1. SECURITY AND TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN WUCHOU AREA, KWANGSI 2. NAMES OF SEVERAL WUCHOU OFFICIALS

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• Publication Date: December 3, 1952
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT 1. Security and Travel Restrictions
in.Wuchou Area, Kwangsi
Names of Several Wuchou Officials
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1. Communist authorities took one census of the population in Wuchou (111-19,
23-28) during/1950 and another during 1951.
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a person wishing to move to Wuchou first had to
secure a house there and then apply at the public security organization in
the place which he was leaving for a certificate to move. This certificate
showed the address of his Wuchou house. Upon arrival in Wuchou he had to
present this certificate to the public security street leader for the new
address, who in turn had to present the certificate to the appropriate public
security organization for approval. After this latter approval, the prospec-
tive resident of Wuchou was permitted to move intq his new residence.
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a person wishing to travel to Wuchou from abroad 50X1-HUM
first had to secure a guarantor in Wuchou. When he arrived, his guarantor
had to report this fact to the authorities at once and submit the traveller's
papers. If the person was an ordinary traveller his travel permit MA5
sufficient. If.he was a merchant, his business license, receipt for duty
charges, goods invoices, and other papers had to be submitted.
a Wuchou resident wishing to travel in Kwangei had to secure two 50X1-HUM
firms of good reputation as guarantore and submit their names to the ward -
resident office along with hiespplication and a photograph. The application'
then wee sent to the appropriate pnblic iecurity organization and. from there
to the chat; Public Oecurity Bureau for epprtival and issuance of the travel
permit -Permits for travel outside KWangsi and abroad were issued by the 50X1-HUM
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Kwangsi Public Seturity Department Such permits were difficult to obtain,
except in the case of overseas Chinese; usually only return trip permittlitere
issued. A permit to travel outside Kwangsi was called ft "residence leave"
permit and a permit to travel abroad to Hong Kong or Macao was called a
"travelling" permit,
5. An agent employed by a firm to convoy cargo to Hong Kong or Macao had to apply
for a regular travel permit, with the requirement that the application be certi-,
fied by the appropriate labor union The union certified to the correttnees:of-
the name of the firm, destination, and dates; and the beaker of such a permit had
to turn it in after use. An agent convoying goods also had to carry a list of
the goods, for checking by the customs.
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ayuchou hotel. A person not a merchant was forbidden to stay at a hotel over
three days.. All hotels were subject to a nightly inspection although occasion-
ally the inspections were held every other night. Hotel waiters were required
to Watch the movements of guests, and guests were not allowed-to taak,with
*miters. When a guest arrived at a hotel, an inspector usually inspected his
petspbrt and luggage. The guest was not usually inspected again during his
stay at the hotel.
7. all persons registered at Wuchou hotels were required ti) be at 50X1-HUM
the-hotels between 7 and 9 p.m. daily.3 Two inspectors from the public security
office checked hotels; the inspection included interrogations, inspection of
dOcumentt, and a careful search of luggage. From 10 p.m. to 1 a.m, the inspec-
tors carried out a routine spot-check of hotels. Transient businessmen were
permitted to stay at Wuchou hotels for one month and could arrange to stay
longer by applying to the local public security office, which considered whether
their reasons were valid.
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boats passing through Wuchou were required to anchor at the Wuchou
customs station at Hsiakuan (0007/7070) for an inspection of passengers and
cargo by the customs and public security authorities. Inspection of travellers
consisted of a check of travel permits, questions on the reasots for travel,
and a body search. The inspection was strict for passengers, crew members, and
'convoy agents returning to Wuchou from Hong Kong or Marco; the inspectors paid
particular attention to each passenler's tones of speech. 4 Cargo inspection
was made lest. Vessels en route to long Kong or Macao carrying firewood were -
subject to strict inspection.
