SOVIET ADVISORS IN THE CHINESE COMMUNIST SUPPLY AND SERVICE COMMAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010000310002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: February 2, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
CEN Av NTGE 'R ENCY REPORT NO.
ENFORM,ATI0N. REPORT
COUNTRY ChiasR
SUBJECT Soviet Advisers in the Chinese Communist
Supply and Service Command
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The Supply and Service Command (SSC) of the Revolutionary Military Council
(RMC) contains a separate office for Soviet advisers to which seven Soviet
advisers are assigned at, present. In addition, subordinate units of this
SSC also have their own offices for Soviet advisersf containing two or three
advisers in each office. These offices have been established only in the
SSC of the various field armies and military areas;. SSC of army groups and
lower, and of military districts do not have Soviet advisers.
2. The number of Soviet advisers now assigned to SSC of the field armies and
the major military areas is as follows:
a.
Northeast China Military Area
3 Soviet advisers
b.
North China Military Area
2 Soviet advisers
Northwest China Military Area
3 Soviet advisers
I Field Army (FA)
d.
Southwest China Military Area
2 Soviet advisers
2 FA
e.
East China Military Area
3 Soviet advisers
3 FA
f.
Central and South China Military Area
3 Soviet advisers
4 FA
3o These Soviet advisers are responsible for holding and allocating materiel
sent from the USSR to aid the Chinese Communist Army. They also make
frequent recommendations on such problems as: Chinese Communist military
supplies (food and clothing); weapons (arms and ammunition); transportation
(vehicles and materiel); medical matters (medicine, drugs and instruments);
fuel; and administration of quarters (errection and repair of barracks).
They have never questioned any activities of the political or finance
departments.
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:omment. Although it is not clearly stated in this report, the
format of the original text indicates that a single SSC, sbb'6odinate to
the'SSC of the Revolutionary Military Council's SSC is the responsible
supply organization for both a field army and a major military area (see
paragraph 2 c, d, e, and f above).
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