CHINNAMP' O PORT INCLUDING ORGANIZATION, PERSONNEL

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• Publication Date: April 7, 1958
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COUNTRY North Korea
SUBJECT Chinnamp' o Port LflCk%A.&Ai-q Ueg4k 1Z r DATE DISTR. 7 April 1958
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Transportation Management Bureau (~~", ), Ministry of Transportation
1. Nanp' o Port (N 38-44, L 125-24 ),1South P' y on- an Province, was
a Grade III enterprise under the control and r.:anagomant of the
it employed 570 laborers and 39 clerical personnel.
een reorganized and raised from a Grade IV ente rise on
and both Nampo and Ch' Ong j in (N 41-47, R 129-491, North 25X1
were expected to become ports for international trade
According to development projects under way in
amp 'o Port was to have a three-story office building, and to
be elevated to a Grade II national enterprise employing; 1,800 laborers and
120 clerical personnel The North Korean (IF,') ,_;overnment 25X1
was to provide the Vamp 'o Port authorities with funds totaling 15,000,000
won for obtaining office equipment a To attack the problem caused b; the
lack of skilled seamen one of the ;greatest difficulties confronting N:~
maritime shipping; 21lamp'o Chief Engineer KIM Chon; -sik
(6855/2973/278Z.) and the department chiefs of the ;,,gf,, planned to send 25X1
personnel to the U.S.S.R. for from six to ttpelve months' practical training
in maritime transportation; although the 14TrB had previously sent NK
personnel to the U.S.S.R. for such training, none of these had been
assigned to Nampo Porto3
and submitted periodic reports to the port chief. The Confidential
Documents Clerk.th this department issued identification certificates to
2. The port chief maintained general control and supervision over Nampo
Port, which was managed under the independent accounting system under the
direct control of the chief of the MTMB, to whom the port chief was
required to report once each month. Directly subordinate to the port
chief were three departments. The Planning Department, which had a chief
and one other member, planned port operations and saw that they were
properly executed. The department held periodic administrative technical
meetings, and submitted daily and monthly reports on project achievements
to the port chief. The Staff Department, with two members including the
chief, investigated and hired employees, maintained their service records
Organization and Functions of the Staff' at farap' o Port
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all employees and handled the correspondence for the port authority.
The Bookkeeping Department., with a chief and three clerks., managed the
port finances, compiled statistics on the consumption of materials,
balanced accounts., and paid wages.
The chief engineer., under the supervision of the port chief, was responsible
for the technical operation of the port. Although the engineer`s position
was on the same level as that of the deputy port chief,, the chief engineer
received the same salary as the port chief and both were classified as
Grade III`'''ntral Distribution Recipients. '''here were five departments
under the ? sneer. The Transportation Department, with a chief
and thre ~ `''filed intoning and outgoing cargo shipments and
passengie established: wages and leave-time for seamen and reported
monthly #ties to the port chief. The Port Affairs Department,
with a chclerks, managed the port "facilities, handled the
loading and:rau~~rlor~diag of.. ship and rail shipments, had custody of cargoes in
open and wsghau$e storage, and established the wage level of port laborers.
The Techni?'artment with a chief and two clerks, was responsible for
handling the'0ls and seamen assigned to the port, the repair of
vessels and e.ipt of new vessels. The department held lectures in
the winter to. , .i ore the technical ability of the seamen., The "Apron
(Tidal Flats akpotment.
with achief and one clerk, was ordinarily
responsible, fM ,'e3vage operations but was hampered by poor equipment and
the shortet.,ed technicians. The department was concerned with
dredging opens and in refloating sunken vessels in Nsmp'o Harbor;
it occasioalLf gpionsored diving operations. The Operations Department,
with a chiet -fie clerks., had the Job of loading and unloading cargo
of foreign ves eis.
4. The deputy port chief assisted the port chief, acted on his behalf in his
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absen departments. The Rear Accounting Department,
known as the General Affairs Department., had a 25X1
chief a wo c er ss an was responsible for r::anaging buildings within
the port area., including workers' residences, bathhouse., dispensary.,
barber shop and store. The department also handled the procurement of
office supplies., the supply of labor protection materials, and the distribu-
tion of goods to clerical personnel and laborers. All clerical personnel
reported to this department to receive their wages. The Materials Depart-
ment, with a chief and three members., was in charge of the general management
of materials within the port and responsible for supplying ship's fittin:.;s,
gasoline., light c'jl, engine oil, grease., and carbide. The Wages Department,
with a chief and three clerks., was generally referred to as the Labor
Department,, since its main function was to nsure that labor laws were
properly observedo4 This department established working standards, to be
approved by the VAOwDepartment in the IMM, and inspected all wage
accounts before fMods were disbursed by the Bookkeeping Department.
