MILITARY INFORMATION, KWANGTUNG AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008100310011-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: July 12, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSInCATION 20A1A
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
I N FO RMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Uilitary Xnoratioii, Rwangtung Area
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DATE DISTR. 12 July 1951
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Between 11 and 13 June 1951 approximately , -troops with an artille
unit and about 200 horses moved teward Chtaoan and Swatow from Buiyang
(114-26, 23.05) en route to Haifeng (115.20, 22.58) and Lufeng (115.38, 22.58).
2. During June the entire 43 Army and most of the 47 Army formerly at Chtaoan
and Swatow moved to Tapu (116-42, 24.29), Wuhva (115-41, 24.02), Hsingning
(115.490 24-04) and Ueihsien (116.13, 24-18).1
3, Since 9 Juno units of the 3 Field Army previously reported to have moved
to Shihlung (113-51, 23.07) and Polo (114-170 23-09) from Canton have been
moving across the river at Hengli (11447, 23.10) and Huiyang toward Chtaoan
and Swatow. About 2,000 were remaining in the Polo area at Chiutsutan
4 )
4. In late June the 49 Army still guarded the coast between Tapteng (114-32, 22-36)
and Ptinghai (114-53, 22.37). A division of the 42 Army was guarding the
coastal area of Paiwang, Pingtan and Vivian. The 53 Division, 18 Army,
was deployed along the Canton.Kow1oon highway. Its headquarters was at
Chuhsichon (sic) in the Shihlung area,
In late June the 18 and 19 Publics Security Regiments under VIU Yu.-hong
( IAL ) were stationed at Tienpai (111.21, 21.28), Yangchtun (111.426, 22.*
and Yangchiang (111.53, 21-52). These are attached to the Central Rwangtung
Uilitary Administrative Zone Command (eic).
6. In mid.Udy the 87 Division, 29 Army, formerly invest Fukien, was transferred
to south rukieno2
7. In late June, 8,000 troops of the 15 Army Group in artillery, signal
engineering and transportation units with large amounts of equipment arrived
in Canton by rail. They were renorted to be moving toward Tungkuan (113.46,
23-02), Paean (112-32, 24-54), Uuiyang and Polo.
8. Since 21 June the 47 Army has boon moving from Fengshun (113.13, 23.56)
and WUhua (115-41, 24-02) to Haifeng, Lufeng, Huilai? Pluning (116.13, 23.27)
and Chiehyang (116.200 2342) for garrison duty. Artillery units of the 47
Army were moving toward the coast in the Huiyang area.
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In late Juno troops of the 47 Army in Chiohyang and Wuhua drafted laborers
to widen the highway six more foot between Nepto (116-52, 23-26) and Araiu in
the Wuhua area, The majority of the work has boon completed.
10, Between 18 and 23 June, 3,000 draftees and volunteer students assigned to
the 4 Field Army arrived 1311"mi/ions and Leong from Kiangsl0
11, In late Juno machine gun and artillery units of the 42 Army were deploying
in the Eaiyang-Paoan area, The machinegun and artillery units of the
49 Army were at Shaohulang (4 $)4k) and Tsiaisha 44), ).
12, From 19 to 21 June three regiments of the NwangtungHltwangoi Column moved
from Sonchiachon (114-52, 24-15)(oic) to the coast around Taya (111420
21-33).
15, In late June 500 laborers were drafted to construct within two months an
auxiliary naval base at Kanglam near Maghai (114-53, 22-37),
140 As of late June the 37 Riblio Security Regiment of the Central Reangtung
Militarylninistrative Zone Camnandvms to garrison the Yangch'un and
Yangchiang area in addition to the 19 Regiment of the same command.
25X1X3.? 1111111111.22MEt, Apparently for defense in the north Chlaoan-Swataw area.
25X1X2, 1111111Comment. The situation in west Fukien has apparently eased,
because iGraly public security troops and local militia garrison the
area,
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