RELATIONS BETWEEN CHINESE COMMUNIST FORCES IN NORTH KOREA AND THE NORTH KOREAN ARMED FORCES

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• Publication Date: December 18, 1958
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SUBJECT Relations Between Chinese Commxmist DATE DISTR. ig December 1958
Forces in North Korea and the North
Korean Armed Forces NO. PAGES 1
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A report on r c1at i cn~,- 'a.:tw:~en they Chin .,
es~_ C'or.mu..is?t; forces in North Korea
and the North Korean Ar,iiy
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I. Details
KPAF Political and Cultural Liaison Departrants Attached to the CCF
Military Ora zations
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In the spring of 510 the General Po';_i tical Bureau (GPB), KPAF Su.
preme Co and established a nn.i rgcn called the Political and
Cultural Liaison Departm nt uLder direct cow nd, with a view
to dispatching the KPAF officers to each CCF division headquarters,
arty headquarters, army group !k-,adgc rters, and combined command
headquarters, so as to forte close # ondship with elements of the
CCF in NK and to help maintain the eonbat efficiency and readiness
of the CCF.
Table of Organization`
2. The table of organization of each departaent attached to the res-
pective echelon aras as followss
Division l rt Grou2 Combined
Position Hqs Army Fqs Hqe
Chief 1 x lieuten?- 1 x cclenel 14. x senior Unknown
ant colonel colonel
Organization 2 x major 2 x Iieu ,e a- 2 x colonel Unknown
directors or captain ant, colonel
Propagan- 2 x major 2 x lic aten- 2 x colonel Unknown
dints or captain arx% colonel
Report None Wore 1 x rank Unknown
director unknown
Liaison mars 1 x senior 1 x senior I x senior Unknown
private serge nt :sergeant or
rester ser-
geant
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The chief of each detachment perforrd his task as follows:
A. He made a monthly work plan. through a joint meting with the
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officers of the Political Department of the appropriate COY
organization to which he was attached.
B. He received a monthly requirvient. report from the CCF unit, and
set up the plan to collect the mit~riali from the local citi.
zone in need of the CCF unit.
C. Ke took the necessary stops for carrying out various joint events
on the occasion. of national holidays in contacts with the CCF
unit and the local government autheritie .
D. He made an effort to indrease a cultural exchange between the
CCF unit and adjacent KPAF units arn4/or the local inhabitants.
E. He submitted a monthly and quarterly progress report to the
Political and Cultural Liaison D ptrtaent, GPB, KPAF through
the proper channel, I.e., the dttaehnt being attached to a
division headquarters just submitted it to a detachment being
attached to an army headquarters.
F. He suggested to the C{l ' unit concerned the requirements of the
local inhabi ats by keeping close contacts with the local gct'?rerm
m at or party organizations.
G. He requested the local citizens to organize floor show groups
to entertain the Chinese soldiers while he let the CCP' unit con-
tribute various goods and labor to he citizens in return.
H. He was responsible for giving the, pcrsonnel under his cc and
political iadoetrination slassee according to the text of the
study distributed by higher echaldns.
The duties of the organization d:J:rectora were as followst
A. They assisted their chief in planning and reporting on a monthly
basis.
B. They vade an effort to link the CCF units and the Korean local
organizations introducing the staff members of the both sides
whemvor the joint events wez%3 to he hold on the occasions of
national holidays.
C. They provided the CCF unity with t e ea.teriale prefix cod in the
locality, by getting touch with the local gavernamnt or social
organizations.
D. They helped cooperate with the COY unit for the maintenance of
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the unit security introducing the NK internal affairs officials
to th CCF security officers and vice versa. For instasa d!,
when a Korean risidsht was under suspicion for robbery by the
CCF unit, the local internal affairs station was requested by
the CCF unit relying upon the organization directors to inves-
tigate the case or to search the man's residence. They offered
to the CCF unit various information regarding the state of the
local organizations, geography, and reactionary elements who
might endanger the security of the C(F units in the area.
E. They played a leading role to set up a plan for rehabilitating
roads and other public utilities un;?cr the joint (Sine Korean)
project programs.
F. They gave the local inhabitants propaganda lectures as well as
the propagandists on the subject of the CCF soldiers' outstanding
and meritorious pertoreanc:es by participating in actual bottles
in Korea.
G. They, intermediated for the CCF units' material donation mavement
in favor of the local citizens.
5. The propagandists performed the tollosiu tasks:
A. Under the reciprocal cultural ens han e programs, they. mobi 'i.zed
troupes of Korean fo]s dance and arks belonging to the local coun-
ties or provinces to enchant the t hirsae soldiers. They also
it the Korean dancers and singers tfi,ash the Chinese soldiers
Korean dances or songs individually or collectively when request..
ad by the CCF soldiers. In addi.ttion, they often ctganized teams
mob3.lized from the local KD!L ci 'lc s to entertain the Chinese
soldiers, shoeing them Korean foil- denceb and songs.
