SHIPMENTS OF SUPPLIES TO COMMUNIST CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002000380003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 4, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CONFIDENTIAL,
China/Hong Kong/Maoao
Shipments of Supplies to
Communist China
..4Lgust 1953
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This Document contains information aifectihxg the Na-
tional Defense of the United States. within' the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the S. Oode, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person Is !prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form 1s prohibited.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
During the night of 16 February 1953, the CHI'A LUNG, a 10,000-ton ship
flying the Ceylonese flag, sailed for the Eanehan Islands 1 21-56,
E 113-46) with a oargo including 4,000 gum and gunny sacks and anchored
off'Tungao sland (N-22-10, E 113-14) about 400 yards from shore, The
oargo, which was to be traded to the Chinese Communists for rioe, was
unloaded and stored at the Jungehuttou (2827/2885/7333) and Tungao
Island warehousee.2
On 3 April an oil tanker, flying the Soviet flag, arrived at Tientsin from
Dairen and moored at the Petroleum Company's ptorage compound pier, where
it discharged 'approximately 50,000 gallons bf gasoline. During the
unloading, no unauthorized persons were allowed access to the pier. At
this time, approximately 150,000 gallons of kerosene were stored in the
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3. On 11 April 1953 the Polish freighter NARlIK arrived at Yulin, Hainan Island,
from eastern Europe, with a cargo of military supplies. A Chinese pilot, sent
by Chinese Communist naval officials, brought the vessel to port-3
4. During the night of 11 April the British SS MUSWELL.HILL arrived at the Wanshan
Islands from Ceylon with a cargo of rubber, metals, wireless sets and other
equipment. Being prevented by Chinese Communist naval officials from going up
the Pearl River, the ship anchored at Lasawei Island ( 22-08,(E 113-48 to
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Macao, was agent for this vessel.
5. On 13 May the SS ISABEL, Panamanian registry, arrived in Macao from Bangkok
with a cargo of 480 tons of zinc sheets ando20tons of black iron esheets.
This cargo was consigned to the Nan lisiang CPany, 43 l irn Pa d8
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1. Comment. Possibly 4,000 tons of gum and gunny sacks was intended.
rubber
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In this report, gum may refer to raw
2. Comment. The phonetic name, suggests the Norwegian CARRIER,
which arr ved at ~Vhampoa about 14 February'with general cargo and iron
bars from Gdansk. The Finnish HERAKLES arrived at Whampoaabout 17
ble information, with prefabricated steel,
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25X1A rubber tires and oxygen from Gdynia,. The cargo reported above suggests
a shipment from Ceylon, as does the description of the ship.
Comment. Available information iizdicate s that 'the 'NA OVIK
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4. Comment. An article in Panasia, 15 April 1953, stated that
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after a oheokup at Lasawei Island.
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ENAVICO has been reported as an..addreas_.to which ships
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Comment. Annother aooount of the ISABEL's movements at this
time appeared
The Nan Hsiang Company was repo-
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