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Central Intel l igence Agency Office of Current Intel l igence 9322, 1 October 1952

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e Heavy f igh t ing continued i n t h t 6th ROK Division sector on the eaet c e n t r a l

fkont on 30 September. forcing the withdrawal of South Korean troops f rom one outpost position. An en- assault against another ROK outpost was repulsed. The savage f igh t ing closed t o hand-to-hand range i n the early morning of 1 October. the 3rd ROK Division sector, the heavy f ight ing of the previous day continued. Action ceased the evening of 30 September with both sides remaining in t h e i r positions. the period.

After three at tacks the Chinese Communist8 succeeded in

To the east , in

The en- employed 32,326 rounds of mortar and a r t i l l e r y fire during

BUY Ulf carriex4xised planes flew a reported 207 sorties on 30 September. Re=

ports have not y e t been received regarding west coast a i r ac t iv i ty . vessels nmintained the blockade and bombarded e n w troop and supply installac U o n s in the vicinity of Chaho and Woman on the eas t coast and a t m k on the west coast.

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& UN land-based aircraft flew 1,070 effect ive sorties on 30 September, of

Although eneqy f igh te r s were observed, no attack was made and no Urm

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which 688 were combat. plant a t Namsan-ni near the Sino-Korean border. target . a i r c r a f t were l o s t on the raid. during the period of which ten were encountered, with 2 damaged. morning of 30 September, UN aerial observers sighted 200 enemy swept-wing f igh te r s on Tatungkuo and Antung a i r f i e lds .

Oeneral Situation

Forty-eight medium bombers attacked an enemy chemical Observed bomb hits were on

U l t F-86 interceptors observed only 2.4 MIG15's

Cease-Fir0

A new prisoner of war incident is reported t o have broken out on Cheju Island off southwestern Korea. 45 dead and 100 t o 120 wounded. 1 October t o coincide with the 3rd Anniversary of the founding of the Peiping regime . 1

Prisoner casual t ies are claimed t o have to ta led (!he demonstration apparently was timed for

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Booording t o a Japnese news agency, Prime Minister Chaw Taehang sub= mitted hi8 resignation t o President Rhee on 30 September, citing ill health as hie reason. recent widespread rumors and press reports that the Prime Hnieter had made special arrangements for a Japanese "spg ring" t o enter Korea.)

(Wee my have forced chaw i n t o resigning, using aa a pretext the

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D A I L Y K O R E A & B U L L E T I U

Military Operations

m Action continued heavy i n the ROK 3rd Division sector i n east central Korea.

A South Korean company attempted on 30 September and 1 October t o recapture the smU. Fominence taken by the Chinese last weekend, Although fighting was very heavy, the R W s fa i led t o retake the position, Another heavy probe by North Korean elements took place i n the 16 45th Division sector i n the east, but was repulsed. of this attack. ESrtensive patrol contacts, some of considerable duration, took place in other IPJ divisional sectors along the front.

The enemy used over 500 rounds of a r t i l l e r g and mortar fire i n support

Reports on lJB navalair operations for 1October were delayed. Surface vessels maintained the blockade and bombarded gun positions and troop and harbor instal la t ions i n the vfcinlty of Tanchon, S o k j i n and Sinpo on the east coast and in the Chodo and Haeju areas i n the west.

& Aircraft under Far East A i r Force control flew 952 sor t ies on 1 October,

618 of which were tormbat. Only 3 medium bomber sorties, on close support missions and leaflet drops, were flown. IN a i r c m f t observed only 6 enany MIG-IS*a during the period, and none were encountereel.

General Situation

Radio Fyongyans on 1 October broadcast a North Korean cabinet decision which exempts indigent farmers f rom paying taxes in kind on the remenDder of the 1952 c r o p and f'rom a l l unpaid taxes on crops prior t o 1951. The ddcision W S wEmnilgated "in order t o improve the l i v ing condition of poor farmers and t o jnsure succsssful preprations fo r farming next yearof* (Taxes in kind i n North Korea, levied on estimated rather than actual yield, had amounted t o a staggering portion of the farmers' crops. This new move further confirms the dire straits of the North Korean agricultural situation.)

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The heaviest f ight ing on 1 October took place i n the ROK I1 Corps sec tor i n eas t cen t r a l Korea where a l l t h ree ROK front-l ine divisions repulsed probing attacks. The ROK 3rd Division' won back H i l l 748, l o s t t o the Chinese last Monday, after over 24 hours of hand-to-hand action.Both the South Koreans and the enemy Chinese had reinforced the i r troops i n t h i s conf l ic t t o nearly r e a - mental strength. a t tack against t he h i l l developed and the aotion continued at the end of the report period. probing a t tacks along t h e i r front. where a Chinese ba t ta l ion forced Marine elements t o withdraw a f t e r an hour's f ight .

I a t e on 2 October, however, another strong Chinese counter-

In the west, the US 1st Marine Division received six separate The heaviest took place southeast of Kaesong

No report was received concerning naval a i r so r t i e s f o r 2 October. On the eas t coast UN surface units bombarded shore in s t a l l a t ions from Tanchon t o Wonsan, while i n t h e west the Chinnampo area was attacked.

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On 2 October Wland-based a i r c r a f t flew 654 ef fec t ive sorties of which A t o t a l of 16 medium bomber missions were flown, U o f the 331 were combat.

a i r c r a f t attacking a supply center i n north cen t r a l Korea, 33 enemy MIG's were observed and 6 encountered i n the Yalu River area. p i lo t s destroyed one N I G and damaged two others,

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The crew of a IS B-29 over Sinanju i n northwestern Korea on 27 September observed From 4 t o 6 salvos of w h a t appeared t o be ground-to-air rockets. The d s s l l e s , t r a i l i n g a lOIroot exhaust, reached a bursting a l t i t u d e of 20,OOO t o 24,000 feet i n from three t o f i v e seoonds. Tho t6 a i r c r a f t was not damaged.

Far East A i r Forces comments t h a t meviously reported Communis t ground-t* a i r rockets buret a t from 10,000 t o 15,000 feet . A l l such a n t i a i r c r a f t un- guided missile fire has been ineffective. rockets suggests t h a t missiles 6imihr t o the German tlTaifuntt m y be i n limited use in Korea.

The greater range of these l a t e s t

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Economic

IE observers report a s igni f icant re ta i l price change i n the past week involving a 3.5 percent decreass in r i c e prices I n Pusan and 3.3 percent drop i n Seoul. fore the new harvest \dl1 be completed, and r i ce stooks are n o m l l y a t t h e i r lowest level a t this time.

The change is all the more s ignif icant since it is over a month be-

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On 3 October heavy fighting occurred in the 1st Marine Division sector on the western f ron t where the Chinese Communists engaged South Korean marine corps units. After a nine-hour fight, the UN troops were forced to w4thWaw from t h e i r outpost posit ions The South Koreans mounted three abortive counterattacks, each ' laet ing about two hours. enemy employed 8,492 round8 of a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i r e against the UN troops in t h i s sector , Elsewhere along the front, ecattered probe6 and pa t ro l clashes were reported.

The heavy fighting continued at the end of the report period. The

A e t i l l incomplete total on UN naval sorties is 213, including 12 close eupport 1~l86iOns by the 1st Marine Air Wirg. Planes from Task Force '17, off the Korean eaet coaet, attacked Nanam, SongJin and the Important ra i l l i n e between Yangdok and Woman. Blockade ships bombarded an area near Tanchon. Report8 from the werrt coast have been delayed.

UIV lend-based a i r c r a f t under Far East A i r Force control flew 993 effect ive so r t i e s on 3 October of which 628 were combat. During the report period, 107 enemy MIG's were dertroyed and 6 reported w e d . were flown during the night, 18 of which attacked troop ins ta l la t ions a t Yonpo, near Hungnam.

A total of 22 bomber ~ 8 8 l O n S

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a Heavy fighting contimed wm the weekend in the Ifi; let Marhe Division

sector in western Korea. Xaesong last week, the Marines attempted on Saturday and Sunday t o r e a the position without e~nccese, Both attempts were met by furioua Chinese resletance, supported by artillery and mortar f i re , a t the end of the report period, were continuing an attack t o re-establish a loet h i l l outpost near Korangpa-Fi. of patrol a o t i v i t y across the f ront oontinued a t a relatively high level,

Following the Chinees wpture of a h i l l southeast of

Elsewhere in their aeotor, the % r h o

On both Saturday and Sunday, the intensi ty

carrier-beed planes flew 337 sort ies on 4 October and 398 eorties on the folluuing day against troop, supply, transportation and defense inetaUa- tiona f i o a n Nanam t o Woman on the Korean east coast and between Chinnampo ard 0ngjI.n in the west. Surface veseels during the same period bombarded en- gun position8 and eupply areaa a t Wonaan i n the east and between Chodo and Ongjin in the west.

