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c. 1Ln.;lt...s._irL..c..o..o..t.a~.- 'I'here are indications that just prior to the start of the Chinese offensive across the SaLw~S'J, the Japs in the .i:iPluJ.d.vV area had received reinforcemonts •· These are reported to bo J .:.i.ps. who had be.~n ic:cate~ in MYI'l'f~~Il~.ii for several moP,th~, and,., wl10 roacnud the 0.1:1.L~~.c..t!..1~ via Lrl.biiIU and l.c,Nu0r1u1~u 1 and left 1.t!iNLTGHVi~G for tho HPI,:J.iliW area early in JJlay. (i1.gent, ~O 1viay, c ... 3). This group has not b0~n identifiea. 11owever, several earlier Chinese reports have claimud that the J:iPiw.1-1.vv J"aps wero commanded by a 11 b.abti. 11 •. .Lt bJi...b.t.1. Yoshi teri is list0d as tho C. o. of tlk 3d Co~ 1st .tin of ll~th Re~t. It is now roported (Field iiq, Y-Yorce, 26_ :i-pr_il, D .. 3) that .b.a.B.11. 'NUS killed in tho pro sent fighting in thG liPI1vl.B.vv area. If con­firmed, tJ:iis_report would indicate th0 presoncu of part of the ll4th Regt of the 18th Div •

. In th8 Vicinity of CliAIAfJNUT1->.lW (8.D 6378) continuous pros­sure is bt:dng brought 1:1.gains t: tlle remaining Japs there, who are tnought to be part of the 1st ....;n of the 148th .t\egt.

J apanesc r einforcomon ts :i r.iroba bly from 1J1:1.Tlill~ (::i.c; 4952) , moved North and recaptured lllil'.l:OU (b.ti 5060). Thoy also a ttackcd C:.t:l.l.i-i.O'.l'UU (::;)J!I 5068), but this u.ttack wu.s repulsBd by the Chinese. O'ield Hq, Y.-l"orce, 80 •v1ay? B-3) •

The bulk of the remaining Japs in T~ThNGTZU (b~ 6951) broke through to the West and are being pursued by the Chinese. (.J:field .Hq, Y~Forcf.3, 25 i.v1ay, .J:.l .. 2) •

21" miles_ lM of tllJN0111Ub.tiU (.S].!; 7314), the reinforced J a.ps repulsed an attack by Chinese forces:1 driving the 0hinosc back about

. 5 miles with heavy losses. (.t'"ield Hq, Y-.t'orce, 26 May? n-2).

Other .enemy r(;;'inforcemcnts have been active in the Pir~lifu:l.. area, with the main figbting takl.ng place in the valley S and. o~V of the town. (Fi old riq, 26 .1;1ay, b-2) •

e. Eescrv:.es and other forcfJs ca;rw.b.lu......o.i'...:..i.JJ.:t.e.J:.:1!.e.u.t.iO.U.- ;although various reports, during thu lnst two weeks, have claimed the arrival at the ;;;;_,iUV".t.:BN front of reinforcements from uni ts other than the 56th Viv, little sa ti sf <:-.ictory or conclusive .:3Videnc0 has yet b.een rece.i v-

. ,,_ect .. :Wb,l.c~ wou;Lq. <lef·ini ~ely identif~---~~h- rtiinforC?.!3..~A~~"1.'~r~:;,.:_-:. -·,- ~ tnG varJ,.ous W1.J.t#..,..-cl~1r11e-d presen..t aro listed here;. ·

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32th Divis:;i.on: 'rhe. prosi;;nce of the 426th Regt of this div has been reported in the LUNGLING area. (CEF, 14 .v1ay, C-4). .H.. Puw~ frgm the. 225tg R;~t ?f 37th Div, car:tur0d in Central China (.w1IW:1I~i~ 34 30_ 1

- 113 lG ) is rs ported by Chungking, to confirm the belief thdt tht.:: entir·e 37th left its :L ,rrner location in North China. .c1vi­dently, only 1. regt has bu en engaged in the fighting a-'- •JJ.nd Ml.i:"loll!iN ,and tlrn location of the other two has been in doubt. .according to Chung king, tho roport of tho pr1~ sence of the 37th along the· baLvv.e.:.l:!IN is tb.e first report of its appearance since its.move from·North Ch:;Lna~

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~H ·~ report frora XI U/A, J.VJ.ay 20, states that._ ·the 2nd Div roinl'orceci th0 5'6th at ,;iJ-d\JLTS.t-H.ti. J.'he basis for this claim has not been reported~· n:_ has any further rnention been made of this.

