RETURN OF KOREAN TROOPS FROM CHINA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005400260006-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 1, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. An estimated fifteen thousand Koreans from the Chinese Communist armies re-
turned from Kirin Province and the Sungari River area to North Korea in
December 1942. They entered by crossing the Tnmen River and were then
stationed at Najin-dong (130-150 42-10), The unit is commanded by Lt.
General WANG Paek-nim (Chinese romanization WANG Po-lin) ULltE) The
soldiers brought with them taenty heavy machine guns, forty-six light machine
guns, twelve mortars, six Soviet-type trucks, and thirty other vehicles.
Officers of the forces were armed with pistols, the men with rifles, mostly
Japanese Model 99. The returned Koreans immediately commenced training in
mountain warfare in the area around Najin; upon completion of the course,
they expected to be transferred to the 38th Parallel area.
Some Korean troops of the LI Hong-kwang Unit remained in Antung as liaison
forces between the Chinese Communist armies and the North Korean People'
Army.
3. Two thousand Korean artillery troops which had previously served in the First
Independent Division of the Northeast Peoplels Liberation Amy in Manchuria
arrived in Pyongyang 22 May 1950 from Peiping: having trav3led via Antung and
Sinuiju (124-24, 40-06). The troops compose three battalions, each of three
to four companies. Unit equipment includes nine chemical mortars and 5,000
rounds of ammunition. Immediately upon arrival in Pyongyang, the leaders of
the group called upon the central staff of the North Korean Labor Party and
presented registration and identification cards from China, along with
recommendations from the Chinese Communist authorities.
4. The commanders of the newly arrived Korean unit are the foil
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Commander: CHING Ni-song (9 aAJIV)I who fought in Manchuria after 1945.
Deputy commander: PAK Il-man (4)e also a veteran in: 71anchuria.
Political commissars NOrHwal (Vf :45)0 member of the New Fourth Army, who
went to NanChUria after the war,
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Deputy Political commissar: KIM Ke-nyung 147)0 whose
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Chief of Staff: PAK Yong-su
Deputy chief of staff: AN Chtang-mo 6i74 0).
First Battalion, Commander: SIN Yong-sik 4I)
Instructor: CHANG IlyOng-su
Chief of staff: HO
Second Battalion, Commander: KIM (1-), fnu.
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Instructor:
Chief of staff: CPI Yong-cu (56
Third Battalion: Commander: CHI& Yong-ho 4114.
Instructor: Y1 Ltygne
Chief of staff: KIM (t)? fnu.
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