THE NORTH KOREAN 526 ARMY UNIT

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CIA-RDP82-00457R015500050006-3
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February 28, 2011
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6
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December 19, 1952
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/28: CIA-RDP82-00457RO15500050006-3 Irvlcn "v' 51-~4AA FEB 1952 CLASSIFICATION SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION INFORMATION REPORT REPOR~ COUNTRY Kore SUBJECT The North Korean 526 Army Unit DATE OF INFO. PLACE ACQUIRE 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 50X1-HUM 50X1-HUM 1, I the 526 Unit9' also known as the Guerrilla Guidance ureau9 organized a system of joint operations with the North Korean Labor Party. They planned to use agents dispatched by the North Korean Labor Party s couriers to establish contact with 526 Unit guerr.,lla forces. xne o s were to be handled through four liaison stations. 50X1 -HU M The West Station was at Kwanmun?ni (126- 29 38-15) (BT?9936). The chief of the station was YI Won?ch9ovl (2621/0337/0772), the chief of the political. department was MUN Sok (2129/6932) N .and the chief of the military department was PAK Chae-chin (2613/096i/6966). The Central Station was at Sangsonggwan-ni (127?2519 38-30) (CTT6262). The chief of the station was PAK Hyong-sop (2613/0077/3610)9 the chief of the political department was HONG (fnu) (3163), and the chief of the military department was YI In-song (2621/0088/5110). The East Station was at Yuchaon Temple (128-109 38?35) (DT-'2770). The chief of the station was YI Yummyong (2621/2589/21910, the chief of the political department was YI (fnu) (2620 :. and the chief of the military department was CH I OE (fnu) (1508). The Kaesong Station was at Kaesong (126-33, 37-58) (BT 8505). The chief of the station was CH(1 Yong-ku (3944/1893/0046). the chief of the political department was YIM (fnu) (2651)9 and the chief of the military department was HAN (fnu) (7281). 2. The branch units of the 526 Unit were at the following locations: the 1 Branch Unit was at POyongyang9 the 2 Branch Unit at.T9aebaek-san (128?l4, 35?31) (DQQ3030), the 3 Branch Unit at Irwolasan (129069 36-48) (E .0872)9 the 4 Branch Unit at Chiriisan (127-449 35?20) (CQm8410)9 the 5 Branch Unit in ongjin- gun (125-17, 38?02) (YC?0012)9 the 6 Branch Unit at Songni-san (127-52,9 36-33) (CR,'9845),9 the 9 Branch Unit in Ongjinmgun (125-17, 38-02) (YC?0012), and the 10 Branch Unit in Yonbaek-kun (126-169 37-50) (BS-5990). Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/28: CIA-RDP82-00457RO15500050006-3 CD NO. DATE DISTR. 19 December 1952 NO. OF PAGES 2 NO. OF ENCLS. (LISTED BELOW) SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT NO. THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/28: CIA-RDP82-00457RO15500050006-3 Comen?t11 the North Korean 526 Army ni was isso ve Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/28: CIA-RDP82-00457RO15500050006-3