A& On 4 October laad-based a i r c ra f t under Far East Air Force control f l ew

941 affeetive sorties, including 643 combat, During fheae operations 35 M l G ~ s were obeerved and 20 enaountered i n "MIG Alley." Two MIG'a were destroyed and 7 reportedly damaged. During the night 18 bomber missions were flown, 12 of the aircraft attacking a supply area in Pongchongol, in north central Korea, The following day, 5 October, 918 effeotive land-baed sorties were flowqof which 565 were oombat. A t o t a l of 12 MIQ's were observed and two encountered during the period, Ope MIG was damaged with no lose t o UN aircraf t . O n l y 4 bomber sorties were flown on the night 5-6 October and these engaged in leef- l e t drop and photo reconnaissance missions.

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heriaan Charge Lightner reports that South Korean press camnent, attri- buted t o a "high BOK Foreign Ministry official," regarding the most recent ulll threhpoint truce plan reached a new low level of "nrlsinfarnurtlon, bm- spOnslbiUty and irrelevance," Tgpical of South Korean objections wcas the

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oaamnent that the neutral zone w i l l aatually be controlled by the CoPlmunirtrr. (The South Korean Government is opposed t o aqp armletice plan which fai l6 t o W t e both South Korea and North Korea under the former's control.)

A Ppongyang broadcast on 2 October gave Han S o L p 88 head of the Korean delegation t o the hip ing Peace Conference instead of h e . h k Chong-ae. The latterfs name was not mentioned in the U e t of Koreana attending the oonferenae. (€!an, a member of several Horth Korean C d e t Front organizations, i s a fairly influential offiaial in the North Korean hierarahy. Re is considered t o be aligned with the d m e s t ~ c or national faction.)

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Central Intelligence Ageaajr Office of Current Intel . l ipioo 9897, 7 Ootober 1952

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In the early evening of 6 October, Chinese Communist foraes on the western and central front launched a eerie8 of heavy coordinated attacks agclinst eoleob ed outpost and main Line positions i n the’lS l e t b r i n e , ROK at, IE 2nd, ROE 9kh, rS Tth, ROK 6th, and ROK Capbtal Division seotors. The en- succeeded h aap. turing three outpost poeitione, but was foroed t o withdraw generam a a r o ~ b fihe front. Fighting continued a t the end of the report period for certain key terrain features. Surprisingly l i t t le supporting f i r e was wed by the Carmunirta as only 10,700 rounds of mortar and a r t i l l e r y fire were reportedly reaeived l.g~ m fOl@ws.

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O n l y 9 naval a i r sorties, a l l on the west coast, were flown on 6 October on the we8t a8 camlers on the east coast engaged in replenishing operations.

oosst, t h e a i r c ra f t attacked targets in the vicinity of Haeju an8 the ??an River estuarg, Songjin t o Woaean while in the west targets near Cho Island were attacked.

On the east coaat, surface units bombarded shore installatlone &am

DgIr land-baaed a i roraf t under Far East Air Force aontrol flew 999 efleot$ve sor t ies on 6 October including 632 combat. A total of 67 en- MIGts were observed and 4.l encountered, aU i n the ChongohoacYalu River area. .aEt pdlots damaged four enemy MIGIs while one ulcl F-86 Sabre was destroyed, During the night, 16 effeative bornber missions were fluwn, 11 a i r c ra f t attacking 8 rrupply aenter near Epongyang.

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dux On 4 October two UrJI F-801~ on reconnaissance near the front line In

western Korea observed four eneqy MIG-1JIs flying mer the center of the Kaesong neutral aone, (Euemy aircraft are rarely observed this far south,)

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Central Intelligence Agenoy Offiee of C u r r e n t Intelligenoe 9898, 8 October 1952

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Brnor During the second day of the enerqfs heavy Ilmited-objeative attaob, the

prinaipal weight was fe l t in the Noltari area near Chomn i n west central Korea, Here Chinese C o m u n i s t elemente captured outpost positions fkm the Is 2nd an8 ROIC 9th Divisionis. probes reached the main line of resistance i n tbiS amtor but effeuted no penetrations. I n the west both the ts let Eaarine Division and the ROK l e t Division were urrder heavy attack f i n m Chinese elements, but little ground wa8 loat, Although ground fighting was not a8 intense in the -8% oenkral seator during t h e period, Chinese force6 fired an unprecedented 43,500 rounds of artillery and mortar fire against positions of the ROK Capital Division. The temp of en- aution seema t o have diminished sonewhat f r o m yesterday. A total of mer 93,OOO r d s of Communist a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i re f e l l on m0 positions on 7 Ootober.

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%vy carriez4xtsed planes off the Korean weat coast f lew 86 sor t ies on 7 October with no reports reaeived regarding east coast air operations, attacked inoluded troop and supply installation8 betueen Chinnampo and Haeju. Surface veasela maintained the blocikade and bombarded transportat ion f a c i x t i e 8 and gun positions i n the vicinity of Songjin, Tanchon, and Sohori i n the east and Cho Island in the west.

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On 7 October a t o t a l of 930 effective laad-baeed eorties were flown, of which 600 were combat. Same 400 o f these e o r t b s were elose support missions along the battlefkont in 8Upport of W ground aotion. In the ChongchonSalu River area, 28 F-86 Sabre j e t s observed 30 MIGfs and eneountered five. was reported damaged with no 1Ro losses. D u r i n g the night Z5 bomber lgissione were flown, 12 of the a i ruraf t attauking an me processing plant a t T a m o a g i n northeastern Korea. Ths plant produced gold, eilver, lead, graphite and

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months, moat o b s m t l o n a occurred on routes south of Psongyang and Woman, but. during the report period, the trend vas reveraed with over 20 percent of the sighting8 noted on the S%aanJu and K u n u r l t o Pgongyang mutes, along with a sl ight increase i n traff ic into Pgongyang f'rora Yangdok, Far East Air Force comments that this new trend might be explained by the enemy's desire t o augment his aupplies I n PyOngsang and t o place winter material in areas readily available to f ront =e supply depot&

Preeident Rhee issued a public statement on 5 Ootober accepting the r e s i p - tiona of prime Minieter C h a n g TaeWang and Vice Foreign Minieter KarlHong-ki. &eels statement took recognition of tho allegations againet both officials that they had permitted the entrance of Jqsneee in*O K m e a after "cleaning a l l national mecrets." mea).

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HUtars Operatiomr

Fighting continued a t an accelerated r a t e on 8 October, but appears t o be more local imd. east of C h w o n on the west cen t r a l front where a Chinese ba t t a l ion took White Horse Ridge, a South Korean main defense l i n e position, ear ly i n the day. series of heavy bat ta l ion and reglmental-size actions took place during the day and by n igh t f a l l t he South Koreans ha? regained the position. The action, haw- ever, continues. occupying a l o s t outpost. outpost, but had almost recaptured Finger Ridge. dung i n the eastern sector a l s o l o s t an outpost posit ion t o Chinese attacks and despi te three successive counterattaeke, had not driven the enemy back by the ulose of t h e report period. The en- fired over 35,000 rounds of mortar and artillery fire in support of t h e i r operations on 8 October.

The heaviest act ion was i n the ROK 9th Division sec tor j u s t

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Further t o the westr the ROK 1st Division succeeded in re- I n the eas t the ROK Capital Divlsion l o s t another

The ROK 7th Division near

On 8 October carrier-based planes flew 3116 s o r t i e s with the t o t a l taw of flighta incomplete. Planes of Task Force "7 off the east coaot i n j o i n t opem- t i o n with t h e FEAF Bomber Command attacked transportation and aupply f a o i l i t i e s between Kilohu and Kojo, while west coast gsval air operations were against t ransportat ion in s t a l l a t ions in the Vicinity of Hanchon and Haeju. Naval surface vessels maintained the blockade and bombarded troop areas and gun posit ions between Songjin and Tanchon in the east and a t Changsarpgot on the' west om&,

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On 8 September a t o t a l of 862 effective rilopties by Land.-based planes were flown, of which 491 were cambat. mission8 I n support of u1o(troops along the f ron t l ine. During t h e repor t periodr 28 MIWs were observed and e ight enuountered with one MIG repoPtedly damaged. No UN!aircraft were damaaed. Far East Bomber Ccmmand mounted 13 ef fec t ive bomber

Included i n the aombat s o r t i e s were 20'7

sorties during the peri2. - I n a daylight raid, 10 B-298s attacked a supply center a t Kowon on the eastern coast.

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According t o Radio Pyongyang, a delegation of the cen t r a l committee of Korean fabor Party headed by Hue, Ank Chong-ae l e f t Pgongyang for Moscow on

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25 September t o par t ia ipa te i n the 19th Congress of the Soviet Communist Party. he, Rik, secretary of the Korean Labor arty, previously was t o have headed t he North Korean delegation t o the Peiping Peace Conference, (Born and educated i n the USSR, ehe is a fairly i n f luen t i a l member of the T3oviet factiodl i n the North Korean Government. )

Radio Peiping on 8 October, i n commenting on the indef in i te recess of the Wnmunjom negotiations, described it as part of' the Washington %onepiracy t o burn t h e boats of i t a unwilling 'allies' by making p a c e impossible in Korea," and plunging them deeper into Far Eastern military ventures. The broadcast alleged t h a t Nam Il*s l a t e s t proposal had removed all pretexts for refusing t o l e t the KWe re turn home, The broadcast concluded with calling Americans the %reckers of the armistice,"

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Militam ope rations:

Although the in t ens i ty of f ight ing continued t o decrease, heavg action oontinued i n the ROK 9th Division sector near Chorwon and on t h e ROK lat Dlvlsion f r o n t i n t h e west. In t h e battle for White Horse H i l l near Chorwon, Chinese and South Korean forces were locked in b i t t e r combat f o r t h i s cammanding te r ra in . The pasi t ion changed hands a number of times on 9 October, but according t o the press, is presently i n South Korean hands. Chinese attacks i n the ROK Ist D i v i - sion sector succeeded i n forcing the IB troop~l from two outpost posit ions. Sub- sequent South Korean counterattacks were ~118uccessf'ul.