This department alho handled the hiring and firing of workers and reported
on the achievements. of the plants within the port. When any workshop
exceeded its quote a recommendation for award was forwarded to the
councilor of the istry of Transportation; first prize was 200,000 won
and second prize.' 1OO, S ?O. gin.
The political deputy port chief was chairman of the Port Labor Party
Committee., and was appointed to his position by the Political Department,
Ministry of Transportation. Since the political deputy port chief shared
equal responsibility with the port chief when quotas were not met., the
two conferred on matters relating to over-all operation of the port and
in particular on pats concerning the proper fulfillment of established
quotas. This depu + .,1lso hailed the ,ization and direction of
Korean Labor Party,(1 ) cells within the port authority, He controlled
also the Port Trad League, and the Democratic Youth League, and was
responsible for tho'OnOral political indoctrination of port employees.
The chairmep of the VOrt 2nmle League was appointed by the Central Com-
mittee oe the Kor Federation and shared equal responsibility
with-'the port ci the achievement of national quotas as applied to
Nampo Porto Waltb;,the'>port chief., the Port Trade, League chairman decided
on the number of l brere, the standard work schedule, and the wages and
supplies for the workers. The chairman's approval was required on the
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dismissal of any employee and on matters concerning employees leaves
and rest periods. He also inspected working conditions at the port and was
responsible for the proper supply of labor protection materials and
disbursement of wages. Each labor brigade of the port had a Trade
League Unit Committee.
Korean Labor Party Organization at Namp'o Port
7. The KLP organization at Namp'o Port had a membership of approximately
300 from among the total of 609 employees at the port. The Nampo
Port Party Committee included a chairman, two vice-chairmen, and eight
committeemen. Early each month the committee held meetings to discuss
the achievement of work quotas; these were attended by about 20 of the
more ardent UP members at the port. In addition, a general meeting of
the port party, attended by all members, was held early each yesrp usually
-.n January, to review past achievements of the party committee
and discuss general objectives for the coming year. Subordineets;to the
main port committee, five committees, or cells, were organized is the
various work units at the port. The office cell had 34 members from
among the 39 clerical workers at the port- the steamship cell had
approximately 70 members from among the 142 seamen who worked an trawlers
and powered cargo ships; the barge cell had about 60 members fkm among
200 workers handling barge operations; the pier cell had about 220
7_embers from among 208 laborers who worked on the piers at the part; and
the salvage cell had about 15 members from among 20 workers eked in
salvage operations. Cell meetings were held twice monthly and belt with
the achievement of work quotas or the proper enforcement of instructions
from the higher echelon. Each cell held general study meetings usually
for two hours after working hours on Tuesdays and Fridays. These meetings
t:ere presided over by the leading, party member in the cell and the
::.aterials used were supplied by the Political Department of the Ministry
of Transportation. Each party member was examined on the lesson content
luring a ten-day examination period in December.
The Trade League organization at Nampo Port consisted of an Office Tear
Committee, a Steamship Team Committee, a Pier Team Committee, and a
;,alvage Team Committee. Each team included a chairman and two vice chair
men elected by the team members-%all officers were responsible for carrying
on the Trade League activities in addition to their regular port 'jobs.
Inc chairman of the Nampo Port Trade League Committee was appointed and
paid by the Central Committee, Korean Trade Federation. The Trade League
existed to represent the workers' interest in matters of general labor
protection and elevation of their working standards. To help fqglement
national quotas, the Trade League of the port was supposed to conclude a
joint nt with the rt chief but no agreement had been made in 25X1
Nampo eme The Trade League also recommended individual
t:orkers for ac ievement awards, handled the administration of labor holi.
lays, maternity and recreational leave and general rest for port laborers.
The Trade League held an annual meeting to decide on methods of achieving
the tasks assigned by the port chief and had monthly reviews of their
progress. Dues for the league amounted to one percent of the individual
member's total monthly salary.
