CHINESE COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES, SOUTHWESTERN SINKIANG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A001900090001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: July 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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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 law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
Chinese Communist Activities,
Southwestern Sinkiang
DATE DISTR. 27 July 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. In May 1953 Zin Noon, in IMiiAili who is military and police commander in
P'uli (N 37-47, E 75-14), had gone to Urumohi for further training. The
magistrate at P'uli was Jugum Kilidi.l
2. Three Ismaili priests in the Yarkand (N 38-24, E 77-16)..area, bola Bux,
Abu Sayed and Yalwot Shah, had been released from jail. The first of
these, who apparently had aoquired a great deal of land, had been tor-
tured with fire, but had inourred no serious burns. The I smailis were
reoeiving better treatment from the Sinkiang authorities.
3. Religious freedom had inoreased somewhat over 1952, and there were persons
who planned to keep the fast of Ramadan. No official notioe of permission
to keep the fast had been put out, and it was believed that observance of
the fast would be frowned upon.
In,Kashger the people were wearing mourning bands out of r?4peot for the
death of Stalin..
7. In an attempt to win over the people of Hunza, Chinese Communist offioials
in southwestern Sinkiang promised to re store the'grazing rights in the
Khun~erab and Shimehal regions and the right to make salt'in the Shimshal
area , and to take up with higher authorities the question of reoognizing
Hunza as an independent state and of permitting a representative from llunza
value. The five mou of land distributed to each person provided a bare
sub si stenos.
Some 5,000 Pakistanis had changed oitizenship and beoome Chinese nationals.2
5. The people in Kashgar were not happy for they had insufficient property,
no gold or silver, and eo-Ond that the Chinese paper currency had little
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to be:1sent to Yarkkanduto Iook.i+after:?Hunza lands in the area. The Chinese
Communists were anxious to obtain a written statement to the effect that
Hun.za wished to be friends with Communist China.4
8. In May 1953 a factory for making or assembling motors and trucks had been
built on the Kizil River which runs through Kashgar (N 39=29-E 75-14).
It had been financed by Soviets, but was being run by Chinese.
9. The dam at Kashgar was not yet finished in May 1953, although the power
plant was functioning and supplying electric current.
10. In May the shops in P'uli were well supplied with goods.
11. A dam was under construction at Laskor, seven miles from Khotan (N 37-07,
E 79-55), which was to supply electric power.
12. Oil weals were being dug in the mountains near Yangihissar (N 38-56,
E 76-09).
13.
In May there were 36 soldiers`at P'uli,,5 at Karchinai (N 37-05,
E 74-59),
16. at Mintaka Karaul (N 37-08, E 75-01), 2 at Dafdar (N 37-22, E
75-215)
and 5 at Beyik (N-37-1l.. E 75-15). The last two posts appeared to be
vacant, with no.1pers6nhee]. zoxoept watchmen.
140'. The following reports put out by a visitor to Sinkiang are not true:
a. Airfield at Lup Cruz (N 37-02, E 74-52). None is theree
b, Jeep road from Tash Malik (N 39-07, E 75-37)5 This does not exist.
o. Tunnel from Kizilerabad to Tagharma (N 38..02, E 75-10)6 This is
not true.
the Pakistanis in Sinkiang were reported as 500 in number.
Khunjerab Pass is at N 36-52, E 75-28, and Shimshal at i 36-28, E 7 5-20.
These areas appear on some maps as lying on the Hunza side of the Hunza-
Sinkiang border*
the Chinese Communists claimed Hunza as part of
Sinkiang, requiring no visas of Hunza traders in Sinkiang.
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