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On 9 October naval a i r c r a f t of Task Force 77 flew 285 s o r t i e s against en- t roop and supply positions. as shim were engaged i n replenishing. and defense i n s t a l l a t ions i n the Vicinity of Woman i n the eas t and Cho IaI.ar@ and Haeju in t he west.

West coast n a v a l a i r o p r a t i o n s were suspended Blocknde vessels bombarded t ransportat ion

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On 9 October Far East A i r Force mounted 1 , U O effect ive land-based s o r t i e s of whioh 773 were combat. While on pa t ro l i n the Yalu River area, 75 UN F-86 p t lo t s observed 93 enmy MIG's and encountered 33. !Two MIGIa were destroyed and six reportedly damaged with no UN losses. During the night, 20 banber missions were flown, including at tacks against supply centers a t Sop0 near Pyonggang, Hoechang i n cen t r a l Korea, and Toe+ near Woman,

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I n t he afternoon of 7 October, oonventional Iff Navy c a r r i e r aircraft off eastern Korea were suddenly attaoked by a t least four MIG-Uts. place over the Hamhung-Hungnam area and one Ifis aircraft was Ghot down, The enemy planes, after a number of passes, departed t o the north, second incident within three days of ac t ive enemy interceptions on the eas t ooBst, It is sti l l too early t o assess the eignificance of these new e n q o p erations or t o determine the enemy's capabi l i ty f o r continuing them.)

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The appointment of Finance Minister mek Tu-ohin to the concurrent post of Acting Prime Elinieter was publicly announced the South Korean Government 01). 9 October. probably be proposed to the National Assembly as p e d e n t Prime Minister when that body 0onmne8. American observers t o be one of the more able cabinet officers.)

It i a understood to be an interim appointment as Yi Pun-yong Will

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Military Operations - . The fierce fighting for White Horse H i l l near Chorwon in west central Korea

dominated the action for 10 October. during the day but were forced off agaln late in the afternoon. state that the Koreans eventually recaptured White Horae only to be thrown off it again by the Chinese.

ROK 9th Division troops secured the hill twice Late press reports

Action ablao broke out i n the ROK 3rd Division sector in east central Korea.

Two attacks were turned back by the defenders, but the third was still Elsewhere alopg the battle f ront only scattered patrol activity was

Here,Chinese elements laundwd three company-size attacks against South Korean outpoetr. in progress. reported.

Navy .. Naval air action WBB confined to tl ie west coast as Task Force 77 in the east

Eighty-nine carrier missions were flown in the west against engaged in reeupply. enemy troop and supply positions near Chinnampo and HaeJu. Surface veeselo bombarded enemy shore installations at Songjin, Tanchon, and Wonean in the east and near Ongjin in the vest.

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Land-based aircraft under Far East Air Force control flew 563 sorties of

UN F-86 Jet interceptore encountered no enemy aircraft which 312 were combat. areas in North Korea. during the period but observed some 70 swept-wing planes on Antung airfield late in the af'ternoon.

W u m bombers flew 18 sorties against major enemy supply

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Air Facilities

UN ghoto coverage of Sasmchsm airfield new SinanJu in northwestern Korea on 8 October revealel repairs being made on revetment8 and on the aircraft taxiways and the runway. way was operational. There -8 heavy activity with many vehicular tracks jus t north of the runway and an apparent supply depot in the vicinity of the airfield. (Saamcham was one of the airfields in the SinanJu area that the enemy attempted to make operatioasl a year ago.) THE C . T .A. P,4S rrO CY '"ZTION

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US Charge Lightner reports that President Rhee has again ordered the ROK Navy to seize all non-UBT veeeels within the sea defense zone and bring them t o Puesn. unit under operational control of the US authorities. Lig)ltner believes that Rhee m e t be told in no uncertain terms that enforcement of the zone is a UN responeibility. (The ROK Government and press Interpret the order as barriag Japanese, but not Korean fishing vessels from the area.)

Thie order conflictewltbthe UN Command order,whlch places the ROK patrol

The ROK press ha6 been featuring a series o f gloomy editorials on conditions

The Embasay suspects the articles may be an inspired campaign

in South Korea. destitute civilians, unemployment, and starvation, I' are being exploited by north Korean propaganda. to build up a case for increased UN aesistance.

These items, which refer to "increasing suicidee, milllone of

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grnor Heavy f igh t ing raged on 11 October for positions on Hill 395 i n t he 9th ROK

Division sector on t h e cen t r a l front. strength, succeeded i n effect ing a lOO-prd penetration of ROK posit ions in the late afternoon. UlRi troops contained the penetration and f igh t ing oontinued with the enemy i n possession of positions on the e r e s t of the hill i n the early morn= ing of 12 October. In the th i rd ROK Division seotor on the eas t aen t r a l f ront , the South Koreans repulsed a t tacks after severe fighting.

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On 12 October heavy f igh t ing continued i n the 9th ROK Division eection fo r MU. positions. regiment and succeeded in reaching the farward elope of H i l l 395. elements were aontinuing the a t t ack a t the close of the report period. where scattered probes and patrol clashes occurred.

The 30th ROK regiment attacked through positions of the 29th

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No report was received regarding navalair a c t i v i t y f o r 12 October. On t he previous day oarrier-based phnea flew 75 s o r t i e s against North Korean traneporta- t i on and supply t a rge ts i n the v ic in i ty of Tanohon, Iwon and Wonsan on t h e east uoas t and between Chinnampo and Ongjin on the west coast. on 11and 12 October bombarded enemy gun posit ions and supply routes i n the Songjln and Chaho areas i n the east and a t Cho Island and O n g j i n i n the west.

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Naval surface vessels

On ll October a t o t a l of 945 effectifre s o r t i e s by land-based planes was flown of whiuh 554 were oombat. Il1y p i lo t s observed 95 eneqy MIGtS and encountered 45, all in the YalucChongohon River area. S i x MIWs were deetrayed, and 6even damaged with a lass of one E4 F a , D u r i n g the night Far Egst Bomber Command mounted 16 ef fec t ive sorties, attacking ground i n s t a l l a t ions a t Pongchongol In north oent ra l Korea and Taegumi on the east coast and f'urnishing close support f o r the u6 IX C o r p s . On the following day, 1,407 sorties by land-based planes were flown, including 991 combat. and 69 enoountered. One UW F-51 was destraged and one F a 6 was damaged during the air battles. A t o t a l of 29 bomber missions wa8 flown, 26 of the aircraft attauldng troop concentrations on Haeju Peninsula.

D u r i n g these sorties 147 NIGta were observed uI1 p i lo t s destroyed four MIG's and damaged four others.

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The Central &ecutive Conmdttee of the South Korean pro-gwermment Uberal Party addressed a l e t t e r on 10 October t o General lrkrrk Clark b i t t e r l y protesting the employment of Japaneee etevedoree and bargee In South Korean porta.

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The prlnclprl North Korean delegate t o the Asian Eeace Conference In Peiping informed that body, acoordlng t o Radio Pp-ongyang on 9 Ootober, of the "concrete s t e p for putting an end t o the Korean war." return of a l l R"e, an Immediate seeetXtion of 06 germ warfare and indisclYlminate bombing, punishment of war criminale, and the uithdrawal of all foreign troop from Korea after a t r w e l e rewhed. c r i m i ~ l punishment lines 16 the first ln t rodwt ioa of these eleslents ab oondi- %ions for the eucceaeFul conclusion o f the war.)

The aotions advocated weme the

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Militam Owrationst - The ROK 9th Divlsion secured a position near White Horse Hill in the C h m o n

area on 13 October in spite of: heavy en- artillery and mortar fire and counterattacks, Near Kunihwa i n the cent ra l sector, the TB 7th Mvlsion, in ooordination with element6 of the ROK 2nd Division, launehed a series of l imited objective attacke t o retake l o e t outpoet positions and t o seize certain cormnanding terrain from the Chinese. Although some success was achieved and the ac t ion was continuing a t the end of the report period, heavy enemy resis tance was being encountered. Farther t o the east , the ROK Capital Division recaptured another outpost posi t ion on Finger Ridge a f t e r a fierce hand-t&wId battle.

Due t o c o m d c a t i o n s d i f f i cu l t i e s , no report ha8 been received on UN mv.d and air a c t i v i t i e s for 13 October.