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there. was an inspection station at each wharf in 50X1-HUM
Wuchou. Two or three plain-clothes detectives at each station assisted in the
inspections. Articles especially sought were gold and sWer items; coins, and
foreign currencies; anyone found carrying any of these wai arrested.
travellers en route from Wuchou to Canton, Hong 1Con650X1-HUM
Nanning,. or Liuchou were inspected at the following please;
a Wuchbu. to, Canton: Fengch'uan (111-300 23-25) and Chiengk'ou (111-28; 23-26)-,
where inspection was by local garrison troops; D.Inh'eng (111-31: 23-13), where
a joint inspection Was made by the public security bureau and the anti-opium
bureau; Chaodh'ing (112.29, 23-04), where a very -strict inspection including
a body search was made by the public security troops under the command of the
Pearl River district commissioner's office; and Paiot'an (41c1/77o9/3389),
outside canton, where a cursory.inspectiOnwas made by a joint inspection
unit 'from CantOn.
b. Wuchou to Hong Kong: Fengchtuan, Chiangleou Tuoh'eng, and,Ohao;ehling,
where inspectioni were as described above; iorwpn etrsit (113-34, 22.34),
where a joint inspection was made bythe customs haute: and the naval forces
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.and Tach'an Island (113-50; 22-30), where an inspection 14e11.41firs'bqcly
search Was Made by the custom* officials, bordeirdOante bureau) fora4ft
Vq4e bureau, and naval /brews.
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c. Wuchou to Nanning; Wulink'ou (110-33, 23-24), Tahuang (110-09, 23-35),
Rucipling (110-05, 23-24), Kueihsien (109-40; 23-0a); Henghsien (109-20,
22-38), and Nanning.
d. Wuchou to Liuchou: Wulink'oul Tahusng? Keuip'ing, Wuhsdan (109-38, 23-36),
Chile (7179/0812), and Liuchou.
11. each vessel sailing in &angst gaters was escorted50X1-HUM
by a squad of water police from the 'Consolidated Tax Bureau in KWangsi. Each
vessel bound for Hong Kong or Macao from Kwangsi was under the surveillance of
special service plain-clothes personnel,
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no regular troops were stationed in Wuchou; but 200 public secur150X1-HUM
troops were stationed there to maintain order. There were about 25 to 30 militia--
men in each of the nearby villages. The public security forces, especially the
militiamen, were poorly armed) And most of their arms consisted of old-type or
locally manufactured rifles.
ghere was no curfew in Wuchou, but after midnight 50X1-HUM
additional security troops were dispatched to watch all important roads and
barricades were set up to prevent, accidents (sic). The troops performed their
:thirties conscientiously; when they found a civilian on the street after midnight,
they stopped him and gave him 'a strict interrogation. 'If they considered it
necessary, they also searched him. They permitted residents Such as butchers
and peddlers, who carried lamps, to walk about as late as midnight. The general
populace, however, seldom went out that late,
Some of the important officials of Wuchou were as follows: 50X1-HUM
CHIANG P'ing-ch'in (3068/1627/4428)15 former4leputy mayor apd public security
director who has nbw replaced HSIEH Fu-gin ( 00/2105/3046)? as mayor.
LI Yao-jen (7812/5673/0088), director of the revenue office
HO Li-feng (0149/7787/1409), chairman of the trade unions .7
UAW Sao (2733/7510), chairman of the poultry union-. 50X1-HUM
Comment, the Ministry of Public Security ordered
public security organisations in various large cities to recheck census 50X1-HUM
records.
Comment. Thin may mean that all persons regintered at Wuohou hotel'
ere rev tea to be at the hoteln between 7 and 9 p.m. on the day of ArriVal.
_comment The emphasis on tones of speech presumably referd to
dialect, and possibly indicates an effort to identify refugees.
Comment, CH:ANG Pliug-ch'iu was reported as deputy mayor of Wuchou
in the ?Uchon Pao of 14 May 1951. 50X1-HUM
Comment,
HSIEH
Fu-min gas commander of the Wuchou Military Sub-District, Which had a strength
of 12,000 men,
Comment, Possibly this is :the gQ Li-feng (0149/0536/6912) reported
as Secretary of the Wuchou Municipal Committee
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