The Democratic Youth League at Nampo Port had a total membership of approx-
imately 30, but its activities were virtually nil. The league had to
furnish recommendations for individuals to join the KLP and could also
recommend members to the port chief for achievement awards.
n loyees' Salaries., Allowances, and Distribution
,; ar es creased as shown below, 6 Wages were paid twice monthly
on the fifth and the eighteenth, in bills of five, ten, and 100 vOn
denominations.
the special allowance system had been abolished and
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a. Clerical Personnel (Monthly)
Port Chief
Deputy port chief
Chief engineer
Political deputy port chief
Department chief
Department erloyee
b. Pier Wows (Fixed Monthly)
Grade III porter
Grade IV porter
Grade V porter
Grade VI Porter
Grade VII porter
c. Seaman (Find Monthly )
Y in Won
Former ewe
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ro
2,300
2,600
2,300
1,800.1,900
1,3001,700
Former New
5a WO
4,300
4;300
2,800`2,900
2,200.2,400
700 1,100
850 1,300
920 1,360
1,100 1,650
1,300 1s950
Grade IV 850
Grade V 920
Grade VI 1,100
Grade VII 1,300
Grade VIII 1,550
The new salaries for seamen were fixed upon a new basis as follows:
vessel (ton)
10-50 51100 101-200 201.500 5011,000 Over 1,000
Captain 2,800 3,200 4,000 40500 5,000 7,000
Boatswain 2,500 2,800 3,200 4,000 4,500 5,000
Sailor 1,500 2,200 2,500 3,20 4,000 4,500
U. Workers were assigned to a contract wage scale when they were able to
exceed the standard work norm of the port. Those who were unable to
complete the standard received a fixed salary, which was reduced when the
laborer failed to complete the standard work norm. about
80 percent of the Pamp'o Port laborers-were on the contract wage scale.
If an employee was unable to work because of a layoff, he received wages
amounting to 70 percent of the fixed salary. Only laborers, as opposed
to clerical personnel, were authorized to receive pay for overtime work,
and the total overtime per worker could not exceed 250 hours per year.
Laborers could not be forced to work overtime without the approval of the
chairman of the port Trade League. Overtime for markers paid on a fixed
scale amounted to the number of hours of overtime multiplied by the
hourly rate, multiplied by 1.5; the multiplier was .5 for contract workers.
12. The work standard for any type of job in North Korea was established by
a fixed system. First, a specific job was performed by three different
persons and the results of their labors were added together and divided
by three to find the average workload for the three. The average quantity
was then added to the highest workload of the three and this figure was
divided by two. The result was the established work standard for the job. 7
13. The goods distributed by Naup'o Port to its laborers and clerical personnel
were allotted at established national prices according to the individual's
1 th of serviced
a. Annual Distribution to Clerical Personnel 8
Item Grade IV Grade V Grade VI
years 's 1-3 ye s
Sheeting, cotton 12 meters 6 meters 3 meters
Sneakers 4 ap, laundry 8 bars 4 3 bars 4 2 bbaarss
So
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Annoua3 Distribution to Laborers,
Item
Grade I
Above years
Sheeting, cotton
14 meters
Sneakers
4 pairs
Soap, laundry
16 bars
Grade II
Grade III
Grade IV
2.4 jM"
s.2 years
16 meters
6 meters
6 meters
3 Pairs
2 pairs
2 pairs
12 bare
8 bars
6 bars
Labor protection materials were distributed to workers only and
allotted equally to all, free of charge, as indicated bete,
Beef
Fish
Oil, bean
Salt10
Tennis shoes
Winter uniform
Work clothes
anti
k '`) grams monthly
4 kilograms monthly
600 grams monthly
4 kilograms monthly
4 pairs annually
1 suit annually
4 suits annually
14. Recipients of regular food distributions at NaiV'o Port were divided
into three categories, the Central Distribution Recipients, the clerical
personnel and the laborers. The port chief and the chief engineer were
the only two members at Nampo Port in the first category, and they both
belonged to Grade in., which entitled them to 800 grams of grain, includ-
ing 30 percent millet and-corn, per day. In addition, the port chief
alone received a distribution of side-dish foods and daily necessities
from the South P'ysngan Central Distribution Station. The distribution
for clerical workers was 700 grams of grain daily, including 30 to 50
percent miscellaneous grains. Heavy laborers received 800 grams of
grain daily, including some miscellaneous grains, while light workers
received 700 grams per day. Each dependent of laborers and clerical
personnel alike received a distribution of 400 grams daily, including
miscellaneous grains.
