CHINESE COMMUNIST CASUALTIES, TROOP MOVEMENTS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007800880012-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2013
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: June 1, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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DATECHSTR. 1 June 1951
SUBJECT Chthose. Communist Canualties, Troop?Movements NO. OP PAGES 1
and Commanding Officers
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THIS !S UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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The Chinese Communist 194 Division, 65 Army moved from Kaesong (126-33, 37-58)
to the Central Front in the early part. of May. The division suffered 80 percent
casualties during the April offensive and has no heavy weapons. The division
commander, :CA. !on gl wa olitical commiesar of the Second District, South China.
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the 65 and 66 Armies of the 4 neld Army were at ichon (126-531 38-30)L
and the 2 Field Army was at Koksan (126-40, 36-47). Mel Field Army and
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3. The commander cf the Western Front, inolueing the Seoul area, is General HO Lung.
The commander of the Chinese Communist spring offensive 19 P,ENG Ts-hued,
assistant chief of the Chinese Communist forces in Korea.'
_Comment.
LIU Ping-yen is COMMaauku ol tne 1:14 plvision
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the 23 Army Group is a newly
formed army group assigned to the North China Military Area.
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Comment. Possibly this is in reference to reports that a
Soviet heads these forces, with P1BNG as deputy commander, Reports that
LIN Pia? has been ousted from command of Chinese Communist forces in
Korea are still unconfirmed. In any-event, it is unlikely that PNG
would be subordinate to LIN.
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CONFIDENTIAL in acca:ci t w.th the
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letter of 16 October 1973 from the
Director of Central Inte!Lgence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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