NORTH KOREAN PLANS FOR FORCING A SOVIET DECISION ON THE CEASE-FIRE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R012200150008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: May 21, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The Soviet representative (sic) in P*yongyang called a meeting for 5 May in
P'yongrang to be attended by the highest North Koreawi political and military
leaders and senior Chi se Communist representatives in .;forth Korea. The
North Korean cabinet members believe that new instructions on the P Y anmun jom
conference have been sent from Moscow.- At the conference the North Koreans
will present a detailed -report on the ROK political situation which the Soviet
.Union head requested.
2. The North Korean government will press for a Soviet decision on the Panmunjom
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SECURITY INFDRMATIONFIDENTI A-
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
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COUNTRY Korea
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j DATE DISTR. 21 May 1952
SUBJECT North Korean Plans for Forei rg`a'Y ecision
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OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
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conference and will request the Soviet Union to call an international conference
to settle the Korean war if the Soviets do not make definite decisions on the
problem. The North Korean goversnt also prepared. to submit a proposal to
mount an attack immediately before the ROK election. The North Koreans are
aware that the Soviets and the Chinese Communists do not :favor this action., but
will suggest it to make the Soviets and Chinese Communists clarify their position.1
The North Korean government would like to Propose a Kaesong political conference
for August 1952. The " J ropaganda Ministry is waiting for a signal to call for a
"democratic conference far the unification of Korea . "
4. Some government officials state that whatever the result of the P?yo-Tggang
conference, the North. Korean government plans no significant action at P'anmuzxjom
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25X1 1. Comment. According to in early April North Korean Minister 25X1
o ense-M'OE Yong-kon urged the North Koreans to support the Chinese
Communist demand that an agreement at Panmunjom be reached quickly in
protest against the Soviet position.
25X1 2. F____JCoomrdent. at a Soviet-North 25X1
action at the Panmunjom conference until 20 May.
in March the North Koreans intended to delay the
negotiations Indefinitely, or at least until the Soviets made overtures
from Moscow.
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