PURCHASE OF RADAR SETS IN HONG KONG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006700350011-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 2001
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 29, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY China
'RUTO REPO V-T Cc NO. 25
CONFIDENTIALD ATE DIs _ 20
SUBJECT Purchase of fadar Sets in Hong Kong
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la In r idCctober 1950, the Feng Chi 0,'t j ) Company* of Hong, Kong received
f ro:i an unidentified source fifteen z ew radar sets.** The firm purchased V110
radars for an unidentified Chinese Cornunist custorier, who in mid .November was
attempting to send them to Canton by way. of Macao.
2, The manager of the Fern Chi Company is an u;iidentified Australian, about forty
years oldo
3m The radar sets are valued at appv tely US al>,00Oo Specifications were
given as follows:
flaytheon Hype SO-38 Surface Search Radar
Trade .;ark -c-- Raytheon; Navy Model, SO-8.9 40 mile radius, made in U.S.A.
Quality - New with original packing.
Quantity - Fifteen; spot ;long 'Hong; 1951 model,, complete with catalogue and
all other details a
Price - UKt k92,000 net; IBS 5,000 deposit before inspection*
Packing List
Case No, 1a -a Radar Transmitter -Receiver. Size 26" x 261" x 1811o
Main Components: ?.1ag-netron, duplexing gravity, cryst,eJ ::,axing
assembly, blower receiver local oscillator,
receiver, video limiter, vravegui':e boot,
Case 11o4 20 - Plan Position Indicator and Assessory Control _'nit, with Mounting
Brackets. Size 30" x 26" x 26"0
Main Components: 5-in. PPI tube, rnchromotor and gears, spare
wave multiplier, at'reep generator and amplif
maker oscillator, maker ~,mplif'ji.er and sharpeners.,
video amplifier,, antenna control circuitu, and
ship a s heading flasher, linear sue.-tooth gene.
ator and pick off diode,, 400-cycle volta, e
indicator trigger a~lifier and blocking Gail._
or 117 circuits
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CLASSIFICATION
STATE_ C36.VY~ NSRB _D
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AI'Z FBI
ARMY
Dooument No.
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Approve
03/01
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This document is hereby regraded to
dance with the
CONFIDENTIAL in accor
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
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Case Noc 3. - Rectifier Power Unite Size 15" x 25" X 1.511"
Case Noa 4.. - i.'otor. Alterna~~or-4:Iodtaa.toro Size 27" x 58" x 241
? rtain Components: Ship's main DC drive ator, 400-cycle al ternar
tor, DC excitor, spark gap, .modulator, char; 1_ng
transformer, rectifier, pulse line, thyrite
control, voltage regula";;or, s,)eed regui tor,
and air filter.
Case No. 5- - '.:agnetic Controller. Size 171' x 17"1 .x 1511 O
'lain Coriponents: .3tarter holding, co=al $ overload relay, acceler-
ati:ig relay, thermally controlled switch,
and starting rosistanco3
Case lioe 6. - Antenna Assembly Size 4111 x 4111 x 1)1411,
'`a n Components: LFo rotating assembly,. altunin reflector,
~:ozzle', drive motor and gears, and syr chrc--
;enerator and gears a
Case ;:o, to -' Bearing Control Unit and Resonance Chamber, ' izo 1911 x 3711 x 1911,
;,'.min Components: Torque motor, step rlmotor, and autonzt,
Cci ient: This fir-m is not listed in available Hoag Kong Directories.
25X1A Gomrnerit: This purchase was mentioned briefly
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