NORTH KOREAN ARMY AND COMMUNIST CHINESE FORCES IN SINUIJU, NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80S01540R006500060009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 1, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws, Title 18, U.S.C. Secs. 793
and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law.
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COUNTRY Korea REPORT
SUBJECT North Korean Army and. Communist DATE DISTR.
1 April 1955
Chinese Forces in Sinuijul North
Korea
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DATE OF INFO.
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
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1. SinUiju, North Korea was occupied by infantry troops of both
the North Korean army (NKA) and the Communist Chinese forces (CCF)) There were
no artillery or armored troops in the area. The NKi units served concurrently
as security forces and policemen, and the CCF troops were responsible for
guarding military installations. The civilian population of Sinaju was allowed
freedom of movement except in areas permanently guarded by the CCF: airfields;
the bridge oxer the Yalu River, particularly the bridge approach on the
Korean side; the main railroad passenger station; and the railroad bridges on
the Siniiiju,.Ptyongyang line (N 40-06, E 124-24) (TE1039). Friendly relations
existed between the NKA and CCF troops, mainly because the functions of each
were clearly defined.
2. The MA and CCF troops stationed in Sinaju equalled the strength of about one
infantry regiment, and were distributed as follows:
a. CCF- one battalion.
(1) One company guarded the airfield
(2) One company, quartered in wood and earthen huts built into the ground
near the rail line and the bridge approach, guarded the bridge over
the Yalu River.'
(3) One company was responsible for the security of the central station, 5
with the company post in the school building known as the "Hall of
Culture."
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b. NKA - two battalions.
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(1) One battalion was quartered in the main street in front of the central
station .5
(2) One company was detached for guard duty.
(3) Two companies were quartered in the center of the city, not far from
the Rumanian hospital.
All the NKA and the CCF troops were housed in either wooden barracks,
reconstructed houses, or former administration buildings, with the exception
of one company of CCF troops who guarded the bridge on the Yalu. Half the
NKA troops were equipped with Russian submachine guns, and half had Russian
rifles; the CCF troops were armed only with Russian submachine guns. A CCF
anti-aircraft battery was posted on the Yalu River bridge and the bridge
approach.
3. NKA troops wore winter uniforms
Identical to those worn by the CCF troops except for
the addition of red, light blue, or yellow shoulder boards. The CCF troops
did not wear grade stripes, but they did wear military decorations. Young
girls, wearing the same uniform and shoulderboards as those of the soldiers
formed a minor part of the NKA. Their duties were indeterminable, but they
usually marched in the last rank of a detachment and did not appear to be
organized into an independent corps.
4. NKA units individually and collectively engaged everyday in a gymnastic
program of drill from the manual of arms. Physical tests of endurance were
organized, and often squads equipped with hand arms crossed the city in
double time. Cleaning of arms took place regularly and was organized for
methodical accomplishment. Soldiers washed their personal effects, including
underwear.
5. The favorite recreation of the NKA troops was playing volleyball and engaging
in relay races. When the soldiers played volleyball, some of the civilian
population often watched lackadaisically. Basketball was popular with the
CCF troops.6
Comments
1. There are probably also construction or engineering troops in Siniliju.
2. The bridge over the Yalu River connects Sinaju to Antung? China (N 40-09,
F 124-23) by a single-track railroad.
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Comment. The camouflaging was excellent and could not be easily
detected from the air.
5. Comment. Central railroad station is presumably meant.
basketball is the
Chinese national sport; basketball courts are found everywhere that CCF
troops are stationed.
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