NORTH KOREAN REGULATIONS DURING THE OCCUPATION OF SEOUL

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R007900370001-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2001
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• Publication Date: August 9, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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is3 ea. the fo ,l-1wt ig t. r?, Pv to 'men under hi cosh urttih
a, All units r0q1,a.:trr, Y1g in Seoul should be eve- 4atcd to the city trub rbe3. The
't';g; r? .t of the Gw, r'i eon t dx Police A 4rc'' :part em:i should P O to it ' h t
no uxai M r ?tat ., within the confines of the city without epectf c t.4tprove1
of the ga:; rieon cc vr rzde;{a one h.eade of the Garr:izon end Police A.f 'airs
D,pawrtmente v ould oondtid t e ..in mediate it veeti ;atit of the vv_-tour3 units
stationed, within the ci o If a. unit met remain the city for a.
short time for some epeoia.1 ?or eo d, it ret obtain the garrison, conmendWa
approval and register with the Police Aff ,ire Depa rtmento
4a All tar>i. COMM, t ndere and, police !hsads should see .to 11V that their
men. ~
not dram such. disorderly acts at soarchi civilian homes without offi-
cial authozi2ationo stooling, etc,. In prinatpled, no soldier should be
allowed to leave his an .M) in the iip rtitrat3. In c ,oe tton must be dispatched
on speoi . errands, a group of at T eaaet three mega should be organized and.
sent out under a leader.. .
c. P ,trolc within the city should, be intensified, and soldiers Tra.a .e, ebcu't;
the city without au:tho?izatin . should be stc:ppede Soldiers uinsty moreover,
be strictly pr rhibiited from entering me3,lcetes, Only members of the rear
as or ;r t.s may enter mar'iceet:sQ and they must not try to purchase ar~ythiin
forcibly from, the people with North Korean dttrrency,, the Police Affairs
ape; tms.at should deal rif;i.rll.y with those men who do not have their ur.1-
fo zs cn correctly and who do not obse social OtSquette Md ehao, ?d Get
vp a p:rlion, to be located within the Pollee Affai t~: Department of the
Garrison Headquarters.
d. The Garrison Department should strengthen night patrols so as to preserve.
law and order within the city at night and prevent unruly elements from
eetttirag :Tires to buildings. In particular, the police Affairs Department
should do its utmost to expose immediately enemies trying to Infiltrate
info the shay diSg -sod j 1 t e "4`aiforrl of the I'O01)le3G A iii
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e,, Within the variouc anitva strict precautionary measure should he token
?agel.nst the outhrenk of rebellion, one i~hs "sic a:~,1. of ? _e I'ol1 0 :f.^ rc n ...
ppertnent, could r:i&e a ee(;uirr check on the, matter. He ehou:a~l.d nl.io direct
th:~ deconcentra A..on end c:unouf1e e of r-i1itcry sirtYpi&.E:s and Impose as rR.f=I.d
ooontr'ol on .r'rt< nie vehicular uraf?`ic.
f- The be4d. Of the Police Affairs Department should caoll-oborate with the head
of the f:i?rjrri.son Depervment in assigning a specific xJ.r raid shelter to the
people in. e '.ch district.. In case all shelters In a given ddistrIct have
been taken over by a unit for Its own use, it in the duty of the head of
the Cerriscsa Department to make the necessary a ra^igaament;s co that at
least one shelter it reserved for civilian used He should also erraangs.,
with the pe::etinent intern-n3, aff airs organ for the guarding of civilien
she l t,c rrs b j pe rip le a S se; lf-d.efesn.se unit ss,
g5 14hcn a unit .is to be stationed tenmorarrily Erlthin the city under the gar
rison comma tdersu avprovaal, the case should go through the City Pa Cf;a].es
Comnitte+ & i;i. the unit should be stationed in the spot des! ,, ated. by the
vommttteee Arbllrrary choo,Ang of location is prohibited.
2 A second order i,.;ssued on 3 Feb ry was as followe
.ac All -int.t ccm.ssanderss should see to it that the tine is clearly indicated on
the pastes i:sued to their men. They should, moreovrera rig'..d?y enforce
the oysstem o:'' sending men out in groups of throe or noro0
b0 All unit core axader'e should fined out the daytir.o pa.aswaxd issued by the Gar-. .
risen Hoadgn./a4teva and. ehoua.?.d inYona their men of it before sending; them out,
c,I There is, n' :ifew on vehiaalar traffic,, but all passengers of vehicles
shh:ould ?bete In their possession an individual pass or order.
in an area .,,here a u?sit to stationed have the right to question
anyone who passes In their . telnity during.+cnirfwr hours, t ic1IVUrg t^lvil=.,
i :;re, Persons trtth passes :issued by the head of the, Seoul internal ff
fat:'3 D Fy--Wr' ;sent ax: e not subject to any curfew reatriationo
gr A. rrho'.e body of troops moving at n1foit is not subject to any restrictions
f, a _e head of the Police Affairs Department should strengthen his patrol
force so as to guarantee strict observance of the above regvl.ationssh
3o ii addition to these ordors,, militF.ry units in Seoul on 7 February were
r;rdered to rennin within their 'barracks areas except in emergency cassesa, Then
each inalviduaal was to e -rrpi r to the battalion co mmcind.er of the Police Affairs
De-:)ertmen`$ for a spec ,,,L Massa Soldiers were ordered to keep their weapons
loaded. a d. to be est.,^r y:s a t combat rendineso. Succial instructions wore issued
to eentrics :fop v l.gila;ksce in check Jng, civilians and In requiring passwords and
Id,n`f'a ,ificat.:,,on from ',111tary personnel.
25X1A ci . .~~, it is not clear whether this tern. means -police a ?f'air~s,, an
here" irr#.`gp's?~xE. or" ''pr Xo d e: r)1a> sh o
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