1. NORTH KOREA ARMORED VEHICLE 2. RAILROAD LINES, SEOUL AREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600480001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 22, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFiCATIONOO N N T I AL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY
Korea
SUBJECT
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North Korean Armored Vehicle
2.
Railroad Lines, Seoul Area
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10 The North Korean vehicle which shot down the F-$1 pilot on 12 August at approxi-
mately 128202 36-17 was described by the pilot as an 'enormous tank' without
a turret but with 50-caliber machine guns mounted on top of the hull, The
pilot was uncertain whether that vehicle had one or two guns,*
2, The railroad line between Sangdong station,, Seoul and Chorwon (12712, 38-14)
was in operation on 1 August. The line is possibly in operation farther north,,
since a traveler arrived in Seoul on 3 August from Wonsan (12726, 39-10).
3. The branch lines at Ichon (12726, 3716) and Changhowonnni (12738, 37-36)
were not operating on 5 and 6 August. It was not known whether the railroad
south of Seoul was still going?
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Some supplies were moving south from the Seoul area by truck convoy to the
-ront lines on u August. The lead truck of each convoy carried a white flag
on its rear,**
Comment. Possibly two vehicles were involved, a tank and a self-
prope s gun,,
Ci several occasions UN planes strafed ahead of the convoy,
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