CHINESE COMMUNIST TROOPS IN THE AREA NORTH OF KANGTUNG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005900060007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: September 27, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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01FORMATION1 REPORT
. UBJEOT` Chinese won?minlst Troops in the Area Forth
of E:env-tungt
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THIS iS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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The Chinese Communists have one division of not more than 5,000 troops in
the area north of the Kengtung border.
This unit is the 9th Divisl.on.
Its headquarters are at Szenao (101-oO 22-25).
YEE Wei-Mee. **
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Its connanding general is
4. This division has 600 or 700 troops in the area of Menghai (100-301 'u-559)
and Lungchang.*** Commnder of this smaller force is LI Bohon,**** who
is also second in command of the whole division. His headquarters acre at
Soo Foo Fen (sic). The troops of this smaller unit are quiet and not
patrolling very actively.*****
orsnent. he Chinese Corrmmnist
9th Division, Commanded by LI Ko-kuangf, is suborrlinate to the
.st Field Army. The 1st Field Axny is stationed in the Nortbuest
China military district. The division given in the renor; above
may be an irregular unit
I Coment. A possible romanization of this is Yl k eimi.
Comnen l. Prc hab1y Linchiiang (!00-25 ; 2140).:.
Comment,, Possibly LI Po han..
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This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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CONFIDENTIAL
Approved For Release 2003/08/11: CIA-RDP8
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