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Friday, 2 November 2018

Chinese naval forces sighted at Chekiang according to a CIA report dated 7 January 1952

An item reported the sighting on 11 December 1951 of 7 motor junks and 3 Chinese Communist (1) gunboats in the Ch’umen area (121-17, 281-5) probably preparing an attack of the Chinese Nationalist (2) held Pishan Island (121-30, 28-06). Their armament consisted of 1 anti tank gun, a second gun and a heavy machinegun. At Wuniu, Loch;ing area (120-57, 2808) were another 37 Chinese Communist motor junks sighted.

Notes
1. Forces of what is nowadays known as the People’s Republic of China and proclaimed at Beijing on 1 October 1949.
2. Refers originally to the National Government of the Republic of China 1 July 1925-20 May 1948). Relocated at Taipei, Taiwan on 7 December 1949. Nowadays knows as the Republic of China.

Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP82-00457R009900230009-3