COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IMPROVED IN FIRST QUARTER OF 1949

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600260084-0
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: October 20, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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Tn addition to the abavo accosplishments, the followin? achiaaanents ward
reported by the ministers
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increasing the oervi.ce 1~ 7?ercent.
~, Repair work as compound. ~ 9a~ autccxnatio +elephotte stations irc: eased
15a percent,
3. &opnir work on automatic switchbanr9.? oP more t}~n 1tD0 cl;-suits inoreased
142 percent, and rapaird on awitahboards of less than 100 ciarui`.s increased
10? percent.
4, Repair work on manually operated tolephones inereased 562 percent and an
dial tat?phonee, 103.8 pert?nt.
5, Ertensinm of alternate rural crble incroased 514 percent.
6, FsBtensioa of Yrdinaxy stare) line inareased 103 gorcrnt.
7, Plaxmeat of celephome poles increased 13,5 percent.
?f, Telephone aaohaage offices in~tmioipnlities increased 2 percent.
g. Telephone t+xehange facilities increased 1.4 percont.
Rename from serious iocalitieo showed the following addltionsl achievementst
1 Increase of one circuit line between Pyongyang and l~nggo~ 393,358
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2, l,icrease of rureil. telegs~aph and telephone lines, 97,936 Csio,J kilometers.
3. Hew cables in Mmaicipalltiee increased ?3,151.;kilameter..
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