'fhe 29th Regt of the 2nd Div has been in .blJ.h1vm. for some time and part of it was reported in the drive on IiviP.ti.11.1. Un 26 may, a ruport from J\. •• I<'orc~ claimec1 the presence of the 8th Co of the 4th he gt, 2d Div in ,~1YIT.l:\.YII~.tt.. This is the first _ definite idbntifidation of part of the 2nd, other than the 29th rtegt, in .blIHH!.t.I.' and its.presonC'.c oay indicate t~at the.entire 2nd .iJiv may

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57th :!di:lzj..si.on: ii. report from XI L1/A on 12 May stated that _one company of the 5?th was in '.Lill~UGHU!\Jli and that an estimated 3,000 of this ·division were in the LUl~i...i-1ING .. Mri.l~USttih aroao - '

This division has for over a year been carried by the Chirtes8 in T.Hi-i.lLtiND. Although the basis for this claim is not known.. an 1-i.pril report from an agent in '.rlfo.IL.d.l~LJ -statos that .Lt Gen l'faM1viUhR. is CG of J ap troops in Th.nIL.i--1.l\J.L) and ,v1aj Gen Y&vm,L)a is second in cor:imand ~ In v-1.u Order of battle, l~.1:1.10-i.MUrla is listed as Gil of T:t-i.AILAN.U Garrison and .iA1.lli.LJ.H. as his Chief of Staff.

J4tb Hog:t: ii. r1;;:port of 19 ,,qy from the XI G/a states that 1 in the Pil'JGfu--1. area, 20 doad J aps wore tho insignia of the 14th rtegt of 56th ~iv.

. '.l'ho 14th rte gt, howevur ~ is listed in the v~JJ Order of Battle as _part of tho -25th Div. wince the 25th is a KUHU1vu:.; Viv (as is the 56th) it is thought that those Llen may have been sent as replac.ements to the 56th JJiv. (In this connection it may be noted that the presenc8 of a .t(h.'driohlL;, _: rtot:t, composed of 1 1 l?OO men, mostly ·recruits has been reportod. (!lU 1, 1 ~ay) in the Pi~G1~ area. a Col KAWAShLlli. is listed in ~iJJ Order of Ila t tlo as C .O. of, the 70th Hegt of 25th LJiv. ~his nay be only a coincidence, but in view 6f the possibility that the 25th viv may bo providini:; r..;;placeDents for the 56th .Ui v 7 it is also possible that this lv-i.1v.-:1.l:l.rili•1J.rl. e1ay be commanding a unit of replacor;1ents and puppot recruits on tho tii-i.lM.1.'.i.c.l'~ front) •

50th Lli.Y.i;il..o.n~ .. a report fr01;:i the Chl.11, 19 May,. states that

, documents captured at i..i1wI.CJd and CHiauTOU indicate ·the prosonce of units of the Jap 50th Div in the arc~. No 50th uiv is listed in the w.u Order of Battle.

FIQ~ ·There has been inc~easod supply activity along tho FIG bor­der. UX U/aj 23 May ) • .Uu.;:·ing tlw last part of 1-i.pril ~ between S -to 10 thousand ap troops were moved into the area alone the road from TrlATK.!:!; (1060 58 1

.. 22° 30 1) to 'l'I~N P~N (107° 34 1 - 210 40 1 )·. JJur~ng

early April 4-5 thousand troops ~nov0d into the area of.· P.tilJTlilJ (105 25 ' - 2·1° 50' ) ' .

been a. Uonqral S,_untjlat;;l.- '..Che Japs have/fi,;hti.ng a stubborn dof'Gnsive

ba~~l~ .li!ld ~ave brou,ejht r~inf'!rcernen.~s. ,int,u play in the. }llm.il\J-1. and hlJM.i1v1U011U sectors. l'he. fightini:; at lall-l.l~ul:GU vi as 0spec1ally bitter and heavy casualties wore sustained on both sides.

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i.i. HU,&U:iUt' front J.ine.. - HO contin"..lous lin.~ v~d.ats alon6 the i.J.t~1-••~ i'ront. The Jap defense co1.1.sists of u se:ries ·:Jf concentrations so J.ocatod as. to opposo the \Jhi.uese forces <:iS ·Lhey r.:.ove \'lest through passes 6\lld trails leading to tneir objectives. For ·the disposition of these forces, see overlay.

