PORT INFORMATION TIENTSIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700500006-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: May 5, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Zaplonaae Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Seca. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorised person I. prohibited by law.
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SUBJECT Port Information, Tientsin
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3. There were few public telephones in or near Tientsin amusement places, except in
theater ticket offices. Telephone directories are not available in most stores,
but the numbers of firms or government agencies could be obtained by calling the
telephone company. Directories which were available in stores were usually out
of date.
4. The house at Number 9, Ch'eng To (2110/1795) Road, Tientsin, was being used as
a residence for the families of Public Security Bureau (Kung An Chu, 0361/1344./
1555) personnel. Occasionally various members of the Public Security Bureau
would go into or come out of the house.
5. A sanitarium for Chinese Communist soldiers was at Number 77, T'ai Erh Chuang
(0669/0348/545) Road, North, near the entrance of Ch'eng To Road. This
sanitarium was surrounded by a high red wall. Most of the buildings in the
compound were two stories high and old. There were guards posted at the gate.
6. The Tientsin :betory of the China Tobacco (Chung Kuo Yen Ts'ao, 0022/0948/3533/5335)
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Company is across the river opposite the entrance to Ch'eng Te Road. The factory is in
a large rectangular-shaped building of modern construction with large glass windows all
aroiuid the upper floor. The interior of the building could not be readily observed from
,he outside, but the noise of machines in operation could be heard as late as midnight.
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authorities recently had the
y put into effect a new law that required all stores to pay addi-
t:.ona.l taxes for past years. This new law pertained to the collection of evaded taxes.
Under the new ruling, stores were requested to pay the back taxes on by-products of wares
sold. during past years. These by-products included food left over after a restaurant
:ustomer had-finished eating and had paid his bill. This left-over food could be resold
and therefore was taxable.
Some of the wire was being loaded on a_ship-- l'lentsin pier. 25X1
/o ULAn8 kung xing She, 0022/10948/4786/
:.Po/ ~?019/13579 ? This warehouse was formerly known as the I Ho (1837/0'735) p!.e - 25X1
waareb.ou.se. The paper was marked with the indicator "N/M."
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"I'h.e Chinese Communist BD PING (0735/1627)
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The BO P'E G was painted green. object that look
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as if ;.t m:i.ght
be an an :iaircraft gun and that was covered by oilcloth was at the stern of the ship.
e. The .H`J IAN was sailing out of T'angku.
oxle 10 000-ton passe ar frei htez wj,t:h. twro #'unnelg was ?ln the New Ti~irr, .. 25X1
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13. A f o:'ei ship arriving off T .ku (N 38-59, E 117-41) d to iie'& av Ari+ -,.
board 'because o bad weather. The customs bureau dispatched Vanextra motorboat~toreer:c'y 25X1
a groiuo of 40 inspectors to the ship. While the inspectors were on board, all sta r
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ent:rar es, and exits on the ship were guarded.. The ship's captain was requested to
i?ist.ruct the crew to go to their cabins or to continue with necessary work. The .inspert-
ors primarily searched the bow of the ship and the engine room. They were ,mainly con-
cerned with discovering newspapers and JILP. The inspection took eight hours. After the
ship arrived at Tientsin, another group of inspectors boarded the ship. Each one wore a
red cloth armband. They questioned all personnel working in the sh' 's administrative
section and then remained on board for four hours more. a group of inaper.+25X1
ors from the Public Security Bureau boarded the ship and scare: a or newspapers
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piiblished in February. As the ship was entering and later as it was leaving the harbor
the motorboat used by the navigator was circling the ship.
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