[ATOMIC AND AIR POWER IN TAIWAN].

[Chinese Nuclear Energy and Aeronautical Terminology Vocabulary Papers].

[Taiwan?]. (Circa 1960s?). Stock ID #216374

Manila card wrapper containing three sets of notes in typescript and ink.

1. A 16 page list of nuclear energy terminology from lessons on terminolgy, in Chinese characters and English. 21 x 17.5 cm.

2. A 4 page list of Chinese aeronautical terminogy marked "Secret" in a mixture of romanisations and English. 34 x 21.2cm.

3. A 4 page list of conversion tables for speeds and altitudes in kilometres, metres, feet and knots. Card wrapper chipped at fold, repaired with archival paper. All lists browned and creased, conversion tables half a page removed, where it states "Do not remove". 34 x 21.2cm. Text in English, traditional Chinese characters and romanisation.

Some wear and browning, card folder torn and repaired. An interesting working collection.

An intriguing undated collection relating to aeronautical training and the development of nuclear capabilities, most likely in Taiwan in the 1960s.

The list of nuclear terminology refers to a 1948 glossary issued by the United Nations, and concludes with a short discussion relating to the organisation of bomber air wings titled 'New Rifle Section'. Said rifles are noted as "TSMG" - presumably Thompson submachine guns, though these would have most likely been deliberately phased out of the ROC's arsenal by the 1950s.

Although the presence of English translations and Wade-Giles transcriptions seems to strongly lend preference to the collection's relation to the Kuomintang regime, the implicit connection between nuclear arms, air power, and anachronistic Tommy guns has clouded a more comprehensive understanding of the collection. A potential trove for a sufficiently motivated researcher.

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Price: $350.00 AU

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