Military InteUiaenQet

A t noon on 12 October, a f l i g h t of four IE Air Force conventional f ighters ,

One of the US a i r c r a f t was shot down with no damage t o the wer Kowon, just north of Wonsan on the east coast, were attacked by four Communist MIc)-l5Is. enemgr. (This lpakes the third incident in l i t t l e more than a week, a f t e r mer a year of enemy air inac t iv i ty in this area, i n which US conventional aircraft have been l o s t t o en- jet interceptors over eastern Korea. counters, involving US naval planes, took place over Hung- fu r the r t o the north.)

The a l t i t u d e and duration of the encounter have not been reported.

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Mili tary Operations

Ariny

The ROK 9th Division advanced on White €Iorse H i l l near Chorwon i n west c e n t r a l Korea against determined enemy resistanco. k t e press accounts s t a t e t h a t t h e South Koreans have f i n a l l y recaptured the position. From 6 t o 13 October Chinese forces from the 30th Army l o s t 2,295 known k i l led , 1,351 estimated k i l led , 3,897 wounded, and 42 prisoners i n the ba t t le f o r White €Iorse. Farther t o the east , t he US 7th Division captured Triangle H i l l near Kumwha, only t o be forced o f f l a t e on 14 October by heavy enemy a r t i l l e r y and m o r t a r f i r e . the end of the report period US uni t s had withdrawn t o t h e main l i n e of rosistance. The BOK 2nd Division on the r igh t flank of the US 7th captured an enemy h i l l position, but was l a t e r forced t o withdraw. I n the ROK Capital Division sec tor on the east centralfkont, Chinese forces used over 11,000 rounds of supporting f i r e during a 4-hour a t t a o k a g a i n s t a ROK posit ion on Finger Ridge.

A subsequent US a t tack was also turned back and a t

Kavy

The report on naval air so r t i e s f o r 14 October has been delayed. On t he e a s t coast, UN surface units bombarded shore in s t a l l a t ions i n the Songjin and Wonsan areas. Targets near Ilaeju and Upchori were bombarded on the west coast.

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On 1 4 Ootober a t o t a l o f 1293 s o r t i e s by land-based planes was flown, of whioh 904 were combat. u10 p i l o t s observed 36 enemy MIG's wemencountered. In the ear ly afternoon 20 swept-wing a i r c r a f t were sighted on Takushan a i r f i e ld , e ight a i r c r a f t attacking troop and supply in s t a l l a t ions near \Ilonsan.

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i n the Yalu Rivor mea but nolle

During the night, 1 7 medium bomber missions were flown, with

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On 8 October an enemy conventional a i r c r a f t dropped four 250-pound bombs i n t h e ROK 5th Division area on the eastern front . There were no UN oasualties. Five days later, four t o six bombs were dropped on UN-held Cho Island off the west ooast by th ree conventional planes. i n s t a l l a t ions were damaged. not make oontact, possibly because of the unidentified a i r c r a f t ' s slow speed or i t s knowledge o f the UN plane's presence i n the area. Fnr E a s t A i r Force comments t h a t

Five ROK so ld ie rs were k i l l e d and several ground A UN F-94 attempted t o in te rcept the enemy, but could

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the poss ib i l i t y ex i s t s t ha t those a i r c ra f t had radar assis tance since they were able t o evade interception. Haoju. a i r c r a f t were probably I I r l O 1 s .

Communist r ada r is known t o be located RS f a r south as The nature of the a t tacks and reported speeds indicate tha t the attacking

Enemy Rear Areas

Analysis of eneiyvehicle t r a f f i c f o r the week ending 9 October reveals a continued deorease from the heavy ac t iv i ty reported from 1 2 t o 25 September. contrast , r a i l sighting8 during the period were aceedingly heavy with the number o f looomotives and cars observed the highest i n 1952. ea s t ooast l i nes as UN p i lo t s report t ha t the enem has given up temporarily h i s attempt tompair r a i l bridges i n Ewanghae Provinoe on the w e s t coast. Force comments t h a t the Comunists are taking f u l l advantage o f the lack of UN air coverage of northwestern Korea, having apparently moved large quant i t ies o f supplies south toward Vonsan during the week.

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Mili tary Ope ra t ions

Elements of the ROK 9th Division continued t o occupy posit ions i n the v i c in i ty In the eastern of White Horae H i l l and secured high ground northweat of the crest .

pa r t of the 9th ROK Division eector, a h i l l posit ion was los t . tinued i n the Us 7th Division sector as American troops continued t o press the a t tack against Triangle Hill. took a h i l l point but was forced back by a Chinese counterattack. later regained the area. 14 minor probes.

Heavy act ion con-

To the east of the 7th Division, the ROK 26 Division The South Koreans

In the eaet central eector the ROK Capital Division received

Navy

There were 178 naval air so r t i e s on 15 October w i t h the total t a l l y incomplete.

Surface Carrier-based a i r c r a f t on the east coast attacked shore ins ta l la t ions i n the v i c i - n i t y of ChongJin. un i t s maintained the blockade and bombarded both Korean coaste.

No report was received concerning w e t coa8t operations.

Air

UN land-based a i r c ra f t under Far Eaet A I 2 Force control f l e w only 398 ef fec t ive sortiels on 15 October, of which 2lg were combat. o r encountered during the report period. Bomber Command mounted 17 effect ive sor t ies With four different supply areas i n North Korea being bombarded by 13 of the aircraft.

No enemy aircraft were observed On the night of 15 t o 16 October, FEU'

General Situat ion

Po l i t i ca l

Preeident Rhee cal led a speciaL seseion of the National Assembly which met on 15 October. "urgent problems," including confirmation of the new prime minieter, the paerrage of a eupplementary budget b i l l , and a b i l l concerning by-electiona f o r vacant assembly eeate '

The preeident requested the r e c a l l of the legislaturebecause of

Propaganda

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Military Operations

Enemy a r t i l l e r y and infantry forced withdrawal of elements of the ROK 9th Divi- sion t o the east of Chorwon, but a South Korea counterattack drove the enemy from Bill 391. secured the h i l l by the end of the regort period. To the east, i n the v i c i n i t y of Tupo, three enemy counterattacks against US 7th Division positions were thrown back despite intense enemy mortar and a r t i l l e r y fire. d r a w as fr iendly forces captured high ground nearby. In the cent ra l sector east of Kumwha, Chinese element8 attacked briefly buk were thrown back, losing ground t o counterattacking ROK 2nd Division infantrymen.

Two enemy counterattacks failed t o dislodge the South Korean6 who had

The enemy was l a t e r forced t o with-

Navy

The reported t o t a l number of naval air aortiem on 16 October was incomplete, w i t h only 2l.5 indicated. 77 attacked shore in s t a l l a t ions in the v i c in i ty of Kojo, while on the west coast land-based Marine p i l o t s bombed ta rge ts near Haeju. pa t ro l led from Chongjin t o the b a t t l e l ine . surface a c t i v i t y on t he west coaet.

On the east coast carrier-based a i r c r a f t from Task Force

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A i r

UN land-based a i r c r a f t under Far East A i r Force control flew 1,262 ef fec t ive s o r t i e s of which 894 were combat. close support missions for UN ground troops. -encountered during the report period. ti& bomber miesions were flown, t en of these aircraft attacking' supply centers near Pyongyang. Corps sectors.

A to t& of 196 fighters and fighter-bombers flew No enemy a i r c r a f t were observed or

On the night of 16 t o 17 October, 21 effec-

Five other bombers flew close eupport miesions in the US IX and X

General S i tua t ion

P o l i t i c a l

Radio Pusan announced on 17 October that Preeident Rhee's nomination of Lee Yun-yong as premier had been rejected by the National Aesembly. present, only 35 favored Rhee'e nominee while 128 oppoeed him and three members abstained. Acting Prime Minister. )

Out of 166 members

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Mil i tary Operations

Aruy

I n tho ROK 9th Division sectorc heavy f igh t iag continuod cis two companies of Chinose infantry f o r w d fr iondly troops to vdthdrwl from ;Tositions on 13.U 391 followin(l; hand-to-hand fighting. The US 7th Division repulgod several silomy attompts t o dislodgo them from IB11 508 and other high ground i n t h e v ic in i ty of Kum~fia, and, dosp i to intenso artillery nrid mortar f ire, the eiiomy was forcod t o withdrnw. subsequent afternpted enemy th rus t RS ho w.s massing t o at tack. tho remainder o f the front w s . ~ l inutcd t o minor probes m d p h t r o l notionso

Friendly niortars and a r t i l l e r y broke up a Action on

The t a l l y on naval a i r sorties f o r 1 7 Ootrobor was incomplete RS o n l y 43 Thooa cnrrior-basod aircraft attnoked

UN surfaoe uni t s engaged only i n y t t t r o l l f n g wore roportod, a l l on the w e s t ooast. h r g e t s from Chinmpo t o Ilaoju. nc t iv i t ios vdth no f i r i n g roportod on t h o oast coast, while Hasju and Songchon T ie re bombarded i n the v r o s t ~

Air

On 1 7 October, Inlid-basad aircraft under Fnr Be.,st A i r Force cont ro l flew 1,232 sffoctive sor t ies , of whlcli 856 w0re oombat, iaissiono f o r UN ground troops wore flow1 by 271 of theso f igh ters and fighter-bombers, served m d 41 encounkered. dnmngod, with no loss t o UIJ d r c r u f t . iGAF 13ombor Cormmid inountod 2 1 offootive so r t i ee j 1 6 of t hc bombers nttacked izidustrinl i n s t a l . l ~ b i o n s and su;?,dy ni-eas i n ITorch Korea.

