SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, KOSONG-GUN

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 26, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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Social and. geoncsaic
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Economic ClondittrIna
1. Following the evecuatioaat Kosgun z late Jr 1951 sad. 30.d.44)0
1951 approximatel,y thirteer.. thousand persons
of tb,e)Be promo were for cel to move to tunne14. t 048ngoat ) 38
(72-2982) and Chlang:laci (1284611y 384,101)? CVT ) where Mlle died. of
es, In _February 1352 at Koaing.gun persons of the lower mieliklia anon
simii persons without empiLlyarInt were selling cigarettes, salt, aad. saw
Authwities were arresting prC e1 &g cereal, wine or dough, on grOnnds
of wasting grain.
Iz 1951 farmers in Kos5ng,wra planted. aboxt 80 percent a the arable land*
ROI amity operations and Mied National- air raids hiMered we
harvesting at the land In t:'109 areas of Tosruateen pit -21, 38
Sudongoskyan (l284.18, 38-35) cin.,3910), and lrojinaeoron (3284.24)
The harvest, therefore, :In. the Oegmsgs4gn, (1.28..al," 3842)
tThangjan.ni (1284,117 38-:A) (IY.P*2981)9 and Sudongsewori areas and. part of the
Sopmyon (possibly 12.8.1:p ":77,8 -41) (1,14,3581), area was less than 80 percent
of the harvest of nxemal yoars. Authorities requisitiowd a.pprawissitely
O percent of the fare products as teneso4n41hA. Prior to Pehruirx7 1952
residents began to move a:.or.-1;bnrard. because of the shortage of sced. (Wen, and
fertilizer. County and dietrlot officials urged these -villagers to rems..in
Kos5ngagat. Only 20 fanelicis of thp 160 families living in. sartgnoni
(328.19,, 38.4) (DT.4.331) Is.:1 food. enough to supply personal needs until the
Vra:l.n ripened in the sumer of 1952,9 despite the fact that there is more
arable land in Saryting-rd tlan in any other village il the d.istricto
3. Collective farms in. taw Seise:fang-YU and Newolani (27'10/2588/684-9) areas at .
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OesilgangimmAk were to be established and operating by the early summer of 1952,
4. Ialate January 1952 coimoditY price # at 041540412 were as follows:
Bice, 10 liters3 3,000 Won
Rubber shoes large size 5,000 WaW.
Rubber shoes, anx11 3,500 won.
Mitch, one box 80 won
0lrettes, one *package 200 won
Tooth brush. ?00 won
? Pexaci 11 I no one piece 5,000 won
anlfadiaaine, one tablet 100 won
? Aspirin, one tablet 50 won
?Straw shoes 200 won
laundry soap, one cake 500 won
liar cat 100 Wm.
Toilet soap, one cake 250 woo
Boehm, one par 1,000 won
Salvarsan., one piece 3,000 won
Cotton cloth, one meter 1,500 won
?Coarse cotton cloth, one pOil 6,000 won
?Ione brew liquor) one sung 2,00010=
5. Persons were obtaircliv these coMmOdities with difficulty, usually clothing,
fiat, and. salt were offered in exchange.
rebrUary 1952 the Kosanleaftun labOr Party office and the Oeefigangomytein
reureatLutcenter were operating materna as a welfare project and exchanging
the salt with civilians for food. Night n, four from: the lebmn Inntir office
and four from the recreation center, Were developing the shore materna to
provide five hundred sacks of salt this year.
rebruary 1952 the North rorean orAY and Other government orglimiZations
had priority over civilians in Obtaining rations of fish and tinhfroducts
in the gomeing.gun area. United Mations* air and sea activity restrictei
the fishing to an area 200 asters tO 300 patent off shore. The Floe Of
kilogram- of nnelorel when sold to orwcandgovermerit officials and to
ciwilianswas 41 won.: the price of 20 myOngtgae when soli to sing personnel
was 600 wan, nod when sold to civilians ficoo won. Fishing enterprises in
KosEing.Igun inclwiei the following;
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Changjan National Fisheries Office (7022/4628), employing 30 persons and. .
managed by FAX Chtun.siip (2613/2504-/3610).
Naeousgang Fisheries Association (3.1.8g694.855/o14-T4), employing 12 persons and
managed. by PAU Sai.mycing (14-101/0810/ ).
Psohang Fisheries Association (3184/7309)y emPloying 12 persons and. managed
by CON Sumgm (0356/1343/4-636).
Changchon Fisheries Association (T022P4-628), employing 15 persons and. mana.ged
by CVOS (1508) (fin:).
Namhoe Fisheries Associatiom (0589/3232), employing 13 persons and managed
by NUN bygng.ton (1438/2434/1470).
Oedisong Recreation Center Fishing Ground (1120/6855/0W4-) employing 8
persaas and. managed by MIA Sempung.
Medical Facilities
8. Between June 1951 and. August 1951 dengue fever, resulting from malnutrition,
was fatal to 120 residents of Namsa.ri (0589/30911684-9) in Chargjtma.ni
(128.11, 38-1414.) (DT.2987) and. to 250 residents of Onjy63,g.n.i. In August the
population of Namsa.ri was 320 and. of Cri4y5ng.ni 2,500. Between September 1951
and. November 1951 residents of Kostmg.gun sterilised clotbing with steam..
