GUERRILLA ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH CHINA

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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: December 6, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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UNTRALINTELIJOENCE AGENCY ,
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zfiJL1 Guerrilj., .11ctiv ties in. south China NO OF pAcies
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DATE 0 26X1.X:: .LEMENI.T?
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status of a South China
Commander
Remarks
Wufistri?tC?ltrnn
1 Sub-Column CHUNG Shan Ts engaged in the establishment of a
receiving station for guerrillas and
is orpanizing the local populace.
2 Sub-Column CHUANG Hu-chune Is engaged in the establish-IT-ma of
liaison with the 1 and 3 Sub-Columns and
in the organization of local people.
' sub-Column HU Ttleri-yu Has dispersed its men into small groups
because of the Communist land reform
? progTari? The unit has suffered severe
? losses,
f?iver District Column
1 Sub-Column
LO Hsing-chung
'IT Taop ang
LITT Tabus
WANG Hui-ming
Sub,,Column:j KUNG Hsin-chu
In engaged in the establishment o
coastal receiving station..
T8. disrmting
pro-gram. -,--
Is? disrupting the Comnamist
program.
Is disrupting th
program..
CommuniSi land reform
Is organizing the local neople.
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The 1 and 14 Sub-Cplumns under HO Chi-lin and HUPNG Chong-chert have been
. dissolved because of their laziness and poor ac3eievements.
Units under HUANG Chin c a), CHANG Hailing ( iit) and LIANC Ci
(..ok fik) have been organized as the 1 rub-Column with H7ANG Hua )
as commander.
A unit under Tr1711 Tei-min (1 48 ) has been formed as the h Sub-Column.
The .2 and 3 rub-Columns and the Independent Battalion under TttO T'ieh-fenp,
LI Yao and TU I- Ian have been combined to the 2 rub-Column urder YU I-far-
The 5 C,ub-Column and a unit under LIN Cho-hua (4k 4.. lk ) have been combined
into the 3 rub-Column with LTN Cho-hua as commnnder.
Ae of 26 July, the column was composed of L?509 men, eouip:ed with 7
merlons, 15 heavy machine guns, 17 light machine, ,elne, 3,779 riler,
pistols, 13 gr-:nade launchers, nne 575 hand rrenndes. The column is
training its m!litary and oolitical staffs in small group meetines.
est River District Coluen
The achievement of this column has been limited, because of a shoe,a-e ;e
munition end lack of unified actIon and political aims. rinee July Ite
military an pnlitical ata fs have u derrone trnining and are 1-rine F, t
to various boars to nssist in th,, oreanizatien oi loell Deople The -zeuffs
are also advIsing on the eolieics nnd tectics 0: the sul,-columns.
Kuang-Sar Tjstrat Colleen
I Feb-Colunet
CIN Teng-ta IS expending Its lorce toware the
(*angtunr-Kiangsi border.
2 Sub-Cc/111mi C1LPP4G Ta-chieh
.3 rifo-CoIumn
Is organizing the locel :loole at
TashuikangAA) and ie areenrene
r.aison with the 1 cen0 3 rub-(rir
HMiliri Has established a 'base in WAtinn.
( 10 114 ) ane is er2nneirw Itz for
in Yelao (1 4and
22-58)
oasta1 District Column
The h and 5 Suh-Columns under CH"1 Tee-ch'ae an0 LTANG have
been dissolved because of their lat:iness end 1.77-A? of aohlevr!nont
1, 2 and 3 rub-Colurms are enragee in the or7,snizstion of local ;D!7o..--,1,7,,
F:orthern route Distrct Column
1 fl"eib-Column TAtC Chi-eiao
2 :Thh-Column ZAN Tin
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Is r,nra ed in the or7.7m17,Won of t174:!
local people.
I neaed in the or,anitat t:?-?
in 'al e 1JVT'1.Fot
rortod as tV
c,rhar.-0 statur
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OU them Fukien RistrIct Col,mr;
? .1 Sub-Colu-n ClifiT.:(1, Chen-Lin: :Was totsrly tyy
Corrivalst trc)ops
(117-12, 21440 end Tunlisiao1.:21.7-71.5?
24-01) .on 23 Jun nd tb!..)
cOrt-Lcidr-xf_,, of the .1 and 2. Pattell.:?,n
were .c a?,-..tured by .t.hc r!6,-;linfuni ts
The .3 Battalion. co-imn.nder 171-1/-N
yao ( ) crscaozd to rt-t:r,
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?The 2 and 3 Sub-Columne have b:..tried their anc',
becse of c'irtrem7 Com-uniat dressure?
'terni,-ulcien tri .t Coif:inn -
2.Sub-Colurn CIITTNG Hiio
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3 ;'.'-,,tib-Column
Sub-Colurin
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LA I'i 10-y:int
Has been transferred Kwani,tu'raJ.
Klangs-l-Fuld nOTder r i3trictC
17as, rcerfni4ed th(.,., I ;7-ub-Ce,:1 .vn
and Is in th heng!tan;, (116-2: 7, '32')
area.
LO rtp.chi Taa reori,aniz..0 as the .2 17,u-CoL11.1)
and is in th?e? yanryen (1.17-)2? 25-')7
and Yirlr.S4liti(/P,A. ) area
HS12H Kuang-hsan reorranized as 01,7: 3 S.;1.10-ColY;',In
and is in th-? Taoyunnshan ( i
area.
