POW CAMPS IN NORTH KOREA

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CIA-RDP80-00810A000100290005-7
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March 12, 2009
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5
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February 5, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2009/03/12 : CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000100290005-7 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION SUBJECT POW Camps in North Korea This Document contains information affecting the Na- tional Defense of the United States, within the mean- ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited. REPORTI DATE DISTR. 5 February 1953 NO. OF PAGES 2 REQUIREMENT NO. RD 25X1 REFERENCES THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE. THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE. (FOR KEY SEE REVERSE) 0 POW at YD-121 November 1952 a POW camp with approximately 500 ROK POW's was in civilian Y,,i se-:w> at YD-1217'35, near Naedong-ni (N 39-30, E 125-28) (YD-1275). This camp was establirshed in late duly 1952. POW Camp at YDay_313 2. On. 15 October 1952 a POW camp with 2,000 ROK POW's was in a. three-story cement biztl.dirig at YD-353213, near Sosong-ni (N 39-019 E 125-4+3) (YD-3522).l This camp bad been moved to its present location in early September 1952. POW's were moved in and out of the camp frequently. Four hop (1.2 pints) of rice and other cereals were rationed to each POW daily. POW's wore blue fatigue clothes and each was issued a blanket. Details of 30 to 4+0 POW's did reclamation work on bombed-out areas under the supervision of guards armed with PPSh's. The camp had 250 guards, 70 percent armed with PPSh's and 30 percent armed with Soviet '_ ,rifles.. P 3, in mid-October 1.952 a POW camp with approximately 200 ROK POW's was in a former 2 ) .2 Ja nese army barracks at YD=55723+) near Taesong-ni (N 39-02, E 125-57) There were four buildings 20 meters long) 6 meters wide, and 3 meters high) with cement walls and roofs. The two characters for POW, P'o Ro (21985712)) were written on the roofs.. There were 60 guards armed with PPSh's and Soviet rifles. A'North Korean army lieutenant was in charge of the guard unit, Five hundred DPMO review completed. "' 1 "r-11 %% " - '% "v" 1 Approved For Release 2009/03/12 : CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000100290005-7 Approved For Release 2009/03/12 : CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000100290005-7 SECRET 2 - grams of grain, 30 percent rice and 70 percent other cereals, were rationed to each POW daily and each was issued a blanket. POW's were engaged in cutting logs. in the forest., farming at government farms, and reclamation work on boinbed-out areas. Medical facilities were very poor. POW's were given ideolo- gical indoctrination for 2 hours daily. Those who showed a possibility of being converted to Communism were given further indoctrination and received better treatment. Converted prisoners were moved out of the camp to other places for advanced training. Approved For Release 2009/03/12 : CIA-RDP80-0081 OA000100290005-7