15. The normal daily working hours at rlarap' o Port were from 0800 to 1700.
Seamen's hours varied, however, and they received overtime payment when
they were required to work beyond the standard period. Clerical personnel
and laborers were ;;ranted 14 days paid leave each year. Seamen received
28 days annual leave during the winter season when see operations ceased.
Workers with exceptional service records might receive an additional
ten days' leave at a recreation station in North Korea where they would
receive from 150 to 250 wan for meals. W men were allowed maternity
leave amounting to 35 days before confinement and 42'days after, with
fullsalary.11Any worker pronounced in poor health by a physician was
entitled to ten days' rest at a recuperation station in North Korea.
Clerical personnel and laborers were limited to ten days' sick leave
per year, during which time they were paid according to the following
scale:
Period of Service (Years
Sales y Allowance (Percentage)
1.4
60
4-6
75
6-8
80
All port employees were required to pay one percent of their monthly
salary as social insurance. Both clerical personnel and laborers then
received medical treatment without further charge at the.South P'yongan
People's Hospital located in Nampo City. Minor medical problems were
treated at the port dispensary which employed one assistant doctor.
16.
all port employees and seamen wore the uniform
of railroad employees in North Korea. Employees of Nampo and Ch &wi in
ports were to wear a standard uniform1 'T'he new uniform was
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to be similar to th t of NK naval personnel. The port chief was to
have a deep blue, double-breasted jacket and ,old-striped cap with
anchor insi nia; there were to be three medium star on the epaulet
and three stripes on the sleeve. The uniforms for the deputy port
chief, department chiefs and captains were the same as this one, ex-
cept that the deputy port chief was to wear two medium stars, and two
stripes; the dep 11 chief %Wd wear one medium star and one
stripe; and the ,,+qM atw 'and no stripe. The seaman's
uniform was also :art Itftble.
jacket was to have shirt-type
collar which tnt '
nse, '00 no insignia.
Train ...=.., at
17. -,ll +ee had one two schools for training seamen,
the ackai#..o'Marine trial Prafes Tonal School and the Ch'ongjin 25X1
ssl-ona]. ok1.l3The Amp'o school was established
and wee a to mate its first class of about 200
it; bad appro=imately 50 students in each of its four 25X1
n9atio4---flshing9 epic cultivation, and processing.
The .e 01 was setup to offer a four-year course of study,, but the
first *lass of studentd`had been admitted to the third year of the course.
18. All Clerical personnel at' o Port were required to attend study
meetings on administration under the chairmanship of the chief engineer,
to improve the operation of the port authority. Each department held
its own tvo-hour sessions each Monday and Thurs&-
included seamen's regulate! ns,, navigational regulations., operation of
vessels, methods of loading shipments, principles of pier operation, and
personal manners of clerical personnel. Near the end of each month, an
administrative affairs conference, which included all clerical personnel
and interested engineers and laborers, chaired by the Planning
Department chief, was held to discuss the means of achieving the quotas
of the national economic program. At these conferences plans for the
next month's operations were, discussed and agreed upon in the presence
of the port chief and the chairman of the Port Trade League Committee.
The chief engineer, ships' captains,, chief navigational engineers, and
other engineers also held a monthly technical affairs conference for the
discussion of vessel operations. The Technical Department was responsible
for this conference. From January to March captains, navigational en-
gineers and skilled seamen attended eight hours lectures daily,
excepting Sundays, on subjects including; navigational technology and
engineering.
Narp' o Port Vessels
10. Name' o Port operated a number of 50-'ton barges,'. and
12 tugboats with either diesel or hot bulb-type engines and with tonnages
varying from 45 to 50 metric tons; the tugboats were used chiefly for
towing barges. The port also had three 50-ton ships, two 100-ton ships,
two 200-ton ships, and one 300-ton ship; these ships usually carried
cargoes of salt from K cman Saltern (N 38..47, E 125-16), rice from
Cho-do (N 37-59, E 125-03h sand from bonggdmp'o (N 38.11, E 124-47), and
reeds from the coastal areas of the Dwanghae provinces. Most of the
cargo from these ships was .loaded onto trains and for delivery to
various destinations. The reeds, however, used in manufacturing paper,
were sometimes transported directly to the Sinttiju (N 40-06, E 124-06)
Pulp Factory, and the salt usually went to the Hamgyong provinces.
