1. TRAVEL CONTROLS IN THE EAST CHINA AREA 2. MAINLAND EXIT AND ENTRY REGULATIONS 3. OVERSEAS CHINESE ENTRY REGULATIONS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A002200090015-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: September 1, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL .INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
tloetat Defense of the United States. within the anears-
int of Title 14, Sections 793 and 794. of the U.S. Code, as
amended. Its traneanlaslon or revelation of its oonteznt~s
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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COUNTRY China/Hong Kong/Macao/Malaya/Indonesia
SUBJECT 1. Travel Controls in the East China Area
2. Mainland Exit and Entry Regulations
3. Overseas Chinese Entry Regulations
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1. During the period between January and March 1953 travel in the coastal areas
of China was more restricted than in the interior. Security measures such as
searches, questioning and the checking of permits were executed thoroughly
in the coastal areas, but not in'the interior. Travel in the coastal areas
was not allowed at night, whereas in the interior one could travel night or day.
2. During the period between January and March a resident of Communist China wishing
to travel on the mainland was required to obtain a travel permit through the
following procedure: He had to submit an application specifying the reason for
traveling and the time during which he would be absent from his residence. The
application had to be stamped by the applicant's patty cell leader and by the
street or village resident-registration office before apprdval by the branch
office of the Public Security Bureau (PSB). Permits were issued about two days
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after the date of the application. The permit fee was
The following is a typical form of an application for a mainland travel permit:
Date: Chu (district):Street:
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I (inhabitant) must travel to (destination) via (route) in order to buy local
products. It is earnestly requested that a travel permit be issued for two
months from (date) to (date).
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Respectfully,
Cell leader (signature and chop)
Street or village chief (signature and chop)
PSB branch office chief (signature and chopO
(number) Cell (Applicant's photograph or
Street: index finger print)
Inhabitant: name, signature and chop)
4. Mainland travel permits specified the route of the trip for which the permit
was issued. Permits were usually valid for a maximum of three months, but
this time limit could sometimes be extended if sufficient reason was shown.
Security officials at check points sometimes required travelers to discuss the
Chinese Communist "anti" movements or to sing popular Communist songs. If a
traveler attracted the attention of the PSB, the PSB sometimes checked by
cable with the local authorities responsible for granting the traveler's permit.
5. If a traveler leaving mainland China carried personal property such as clothing,
jewelry and foreign currency which was valued in excess of the authorized
A receipt would be
amount, the excess would be retained by customs officials.
issued to the traveler who could claim the property upon his return. Permission
to take out foreign currency hadeo? t obtained
authorized totbe takenstate-owned
of China byhe
following is a partial list of prp Y
travelers during the period from January to March:
a. One watch per traveller.
b. Foreign currency in the amount authorized by the state-owned bank.
7. It was quite easy for Overseas Chinese in Hong Kong, Macao, Malaya and Indonesia
to visit friends and relatives in China. Overseas Chinese intending to remain
permanently in China were assembled for registration upon arrival on the mainland.
The Overseas Chinese Section then sent them to their. de&tinations; friends and
relatives were held responsible for their registration.
c. One ounce of yellow gold. White gold could not be taken out of China.2
d. Ten ounces of silver-2
Between January and March the regulations covering the bringing of personal
property into China were less strict than those covering the taking of personal
property out. There were -few restrictions on the amount of personal property
that could be brought in, but a tac based on mainland selling prices was levied.
A duty of 100 percent was levied on all American-made goods (F.6). Only ten
ounces of gold jewelry could be brought in, but this amount could sometimes be
exceeded. Any amount of foreign currency could be brought in, but all foreign
currency had to be exchanged for JMP at the border customs office.3 In examining
the baggage of persons entering China, customs officials watched especially for
gold and foreign currency. If undeclared gold or foreign currency were found
they would be confiscated and the offending traveler was likely to receive a jail
sentence.
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1.Comment. According tol a traveler leaving China in 25X1A
early March could take with him native products up to the amount which
he could carry; he was also allowed to take one watch and one fountain pen,
but no JMP could be taken out of the country.
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2. travelers
were not being allowed to take gold or sver out or toter 1952-
3- On 1 February the Kungpsk Station of Chinese Communist Customs announced that
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forei
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travelers entering China were forbidden to carry with them any
currencies except Hong Kong currency, which could be exchanged at the point
of entry for J$+? at the rate of HK $1 for JMP 3,8 (Hein Tao Jih Pao) 2
February 1953) Hong Kong Chinese Press Review, 3 February).
The procedure to be follows& by these Overseas Chinese in entering China
during the period from January to March was similar to that described in
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permit but could not apply for a legal resident's permit until they had had
three months of residence on the mainland a description
of.the permit regulatiohs in effect for Overseas Chinese in early February
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na n ovember 1952 could app for a emporary resident's
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