COMMUNIST TROOP LOCATIONS , SUPPLIES AND PROPAGANDA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007600450014-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 2, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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. CLASSIFICATION ' ONFIDENT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
I ' TI REPORT
COUNTRY Korea/China
SUBJECT Communist Troop Locations,
Propaganda
apples.. and'
May 1953.
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Communist Tro Locations
The North Korean 2? 4,, and 10'Divisions were reactivated in early April
and-30,000 recruits wwere drafted in North and South Hanlgyong Provinces
to be assigned to these divisions. Headquarters for these units were
at Hanam (i2911, 41-43) ., Kangdok (129-44, 41-46), and Ha hung0 An
three divisions moved south .on 16 April to Munpyong (127-21,, 39-14).
Commander of the Pyongyang Area Command,
The North Korean Central Talc Force comprises the b,, 16, 18, and 47
Divisions. The Task Force headquarters is at Sibyoz ni. (l26=42b,
3818); the Commander is Lieutenant General CHROE }Iy'on.
KIM Chang wan, the Chief of Staff of the North Korean Army, is also the
(l27-31, 39O3) , and moving south-0 The highway bridge at Anbyon has
been ,repaired,
The Chinese Communist 51, 79,p and 6S Divisions were moving south from
Togwon (127-229 39-10) on 17 April.,
19' April a large number of Chinese Canauuniat troops were in Anbyon
The headquarters of the Chinese Communist 385 Army (sic) is in the yard
of the Sariwcn Agricultural School, There are many airraid shelters
in this`" aream
The Chinese Communist 7. 9,, and 92 Divisions with North Korean 15 Task
Force are between Kaesong (126 -33., 37-$8) and Nauachonjom (126-21ip, 38-M)-
8. Po An Tae headquarters is in the former Japanese middle.school in
Haeju.. There are troops in civilian houses across from the East Haeju
Railroad Station,
9.
3827) Prison.
Approximately one division (unidentified) is billeted in Sohung (12610,
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10, Headquarters of one unidentified division is in the former Finance Association
Building in Kimahon (124:55, 35].5)
110 Three unidentified Chinese Communist divisions moved from Hoeyang (127-37,
38-42) to Plyongyang on 24 April.,
12a On 25 April some Chinese Communist troops sere at Ichon (126-53, 38-30).
30 On 25 April a large nuii er of Chinese Communist troops was at Yangdok
(126-38, 39-13), which is believed to be an assembly point.
46 Headquarters of the North Korean 7 Task Force was in Hyonini (127-48,, 3532)
City Hall on 25 April,
5u lies
The North Korean Army received a large amount of uniforms and boots from the
USSR in late February. A Chinese Communist colonel stated that neither the
Chinese Communists nor the North Koreans had received supplies from th.?
Soviets since 1 April,
b. According to a Chinese Communist colonel, the Chinese Communists brought 700
ZIS trucks from Manchuria to Korea. Three hundred of these arrived via
Antung and Sinuiju.
Propaganda
Ile North Korean government propaganda is strongly emphasizing Korean-Chinese-Soviet
friendship, A campaign is being directed toward obtaining more men for the
army and more food contributions for the Chinese Communist forces in Korea.
North Korean propaganda promises final Communist victory before 25 June.
Comment, Lieutenant General CHROE Hyon visited the Kaeeong
row area on 24 April,
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