20. Nampo Port also maintained`a 200-ton passenger ship, equipped with 150
seats and cabins on both upper and lower decks; this vessel made three
trips daily between Naap'o and Cho-do, except between January and P irch.
The timetable for this vessel is indicated below:
Depart Arrive Depart Arrive
ramto Ch do Cho-4o Namlo
0900 0940 1000 1040
1100 1140 1200 1240
1400 1440 1600 1640
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One-way fares were 15 won for adults and ten von for childre . A.charge
of 15 won was levied on each cubic meter of cargo carried by an Individual
and shipped to the island. When the ferry was not in operatioup pirivately-
oimed small boats, with a capacity of from 20 to 30 paw s, 0ps!ated
secretly between the mainland and the island and charged 2200 to 500 sba
per person. Although this activittiy strictly illegals, the boat
owners continued their business by befting the polices
21. Two and one B ; is had been assigned to 3r'o
Port The ".., 3sr C ~ueted of m9,Aneh steel plate and
valued at 200,000,000 w$n,
North Korea by the U0S.S.R.
had been. given
this dredge was still in Talien Poacta" as To transport the dredge to
North Korea, 44 seamen employed by. Sop te. Port were sent tev ftliea under
tae direction of Soviet engineers to be trained at the eVefte .of the
Chinese government.'
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1,000 toga dt' asarl bad 25X1
been shred in an open area at NaMp 'o Part to be used to opi at, the
dredge Mich was said to consume 30 tons of coal per 24 haaft: of 0
peration.
A large quantity of pipe, 70-eentimeters. in diameter, was at" sbsred on
a pier for use in operating the dredge. The dredge was supp d to have
a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters of mud per hour. 1.6
22. To obtain new vessels., the Planning Department of Namp'o Port sWmitted to
the !f chief a boat purchase application with the regular carip transpor-
tation plan. Following approval of the application by the Minister of
Transportation and the Minister of Heavy Industry,, the MM eblef could
submit the order to a shipbuilding factory. P nt for he reel was
handled through the accounts of Nampo Port. Nw* 'o port 25X1
purchased the following ships., all manufactured by the Ramps Ship Factory:
one 30-ton tugboat, one 50-ton power cargo one 100-ton power cargos and
one 200-ton passenger vessel.. the port purchased two 100-ton 25X1
power cargo ships., both constructed in Nampo Shipyard.
11 m-p'o Port Supplies
23. Naxnp'o Port had two oil tanks, one with a capacity of
100 tons and the other,, 50 tons. The Materials Department of Nanp'o Port
was required to submit to the 11MM chief an oil consumption plan, prepared
according to the Oil Consumption Regu1ationse The Materials Mea-ilia nt
Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation usually allocated the full quan-
tity of oil requested by the subordinate enterprises. ..01 used by the
port included gasoline, engine oil,, heavy and light oil, and grease,, most
of which was imported by rail in 50= or 30-ton tank-cars from the U.S.S.R.
via China. Motor pumps were used at famp'o to pump the contents from the
tank-cars to the permanent tanks at the porte''
24. Ne pro Port obtained office supplies with its own funds from the local,
national or privately operated stores in accordance with its budget. If
the supplies needed exceeded the budgetary limit, they could be bought
only with the approval of the chief of the bookkeeping department and the
port chief. Payment was made in cash or bank transfers. The MID
provided the various forms and documents needed by the port; any amount
in excess of the usual allotment had to be paid by the port.
:ovement of Vessels and - rt Se c
25. Each ship desiring to leave Nampo Port had to file a clearance notice
with the ;-.rtInternal Affairs Sub-Station 30 minutes before departure,
although in cases of emergency, oral notification was accepted. A ship
desiring to enter the harbor bad to file an entry notice with the same
sub station within two hours docking. The passenger ship operating
between Nampo and Cho-do was checked by two or three policemen on each
end of the voyage. Each passenger's citizenship certificate was checked
and official travelers were required to show their travel certificates.
The police checked ererall.y for smug led goods., including gasoline,
light oil, or carbide.
