said
protect the approaches to Sika t Province. iIU refused to move any of the tr.',aps
out of ;;sic?.6 ar: a but sent a regimental co::c: seeder to tale over TB "TBs troops.
T01F refused to give up his forces . ;,hen the Com:rrnist counterattacI:od Te IE 1,,
it re.flused to coue to his aid, and lie was forced to evacuate to the hills.
3. In Mah ch 195, the Comr7uni st offensive against Hsi-chB sang compel ed RU to ask
Taiwan for an-airlift to Hainan. Taiwan 'rovided airlift for one regiment and
Part of HUQ s headquarters, Before the airlift was requested, YANG An-jen sent
one of his subordinates, General TIANG Shlh tsevan (j ; :a\ ) to request arms
for TBAITG?s guerrillas. HU refused this request; when the airlift began, the
request was repeated and again refused, even thuagh YANG went to Eeimcheang
and made the request in person. On the day RU left, he ordered that all. depots
in Hsi-ch? anti be opened to the guerrillas; however, the Comr tuni sts were then
near the town, and, the snpolies could not be moved and were partially destroyed.
Both TBANG and YA:'G escorted HU to the airfield, where they cursed both hin and
the XMT. They then separated and fled into the mountains, where TOANG was later
tapes prisoner. Both TOIBN CImn -tBien and YAI:G An-Jon were continuing their
guerrilla activities as late as April 1950;,
This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL In accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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