TOP SECRET 8. In the North, a number of ships have succeeded in entering Taku, but on the 8th August, a Nationalist warship, believed to be an ex-U.S. Destroyer Escort, stopped a number of ships off Taku Bar, severely warned foreign ships and set on fire and drove ashore a Communist ship. 9. The foreseen assault on the Miao Tao Group has now taken place and the Communists have captured several of the Islands. It is not yet clear whether this Communist success has already denied the use of the Northern Islands to the Nationalists for blockade purposes.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- China Formosa United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/7/13
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/7
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0007.013
- Keywords
- Foreign Policy Chinese Civil War Hong Kong Empire Colonies Imperial Defence Defence Military Intelligence Communism Geographic Intelligence Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Battles Military Strength Assessing Enemy Strength Chinese Army Military Situation Reports Economy Trade Oil Resources Military Supplies Politics Morale
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 6
- Persons Discussed
- William Hayter Douglas Packard Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations Military Intelligence
