DEFENSE PREPARATIONS, KWANGTUNG

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 29, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL~INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Defense Preparations, Kwangtung
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1. On 3 November a Chinese Communist gunboat arrived at Wanchai, on the test
side of Macao harbor, with a large quantity of material for building con-
crete and wood fortifications. A Chinese Communist battalion commander
told villagers that construction work was for protection against National-
ist naval action. He also advised villagers not to believe rumors cons
cerning the departure of troops from the area. Machine gun, mortar and
82mm cannon emplacements are to be built. The Shihahei (11322, 22-'30)
defense commander inspected the defense works area on 11 November, and
on 16 November the Chungehan (11336, 22.22) government requisitioned
6,000 trees for use in the fortifications. Approximately 4,000 pieces
of timber towed by boat from Wuchow (111-19, 2328) arrived in Chlienshan
(113.32, 22-14) on 20 November.
2. Among supplies sent to Ch''uchiang (113333, 24.50) on 20 November were
10,000 drums of gasoline bought in Hong Kong and Macao. On the same day
16 trucks of the Ch'iKuan Bus Company of facao transported large quanti-
ties of gasoline, machine oil, cotton and medicine from the Rain Huang
Company, Macao, to Shihch' i on route to Canton.
3. On 25 November, the Chian@nen (113--06, 2334) bank sent HK $10,000 to
Canton.
4. As of 4 December, the total output of cement at the Heitsun factory in
Canton was being used in the construction of fortifications. In addition,
cement stock held by merchants in Canton and other Kwangtung cities
were being bought by the government at fixed low prices.
5a Between about 25 November and 4 December, the commander of the Chinese
Communist 41 Army ordered the 121 Division*, assigned to garrison duty
in East Kwangtung, to be transferred from Swatow and Ch'aoan (11637,
23-42) to Auiyang (114?26, 2305) to build defense works and gun emplace
mente. Twenty camouflaged 5-ton trucks are being used for night trans-
portation of supplies and heavy equipment from Swatow to Huiyang. Prior
to 4 December, the Kwangtung Military District began requisition of
trucks from the transport companies. The Director's Office, Central
Kwangtung, ordered the transporticompany of each heien to send one
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truck to Canton for government use.
6. According to private statements made prior to 15 December by the Chinese
Communist mayor of 8vatow, the families of high Communist officials in
Canton are to be moved to Ch.' uc+hl ang, and those in Swatov are to to moved
to Chi rang (116-20, 23-02). The mayor also stated that in the event of
world wax the Communists intend to attack Hong Kong in order to obtain
50,000 tons of useful materials there, but will cease the attack if strong-
ly resisted..
7. On 21 November, following the Canton polieV, Shiheh' i authorities advised
the aged and children to leave the city, and supplies were moved from cities
to villages. The Oh'ienshan customs station records were moved three miles
inland, where a new office was sot up. By 10 December, Ohuagshan heien
authorities had already considered an evacuation point for the haten govern-
ment office in case of emergency. The Pearl River District office has
also moved supplies, prisoners and records inland. On 9 December four
districts of the Ohungsehan hsien directed two native Commtmanist leaders
to begin organisation work in the mountain areas of those districts.
8. At a meeting of the officers of the Kmangtim -K gsi Column held outside
Macao on 4 Decmtber, Commander TSENG Shang W ~.) discussed the strength-
suing of coastal defenses and discontinuance of use of troops for pro-
duction. In addition, they discussed the organization of the People's
Militia to Keep the Peace, and the provision of replac,sm+.ents.
9. On 7 November the Pearl River Delta District officer organized an Anti-
US .. Support Korea Committee to persuade the people to Join the Korean
Volunteer Army; 10,000 men are to be taken from the district. Soldiers
for this Communist force have already been selected in Chungahan. On 23
November,, the Communist-organized Peasants' Association In Chlienshan
called a meeting to discuss the draft of soldiers sinew only the desti-
tute are willing to be selected. In early December, the Kwangtun g
P11i1itary District ordered all the listen to clear their prisons. Able-
bodied prisoners jailed for minor offenses were sent to Hankow for
training prior to attachment to the volunteer army, and political prison-
ers were executed. In Canton and Chiangmen, 100 such prisoners have
been secretly ezecuted.
10. The Canton-Oh' uchiang section of the Canton Pankow railcar is garrisoned
by the 27 An W. 3 Field Ar yr. ** Each large station is garrisoned by half
a, ccmnpany, while small stations are assigned a squad composed of 10
soldiers. The railroad itself is in excellent condition; the trip from
Canton to Ch' uchiang takes seven hours.
I Commment. reported this division in Canton during
September awaiting transfer to Manchuria.
*'e 1 -1 Comame t, 1,000 men of this army were
garrisoning the Oanson---.__ ow raa_ilroa , during November 1950.
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