J. They propagandized by making spseehces before the public for the
promotion of friendship between North Koreans and the Chinese
soldiero under manual cooperation.
C. The propagandists, who were attached to the CCF divisions, assist-
ed the propagandists, who were attached to the CC? arty head-
quarters, in conducting the ar ir's enemy operation activities
(Ch~kkong SaOp).
D. They made a lint?age of the CCF unit and the adjacent KPAF units
to let then fulfil various types of joint operations.
E. They invited the KPAF orchestra to the CCF' unit for giving per-
formances to entertain the Chins o soldiers.
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F. They assisted the - chief of the detachment In Cotiduetirag the
political indoctrirsstion classes within the detachment. 'When
the chief was absent, ode of the propagandists diseeted the
cladsee on the chief %a behalf.
F. They introduced the stories of the distinguished achievements
made by the local inhabitants either. during the war or in the
post-armistice days tro the Chinese soldiers '., to let
then get acquainted with the locality. Such stories were intro--
dated in the written texts in Korean. All official letters sub.
mitted by the KPAF Political and Cultural Liaison Department to
the CCF Units were written in boraen, and the letters were trans.
lated into Chinese by interpreters employed by the CCF units.
6. The report directory who worked at the It?AF Political and Cultural
Lisisa? Department attached to the CC? group headquarters, performed
such a ditty as reviewing the reports submitted by the lower echelons
and compiled a hyathesized report for the Political and Cultural
Liaison Departant, OB., KP.F Supreme Command. The enimpoartant re-
ports submitted by the lower echelons were usually disposed by this
report director. Most reports reaching the, Political and Cultural
Liaison Department attached to the CCF army group he*dquarters wee*
directly sent to the Political and Cultural Liaison Department, GPB,
KPAF Supreme Command without passing through the HPAF Political and
Cultural Liaison Department attached to the Combined Command head-
quarters.
7. The liaison sasses duties wave as Poll ass
A. Rt acted like a clerk eonetio ; by writing the official letters,
the drafa of whi0h were uede by ei`,her organization directors or
propagandist.
D. He made the messsagear runs betw.ien -}zis detachment and the CCF
unit coamcsrred and between his 'eta hh:finent and othet KPAF military
organizations.
C. He 'handled atitppliee to be issuod to the officers of his detach-
Mont.
Qualifications to beoose the staff of this particular organization
mho Those who were assigned to the KPAF Pol:itieakl and Cultural Liaison
Departments were basically formed by tbhha Chinese speaking officers,
however, the officers who had been well experienced in diplomacy
and local administration having suf'ficiant knowledge of the politics
could also be assigned even though they could not speak Chinese.
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Salaries and Suppliee
9. They were paid their salaried and issued unifott6 by the GPB1 KPAF9
and they. were fed by the CCF Unit to which they were attached.
Cigarettes were offered by the COF unit.
Esponses Paid
10. Utha:gh the satire eatertai.mnent schedules were Wade by the KPAF
Political and Cultural Liaison Depart rots attached to the CCF units,
all expenses incurred during the process of the programs were paid
by the CCF units concerned out of their entertaiTmeent budget. Such
expenses payable were the fvllc*ing occeasions:
A. Vhln opening baquets by the CCF unite in honor of the local
leaders in celebration of thh national holidays, such as the
Now Year day and V -J dray.
B. When opening banquets in honor of the local dorafert teases which
gave the Chinese tt nits enters in eht- perfornmee with songs
and dances. No cash was paid for the pert trees, liowever, the
various goods consisting of soap, en{ar, towels, taoth-brusriea
and paste, and other Chinese natiufactured daily necessaries were
pressed to the aeabera of the co 6rt teases. The CCF unite
nor* responsible for furnishing the vehicle transportation for
the Korean visitors on, sash business.
C. Shen opening the banquets in honor of the KPAF circle members
who visited the CCs' units to en erUin the Chine" soldiers with
songs and stage shows.
D. 4hen efgering the congratulatory fltge and banners to the local
organizations in commemoration of the occasional evens.
CCFts Material Assietances to the Local Resi?deits
11. During the Korean gar, when the local. inhabitants were suffering from
famine, each member of the Chinese military persormsl was ordered by
the CCF authorities to soono+alze 20 grass of fted stuff daily so as
to donate than to the food short families in the areas where the CCF
unite. were bested. Siwultansously, e .vh soldier was asked to con-
tDibube a piece of old clothing and gig it to the local residents.
Subject never observed that any soldier donated any goods on
will without being askhd by the military authorities.
