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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
SS9UR P Fd [AON
COUNTRY China
DATE OF INFO.
25X1
Chinese Communist Training of Public
Security and Militia Forces', Hunan
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.
REPORT NO.
DATE DISTR.
10 August 1953
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
1. On 7 January 1953, a group of more than a30 officers of the 21 Army Group
arrived in Hengyang (N 26-56) E 112-35) from Hankow and Wuch'ang (N 30-32,
E 114-17) to instruct the hsien public security and militia forces of Hunan
in a special training program.'
2. These officers, who were veterans of the Korean war, were called "combat
instructors." After returning from Korea, they had received three months
of training at Mukden before being. assigned to the 21 Army Group and being
sent to Hengyang. These officers enjoyed greater prestige among the public
security and militia trainees than officers who had preceeded them,
and this resulted in a conflict between the two groups, of officers.
3. The Hengyang Military Sub-district Command assigned the officers to'the
various hsien as follows: 40 officers at Hen ,yang; 20 officers at Hengshan
(N 27-16, E 112-48); 20 officers at Leiyang (N 26-26, E 112-50); axlid 10
officers each at Ch'aling (N 26;56., E 113-32), Anjen (N 26-45, E 113-12),
Yuhsten (N 27-06, E 113-22), Chlangning (N 26-24, E 112-23), and Linghsien
(N 26-40, E 113-45). The training was conducted mostly at night and included
instruction in transportation, engineering, first-aid, communications,
tecR-miques of camouflage, and three hours of instruction in skirmishing.
The old methods of uaing flag signals and of relaying messages by patrols
were still taught in communications courses.
4. In mid-February most of the militia in Leiyang were being trained with
imitation rifles, made of wood, whereas the public security forties were
using real rifles in training. Instruction for the public security and
militia forces in Leiyang included trt?nch digging, first-aid, and litter-
bearing. Emphasis was placed on night field exercises for the public security
forces. Militia training was usually carried out in previously unscheduled
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evening classes which were held on short notice. Although the militia
disliked military rules and regulations, they always reported to their
classes on time, and there were no absentees.
5. In early March there was no evidence of recruiting for the 21 Army Group
in Hunan,
CONFIDENTIAL
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