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A Defense Ministry communique said 40 Communist craft were sighted Tuesday off Peikantang, a tiny island in the Matsu group, but fled when the island's guns opened fire. The Matsus are off the Red port of Foochow, opposite the northern tip of Formosa.
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Another possibility is an assault on the two Paichuan islands in the Matsus. Less than a square mile in area, they are too war—11 miles south — from Matsu for artillery support or quick reinforcement.
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The Matsus are a group of small rocky islets, but are of use as part of a defence warning system.
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The one landing strip in the Matsus, and good for light aircraft only, was on the second largest island, Peikan. Between Nankan and Peikan lay the Matsu Straits, a twisted riptide-torn channel, boasting freak winds and bouldered shores.
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