Japanese intelligence in 1904-05 (?)

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Japanese intelligence in 1904-05 (?)

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Post by Viktor.S » 29 Apr 2020, 12:48

Hello everyone,

Is there any evidence that Japan, during the Russo-Japanese War, recruited local Manchurians as spies against Russia? I know they did use local bandits (the khunkhuzy) in the Manchurian countryside to raid Russian columns, so I am curious if any locals were also hired by Japan for intelligence-gathering, either in Russian bases (Port Arthur for example) or in rural areas.

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Post by Eugen Pinak » 30 Apr 2020, 10:42

Viktor.S wrote:
29 Apr 2020, 12:48
Hello everyone,

Is there any evidence that Japan, during the Russo-Japanese War, recruited local Manchurians as spies against Russia? I know they did use local bandits (the khunkhuzy) in the Manchurian countryside to raid Russian columns, so I am curious if any locals were also hired by Japan for intelligence-gathering, either in Russian bases (Port Arthur for example) or in rural areas.

Thanks.
Russian sources mention a lot of cases, where Chinese worked for Japanese intelligence. Including Port-Arthur.


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Post by Viktor.S » 30 Apr 2020, 10:47

Eugen Pinak wrote:
30 Apr 2020, 10:42
Russian sources mention a lot of cases, where Chinese worked for Japanese intelligence. Including Port-Arthur.
Do they mention any details on what sort of information those spies were gathering, or how they were doing it? Also, if they are mentioned in Russian sources, then I assume that at least some of them were caught by Russians?

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Post by Eugen Pinak » 01 May 2020, 22:40

Viktor.S wrote:
30 Apr 2020, 10:47
Eugen Pinak wrote:
30 Apr 2020, 10:42
Russian sources mention a lot of cases, where Chinese worked for Japanese intelligence. Including Port-Arthur.
Do they mention any details on what sort of information those spies were gathering, or how they were doing it? Also, if they are mentioned in Russian sources, then I assume that at least some of them were caught by Russians?
Iv'e never studied this topic in detail. Apparently, they gathered all military related data they could find: troops, fortifications, etc.

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