During October residents received injections and inoculations. In January
1952 the people's hospital closed; two infirmaries opened in January for
aibsisistering only to army and government personnel, affording priority
treatment to persons possessing social insurance hospital tickets. Civilians
had_ to obtain medicine through their awn efforts, In February 1952 a
disinfecting station and infirmary were at Koa5ng.gu21.
labor ConscriRtion
9. Prior to late December 1951 residents of Kosi5ng.gun were recruited to trans-
port ammunition and food by hand from Ch'amsaem (128.15; 38-36) (DT.3572)
and Sinplung.ni (128.05, 38.4-3) (DT.2085) to the liolb3 mountain (128.18, 38037)
(DT.39T4) front. In late December five trucks began to move the supplies
from T'ongehrial ()4.54, 38.54-) (DU.0506), Since late December one person
from each family bad. been conscripted for road construction work at Cta4t5n.g.ini
for a period of 10 days each month. Each person so corxeripted. was being
required to provide his own food. and to sleep at the site of the reconstruction.
Evs.cuation
10. On-approximately 20 July 1951 about 8,500 persons were evacuated from Kos&g.
gun to Ohalgplyang (12T.22, 39.48) (CY.6006). On. approximately 25 September
1951 about 4,300 persons from boscaxg.gunz families of members of
county police, were also evacuated to ChongplyZiag. Each person received. salt
and. about 200 grams of rice and other cereals daily. The evacuees lived in
Undervound shelters which they constructed. Excepting persons engaged in
fishing or employed in the fisheries associations s.nd, the consumer's guild.,
eill'residents of Ites5mg.gun bad been"; moved by February 1952 to mountain
centers in Ongng.ni and Ch"angdae.ri Which had been selected for the residents
by government officials. In order to avoid United Nations' air attack, offices
of /Cos45ng.gun political and cultural organizations had been. moved to OnSing.ni.
by February 1952. These offices included the losZng.gun branches of the Nictry
the bores. Democratic Party, the Farmers' Union, the Womenls Union, the Democratic
routh Union, and. the Fatherland Defense Association.
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11. In February 1952 village authorities of Usang.gun were recruiting civillmn
residents including children over 12 years of age and women for guard duty
at village entrances and crossroads. These persons were unarmed and used
night and day. One member of each family in Onjalegni was being conscripted
for this duty once every month. Police were standing guard only on special
occasions. Civil-Ike guards questioned civilians only, while North Korean
army persemel were responsible for all travelers, incloding police and
soldiers.
12. In. February the prineipal wtt of the police office was surveill sin re of
brewers and peddlerk , The number of police In KoSaNgetrun was to be
reduced.
Because most of the inhabitants of 1000.5ng.gun were living in caves, no air
raid shelters have been necessary. No air raid signals had 'been given at
any time. All daylight hours at Xas5ng.gun were considered to be periods
of a continuous air raid. NO anti*aircraft guns were near 045ngeni. Three
anti.aircraft installations were on a 1011 half way up the Nnkehi mountain
(128-17? 38-42) (W.3883) at Newol.ni.
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omment. Oommodity prices at the Ignsan and Pgungjaa-ni (12/.22, 39.23)
markets in September, November, and DeceMter 1951 were reported
The commodity prices reported for late January 1952 at
Onj5ng.ni are at the same level as, or are slightly higher than, the prices
noted in the referenced report.
3 Cent. One liter is the equivalent of approximately one and one.
---15,337-ailITial. One poil is the equivalent of 40 yards. One sung is the
equivalent of approxitately one.half of one gallon.
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2. Nan Kuang Company Shipments
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1. During March 1952 the following
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Aviation gasoline
Metal
Raw rubber
Rubber tires with tubes
Cotton
Automobiles
Automobile spare Darts
Motors
Diesel engines
Electrical equipment
Sewing machines
Chemicals
Medicines
Microscopes
Telescopes
Anti-aircraft searchlights
Rubber shoes
Summer military uniforms
goods
were imported through the
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drums
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tires
bales
autotobiles
boxes
motor*
engines
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machine*
boxes
boxes
microscopes
telescopes
searchlights
pairs
uniforms
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2. In March and April 1952 the Nan Kuang Company purchased and received a large
quantity of zinc sheets. On 15 April three sailing junks arrived at Mamie
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with 50 tons of zinc sheets, 150 200-pound boxes Of germicide powder, and a
quantity of black iron sbeets.2 On 19 April the Nan Kuang Company sent the
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junk SHANG HSIN HUNG (1720450/7703) to Cantma'vath. 100 200-pevad boxes of
germicide powder and 150 containers of germicide solution.
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1 'Ciiment.?ISeTShishiee Cuatcuna station appr t b-nrate4
Om,Ccuists at the Chita-Nacao border;
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2 -CMmt.' 4-tim-of bIlak-itei-ihieti-aeite about HK $550; a box of
zinc iets, mei*hing 150 Catties, coiti-abiUtliK4500:-
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mpany s interest in sista plates.
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