CHINESE COMMUNIST MILITARY INFORMATION AND ORDER OF BATTLE, KWANGTUNG

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007400270011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2001
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: April 7, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. In late February, the 131 division was at T$angchiawan () ',. ~'g ). Chunrshan
Helen. The division was equipped with six long.-range artillery pieces. Its
headquarters was in the residence of TANG 5hao-i (J ip, 44. ). In late
February, one battalion and, one machine gun company of the 5 Regiment of the
Kt:iangtung-Kwangst Column was at Wantzu, opposite Macao.
2. On each night from 25 to 28 February, the Kwangtung Military District Go nd
sent 15 army trucks from the Canton Army Depot to the Hatfeng (115-20, 22.58),
Lufeng (115+-3B. 22.58) , Cho aoan (116-37, 23--42) anri stow areas. `ach
truck was loaded with heavy rresnons3, including some new Soviet weasons. for
troops in these areas.' Soviet advisers accompanied the shipments.
3. On 1 March, the S pecial Machine Gun Artillery Re', ~'irient, 15 Army Group, which
comprises over 1, 000 men commanded by TM TG `^so Y+~p 1; ..) , moved from Canton
to Tsaip'inghsu ( f 4 -- J ) In Tungknan Hsien. fhe unit took a aosttion along
the Tungkuan-T ai'sing hightsy and then moved to a location on the nearby coast.
The regiment is egui-)ne& with 12 rtottntain guns, 8 fielrl pieces, 10 x 60 mm guns,
15 bazookas. 17 x 25 ran machine guns, 5 cannons and, over 200 horses ani. mules.
4. On 25 March, 60 army trucks were being repaired at a maintenance shop at
"unit!ang (118-06. 24-40).
5. On 25 March, Chinese Comriunists stored 200,000 piculs of rice and 200.000
niculs of firewood at Amoy.
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Chinese Comiiunist Military Information and
Order of Battle, Kwangtung
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6. On 1 April, hsten governments In central Kwangtuzj started collfbcting a
"militia fund" tax from farmers in the area, consisting of fire cattles
of unhulled rice for every mou of land. The tax was not officially
announced by Kwanetung authorities. It was levied because of a shortage of
funds and food supplies needed to support the ex anded militia training
program.
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rm reported that 20 light tanks, 30 armored
cars, 6 anti-aircraft guns and. 20 artillery pieces were sent to Canton
in aid March 1951. Theme weapons were supplied by the Soviets.
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