Close support

During the poriqd, n total of 228 enemy E'aG's a ere ob- One ITIG was probei1d.y ilostroyed nnd another

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Po l i t i c n l

Social Affairs L'inistor Fak indicated 0.1; a pross conferonce on 16 October t h a t his Minj.?.tryfs currant planning onlls f o r tho al locgt ion.of su f f i c i en t U P T ro l iof fiupplios t o repair housine f a c i l i t i e s f o r 10,000 refugee f a m i l i o s ,and t o construct 200 n w housing uni t s - vaclertnlciqg tho repair o f tlirurd rural r o s t centers f o r the disablod m d i s n l s o t ry ing t o f ind emplo.pmnt f o r thorn.

T:LO Llinistry i s

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however, through hie Central tabor Escohange in the last t en tQverwhehod by its refugee problem, *he Qobth Korean Government

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O n Saturday ac t ion was coinparatively l igh t . In the ROK 1st Division s o o t o r , tvto anomy companies, supported by heavy mortar and a r t i l l a ' y f i r e , attacked UN positions on Big and L i t t l e Nori find other high ground, but i n all casos l;hz onemy subsequently withdrew. mortar rounds f e l l Saturday.

Ovor 21,000 a r t i l l w y a d

Hoavy f igh t ing occurred i n tho ROK 9th, US 7th, and ROK 2nd Division soctors on Sunday and Monday morningI posit ions on I ron Horse Mountain but la ter withdrew southward under enemy pressure. Action was continuing a t the end o f t h e report period. On the US 7th Division front a Chinese ba t t a l ion launched attacks on UN positions atop Triangle H i l l , but by mid-morning the continuing action found fr iendly ebmants conducting mopping-up operations, on Snipor Ridge were attacked and foroed ,to withdraw, but tho enemy pulled back under UI? a r t i l l e r y f i r e . continued a t t h e end of the report period.

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ROK troops were reported mopping up a8 aotion

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Only 49 naval a i r so r t i e s were flown on 18 October ag Task Force 77 on the east coast engaged i n replenishing oporations. On the west coast0 shore-based Marine a i r c r a f t attaoked t a rge t s i n the v i c i n i t y o f Chinnampo. No report was reoeived concerning surface a c t i v i t y on e i the r Korean ooast f o r 18 October. On the following day, 252 n a v a l a i r sort ies were reported. Aircraft from east ooast carriers attacked coas ta l t a rge t s near Tongohon, Yangdok and Wonsan. On the west coast, land-based ldarine a i r c r a f t bombed ins t a l l a t ions f r o m Ongjin t o Chinnampo. blockade and bombarded both Korean coasts.

Surface unite maintained t h e

43 r - On 18 Ootobar land-based a i rc raf t under FEAF control f l e w 1,089

ef fec t ive 6Orties o f whioh 699 were oombat. During these operations 36 enemy MIG's were observed and 16 encountered i n t h o Yalu Ri,ver area. UN p i l o t s destroyed two MIG'a a t a cost o f one UN Sabre. 'FELIF Bomber Coimnand mounted 18 ef fec t ive Sor t ies during the night; 8upply areas a t Namsi , Pyongyang and Sunchon were attacked by 13 medium bombers. The following day, 19 Ootober, a , t o t a l o f 900 e f fec t ive s o r t i e s were flovm by land-based planes, including 656 oornbat. While on pa t ro l in "IMIG

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Army A searoh mong the bodies of 3,546 Chinese dead onYOhite Horse H i l l

(Thie discovery i s pa r t i cu la r ly on 16 Ootober revealed that none of the Chinese was wearing winter clothing* #u. had on two s e t s of sunnner uniforms. i n t e re s t ing i n v i e w of Comunist propaganda charges had been provided t o d l t h e i r men, while no UN troops were being o u t f i t t e d for winter.

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General Si tuat ion

' PoUt ioa l

Tho South Korean press has reported President Rhee's statoments t o a group of technicians i n which he urged them t o join i n barring James0 teohnioians from Korean industr im. Charge Ughtnar a t Pusan comments t h a t sinoe only t h e United Nations Comand i s using Japanese teohnioians i n Knrea, t h i s i s ind i r ec t ly an attaok ngajnst the United States. For t h e South Korean Government, t he anti-Japanese campaign has proved useful i n deflecting pubUo a t t en t ion from the regime's f a i l u r e t o solve domestic problems.

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Mil i tary Operations --

Heavy fighting oontinued i n the ROR 9th, US 7th, and 2nd ROK Division sectors on Monday. Horse Mountain a f t e r engaging ROK 9th Division t roops i n an intense grenade and bayonet encounter. t h e US 7th Division were attaaksd by tho enemy some 300 yards from the crest . Hill. One regiment attacked M estimated enemy ba t ta l ion i n an intense f i g h t which resul ted i n a s l igh t enemy withdrawal. A t o t a l of nearly 26,000 rounds of mortar and a r t i l l - r y f i r e f e l l during the report period.

Enmy troops retained t h e i r hold on the orest o f Iron

A t Triangle H i l l just east of Kmha , elemelits o f

The enemy continued to hold Pikas Peak, northern spur o f Triangle ROK 2nd Division troops res i s ted heavy enemy attacks on Sniper Ridge*

The t o t a l o f naval a i r sor t ies f o r 20 October was incomplete, with

Blockade ships patrol led only 31 reported on the eas t coast. t a rge ts i n thc v ic in i ty o f Kilchu and Wonsan. the e a s t ooast but did not engage i n any bombardment. received conoerning wes t coast surface act ivi ty .

These carrier-based a i r c r a f t attacked

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- including 6 2 1 combat. these oporations, affect ive sor t ies . eastern Korea was attacked by 10 o f these medium bombers.

During tho night FEAF Bomber Command mounted 12 An i ndus t r i a l i n s t a l l a t ion n t Taeju-dong i n north-

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On 14 October the USS Vasuvius, While engaged i n replsr ishing operations i n the Wonsan-Hunpam area., o'bserved 16 MIG'sn enemy a i r c r a f t orbited over the ships but did not make hos t i le moves o r come withiri gun rmge. Two days l a t e r , on 16 October, 15 US Navy planes reported aggressive p u r s u i t by eight EG1s i n t he s m n nrea. broks off the at tack before f i r ing. were sighted by UN pi lo ts over Wonsan. (These l a t e s t MIG-15 int rusions repreaent a continuation of an apparent communist e f f o r t t o expand a i r defenses over the east coas t r )

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rn Folbwlng a one hour and 50 minute a r t i l l e r y preparation, two ba%taUone

of Chinese OorrnauPiet inftuitrymen wrested outpos0 positions on Sliiper Ridge from ROK 2nd MPision ttoops i n an engagameht on Tuesday night. Fighting beaane eporadio following &e interne abtion, and heavy f l r e wa8 being direofed against the enemy at t h e end'of the report period. The U4th Chinese Dideion-- ispulaed-a ROK 9th Division atCempt t o reoooupy Iron Horse Mountain northeast if Chomn, drirtng-Soukh Korean dements baok 160 3arde f'rom the orest of' the hill i n a b i t t e r goaade-and hallid-%o-haxzd duel. reported.

a r t i l l e r y and Ihortar

Elsewhere along the f r o n t , eoattered probee and pa t ro l aotione were

h e t o oommunioation diff ioult ies , no repor t op naval aotion i n the b e t

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Inolement weather hampered WI air ao t iv i ty on 2 1 Ootober as o n l y S62. effeO*LYO sorties by larid-based a i r c r a f t were f&m, inoluding 3.23 oombat. Eo ensohy ' a i r c ra f t were observed or emountered- during the period. %wing the night 15 mediran bomber misaiona were flown, U of these a i r o r a f t attaoking a o o d o a t i o n s oenter at owl-ai, near Woaoan.

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-Enemy vehioular t raff io during the week ending 16 Ootober wae high- Z g h t e d - l i ~ €he-reappearrkoe o f a'adheiderable number of truoka i n t h e innned- i a t e rear! p l u s large movements of both truoke and oxoarts i n Ehrrrnghas bovlmiec on reoot;d;- h r e on '*e d n Eupplj." route6 aouth of t h e 39th Paralhl. B a i l a o % i d ~ * d e o l i n e a from the heavy aotivlty o f the preoeding wek. Far East A i r Forod'oements Ohat the ensmy is apparentIy-making a d e f i n i t e effort t o Sup- ply ideqiiate i n n a d t i o n for ianits on the front. During the report period the Conmadst etqeliditure of axt i l lsry ammunition s l i g h t l y exoeeded that of the prsrlous feeka~

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Military Operation6

In t h e ROK 2nd Division seotor on Sniper Ridge i n cent ra l Korea, ROK *oops ehgaged an esfimafed thi.ee enemy companieej they l a t e r seoured and oon- eolidated t h e i r poait iom, foroing the enemy to withdraw. Farther bo the eaef on the ROK Capital &vision f ront one minor enemy aotion was reported. Elsewhere along the ba t t l a Uno only probee and patrol a o t i o n e took plaos. Sl ight ly more than 23,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y were employed i n Thursday's fighting.

only 86 mval air 80rtie8, a l l on the west ooaet, wbre flown on 22 Ootober, as inolanent weather hampered operations . oraft on t he west coast attacked troop and supply in s t a l l a t ions from Chinnampo €0 the Han River estuary. and bombarded ahore in s t a l l a t ions on both Korean coasts.