<.:. ijnilf& ;in ~out.act. -P4l U4ffi.L~~wu r'ar.Q .. ~#C. ti;r/~:?} :- .~ groi.l.p oi' Japs, estimated

at 300, is still holding the town. v.c.1 31 uay, ·c1:iey .. a~te;:.1ptad a counter-attack to r~gain a group of pillboxes sei.sea oy tha Chineso, on t.1.1e outskirts of tiw town, 'but the a:ttacK ·;·;;;.s repulsed and 50 Japs were r:;;ported .Killed.. Tn.is group has been tanta:Gively identified as part o.t the ~~d ,co, 1st Bn~ ~48th Regt plus ele1.10nts of tne 5titn LJiv 1tecon .rtegt. (v.wb , 3,. June, ~-3) • . . . .

Ja:,iiG oJ.iUX t..vi.J \1:J1i 9~.lnc:rt . ....Q!L.rila.JJl; by the l.!hineso "ori .Zff,J.ay-, w wi'io claiw. t.ha t ~ou J <-~Ps fighting there. 'It.1.e~ were :i:·eported. to bo pax·t m: l46ti1 Ho gt• (C.clF' t Alay' 30) •

i'ilis town was taiten \.1Gre .ttilled in the tne 2nd Bn o! t.i1e

. COtitz+tilfi'.t: 'J:he basis for this identification is not Knov.rn. In. assessing this report it stwuld be borne in r<:ind that the ~nd lm ot the 146th Hegt wo.s reported by il..-l''orca early in •.J,ay ·to ·oe in the .;tWAU.L'IU valley, in the vicinity of '.~.1.-u.\U!~l.f • J.n i.\1c ·t, during the end ot April and etirJ.y .1c.1.ay all tnree bns 01' ti1e l4tlth he ~.:;t ·~.;~re reported . iGie.u.tif'iO<i in f1Ghting ci thE:-:I' in the •.• \..'i..muuv vc:·,lley 01· south of •"-.t..1.'J.'.­,1:._.::i:;L'*'4 • w•i~ila it is quite possible that pa1··t or all o;C tna l<llth .i:l."1S ratui·ned to the waJ.i~•~~, mo:ce. concz·ete evia.c.:nce is neetied before such reports can ·be i'ully accepted.

&\ta.l'£Oli le.e-60§1) ~~.~9.:+J't..!L.lt?-~.~l.?V~ t: J. ap re inf or cement a ~rom_ :~A~l.uil.llt .:,i.fter taking .1.\Allvt.J lC?-~t ,'<·111::<M:, i;.10'\req .~orth to attack ~ ... u .. ~vIOiJ una too.4 the town on l ... ae ~iJth of .,.a:y. (1..i.i.!.i.t', 30 ... 1.ay). .1t.n estimated 600 Japs plus 10 artJ- pieces wore involved.in this attack. Part o:r t.tds force cont;inued on to EJ.a .. te an unsu.cces~ful attacJ:t on .., . .w-...1:1J..t.~~.t1.V.t;i.J'.~_ .\ •• lk.l.-.tl.i.:ii'll !Jn.~.:>). A.o . .l'.i.\JU wus retai\.en Dy t~1e i.;:n1nese on 2 .June, and i.#J.~J.AU'J:Uu, still held by the J.:.ips, is une~dr attac.i.t by tl;le \.ihinese who ·ax·e ~~or~h, l:)outh and .~est o:t' Ll1u t_own. (lliaJ.d. liq, :i·b'orce, ~ June).

. about 600 Ja~s, . . said to be , a .tm 01' .t~1e 148 th rtogt, are. now • .lo~ated in. tho area Pe tween l'..ti..x.J..~•u lci.ti. b067) and., l:AT l (ol!i. 5066). '( C~1 ,