Labor Assietataces;
12. During the farmers" busy seasons or whet; public utilities mare be-
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ing Constructed within the responsible vector of the CC? unit, the
CCF unit, based on the plans drawn up by the KPAF Political and
Cultural Liaison Department attached to the unit, took preliminary
surveys for the estimation of the manpo.;er assistance required.
They never exceeded their original plan even if the projects were
not completed within the period. Such labor assistance was given
in the following cases:
A. 'then the large scale irrigation prof acts were undertaken.
B. ;Then the roads and bridges were reccnstr.icted.
C. Then the schools, theaters, local propaganda offices, and resi-
dences of the governmental employees were constructed.
D. 7.7hen_the rice seedlings were transplanted or the cropped rice
was thrashed.
E. When the fertilizers, crops or other things in the farm villages
were transported from place to pla"e.
NOTE: I l about one third of the mobilized CCF
so diers frankly surmured in the coarse of working saying "VOW should
the military personnel be mobilized in such works and that in the
foreign caantry?"
Spirita.al Assistances
13. The CCF units often invited the local residents to show them movies
or stage shows free of charge.
lit. The CCF soldiers visited all Korean families whose sons and husbands
were in the service of the KP . to offer the bouquets, to which two
(2) Chinese characters ( , -) (m'an ing: Glory) were attached, in
order to lot then be proud of themselves to have such sons and, hus-
bands. such drive was conducted on the N w Year's day or V'-d day.
Friendship Promotion Activities Taken by 11e~ .',ocal Oriani.zations
15. The follearing activities were taken by th a local government or social
organizations to express their feelings tt:) promote the friendship
with the. Chinese units in the area:
The local government oreanizaai iom s i.r rritocd .the representatives of
~,t1.e CC? units stationed in the area in the, ceremonies in comm m o-
ration of the rational holidays. Through such occasions, the
Chinese representatives were presentee. souvenirs consisting of
h? ndkerchief s, scarves, and typical Korean earthenware.
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B. The local school and KDYL circles organized various shwgroups
to perform their shows before the Chinese soldiers.
C. The local leading members often Wade their visits to the nearby
Chinese units to pay their eou#tesy.
D. Upon completion of the irrigation or embankment projects by
the labor assistance of the Chinese soldierss the Chinese units
concerned were offered by the local govei nt authorities flags
of appreciations. At time., r? numer:ts were dedicated to expoess
the profound gratitude of the Korean farare for the labor mobi-
lization rendered by the Chinese ni" i rr organization s.
E. The re mbera of the local KDYL used to beautify thv compound of
the Chinese units stationed nearby r>y retying flcwer'bsds or
planting tress.
F. The local citizens and students often wrote comfort letters to
the Chinese soldiers in frontline areas.
G. The local citizens frequent],br contributed fruits, like apples,
peers, and peacheb produced by then elvee as a means. of ronsol-
ing the Chinese soldiers.
H. The members of the KWYL rends d the it Fred service in washing
the laundry of the Chinese solders in addition to offering
varisas vegetablea free of charge.
ASK 0itizen9' Attitude Toward COP
16. In presenting various materials and regctablos or serving free labor
to the Chinese soldiers, the NK citizen? netot volunteered to do sea
but each conduct was done by the bitter encouragement of the local
government, and social organization leadoxs. Buts the ~farr rrs who had
been deeply moved by receiving a great favor from Chinese soldiers
were considered to be somewhat like the elements of CCF. Therefore,
the minority of the residents sawed to have been sincere in comfort-
ing the Chinese soldiers, but the avajo t7 of which did not like them,
reasoning that the ways of living were c,afferen"t between the peoples
of the two flations and the people who lived near the CCF military
units could not move a:bo?it the area with. freedom because of the lan+-
g=ee variance, The faraers h, ppened tc be c ght by the Chinese
gums in the coarse of collecting the fl.re*ood in the vtcir..it ( of
the CCF units. ;U other point why the ordinary citizens disliked the
Chinese soldiers was that the CCF militr.ry personael cajoled Korean
femmes into illicit intercourse through.. their material 6ffers.
Such bad beinvior paid by the Chinese soldiers was badly reputed
in ILK. Out of many misconduats of the Chinese soldiers the follow-
ina were the true stories
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A. In 52, two Chinese platoon leaders ar.;d a battalion ccnder
belonged to the 187th Division, 603rd Arsq were discovered while
having illicit intercourse with carried women, and were demoted
to privates as the results of a mass trial. According to the
indictment, the above-said officer's first presented sugar, toi-
let articles, and thee daily necessaries manwatactared by Com-
lxnist China to the Korean women to closely associate with them.
B. In 53, a messenger belonged to a regimental headquarter raped
a girl who was the chair w'in of a village %under P'yg ngch''on gun,
Huangbae.?namdo) ItDT, Committee. After having intercoux , be
shot the girl with his rifle, but fortunately the shot missed,
so she could. save her life.
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