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Surface u n i t s maintained the blookade

Air

Iaad-Based airoraf t under F'EAF oontrol flew 689 effect ive s o r t i e s on 22 October; inoluding 412 combat. While o n pa t ro l in t h e Chongohon-Yalu River area, UN pilbts-observed 44 enemy MIGts and encountered 16. airor&.were probably destroyed and' four damaged. During the night 18 effeo%tve bomber miss iob were flow& 10 of the a i ro ra f t at tacking a lead mine a t Okung i n northeastern Korea. Marshaling yards at Chinnampo and Rwangju were bombed by two medium bombsre.

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Radio Poiping on 22 Oatoljer-broadcast f'urther aoausationa of Us Air Foroa tranigreerions over Manahuria. 8 , t o 1 7 October a ' fata l of 517 sdrtiea by 92 groups o f nAmerioan airarafi" were flown over border provinosa. theme in the ensahypropaganda line. to "pmvo" UB provocation in the Korean war.)

The Communist radio claimedthat from

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Atta6klng ROX 9th Division infantryman on Olhite Horse m l l engaged a Chinese Conmnmist platoon, foroing t h e enemy to u i thd ras under oovw of in te rne self-propOll6il gr;ii fife' dsing Friaayts fighting. Wnt zortK-of-Wiiiha,-ruooerrive attaoke by Ohinere units of up t o b i t t a l i o n strength +re broken up and repulsed by troop8 o f t h e UB 7th M v i ~ I o a . Arid0 from a one ahd one-half hour enemy attaok against ROE Capital positions on Finger'Bidge, aot ion on t he remainder of the Front was oonf'ined t o small &..b

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fiere were o n l y 4 1 n a v a l a i r rorties oa 23 Ootober as oarriers on the eaeb"'doab'f;-en&sd 'in repbllirrhing aoti~d.t iee. on the ihat t wasti alhaokad target8 in We48tWn akanghae Provinoe. u n i t s ru3ntained the blookade and bombarded both Korean ooarto.

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m0. land=baeed airoraft under oon%rol f l e w 1,060 eff'eotiv, 8 o r f i e s ora 23 Ootober, of uhioh 746 were oambat. Rhile on pa t ro l in the ahopgohon- Yalu River area# UB p i lo t s obsrerwd 59 enemy MIG's enoountered 260 Rrr) lyDG)(a were probably dea t ropd and another damaged with PO losaee t o UM airoraft. During the night l6 sffeot ive medium bomber mirsiom were flown, nins of %heso airorat% attaaking a oemsnt p lan t a$ Hokuaen, near Woman.

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On 20 Ootober trro UB Navy airbraif over Wonean harbor obrerved four unident i f ied enemy a i r o r a f t wMah olroled M a s but did not open f i r e . t he ear ly mordng of 21 Ootober, a WI medim bnmber obrerved an unlde2ltifled enemy airoraff southeast of Ilonsan.

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South Korean OfMoe of Publio Information Mreotor Clarenoe Ryes on 1 7 Ootober i ssued one o f the mos0 bitter statemente'yet encountered i n tha ourrent anti-Japanese press oampaign in South Korea. the Japansee of plotting t o "invade neighboring countries. . .ea in their heyday o f imperiallem" and threatened that if they d i d not modify "their h6stiIe. attitudes, they would have to expeat to be made an enemy of the Korean people.* The US Embassy i n Pusan states it has no information t o explain the timine; or motivation o f th ie virulent addition to the already strong "hate-Japanm movementn

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Military Operations

Heavy action continued i n the US 7th and the ROK 2nd and 9 th Division sectors . To the eas t of Chorwon, South Korean troops of the ROK 9 th Division on 24 October launched a counterattack against Chinese troops on Iron Horee H i l l but were repulsed. Near Kmha, fa r ther t o the east, US 7th Division troops were stopped in their assaul t on Pike's Peak on Triangle H i l l by heavy enemy mortar and a r t i l l e r y f i r e and by an anti-personnel mine field. forced back, the enemy using 5,000 rounds of supporting fire. s ion elements fought an indecisive see-saw battle atop Sniper R i d g e on the flank of Triangle Hill on 24 and 25 October. ba t ta l ion attacked ROK main l i n e p s i t i o n e , but was turned back during the early morning of 25 October. received i n the ROK Capital Division sector i n east cent ra l Korea, but no act ive ground f ight ing developed.

The attack w a s resumed on 25 October, but w a s again South Korean 2nd Div-

Aleo in the 2nd Division sector a Chinese

Over 11,000 rounds of enemy mortar and a r t i l l e r y f i re were

Navy

UN naval a i r c r a f t flew 306 so r t i e s from car r ie rs against enemy ta rge ts on the eas t and west coasts on 24 October. t ions at Songjin, Tanchon and Wonsan.

Surface vessels bombarded east coast imtalla-

A i r

Aircraf t under Fer East A i r Force control flew 963 so r t i e s on 24 October, of which 626 were combat. Hongwon area east of Hamhung, as six medium bombers h i t Hungnam and another s i x h i t a supply area near Wonsan. During the 158 UN counterair so r t i e s flown by US P-86's only 26 Conminist MIG-15's were observed. enemy plane being damaged.

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Light bombers attacked enemy supply ins ta l la t ions i n the

Eight of theae were encountered, w i t h one

Po l i t i ca l

The progovernment South Korean press, continuing its exaggeration of current economic and soc ia l d i f f i cu l t i e s , al leges that South Korean unemployment has increased t e n percent during 1952, t h a t there are now over a mill ion jobless persons i n South Korea, and t h a t one out of f ive f amere is idle even during the normally busy hervest season. Information Service has sought t o counter these s tor ies , which regularly appear on Radio Pyongyang propaganda broadcasts, by emphasizing US-UN c i v i l a s s i s t h c e and _,

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On Saturday and e a r l y Sunday the prinoipal aotion again oentered i n the ROK a d Division seotor where several enemy attacks on Sniper Rldge were repulsed.- On the front- of t h e newly-arrived ROK 8th Division i n eas t oent ra l EtOrea, a Chineae bat ta l ion launched a heavy gittaok against Finger Ridge which was thrown baok a f t e r heavy fighting. To the east , enemy probing atf;aok6 of up t o ba t ta l ion strength were launched against t h e US BOth Division, skbdw after it had relieved the US 26th Di*8iOn on the eaetern front. The enemy suooeeded in preesing t o within 35 yards of the Mvision'e main line o f resistanoe before being repulsed. -

On Sunday afternoon, Chinese obmente opened an gttack on a series o f outpost8 in the US Lst Marine Division seotor on the western front . the aotion was oontinuing a t the end of the report period, no a i g d f i c a n t gairk had'been made by the enemy. €'rem reports sfate, however, that the Chinese oaptiured Bunker IUU. and enemy pressure was being exerted againsf the main Une of r e s i a t a n o e ~

Although

On 26 Ootober 189 sorties by barrier-based planes, a l l on the e a s t No c o b % , were reported, with Songjin, Wonsan and Chongjin as ' t a rge ts .

report -8 ' received oonoerhing west coast surfaoe act ivi ty . Surfaoe un i t s on the east aoast maintained the bloakade and bombarded shore ins ta l la t ions . On Sunaay, 26- Ootober, -oLLy-93- sorties by carrier-baesd planes were flown, as 6&rriersr on the e a s t ooaet engaged in replo-nishing operations. Jn t h e +st, 'drcrah fkm the Erifish oarr ibr Ooean attaoked t a rge ts f'rom Haeju t o mngyang. Chlnnampo wa8 the main targ8.t; on the wes t ooaet.

Surfaoe unife i n the eastbombarded Songjin and Woman while

Air

A t o t a l of 976 effeot ive so r t i e s by land-based planes was flown ou 26 Ootober, inoluding 647 oombat. 'IAN1e on pa t ro l in the Yalu River mea, UN pi lot8 observed 48 en&my-MIG8s and four unidentified enemy aircraft. the l ~ 4 MIGre enoountered, two were destroyed and four demaged. no'damaze to- Ms 8ircraf-k.

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Durinp: the night 36 bomber miasions were .flown;

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a gold mine at Taeyudong in northwestern Korea and a oommunioations oenter at Chungsen were bombed by 11 of these airbraff.

