COMMUNIST TROOP LOCATIONS AND MILITARY INTENTIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007500750003-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: April 23, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Communist Troop Locations and Lilitary Intentions
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Tr??13 Locations arid Headquarters in the P5ronyang Area
1. The North Korean Central Guard Division has been expanded by shifting
3,000 men from the special Plyongyang City Security Brigade. The
division's mission is to provide protection for KIM Il-sang and govern-
ment ministers.
2. The headquarters of the North Korean Army, Government, and Labor Party
has been from West P'yongyang to Kangdong (126-05, 39-06), northeast
of P'yongyang. Underground snelters are prepared there. KIM Il-sZing's
headquarters was formerly in the Taesong-ni (125-570 39-02) mine area.
3. The North Korean 15 and 17 Task Forces are between Anbyon and P'yongyang.
4. Five divisions are at ChurOnwa (125-48, 38-52) for regrouping.
The North Korean 5 and 18 Divisions moved from Namehon-icom (126-24,
38-20) to just north of Kaesong (126-330 37-58) 50X1-HUM
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Three T-34 tanks and approximately 160 artillery pieces of various
types were moved into the Kangdong-Taesong-Sunan (125-41, 39-12) aree
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7. A unit described by Chinese as the Third Task Force of the Chinese
Comi.unist forces is in the Chorwon area.
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Communist Strength and iiilitary Intentions
three Chinese Communist amies, designations
unknown, arrived in Korea from skanchuria. Each army comprises three
divisions. The commander of these units is HSIEH Chum.
Chinese. a ..1,-Ariat-ty...tned
there are now 350,000 Chinese
Communists in Korea.
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three high-ranking Chinese officers from Peiping arrived at Poyongyango
They promised the North Korean Government more support would be forthcoming
from Peiping headquarters0
at a conference on joint military planning high-ranking Chinese
Communist officers emphasized again and again that the Chinese in Korea
were volunteers and were under command of the North Korean Government.
This switch in manner makes napy high-ranking North Korean Government
officials think the Chinese are paving the way for leaving Korea if necessary.
110 North Korean party officials are stressing the point that the war in Korea
is not a national conflict but a world-wide campaign for the cause of the
Communist Party., HO Ka-i made a long speech on this subject at a Party
meeting,
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