1. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, KWANGTUNG 2. CHINESE COMMUNIST VESSELS, FUKIEN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010100320003-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 18, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION C?NFIDENTTAL[CaITROL - U. S. OFFICIALS ONLY
SECURITY INFO WA ON
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. ^
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT
1. Naval Training Center, Kwangtung
2. Chinese Communist Vessels, Fukien
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1. In early August 1951 the naval personnel training center of the Pearl
River Naval Command Headquarters was established in Tungkuan (113-146, 23-
02). Trainees are all graduates of Junior middle school and are good
swimmers. The training period is 100 days. Soviet instructors are
attached to the center. Upon graduation, the trainees are sent to serve
in the Chinese Communist Navy in the Pearl River area. Since its insti-
tution, the center has graduated 80 trainees who are now sailing on
various gunboats in the Pearl River area. On 1 October 1951 the training
center was ordered to expand.
2. In late September the following vessels of various types were observed off
the Fuld.en coasts
a. Hsinghua Bay (119-48, 25.220: 15 motor vessels, 190 wooden boats,
and 5 motor boats.
b. P'inghai Bay (119-12, 25-10): 30 motor vessels and 30 wooden boats.
c. Meichou Bay (119-04, 25-02): 5 motor vessels and 70 wooden boats.
d. Hsiaoch'i (?J 't ) Harbor: 10 wooden boats.
e. Ch'uanchou (118.18, 24-5o) Harbo#,R 1 steamship, 20 motor vessels,
240 wooden boats, and 3 motor bostp.
f. Shenhu (118-140, 224-40) Bay: 150 wooden ts.
g. Huit' ou (1? ) to Aot' ou (118-11e, x-33):. 2 motor vessels,
180 wooden boats, and 2 motor boats. ~:''?':
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h. Amon Harbors 100 motor vessels, 250 wooden boats, and 30 motor
boats.
i. Haimen (117-58, 2h-25) to Mich' on (117-52, 2h-27)t !to wooden
boats and 2 motor boats.
J. Shihma (11?-19, 2Li-27)t 30 wooden boats and 2 motor boats.
k. Chsngchou (11742, 24-32): 50 wooden boats and 3 motor boats.
1. Chenao (-A) ) to Chenhai (11(3-05, 24-16)t 3 motor vessels and
60 wooden boats.
tn. Tungshen (117-31, 23-45) Harbor: 6,motor vcasels, 70 wooden boats
and 2 motor boats.
n. Cwatorr: 17 steamahins, 12 gunboats, 207 motor vessels, 200 trooden
boats, and h motor boats.
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1. Comment. The difference between "motor vessel" and "motor boat"
is not given but it is ap,)arently a matter of size.
Comment. The "motor vessels" in paragraph 2 are probably
the same as'the "motor junks" in paragraph 3. Also, the "wooden boats"
in paragraph 2 are probably the seine as the "junk0in paragraph 3.
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