MEDICAL INTELLIGENCE ABSTRACTS OF UNEVALUATED INFORMATION

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• Publication Date: June 6, 1951

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MEDICAL INIsLLIGENCN ABsTRACTS
OF
UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
CIA/SI 25612-51
6 june 1951
WABNINGs This document contains information affect-
ing the national defense of the United States within
the meaning of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794' of the
U. S. Code, as amended. Its trannmission or reimlation
of its contents to o'r receipt by an unauthorized person
is prohibited by law.
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1. CHINA/KOREA
Info: 12 Mar 51
MEDICAL SUPPLY TO KOREA OF MAJOR IMPORTANCE
Lengthened supply lines and constant air raids by UN planes have
seriously hampered Chinese Communist attempts to supply troops
Lighting in Korea.
2. CHINA/KOREA
Info: 1 Apr 51
TREATMENT OF WOUNDED COMPLICATED BY SHORTAGE
OF MEDIAL PERSONNEL AND FACILITIES
An overwhelming number of Chinese Communist -wounded have
caused great concern to Chinese Communist Government. Facili-
ties to care for wounded are practically non-existent and those
they do have are too small and in poor condition. A severe
shortage of doctors and nurses is evident and the possibility
of training technicians is being explored by Communist
authorities.
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3. CHINA
Infos Apr ,S]
PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE INCREASES
BED CAPACITY AND MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
Authorities have ordered that classes shall continue through-
out the summer so as not to interfere with the medical edu-
cation program. Personnel have also been ordered to clear
out the "Dog House", sections of the basement near the East
Gate where animals used by the Physiology Department were
kept, in order to make room for 125 additional beds to take
care of "casualty" cases. This woula bring the total bed
capacity of the hospital to 495 beds.
CHINA
Info: Jan 50
CHINESE TRAINING DOCTORS
The Chinese Cothmunists are giving top priority to the train-
.
ing of doctors.
CHINA
Infos 14 Apre51
'EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE FOR CONTROL OF ANIMAL EPIDEMICS
Area of 400,000 rural population severely struck by
natural calamities in Hupeh province with 20-30% of
farm households suffering food shortage.
2. Majority of farm hands and peasants showed general lack
of draft animals due to wholesale slaughtering and
epizootics.
Meanwhile Central South Military and Administrative Com-
mission issued emergencY directive for control of epizootics
in Central South Region. Directive instructed local authori-
ties to adopt eight specific measures to control disease.
maysTts COMMENT! The failure or success of authorities in
ClEIRITErig the epizootics of rinderpest, foot and mouth
disease, and anthrax will be an important factor in the current
food situation in Communist China.
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7. KOREA,
Info: 12 May 51
MIS - Daily Report
No. 101 - 16 May 1951
Far 'East
Mt GUINEA FIGS
The May 12 EISIN WEN DAILY, in a short editorial, condemned
the criminal act of the U. S. Armed Forces in Korea of using
captured Chinese Volunteers as guinea pigs in their bacterio-
logical warfare experiments. (Shanghai, May 12, 1951).
ANALYST'S COMMENT: One of many accusations re alleged U S.
BW activities in Korea
8. MANCHURIA -
Info: Jan, 50
POSSIBLE BW RESEARCH CENTER
Japanese-established research center in Chang-Ohun taken over
by Chinese Communists, In Jan 1950 about 300 university
graduates were engaged in a 1.
bacteriolo i al
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9. NETHERLANDS
Info: May, 51
"LIGHT EPIDEMIC" OF SMALLPDX AFFECTING
MILITARY TRAINING-PROGRAM IN NETHERLANDS
Because of a recent outbreak of smallpox in North Brabant Prov-
ince, the defense ministry has confined to barracks all mili-
tary personnel stationed in Tillburg, Eindhoven, Shertogenbosch,
Vught, and Geldrob. Reserve and conscript personnel residing
in these same towns directed not*to report for refresher train-
in a 15 May aR nre.viously ordered.
Netherlands chief public health officer has
described North Brabant smallpox situation as being "light
epidemic." Number of cases has grown' steadily since 1 May
to more than 40 with 1 death retorted. Orders will seriously
disrilpt present very-tight RNA training schedules
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