KAESONG SECURITY AND GUARD SECTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A000300360007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: February 27, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE. AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Kaesong Security and Guard Section
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4 Comment.
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. The Ka.esong (N 37-589 E 126-33) (BT.8505) Security and Guard Section was forced
in May 1951 under Major General CHO Sawsong (6392/0934-/2646), chief of the
Second Bureau of the Ministry of Social Security (MSS).1 On 15 July 1952 the
section was headed by 0 (0702), chief of the Preliminary Investigation Section
of the LSS. The Preliminary Investigation Section,, which in July 1952 was still
at, e;a :iced to the Second Bureau of the MSS, had its headquarters at BT-847059 and
had a complement of 280 men.
2. b.Wder the chief of the Section were the Korean Labor Party Committee, headed by
Y1 :Kane-song (2621/1323/2646)9 aged 28a the Personnel Unit., composed of bodZgiArd.,
s.,rvei.llance, and communications teams; the Security Unit headed by WON Chong,-
hui (0337/6297/3556), aged. 30, composed of five teams of twelve men each; the
rl-lim na.~y Rxarn.ir.1ation Unit, headed by KANG Hae .yong (1203/3189/6875), aged 39
and the Guard Unit, headed by KMG Bae-nam (1203/3189/0589), aged 35, composed
of a guard company of 60 men, a military police unit of 25 men, and a sentry,
and intelligence unit of 60 men.
3. The five teams wader the Security Unit were in the following areas in July 19520
f-rst team at BT-847059, third team at BT--862051, fifth team at BT-872038, sixth
team at BT-948023, and seventh team at BT.-94704.2.
4. The Secr.xr. ity and Guard Section in July acted as personal bodyguards for the
Communist truce negotiators., handled all ,government administrative directives
for the Kaesong area, and controlled all political and military units in the
Kaesong area.
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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.
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REFERENCES
conflicting information on the
functions of the Second Bureau of the MSS have been reported.. Onel
states that the Second Bureau is in charge of obtaining intelligence through
agents dispatched to South Korea and interrogation of captured South Korean
agents. Another eports that the Second Bureau is concerned with
counter-intelligence., jor General KIM P'a is generally accepted as head
of the Second Bureau.
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27 February 1953
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