AGREEMENT FOR SOVIET MILITARY AID TO NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R002600590002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 30, 2000
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 15, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

Approved For Release 2001/03/05: CIA-RDP82-00457R002600590002-1
CLASSIFICATION 25X1 A
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. r
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Korea/USSR CONFIDENTIAL Y DATE DISTR. 15 April 1949',-
SUBJECT
,;'LACE
ACQUIRED
Agreement for Soviet Military Aid to North Korea
25X1A
Ruin or Desteys
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
'.)ATE OF IN SUPPLEMENT TO
25X1X
During the recent visit to Moscow of KIM I1-s6ng and other North Korean
leaders, a military agreement was concluded as well as the publicised
"Economic and Cultural Treaty." The Soviet and Korean authorities agreed
on the following provisions for Soviet military aid to the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea:
1. The USSR will provide enough additional arms, ammunition and
supplies to enable the North Korean government to expand the
People's Army, making a total of six infantry divisions.
2. The additional armsfl ammunition, supplies, and transportation
facilities needed to equip seven "mobile" Po An The (Pence
Preservation Corps) battalions* will be provided by the USSR.
3. Between 20 May 1949 and 20 May 19500 100 to 120 additional
Soviet military advisers will be sent to North Korea. The
first group of twenty advisors, led by Major General Maltov,
will leave prior to 20 May 1949.
4. The military agreement will be in force for rive years,
25X1A
long the Yalu River.
Comment. This might provide one battalion for each province and
one battalion for the Pyongyang metropolitan area, supplementing the
present security forcae at the 38th parallel and the border garrisons
regraded to 1
document is hereby with the
This
in accordance the
1
-
TIrk
CONFIDEN 1978 from
ence to the
letter of of 16 Central October Inteilig
Director United States'
the
Archivist of
2008
Next Review Date: -.`
CLASSIFICATION
TATCl;,V.~ NPVYP~5RE3 GfBTRitJ1'iJN
~Ari~Y x SIR y3i i'9I
CONFIDENTIAL.
o,%-% Apr 77
AutW DDA G. 77/1763
Date: By. 10
Approved For Release 2001/03/05: CIA-RDP82-00457R002600590002-1