-Fukien Border TY:strict "7,-.1u
:712b-Column. Shao-ju
Has beLn r1noe0 ihr 1 '111-1-...-7.n
of the " cstern Fuld, D rtri c t Luin
under 1:.:7";41 Hsi-chiao. LT 111,e i3 lazy
and st-iftless has boln rnzs2r-re-i4,
Three units under CHUNG Hsi-ohis.? LOIlei-shenp,? and CIIPIR1
(IL IC ) have been rearganizee os thc
IlwanyttUnr4i.unan Pordcr r:istrict Column.
This column has been active in thc orrini.,zaion of loca1 i7.)co71e?, it 1;az,-
also taken steps to cc-tact the Central ihrtan Column ur)der LTU Kaang-hsi
(*1 ) an forces in Lien Hien (112-215, 2/14t7) and Lienalnn(112-11,
2l $L)
Border District Colum.
This COlumr was formcd in J. ly and iscsorli.ioned of 31600 men with 2,9)
rfIes

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??2.. On 2 Aui!ust ruerr .1.1z. 'troops under Er-U 1'cig t446 ) at tae,(Ce thC ? r;LI1r!.7-?.%6
? station at Hsien,ficroino (Q-4 ) and harntAl two cars of- rar;(111-0,fl
over ?ten CommUnlat tvo of the l'Eriment, :and calyt.:,r,-?
3cven rifle., Th c did not ruffyr ,F.my
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Oa 20 Ituraist a guerrilla offensive was launc:" on the,011'..encehinne:
) o14ct tation hJ'enhua (11 25-O6) in which thc. otat:.r.t
chief and' ten )03.f.c :n10T, rC -f:1 and, tbrc%- p al i cr...!?1,77-n c tii
guerrr las rt..-10ae...d over ten lz.ndlon's vr!v) had been il;.:..yrioio,nt.:d t :
Criri St S TWo guerrIllas were woundee in the battle.
Li On. 2 Auz,ust vuerrilla troops under .TWL. Chao ( j ) attacked n alnor
harvest taxation tam at fThacaOi (11L-12, ilflictod ?Vex'
Commurciet oasualtis and captured iv riiles. On 19 -wt tL rt
occuDiC Nanhua ) Temple after 4 three hour firht with the Ocrunists.
Over 3X) trAdrizoned landlords wcre rfisEad and .a Comunist tiicn
comrtander and .20 so1c7iers 17.,:re killer:7- The. Co-nunist 11 :)ublic
Regiment at T"apa ) arrived. to reinforce the trooyo at the t.J.-1-nA,
and six gnerrillas yere wounded kJ tnem when retreatinc to Ruangtunc
(11147.111, 24-55).
5. crx 21 Piug.7ust a r,:lerrilla unit under LI Chih-chao (i?tt /1-71 ) arabu.r.,d
Concrunf:st hattalic,n e:f the Ii59 Ti.eginv:nt at rivanz!,teni- (11572:6, 24-32)?
Three hundred n were ctrncelltrated in ? ot' ou ;IA)
.Conrounist vanguard who lo4.3t ten men a.nd flt.:d in confusion.. 77hen
Comnun,.st force arrited the following morn .:r, the guerrillas LaC
to the Leiyaedn ( 4.4.) area with tto captured sub -machine
.6,, On 16 Junc, the 3r*La7-Columnp Fulrion-Kwarrbyr. Border 1.:11,-tret Colur,n0 under
C1PrN Tlion-jung (',ik A ) began attaclz arainst Communist villagv:' offices
at T, aoycan ) ancf*Hvangsha #9, .4k :`t, liWanrtiv-t7. Ttv kt11.1--!ti 3
COTIETWI iS t troops, ca)tured 2 rifles? 1 pistol and 4 hand
distributed food to the local peo21e.
7. Since early .Lays, a 7nerr:lla unit under i1/4?17.41. L1'4.5
moved to the Luirwenhsiang L(ite) and hi nr j
Shan4heng(1.1(-214, 25,-oh). The.:voplc 01 tht. arca havo u,7htld thn ixti-rr;12.os
becaise of their o.ufforing and torture, Qnlier the ComunLztE. ,)n 22, J.,0-}
CHTU ti officer of I t-ni-..-nienh:3iong
14T- T-ta (44 ), commander of thc 1 Self-Defence c.:0Aitny, led thcir
subordinates ar.d eller anti-Corrtunict nts to joir, thc, ruerr:trazl.
8. Atc,
The Tian Liver Colunn under Orr G ung(Y44 ) ard battalion t.".*;d:-r CHUG
Ti 0.41 sun (:t,',4'.1 4 ), ) hnve started nropaca?:lea cam!aints in
Cilt:tt-10, 24410) area.
9 in late Joly the Lhanghang Column under' )5,3iVG ajhar ( ) noved
toward 7rung.tauchang ) and .Fenghuargsi?.an j, ) r25 July a
Conrrunist ,r13.1ti:a cosi11y in :11..n.iTtslun ) attacked the guerrIllazt
Chihnnitihsi.ang (it, Two of the r,oerrnlas were wounded w1 t7-:e
Comyannists lost four m.c.lt.
10. The 2 u C1uin under ",7 o-kang L ) of the XYargtmg.-Fr,larLcd
Column ha e moved to truchlinchang 4 ),
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