On the following day, 1,006 effeotive sorties by land-based pleneer A to ta l of 45 MIG'e were observed

Two MIQ's were destroyed were flown of'whioh 664 were oombat. in "RliIG Alley," o f whioh 21 were enoountered. atid three probably damage& FEAF Bomber Co-d mounted 16 effeotive bom%er ids.siolhs o n the night of 26-27 Ootober, with six l ight bombers attaoldng a supply oenter near Pyongyang. Five other airtrafi bombed enemy troop installations near the front line.

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Mlli t a r y Operations

3n the western front, the US lst Marine Mvisioa awoeeded i n driving the enemy from "The Hook" a f t e r heavy f lght ing in whioh Chiheae elements b r i e f l y penetrated the main l i n e of ' red8tanoe. the Marines rebtored three outpost poai t iom whioh had been overrun i n the earlier enemy advanoe.' The Ohinese used 11,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar f l re in this enoounter. To the east, i n ' t h e v io in i ty of I ron Horae Hill, the enemy at taokedvW 3rd Division positions, bu t a On counterattaok enabled f r i end ly troops t o reoooupy t h e i r poeit ioas a f t e r a one hour and 15 minute engagement. The 7th US'Mvision repuleed several ellsmy th rus t s on t he right flank o f Iron H6rSd Hill, although one friendly poeition was temporarily overrun. 23,000'rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar fire were employed during the repor t period.

I n this action, the press reported that

Almost

Navy

A t o t a l of 322 naval a i r so r t i e s was f l o w n on 27 October. On t h e eas t coaat, c&rier-based aircraf t attaoked ta rge ts from the b a t t l e l i ne north t o ChongJin, while i n the west, Chinnampo and Haeju were the main targets . faod d t s ~ d n t a i n e d the blockade and bombarded shore i m t a l l a t i o n e on both Korean coasts . Sur-

On 27 b t o b e r UI Laad-based aimraf't under FEAF control flew 1,137 ef fec t ive a o r t i o ~ . period. on the night of 27-28 Ootober.

KO enow a i r o r a f t m r e observed or encountered during t h e Three medium bombere'flew oloee support and l e a f l e t drop dkssione

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Poll t i c a1

Radio Pusan on 27 October announced that the South Korean Government has deoided t o send back t he Japanese teohnioiana now employed a t various Korean porta and t o replaoe them with Green s p e o i ~ s t s o of South Korean teohnicians suoh as radio operators and ealva e-ship operators

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The Japanese technicians are ourrantly under contract to UNC

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fighting oontinued along almost the en t i r e f r o n t on 28 October as the Chinese launched a s e r i e s of company and battallon-size attaoke on UN outposts. The US 1st Marines near Kaesong reoaptured t h e i r lost outpost position8 w i t h l i t t l e enemy opposition. attacks, supported by heavy ar t i l l e ry and mortar f'ire, from Chinese ba t t a l ions on Iron &rse H i l l and on JRokeoa Heights j u s t t o t h e east. forced t o wi thdraw i n both CRS8Sm

s ion m s harassed along i t s elitire front by a series of small platoon and oompany-size Chinese attacks.

I n the Chorwon area,-the US 3rd Division reoeived

The enemy was To the eas t of Chorwon, t h e US 7th Mvi-

No signif loant aotion developed.

The BOK 2nd Division atop Sniper Ridge was attacked by Chinese elements moving up behind a heavy a r t i l l e r y and mortar barrage. Although tho f irst enemy assaul t was repulsed, a suooeeding one pushed the South Koreans baok 200 metere, a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i r e was received (over 14,000 rounds), but no s ign i f i - cant ground aotion developed. I n t h e US 40th Division sector i n mountainous eastern Korea, Chinese elements made s l i g h t penetrations i n the main defense line, but US troops restored t h e i r posit ion before t h e report period ended.

In the ROK 8 th Division seotor of east cen t r a l Korea, very heavy

Navy

The t o t a l of naval air sorties for 28 October WRS incomplete with only 209 reported. l a t ions a t Nanam, Songjin, H~mgnam and Plonsan. on t he west coast a8 carriers engaged i n replenishing operatione. u n i t s on t he east ooast bomberded Songjin, Chaho and Wonsan. reoeived 40 romds of shore bat tery f i r e . personnel oasualtiea n s reported. ooast surface ac t iv i ty .

Carrier-based a i r o r a f t on t h e e a s t coast attacked shore instal- There were no air operations

Surfaoa One US destroyer

Only minor shrapnel damage with no No report was received concerning we&

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UN land-based aircraft; under FEAF' control flew 870 ef fec t ive so r t i e8 on 28 Ootober, of whiah 554 were combat. encountered during the period. bomber missions were flown. 14 of t h e UN bombers while f i v e others bombed a marshaling yard and m5 XI. near Chinnampo.

No enemy a i r o r a f t were observed o r On the night of 28-29 October, 22 medium

A supply center neac Pyongyang was attaokod by a te .I ra 2.'

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Enemy a i r a c t i v i t y during the week ending 25 October was characterized by a genoral laok of aggressiveness as MIG p i l o t 8 corrtinued t h e i r evasive tao t ics . all five were of the hit-and-run var ie ty and indioatod no change i n the i r present defensive pattern. The enemy ef for t s t o in te rcept UN medium bombers were not par t icu lar ly concentrated i n "MIG Alley," but were widely dispereed. Far East Air Foroe comments t h a t t h i s ohange might possibly have been stirnu- Lated by the Commuaistst growing conoern over the targets l l i t by recent VN bombings and by a desire CO take advantage o f %he longer nights f o r improving their early warning GCI oapability.

Although f i v e of the 18 air bat t les were i n i t i a t e d by the Co~r~tunists,

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Heavy f igh t ing continued i n t h e US 7th and ROK 2nd Division sectors In cen t r a l Korea on Thursday. The most important action involving the former saw a r e i n f o r d enemy compaqv attacking UN positions on the right flank of I ron Horse H i l l . returned t o the main l ine of resistance. troops attacked a Chinese ba t t a l ion on Sniper Ridge foroing the enemy t o withdraw slightly. were again pushed of f t h e i r Sniper Ridge positions.

A counterattack f a i l ed t o dislodge the enemy and UN troops North of Kunwha, ROK 2nd Division

However, l a t e press reports indioate t h a t the ROK forces

There were 307 carrier-bnned air so r t i e s on 29 October. On t h e east coast, shore in s t a l l a t ions from Wonsan t o Chongjin were attacked while on the west coast, a i r c r a f t from the Bri t i sh c a r r i e r Ocean bombed and s t r a fed t a rge t s near Haeju and Ongjin. UN surface units on both coasts melntained the blockade and bombarded troop and supply ins ta l la t ions .

ZRJ land-based a i rc raf t under FEAF cont ro l flew 880 effective s o r t i e s on 29 October of which 542 were combat. Included i n these operations were 221 close-support and armed-reconnaissance s o r t i e s in support of UN ground troops along the bat t le line. ed during the period. mounted 16 effeotive s o r t i e s

No enemy a i r c r a f t were observed or encounter- On the night o f 29-30 Ootober, FEAT Bomber Commend

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South Korea’s a i r force carried out i t s first independent air s t r i k e on 28 October as %wo waves of ROK F-51’s attacked enemy eastern seotor, according t o press repcrts. months of Intensive t ra in ing of ROK ground controllers. Air Force p i l o t s had flown with each ROK formation t o coordinate comuni- cations with mixed teams of American and South Korean ground cont ro l le rs d i rec t ing Che planes toward the targets.

troops i n the The operation climaxed two

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A nonpartisan POK National Aasembly oommittee on 29 October introduced a resolution o r no-confidenos in Rheels oabinet, retroactive t o 26 September, report8 Charge Ughtner 3.n haan . invest igat ion in to the Cabinet's part i n the so-oalled "Tungsten D o l l a r Soandal."

The resolution resu l t s from the Assembly's

The resolution m u s t be put t o vote by noon today, 30 Ootober, and many Assembly menibera belleve it w i l l be carried, t he Assembly nor ha6 President ahee indicated what approach he will take t o this newest t h rea t t o 33.6 supremaoy. by i t s recent overwhelming suocesa i n defeating F'realdent Rhee's most recent nominee f o r the premiership, has taken another s tep i n demonstrating i t a

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Heavy aotion took plaoe i n t h e US 7th Division seotor in oen t ra l Korea On Thursday as Triangle H i l l ohanged hands t w i o e during the repork period.

a heavy Chinese a t teck foroed defending American troops from t he h i l l o res t , bu-b ltite Friday press repor t s state t h a t 7th Divieion elements have recaptured the position. heavily engaged by an estimated three Chinose ba t ta l ions who effected a s l ight penetratioa. a regiment attacked the South Korean main l i n e of res is tance i n the va l l ey and oocupied some positiona. the report period.

Just t o t he east, on Sniper Ridge, t he ROK 2nd Division was

Between Triangle and Sniper Hills a Chinese foroe estimated a t

This l a t t e r ac t ion-ms oontinuing a t the end of

Navy - Air

Duo t o o m m i o a t i o n d i f f i c u l t i e s no naval or n i r i11fonnetAoii has boon re- C U i V e a .

