CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY INFORMATION, FUKIEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600240009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2001
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 18, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATIO REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
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On 1 J u l y 1950, repairs were started on the Hoehan ( .L,4 ) airport near Amoy.
Labor union headquarters and the Chinese Communists in Amoy have been recruit-
ing civilian laborers from the area for this work. The daily working hours
are 5 to 8 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. The chief engineer on this repair work is the
commander of a Chinese Communist engineer regiment; he is assisted by 8 engi-
neers from Chekiang Province and 20 graduates in civil engineering from Amoy
Universiity. The runways are being made cross-shaped, suitable for B-25 type
planes.
2. BY 5 Ault, repairs on the Ihsu ( f , ) airfield in the Foochow district
were almost completed. The airport is 12 by 5 kilometers, with a runway 1,500
by 500 meters. There is a new hanger at the north end of the runway, and a
new highway at the base of a small hill at the north end of the airport,019
3. The construction of a runway at Chienou (118-19, 27-04) to about 80 percent
completed. The airport has about 11 revetments and one taxiway,
4. From 7 to 9 August, about 50,000 unidentified Chinese Communist troops and the
13 Regiment, 3 Field Army, arrived in the T?ungan (11810, 2444)
and Amoy areas from Tungt?ai (118-53, 25-47) via the Foochow-Amoy highway.
The artillery of this regiment is 105 mm. About 10,000 Chinese Communist
troops are stationed at Huian (118-48, 25.03), and the local population has
been ordered to provide ballets and food for 60,000 troops.
5. Another report states that the 25 Army has arrived at T?ungan, and that the
7 Division of this; army is at Tungweichen
Part of this division is at Santuao (119.-41 g * southeast of Hvlan,
6. In early August, two anti-aircraft regiments arrived at T? '
has 5 anti-aircraft ~a Each regiment
guns and 15 anti-aircraft machine guns set up in gahsiang
(11814, 24.40), Liuwutien (11812, 24-34) and Chimes (118..05, 24-34),
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7, Chinese Communist staff officers at Amoy hinted that they had been orlered to
take Chinmen by 3 August,****
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25X1 X Comment, This highway probably goes to a field radar station.
25X1X omment, Possibly these 25 Army troops are the unidentified
troops In paragraph 4,
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**** Comment, details on July preparations for the
Chinmen attack.
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