1. ARMORED VEHICLES NEAR CHUNGKING 2. PERSONALITIES AND LOCATIONS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES, CHUNGKING

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Publication Date: September 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY China
SUBJECT 1. Armored Vehicles near Chungking
2. Personalities and Locations of Government
offices, Chungking
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On 15 June 1952 military equipment was observed in the western part of the village
of Erhtung,, which is about 10 kilometers south of Chungking. The equipment was
in a prohibited, area and was enclosed by a meshed wire fence. In one corner of the
enclosure was a one-story grey brick building about 60 feet long. No troops were
observed, but there were two sentries at the gate of the compound and one sentry
in one corner of the compound. The sentries. wore regular army uniforms and carried
the short rifles known in China as cavalry rifles.
2. The approach to the compound was by a hard-surfaced road leading from the main
road at the northern. part of Erhtung village. There was a gate at the point where
the side road branched off. Near the gate was a notice saying in Mandarin characters,,
"Prohibited area. Travelers keep away." No unit numbers or signs were observed.
3. The equipment in the compound was as follows:
a. Tanks.1 There were between 20 and 30 khaki vehicles on tracks with closed
turrets,, observed from the side only. No markings were visible. The main
armament was a gun which protruded well over the hull of the vehicle. Each gun
had a canvas cover over nine-tenths of its length. There was an outstanding
bulge at the muzzle end of the covering. There appeared to be a machine gun
mounted in the hull. There were between six and eight small bogie wheels
between the tracks.
b0 Armored Cars.2 There were between 10 and 20 khaki armored vehicles observed
head-on,, about half as large as the tanks listed above. The front wheels had
rubber tires. Four figures were painted on the hull. The turrets were closed
and had one canvas covered. gun.
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c o jllez- a 3 Between 10 and 15 khaki guns mounted on two wheels with rubber tires e
Two smaller wheels supported the trail. The total length of the gun (from
muzzle to trail. end) was greater than the length of the armored cars reported
above, although the armored cars were considerable higher than the top of the
gun shields.
do TransDorto Between six and eight heavy khaki trucks with canvas hoods were
seen. These trucks were the ten-wheeled type (two forward and four
double rear wheel).
4. Offices of the Southwest Military and Administrative Committee are situated near
.the Chu Chi (0328/1142) Gate, Lin Sen (2651/2773) Road,, which has now been re
named Liberation (Chieh Fang,, 6043/2397) Road, The premises are those originally
used as headquarters by the regional. commandant,, CHEN Shou?shih (6966/1343/0169)9
in pre-Nationalist times, and later as the Szechuan and Sikang headquarters of
CHIANC Kai-shek, This commission is controlled by LIU Po-ch?eng and TENG Hsiao?
ping.f
5. The Chungking garrison commander?s headquarters is on the premises which used to
house the headquarters of the Nationalist 21 Army on Tso Ying (1563/3602) Street.
In June 1952 the garrison commander was CHIANG Meng-fu. (1782/1125/3940)0
6. The Chungking government is housed in a new building constructed by YANG Sen (2799/
2773) at Shang Ching Szu (0006/3237/1408). As of June 1952 CHIEN Hsi?nien (7115/
6932/1628) was in charge of the municipal government,
7. The Public Safety Bureau of the Chungking government is on the Premises formerly
occupied by the Nationalist Central Police Bureau on Pao An (0202/1344) Road, The
head of this office in June 1.952 was CHANG Meng-fu, who also is Chungking garrison
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25X1 lb 1 omment. From the description of the suspension,, the apparent muzzle
ra.eon the gun,, and the general shape of the vehicle, it is believed that
these tanks may be some version of the Joseph Stalin tank.
25X1 20 1 omme'nto These armored cars are thought to be leftovers from American
aid to the Nationalist Government.
Comment. The description of the small supporting wheels under the trails
o: a guns suggests that these may be Soviet equipment of the 1202 cm field
gun or 1502 cm medium howitzer type,
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