CHINESE COMMUNIST DEFENSE AND NAVAL ACTIVITIES
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CIA-RDP82-00457R008000080007-2
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RIPPUB
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C
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 14, 2016
Document Release Date:
July 15, 2003
Sequence Number:
7
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Publication Date:
June 20, 1951
Content Type:
REPORT
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CLASSIFI CATIO NC ONFIDENTIA
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Defense and Naval Activities
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1. On 7 June 30 x 155 mm' long range guns2 of Soviet manufacture arrived in
Canton by special train from Hankaw. Immediately 12 of these guns were sent
to Human (113 1., 2219), Yaimen (113 p22m , Chungshan (113,-36, 22.22)9
Santsao (113- q22- ), and Wanshan: (13.3- 921 ) a Other guns were sent
to Swatow, Hsiying (110-24$ 2111)9 and Yulin (109-314 18-13)-
2. Since early May the Chinese Communist military authorities in Kwangtux)g have
been sending small groups of technical experts to inspect the defenses of the
islands at the mouth of the Pearl Rivera They are attempting to replace the
small calibre guns on the islands with heavy guns of Soviet manufacture. Between
7 and 11 May 8 heavy guns of Soviet manufacture and 100 boxes of ammunition
for them arrived in the islands from `hampoao
On 15 June a Chinese Communist vessel sailed from Whampoa to Santsao Island
with two long range coastal artillery pieces and three anti-aircraft gunea
Four Soviet technicians accompanied the shipment.
On 8 June 500 drums of gasoline and 900 sets of truck tires (600 were 6 x 35,
and 300 were 7 x Sts) were sent north from Canton. All this materiel had been
shipped to Canton from Macao.
5a On 11 June five thousand l2O.pound bags of rice arrived in Canton via the
Canton411ankcw railroad. They were stored in the Kwangtung Provincial Bank
Building on Hsi Hu (` ?SA ) Roadq Canton.
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In early June the Wenchou (12038, 2801) Commissioner's Office was
registering all unemployed seamen in that area for short periods of
trainingg, which were to be followed by aesi rent to the Chinese
Co nuniet Navy,
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