THE SITUATION IN THE SEOUL AREA
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP82-00457R005400590001-1
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RIPPUB
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S
Document Page Count:
1
Document Creation Date:
December 15, 2016
Document Release Date:
February 1, 2001
Sequence Number:
1
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Publication Date:
August 1, 1950
Content Type:
REPORT
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION RET CD NO.
COUNTRY
SUBJECT The Situation in the Seoul Area
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la About 20 medium, 60-ton (sic), tanks, formerly at Seoul Railroad Station,
were moved to the yard. of Sonl.im diddle School, Seoul,, because of U. S.
bombing.
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The railroad tracks in from Varuboahi Warehouse, Seoul Railroad Station,
The street front of the Ministry of Communications, Seoul.
American-MissionF-InnKorea post engineer y c, Singdang-daaig, Seoul,
The roof of CcIamercial College, Seoul University,
One-third of the South Korean headquarters building, in the Sobinggo
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North Korean troops passing through Seoul were billeted in Koryu Universitys
Seoul Ccesmercial College and Korean &ilitary Academy. The Ito Hotel is
used as People's Army combat headquarters with the Soviet army using the
third floor,
Repairs were begun on the Han River highway bridge south of Seoul. Bomb
damage observed in the' Seoul area was as follows
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Uijongbu training centers
DATE DISTR.. 1 August 1950
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the only North Korean
troops observed in Seoul are occasional small patrols. Only few patrols were
observed from Seoul to the immediate rear of North Korean combat troops in
the vicinity of Taejon. No troop concentrations were apparent except at the
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Forty civilian houses nest of Seoul Railroad Station.
Four tanks between Suwon and Sochong-ni.o
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Two tanks near Pyongtae1c.