893.00/10–1948: Telegram
The Consul General at Peiping (Clubb) to the Secretary of State
[Received October 19—2:24 a. m.]
366. Communist Hsin Hua radio October 16 carried following news report (in English translation):
[Page 501]“In battle which lasted only 31 hours Northeastern People’s Liberation Army at 6 o’clock yesterday afternoon (that is, October 15) completely occupied Chinchow city, important strategic enemy town in Liaohsi corridor and vital supply base of enemy forces in Northeast. Whole of enemy garrison troops were wiped out. They comprised Kuomintang regular forces of Chinchow front command office of Northeastern Bandit Suppression Headquarters of Hopei–Jehol–Liaoning border area, headquarters of 6th Regiment, the three whole divisions of Ninety-third Army (namely, temporary 18th Division, temporary 20th Division and temporary 22nd Division), the three Whole divisions of New Eighth Army (namely 88th Division, temporary 54th Division and temporary 55th Division) and parts of 184th Division of Sixtieth Army, 79th Division of the Forty-ninth Army, 12th Artillery Regiment and 16th Artillery Regiment, 3rd Tank Regiment, 22nd Engineering Regiment, 2nd Gendarme Regiment and a Motor Transport Regiment.
Enemy regional forces wiped out included 3 volunteer regiments assigned to garrison Liaohsi corridor, 1st Cavalry Detachment, 26th Cavalry Corps and East Jehol Vanguard Detachment, as well as many other unidentified units. A total of 100,000 enemy troops were wiped out without exception and war trophies captured included large quantities of ammunition and materials. Investigation is being held into results of battle. [”]
Same source October 18 claimed capture Chinchow Commanding General Fan Han-chieh.
Sent Department, repeated Nanking 90, Mukden, Tientsin.