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·; i-. ''.l::t,i.l · l;:)J.:.i • ·~ · .~ii .. ./~QJ : ~ea vi.rig over 300 dead benind, tne large Jap i'orce, that had been uatending .14J;..i.~vi':~u) corr.pos:~d of elemonts of all three bns ·of tile l~th H.egt, ·broke through to the dest and retre1:;i.ted generally in ttte d.irection of ~ui.'ilJ..:U~ and · ~nJ .. u . .i.Hil~v ~o.i:!i 5~J:6). 80 Japs :.rnrc reported l{illod. '-Nl1on the Chinese took lv!iU .MlH .. iHi .. ~1..wu (l:J.U 6263) \not on map), and a group of 300 J'aps 'livi th

several arty pieces are still defending the town of .L'!.L1.J.~ '-'.tw.I .t\.IJl'>tu F.tu'tG (o.ci 6048). (CB.F -3 June). an eatimat,ed i,ooo Japl are l"Ocated at ·' Cttia.NtiTSO -and s!rong forti!'.ications are reported. ~outheast of ·the town, in the vicinity of TaPa (SK 7674),. With the fall of' Tk.T~G'.rZU and_ ·c~Uit,ae,,.progress· in the Mfi'OU-·and Ci.ild.u'l'OU-~rfea·s,-1t 1s bec~mi17~ ev~­d~nt ·tha't the n~x:.t center of Ja.p res~s~ance .to t11e North of ~.tJ.'HiCnlJNU­will ha: in, the W.tt:'l'l.ta~ area. The arr1 val in v~.ti.TIEN, on 31 May, of 300

· more Japs· from l.i:il'H.H.:l:iUl~ll brings the total number in vva!lJ:!i!\j up t·o about 800. ~v~'.1: l.cii'r i's als(o believed to be the hq of the l.4~th rtegt. {C.clF, 3 June). · · · · · · · ·

~ ' -' ' HUNli1v1U~tlU ~81'.: ~icr). - LIJL\.IAI11lih1. (S.lli .Zso'il' . Reports indi• cate:· that the enti:re .ti. 1~UJ.vi ar<Ja is ~ov/in Jap lW,nds·lo On ?8 ,J.1.tay,, an µiide,ntified bn msiv~d. North from LU1d.11.M.i:P~ and occupied CtiU, C.ttUL"l.i 8.ri.tt.!'l (S~ 7313) (not. qn ·map) • .tt.nother 590, said to .be part of the 113th Bcgt ,is reported· in' the area be two en oi\. 7504 and o.t\. 8090. ,H,. .. composite bn, made up of one company of _th~ l~t. Bn, 113th Hegt and twe companies of the 2nd Bn is reported in. 11lJ.Nlir.1U1:>HU. Tbe total number in this area is estimated to be abau~ l ,200. (GJ;!;fi", 3 June) •

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PINuKA (l:ll<.. 9032>: There are about 400 Japs defending PINGKJi. valley and occupy:f:ng fortified posi~ions in the hills dominating the valley~ Heavy fortific~tions ¢onsisting of trenches, bunkers ~nd, pill box.es are reported at .tiSiaNGTa. 400 Japs are reported at .LiWl.l:!il~G \t>K 8779) and 100 at CliciN.ti.M:W (o.t\. 7575). (C~', 27 iv1ay).

tiOfaNG (gP 2722}: Little activity is reported in this area. Located in:small villages within 20 kilos. South;·bouthwest and Northw0st of liOPi-l-HG are an estimated 400 J aps and 250 puppet troops. (XI G/ .. c;., 27 J..iay ) .•

e. •• ~UNG StlU HO (SJ£ 4799), i•lALIP.ti (b_t.:. 3891) and_ Y NGP ru~MI S.t; 3880) are each held. by a contpany of the 148th .. Regt bringing the total in that area to almost 1,000. TJ:.iNuCliUNG, LUl'lvlINu and .1.1.1.tt.J.~GSHIH each contain about l ,ooo troops. ii. -grouv. totalling 2 1oqo is reported in the area from, La~G (SK 8779) to l:ivi.1.1.l'W '.l:b.ti.O P.ri. \.SK 7068). These are said to be troops of the 113~h .R~gt. The 1st Bn ,i~ at ~ivl.C.l!~t..i;, and large Hqs are repo~ted at IJ.i:l.i:!il~.AN~U and J..V11H.iJ..iHH.i • (li.c.J:i , 3 J'une) •

.Q(.)•vJJ.vi.r.a~·T; The absence of any identification on other J.:)U.tli.v!A fronts· of any elements of the l13th Regt, which was bolieved to have left the S.tt.Lvv.Kta~ front during .h.pril, len~s w&igh~ to these reports of ,the pre­sence .of the 113th along the ~.hL~w.i;,1t;N. tiowever, t:tle evidence on which· the present identification of the 113th is based is lacking .•

To date, no ·further reports have been received which would con.firm_ the presence along the S.ti.U~J:;;.ta~ of elements of any di vision othe·r than the 56th.

