SINGDONG-NI ARMED SELF-DEFENSE UNIT, SOUTH HAMGYONG PROVINCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A003500810005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: February 11, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
877
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 1e prohibited.
SUBJECT Singdong-ni Armed SeIf-Defense Unit,
South Hamgyong,Province
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11 February 1954
1. In early July 1953 the headquarters of the Sindong-ni (N 39-41, E 127-29) (CU-
7093) Armed Self-Defense Unit in South Hamgyomg Province was at CU-697931,
approximately 400 meters north of Sindong-ni in a semi-underground house. This
house belonged to the chief of the Unit, CHANG Hong-chae (1728/1738/0961). The
unit was equipped with. only one Soviet-made Mossin-Nagant rifle, which had been
given to it by the Sins?.ng-myon Police Station in PlachlunJang (N 39-39, E 127-25)
(cu-649o).
2. The Unit was responsible for guarding the coast in the ,Sindong-ni area. Two of
the members, one of whom was armed with the Unit's only rifle, manned a sentry
box, which was constructed with logs end camouflaged with sand, on the beach at
CU-705926, about 400 meters east of Sindong-ni. These guards were checked twice
a night at irregular hours by CHANG Hong-chae.. In the event of an enemy attack,
one of the guards was to report to CHANG at his home. During the day two unarmed
members of the Sindong-ni Democratic Youth Association manned the sentry box.
Members of the Self-Defense Unit included the following:
a. CHANG Hong-chae, aged 30, chief of the Unit, a primary school graduate, farmer,
and zealous Korean Lehr Party (KIP) member.
b, SIN To-yon (3947/6670/8673), aged 31, assistant chief of the Unit, a primary
school graduate, and zealous KLP member.
c. CH'OE Chong-son (1508/6945/0810), aged 37, a fisherman.
d. HAN Tal-un (7281/6671/6663), aged 32, chairman of the Sind?ng-ni Peasants'
League, and a KLP member.
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e. KIM Chang-kw5n (6855/2490/2938), aged 18, a member of the Democratic Youth
Association.
f. KIM In-kak (6855/0086/3778), aged 43, a farmer and KLP member.
g. KIM Kye-yul (6855/0796/1774), aged 30, a farmer and KLP member.
h. KIM Pong-sik (6855/7685/2784), aged 41, a farmer and KLP member,
is MIN Ch'ang-sik (7036/2490/2784), aged 41, a fisherman.
J. PAK Ki-pok (2613/1015/2798), aged 49, a farmer and KLP member.
k. SONG Chae-yon (1345/0961/8673), aed 30, a farmer and KLP member.
1. SONG Ch'i-yon (1345/5268/8673), ged'34, a farmer.
m. YI Kyong-.pok (2621/1987/2798), aged 40, a farmer and,KLP member.
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