HIGHWAY INFORMATION, FUKIEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A004100630007-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: May 14, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2002/01/03 : CIA-RDP80-0081OA004100630007-0
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United states, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by 1aw. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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COUNTRY
China
REPORT NO.
25X1A
SUBJECT
Highway Information, Fukien
DATE DISTR.
14 May 1951
NO. OF PAGES
1
25X1A
DATE OF INFO.
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. In March 1951+ the highway from. Changchou (N 21-32) E 117-42 to Chaoan
(N 23-1+1+, E 117-12) was two lanes wide and 161 kilometers long. The
highway was composed of crushed stone, sand and mud. The maintenance
of the road was done by organized road crews and by residents from
various sections of the road. There were vehicle ferries at Chiuchen
(N 24-02) E 117-42) and Kaot pang.
2. In March there were eight scheduled busses daily between Changchou and
Chaoan. There were no scheduled transport service, but trucks, varying
in number from 3 to 20, transported freight between the, two places.
Most of the trucks transported dry cargo from the state-operated stores
in Swatow,
3. Military supplies were transported in convoys of army trucks which were
covered with green oilcloth and camouflaged with branches on a bamboo
frame. The truck bodies were painted green, and Chinese characters
114 Army." followed by a number were marked on the hoods. Each truck
carried two guards who kept a strict watch over the vehicles. In the
first week of January, a convoy stopped near the Changchou Transporta-
tion Company. The trucks were closely guarded, and a bystander who moved
near to them was not permitted to approach closer than three meters from
the trucks. The oilcloth did not completely conceal the cargoes, which
appeared to be boxes of military supplies.
1+. There was a ferry at Sunghsu (N 24-28, E 118-01) for trucks travelling
from Changchou to Amoy; the trip took from 20 to 30 minutes. Most of
the freight shipped between Amoy and Changchou was carried by boats, a
one-day trip, because shipping rates were lower than by trucks.
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