TH.Aiki.ND: On the YU.Nlfa:N side <:;if the b.order the en~ frontline· and outposts extend generally from .i.il.1:1.NP.tUi.tvi. (100° 50 1 • 21° 45 1 ) to JJ;~~l~~~I~H (99o 35• - 22° 20'), with a .J~p guerrilla _force Hq located at 11!.t.il~uLI_tjjN. .1-1. motor road North frC?m Kl::r.iuTUl~u to YUl~N.a.N has recently been cor.1ploted with great speed. (TIU 5, 30 r.1ay). '.1.:here have been no re­cent skirmishes and the weather has been bad. (TIG 5, 31 May). Pre­vious reports have indicat8d that since the opening of the SALvv~.t!.:!~ offensive there has been a tightening of security rn.oasures making it difficult to obtain in!oroation of enemy dispositions and activities along tho border. J.1.·re.port of 3 June fror.1 '.l'IG 5 states that.aee1ording ~o .C7 ~3rd Di! ~ge~_t,_ 3 J·,ap divi~ic;m~ are in f.ti.b~L.ti.l~u, located at .L.Alv!f>aNG, v.tll.c.Dn.:r..: . ...t1.I ana b.t.d~lii\.Ul\.. 1:ri~ se di visions, ,~ccorJing to the source were recently withdrawn from bU.tun..t:1..

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QQi•itvwil'~'J;: The prosenco0 of three divisions drawn from l:SUlUvu.., in the face of the pras0nt increased pre.ssure against tho Japs there, is high­ly improbable. A report froo V~LtiI. 2 June, quotes a British source as claiming the presonce in either '.i'rui.i.1.i.11..l~JJ or FIC of th..: 29th and 34th Independent ~.iixed Brigades. 'l'he vW Order of Battle does not list either organization but taken together with the 93rd Div report, it may be taken as an lnctication that some reinforcements (fron a source other than bU.tfolA) are in 'l'hrl.Ik1.1~.u. Wheth8r these troops are merely passing through :C&ILaND toward 0i ther bUrt~.Ut or .tl'IC, or are intended for act1v1• ty :North :f'rou the '.r'.ti.H.l border, cannot be judged on the basis of avail· able evidence.

E.li#i.~:Cb lRQO .. C.hINA: Vuring tho last month, reports have plac;ed the Jap strength at about 40,000;with about 10-12- th?usand ~n.~u~~~N in the North and the rest divided between J1.l\Ji{tu11, i..:A11IBODI~ and (.;LJC.till~ C.ti.IN.tt.. This strength and distribution has remain~d fairly constant ove~ a period of time. In view of the possibility of a J ap move north from l.NLJO.Crt!l~,,., as a ciJuntcr to the Chinese Si-i.Lv1.c.;.c;i~ offensivei any increase of strength in FIC or a concentration of the bulk of avai able troops in the North must be car~fully considered.

Reports from two different s'ources this week indicate the possibility of r0inforcome.nts. One report from British sources, mentioned above in connecti9~ with 'l'J.i..ci.ILhND, speaks of two_ Inde­pond.ent 'foiXed Brieacles pi)SSibly in li'IC • .t.1.rnther r0port from TIU 4:, based on infor1Hation froli1 Chinese sourc0s claims the arrival of a new division, which had previously been stationed in PJi;IPil~l.f and oMHl.l.t1aI, in FIG• This as yet unc·::mfirmed and uniJentifie_d div is said to have arrived in HaNOI on 17 1'>.ay. 'l'his same source claims an 1ncr~ase in enemy s~rength along the .ti'10 border esp0ciall:y at L.tt.m.1ou1~, C1t.Li &Nu, & Ul.H.NIJ and PhO LU. .11.nd- larr;e numbers of spies and subversive agents are said to have been sent across the border into XUN.N.t1.H a.n<.l .Kv~.n.M.H::>I. The Chinese say the main. J ap dri vo would be launched North from P.1:101.U • .11.erial :recon. has failed tv reveal any troop C·.incentrations or movement$ a.long the railroai.l in the; vie in~ ty of PhOLU. This, huwover is· not conclusive evidence since such Jap r10v~ments would unLluubtcJly occur at night. ·

The lc10ic :;f a J ap rnove North from Ii~.U0-\;h:U~A is so ?-PPnrent that_~ t is rwcessary to take int0 cunsideratio.rt'.any re­port Which woul~ indicate propo.ration for such a 1;1ove. ttowever, the information available at t110 prssont moment is based on reports which lack confirmation.

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