CHINESE COMMUNIST WAREHOUSE NEAR KUSONG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011600260008-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 28, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY Korea
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INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
CD NO.
SUBJECT Chinese Commun2ist Warehouse near Kusong
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DATE DISTR. 28 April 1952
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. The 5th Supp1y"Transportation Station of the Communist Volunteers, Army in Korea
maintains an underground warehouse near Kusong (125415, 39-59) (XE-9228), North
Korea. Kusong is northwest of Sinanju (125-36, 39-36) (YD-2386) on the Si anju-
Sinuiju (124-2+, 40-06) (XE-1930) Highway and on the Chongju (125-13, 3940)
(XD-9096)-Sakchu (125-03, 10-23) (xE 71T2) Railway. Igu-dong (125-43., 4o-02)
(XEw8933) is e. small village on the communications lines north of Cisong. A
mountainous region is located north of Igu-long fdr a distance of about 10
kilometers. The highest peak .-in that mountainous area, about 5 kilometers north
of Igu-long, lies on both sides of the communications lines; a warehouse has been
built at the foot of that mountain peak.
This underground warehouse has been constructed b~ digging into the mountain. It
has a corridor, running parallel to the highway which is about 1,000 meters long.
Four tunnels have been constructed at right angles to this corridor, about 300
meters apart. The mouth of this corridor is about 4 meters wide (just large
enough for two motor vehicles abreas). This underground warehouse can hold over
200 motor vehicles and is sometimes used as an air-raid shelter. Six store rooms,
about 6 meters wide and 22 meters deep, have been cut into the side of this
corridor about 100 meters apart. Reinforced concrete pillars have been constructed
in this warehouse and an iron door has been placed at the head of each passage...
Radio facilities for making outside contacts have been installed.
A age quanti< of TNT yellow explosive (sic) has been placed in this warehouse in
order to blow i?e ap if necessary; if this TNT is exploded the resulting debris will
_i,eate a large oostruction across both the railway and highway.
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~+. This 'w ,rehouse is constructed 6-t tho foot of -'the highest peak in the mountainous
area.'-.5 'kilometers 'north of K song; it is west of the highway. ` The ' highway runs
between this peak and a lower one on the east side of the highway; the lower
peak is approximately 200 meters from the highway.
.Martial law extends south to Igu-donr and north 5 kilometers past this under-
.-ground warehouse; one battalion of Chinese Communist army garrison troops are
stationed in this zone of martial law. Anti-aircraft artillery positions and
air defense observation posts are located on the top of the highest peak, which
is about 1,500 meters above see level.
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