MILITARY AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES IN NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006000510011-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 12, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO..
MFORMATION REPORT CO NO..
COUNTRY Korea
,SUBJECT military and Political. Activities in
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1,, on 20 September approximattely 10,000 North Korean ground force recruits
were being trained in the Hoeryong (129-451, 42?25) area. There is also
a North Korean air force training center at the Hoeryong airfield with
approximately 12 fighter planes (type not determined)? 20 trainees,,
approximately five North Korean instructors,, and approximately 100
airfield maintenance personnel. There is a rumor in Hoeryong that the
North Korean air force headquarters will be moved from Pyongyang to
Hoeryong in early October, A large number of refugees from the Sinuiju,
Nanam + 12941,, h l-42) and Chongjin (129-49, 41-46) areas are staying at
outskirts of Hoeryong.
2. In mid-September Soviet vessels (number and type undetermined) were
entering Chongjin Harbor every night and were unloading trucks and
munitions. In early September families of approximately 200 Soviet
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advisers moved from Chongjin to Najin (130-I8,) 42-15) but n
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remained at Chongjin. The move was ascribed to
only military personnel were permitted in the area between Chongjin and
Naf, which is probably a military training area, Approximately 8,,000
North Korean ground force recruits are being trained south of Nanam. On
18 September approximately 20 Soviet fighter planes (type undetermined)
with Soviet markings and three fighter planes (types undetermined) with
North Korean markings were on the Nanam airfield,
thatcompletely
The Hungnam (127-37q 39-5)?) dock anidentsoof Huareas ngnamrstatealmost
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destroyed by UN bombings, Many r
very pro-Communist and are determined to defend the city from UN troops,
even with spears and clubs.
On 18 September the North Korean army headquarters moved from Pyongyang
to Chorwon (127=12 38-1b). There were approximately 79COO North Korean
troops in this area with a large (undetermined) number of anti-,aircraft
guns and artillery pieces. There are also approximately 20 large tanks
type undetermined) and munitions in tunnels between ChangdGGri (127-40,
38.30) and in Chorwon, Although the headquarters is at Chorwon, many
high=ranking North Korean officers, including CH?OE Yong-kon are at
Kowon (127=1.55 3926), which is the importantNKPA supply center.
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On about 20 September North Korean authorities in Pyongyang ordered the
evacuation of all civilians from Pyongyang to Yangdok kl26-.5L 39-09)
and other (unspecified) tovEIs in that area.
On 26 September approximately 125 American prisoners of war were seen in
the compound of a grade school in Pyongyang at approximately 12 46-02a
39-010.
Until WidoSeptembere 26 Catholic priests from occupied ROK areas, (three
Americans, three other non Asiatics of undetermined nationality, and
20 Koreans) were held in a prison in Kaechon (125-58, 39-40), and were
then sent north to an undetermined area. Approximately 2,000 ROK
political prisoners who were forced to work in the mines in the Kaechon
area were also sent north at about the same timed
in August the Soviet-4ponsored
Submarine Training Base at Najin began moving to Vladivostok., Dairen
and Fort Arthur to avoid UN bombs.
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