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26. A day duty officer at the entrance to the Nampo Port office area checked
each employee as he entered and left. The address,, occupation, and
business of each visitor was logged, and each received a visitor's pass,
which was returned to the duty officer after having been signed by the
individual with whom the visitor transacted his business..
Housiad
27. The Nampo Fort Authority. maintained a rozimately 50 residences, accom-
modating about 90 families,, in and around the city of Nsap'0. Althour
,h
the Rear Acecuating Department menaced the residences and had a veto
power over ae11 ignments9 the individual department chiefs assigned per-
sonnel to official residences according to individual need. Bach house
could accommodate two or three families; a rental fee of 35 iCn per month
was used by the Rear Accounting Department for maintenance of the houses.
Each family was charged 15 won for electricity and 45 w6n for water.
Communications
28.
-_.at Namp'o and one wireless operator was placed in charge of the adjustment
and repair of all wireless equipment belonging to the port. The operator
at that time was a native of Hsi and an unlicensed Grade M operator;
he did not belong to the P. Of the vessels operating under the 1 -'o
Port authority, 12 tugboats and eidit power cargo ships had wireless
equipment capable of covering an area within a radius of 50 miles.18Since
this equipment transmitted the voice,, anyone could operate it. All
messages from craft at sea were received by an individual in the Trans-
portation Department of the port who relayed the messages to the port
chief. In addition,. a railroad type telephone was installed in the office
of the port chief with which he could have direct contact with the MDID
in P'y?ngyang. The port authority also had an automatic telephone switch-
board,, but its equipment was of NK manufacture and of very poor quality.
Installations at NaM o Port
29. All the buildings and warehouses in Nampo Port were destroyed completely
in the Korean War. After the Armistice., the former Suzuki Warehouse of
which only the brick walls remained, was reconstructed and used as the
office building of the port authority. In addition,, two new wooden ware-
houses were constructed in the western area of the port where many such
buildings had formerly stood. Cabinet Decision No. 72, to
begin a reconstruction program at amp o ort,, was promulgated with the
ultimate aim of making the port a main entry for foreign trade into North
Korea In line with this decision,, the Ministries of
to be in
a wireless communications station was established
Heavy inaustry., mcnine Industry, and Electricity,, with the National
Construction Committee, were to begin reconstructing the port
The construction of electrical facilities,, the plumbing or the
five Soviet technicians, including one engineer, and
technic Planning Research Station, Ministry of Transportation,
spent a week at Na V'o to redesign llanp'o Harbor. The harbor bed had
not been dredged since the armistice and approximately two meters of mud
had accumulated as of the time of the technicians' investigations.
arat-tion of n +h e-story office building we
water supply,, and cranes was to be completed
30. Specific installations in Nampo Port,
following:
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a. The South P'yo?gen Hospital,, known as 25X1
Chinnamp'o City Hospital, was housed in a two-story structure, with
approximately 600 beds., and was revamped by the Hungarian Medical
Tenn in North Korea and was still managed
by Hungarian doctors who supplied all medicines Hungary. The 25X1
hospital was staffed by 15 male and five female Hungarian doctors
and 70 Korean doctors and 50 Korean nurses. All patients received
free medical treatment, but a charge of from 15 to 25 won was made
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b. The Nampeo Shipyard, a Grade II national enterprise, was under the
control of the Ministry of Heavy Industry and reported to be completely
equipped with Soviet machinery and equipment.
a dbop, and a thawing roam for foreign guests.
-to iaolu s all the port offices, a club, an entertsiament room, a rest
A large qpen area was the site proposed for the now onto ffice
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i 'tsn meters vide, end five maters htgho The bathhouse
bs i wAd barber dap was in a- oaestory, bra structure 20
open at all hours and the workers could baths vSftotlt charge. The
for a haircut was 50 v 5n. One ter and ow,e assistant operated
~
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iiarbei
l stry of $tebnspatrtstionn. There was no restrict et on the sale of its
modities, thich included general daily Items and side-dish foods.
'te stye also handed the distribution of goods for clerical personnel
and Aaboxers.
