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Wednesday 21 February 2018

China intended to build 500 motor gunboats with Soviet support according to a CIA report dated 8 August 1951

An item reported the building by China of 500 motor gunboats Canton, China within just 3 months with the support of Soviet technicians. Supervisor was Ao-ssu-fu-ssu-chi of the Militrr Defence Headquarters of the South Chiba Coastal Defnce General headquarters. This Soviet advisor was furthermore appointed as supervisor for the building of defence installations. The machinery needed for the gunboats existed of new purchased, engines and reconditioned engines taken out of old trucks but the major part came out of around 350 Soviet made trucks.

Source
The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP82-00457R007900210001-5