THE SITUATION IN THE SEOUL AREA

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CIA-RDP82-00457R005400590001-1
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RIPPUB
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S
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1
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December 15, 2016
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February 1, 2001
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1
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Publication Date: 
August 1, 1950
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2001 /03/05 :CIA-RDP82-00405400590001-1 CLASSIFICATION ~;s CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO. INFORMATION RET CD NO. COUNTRY SUBJECT The Situation in the Seoul Area PLACE ACQUIRED DATE OF INFO. 25X1X 25X1 C s w 25X1A 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. 3. 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 4, 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 25X1A Uijongbu training centers DATE DISTR.. 1 August 1950 NO. OF PAGES 1 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. 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 CLASSIFICATION X NAVY X z i AIR 7 Next Review Date: 2008 Appro `r ttl% t l Vt /6th IA-RD1 5'7 RO05400590001-1 ,,; CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the .a..k letter of 16 October 1978 from the Delta. Qyi 4 arena Forty civilian houses nest of Seoul Railroad Station. Four tanks between Suwon and Sochong-ni.o I Two tanks near Pyongtae1c.