CHINESE COMMUNIST MUNITIONS STORAGE IN NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R010900030002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FEB 1952 51-UAA
CONFIDENTIAL
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Chinese Communist Munitions Storage in North
Korea 25X1
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1. Chinese Communist forces on the North Korean battlefield have adopted the
method of distributing and storing munitions and explosives needed by the
combat troops inside residences of civilians who have connections with the
Communist Party. Many such storage places are in use and their number
depends primarily upon the requirements for munitions in any given area.
2. One such munitions stora place has been established in the house of
CHIN Ksiao-feng %t) in Hsiaoweits ?un (~~ ~fti', ) (? Souich' on}
three kilometers east of Ch' orwon (127-21, 38-15) in North Korea. CHIN
Hsiao-feng is a twelve or thirteen year old girl who is living with an old
couple over 70 years of age. Their house is a three-room building, all
crumbling in appearance. The munitions warehouse is built of concrete
z derneat? the house. It has two entrances, one beside a manure heap about
5 meters directly behind the middle room of the house and the other inside
the pig pen in the right hand room of the building.
3. Five tons of munitions are stored in this warehouse consisting of artillery
ammunition, grenades, land mines, rifle and machine gun ammunition. The old
man and his wife living in. the building are both veteran Communist Party
:members who have volunteered to care for this warehouse.
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