, 15 met ?s wi&e, and ten meters high, was mwmeg. lqr.; the React' Bureau,
`'b Workshop- Stogy, a one-story, brick stricture taly 30 meters
The port bad two gasoline storage tanks, ant with a i't+yy of 30 tons,
an the Otbar with a capacity of 50 tons,
ferry Stations were used by the passenger boat which operated
between Nsmap8* and Cha-do,
60 meters long and, 30 meters wide, containing 14 rooms.
ho The main office of the Nrp?o Port Authority was located in a building
clerical person elfl a r?ers of the port, was a one-story, brick
building with a tasted tin ref ? Steel railroad rails were used
f'or the rafters of the building, and, the building was approximately
ten miters high, The building bad enough chairs to seat about 3000
The axes to the main club had much lower ceilings than the main
building.
io Thee club, constructed by seamen, 25X1
with tile roafer, each measuring egppr?ox nately 60 meters long, 20 meters
wide, and 20 mots" high o
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was stored in, two warehouses at the port, constructed of timber,
A red beacon light worked automatically at night and was located in an
the Korean War the breakwater was daa ged in three major places
Ministry of Tt?eae~portattio, ens operated on only a smell scale,
~:bwilas and repairing its o
no 'B Sao Ship F story, under the jurisdiction of the MW of the
One armed guard whose main purpose was to keep the public from entering
'the area erhere the been was located.
'A' g=Lrd post maintained, by an unidentified NK Army unit was manned by
, ate wn, ch tp m oc Lately reconstructed after the armistice
There
Ttsp ? o City ar Party Committee was housed in a three-story.. stone
i** Bra chs t e x?al Blink, was located in a two-story building
,
sore
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30 met+tslang, 20 meters wide, and 20 meters high, which was
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ote ata:~jr xu ait!ed after the uutstie e;. a33 but the a er ualts
at the buWtag tied been dast,YeSed +lbzritrtg the Eom Mr.
r. 'lba Bee 'o City PtopU 's O'-4ttse ecouptied a weeks su s
40 triads: t63eb bed be the
city hell at vas rse mstraetad after
its ca w]&" s &WIug the Raves war.
a. to Bug'* 2ateraai Aftlairs Station was Leeated in a two-st~oary brick
structure w4ILeb bed base ee~puIate3y rebuilt after the armistice.
4. If an inspection revealed. that an installation lacked the proper safety
dev-ices, this department required the installation to cease operations
until improvements were made.
regulations on maritime transportation.
Comments
Comment. The full name of the port is Chinnamp'o.
2. The North Koreans were not noted for their abilities in port management
and maritime transportation, and they were particularly unskilled in
berthing and. handling foreign vessels.
3. In addition, the NK government sent the chief of the Regulations Depart-
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transportation affairs, to China to study international
6.
Comments.
7. For example, if one worker could carry eight tons of cargo per day, a
second worker, seven tons, and a third, six tons, the average of the group
was seven tons. This average was added to the highest work figure and
the sum divided by two; the result, 7.5 tons, was the standard workload
for any individual handling the same job.
8. Clerical personnel with less than one year's service were not entitled
to this distribution.
9.
These officers were referred. to as team chief'and team vice chiefs.
Comment. The table listing wages for clerical personnel is
accurate. while the others are estimates
Laborers with less than six months' service were not entitled to this
distribution.
10. Ithe salt had not been distributed for two years.
11. Nampo Port had three female clerical workers and six female laborers.
12.
13.
Employees were said to have started wearing this uniform
y
e
ng in school, of whom 0 were usual1v engineers and the rest nagivational
officers. the Ch'6ngjin school held. a
special series o lectures attended by ten, special students from Ch'ongjin
and 15 from Nampo.
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about 100 students were'being graduated annuall
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14. The sessions usually lasted no more than an hour because of a lack of interest
in the topics of conversation.
Comments
16.
grossly out of line with other information given about vessels at Nampo
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the number of such barges as 100, but this appeared
the hardened mud of Nampo Harbor.
this dredge would, prove incapable of operating in
17. The recipient was required to furnish tanking facilities for incoming
petroleum supplies. In lieu of such facilities, the recipient was required
to pay 2,000 wan each for empty drums.
18. This same type of equipment was said to be used by tractor workshops in the
USSR.
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Installations In Nam' o Port
(h bars co mas on . Frith IUugtr tion)
1_o sAU~
MUM
2. &'o Ship~rard
3. Opee n!tea
4. Btatbhouae ate. Barbershop
5. Gasoline Tank
6. Workshop Store
'; . Ferry SMations
4. Gasoline Tank
9. G