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Propaganda

Radio Peiping reported on 30 Ootober t h a t e ight US F-84 fighter-bombere overflew the Chian area i n Mbanohuria, j u s t acrose the Yalu r iver . Reportedly these a i r c r a f t "bombed and strafed," and k.i.11ed two Chinese civilians. Chinese broadcast f'urther claimed t h a t one of t h e raidero was brought down by antiaircraft; f i re and the p i l o t was captured. o r t w i c e i n t he past l i s t e d cRsiialties i n f l i c t e d by alleged US .raiding air- c ra f t . of a UN p i l o t over Manchuria. This l a t e s t PHiping b l a s t may be t h e opening of a new propaganda campaign which w i l l include "confessions" by Americans.

The

(The Chinese have only onoe

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E l i t m y Operations

Heavy f ight ing raged on the BOK 2nd Division front Saturday as Chinese attacks foroed f r iendly t roops t o withdraw 200 yardo from the ores t of Triangle H i l l northeast of K\;o;naha. companies of South Korean infantry were overrun and about 550 of them "died i n t h e i r traoksq t o prevent a Chinese breakthrough. Wiper Ridge, strong enmy probes were repulsed and the press indicated %that UN troops were holdine fast b o Pinpoint an, pinnacle of t h e ridge. The in the v i c in i ty of I ron Horse Hill. The e n q r employed more than 15,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i re during the day's fighting.

The press noted that three

On nearby

7th Division repulsea two successive attadar by ?%Chinese ba t ta l ion

Navy

A t o t a l of 245 naval air sorties were flown on 3 1 Ootober. Carrier- basod a i r c r a f t on the east coast attacked shore ins ta l la t ions a t Songjin and Chaho, while on the west ooaet, the area from ChLnnampo to Ongjin was under f i r e . supply ins ta l la t ions near Songjin and Tanohon. Haoju wa8 the main t a r g e t of surface units on the west coast.

Surface units in the Japan Sea bombarded enemy troop and

Air

Iand-based airoraf t under FEllF control flew 431 effective sort ie8 on 31.0otober, i n c l u d h g 148 oombat. Again. no enemy a i r c r a f t were observed o r encountered. 18 effeotive sorties. Supply areas a t Naeewonsan on the eas t coast and Anak on the nOr'thW813t coast were attacked by 1 2 of the medium bombers.

During the night, FEAF Bomber Comaad mounted

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According t o Radio Pusan, ROK Minister of Education George Paek reeigned on 31 October a t his own request. The chairman of the CivS1 Service Commission, Icim Pow-yun, was appointed t o take fisk's place. ( I t had been rumored that Past, the senior member of Rhee's oabinet, was t o resign because he desired t o attend the UNESCO eeesiona convening Boon i n Paris.)

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The American Embassy i n Pusan reports a rmor that the oabinet has ordered the Minister of Finance to out off further m n advances to t h e United Nations Command. report represents pressure on the UIE to seoure overdue monthly payments of four million dollars.

The Rnbassy is inclined t o believe that the

Propaganda

Tke South Korean press oontinues to speculate about secret anflistioe conferenoes at the UN General Assmbly, and a l l editorials voiced bppoei- t ion to any truoe without unifioation.

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Mi lit ary Ope ratione

Heavy enemy attacks oontinued against ROK 2nd Division posit ions on t h e .,outh slopes of Triangle Hill on Saturday and early Sunday. counterattack took Scuth Korean troops t o within 30 yards of the o re s t , but the ROK troops were laLer foroed t o withdraw t o t h e main l i n e o f resistance. Two fu r the r South Korean counterattaoks were ~ n 6 u c c e 6 s f ~ ~ ~ and in t he f ight ing tha-b ensued f r iendly elemants were not able t c re--ostablish t h e i r fomlor positions. repeatedly and the outpost l i no of resistanoe was a lso probed several t i m e s by Chinese troops. western slopes of Triangls H i 1 1 was repulsed.

One f r i end ly

The enemy h i t the main l i n e of resistanra on Jane Russo l l id11

An enemy a t tack against US 7th Division posit ions on the

In the b a t t l e on Sunday fo r Triangle H i l l and Sniper Ridge, ROK 2nd Division elements repulsed severa l heavy Chinese attaoks. Iate press repor t s s d d t h a t Chinese troops had foroed the South Korean8 from dominating t e r r a i n i n th i s arear were made but were repulsed by t h e South Korean defenders. On Saturday and ea r ly Sunday, US 7th Division elementa w e s t of Kmwha were heavily attacked once again but the enemy was r e p u h d .

Elsewhere i n the ROK 2nd Divieion area, nurnerous enemy probes

The t o t a l of naval a i r s o r t i e s on 1 November is incomplete as only 44 have been reported, a l l on the east- ooast. attacked t a rge t s near the ba t t le liiie. Tanchon and Chaho on the east coast while t he area near Cho Ieland was t h e main t a r g e t on t h e west coast. were flovm. Aircraf t from Task Force 77 on t h e oaet coast ?ombed from Chongjin t o Woman. carrier-based airoraf't. maintained t h e blockade.

These carrier-based aircraft; Surface units bombarded Songjin,

On the following day, 313 naval a i r sorties

On t h e west coast, Chinnampo e n d Haeju were attacked by Surface un i t s again bombarded both enemy coasts and

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A t o t a l of 14 medium bomber miseions were flown on the

1 November, including 693 -ombat, were observed and 36 encou1:tered. reportedly damaged.

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night of 1-2 November, 10 of t h e airoraft attacking supply centers near Pyongyang and Chinnampo. were flown df whioh 641 were oombat. While on pat ro l i n the Chongohon-Yalu River area, UN p i lo t s observed 106 MIG's. Of the 29 enemy airoraft enoountered, one was destroyed, two probably destroyed and another damaged. Dur- ing the night F M F Bomber Comand mounted 14 effect ive bomber miscrions.

On the following day, 1,003 land-based s o r t i e s


P o l l t i c a l

A t t h e presentation of credentials by the new British Minister, President Rhee oommented at some length on the "unpatriotia a t t i tude" of many assembly- men1 He asserted that he would not &and f o r any qonsense about t h e i r immunity in v iew of t h e universal corruption and i r responaib i l i ty prevail ing among them. the 27 seats formerly occupied by assemblymen taken north by the Communists are f i l l e d , he would press f o r a oonst i tut ional amendment permitting the arrest of assomblymen. before and during his quarrel with t h e Assembly last epring and s m e r . Presumably before taking action, Rhee will fill the upper house and the 27 vaoant assembly seats w i t h pro-Rhee men.)

Rhee indicated that a f t e r the upper house is organized and

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Military Operations

The most important aotion on Tuesday again ocourred i n the BOX 2nd Division seotor northeaat of Kumwha where UN troops attempted unsuooessfully t o re take positions on Triangle H i l l . An enemy a t tack i n company s t rength against UN positions atop Sniper Ridge was repulsed a f t e r severe fighting. To tho east, an estimated ba t t a l ion o f North Korean troope attaoked the US 40th Division main line of resistance on Heartbreak Ridge, bu t were thrown back af ter nearly four hours of heavy fighting. than 10,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i r e i n the day's f ighting,

The enemy employed more

Only 41 naval a i r sor t ies , a l l on the w e s t ooast, were flown on 3 November as Task Force 77 engaged i n replenishing operations. These carrier-based aircraft attaoked t a rge t s a t Chinnampo and hejuD unite i n the Japan Sea blasted shore in s t a l l a t ions a t Songjin and Tanohon, while i n the Yellow Sea t a rge t s i n western Ifwanghae Provinoe were bombarded.

UN surface

Air

UN land-based a i r c r a f t under FEAF comniand f l e w 704 ef fec t ive aor t iee One enemy YAK-16 was enoountered on 3 November of which 367 were combat.

and destroyed by UN a i ro ra f t w h i l e another unidentified enemy a i r o r a f t es- cerpod unsoathed. periode On t h o night of 3-4 November, 22 e f fec t ive medium. bomber mission8 were flown. bombers .

Theae were the only observations and encounters during the

Supply ereas n3er Anju and Pyongyang were attacked by 11 of t h e

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Enemy Unes of Communication

The Far Eas t Command reports tha t t he newly-built ra i l l i n e conneoting North Korea and t h e USSR i n extreme northeastern Korea ha6 a maximum oapaoity of 6,000 tona daily, limited bv single-tracking and the necessity of t ransfer - r i n g loads from t h e Soviet gauge o a r 8 t o Korean standard gauge cars . r a i l line, rushed t o oompletiolr by t h e Communists i n 1961, potent ia l ly oould provide an i m p o r t a n t supply a r t e ry f o r the enemy i n Korea. however, supplies shipped on the Kraskino-Hon

t o Chongjin, t he northeaaternmost point of through rail conneotion8.)

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Onoe in Korea, Najin line would have tor

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MiUtary comrnunioations with the Far East Command were out of order a t the time of pubucat ion of this bul le t in .

Pres6 report6 indioate tha t the heaviest fighting i n Korea oolltinued t o South take plaoe i n the Triangle Hill-Gniper Ridge seotor of oent ra l Korea.

Korean 2nd Divieion troops have been unsuooeesful i n t h e i r attempts to retake Triangle Hill from the Chinese, who captured t h a t poaition on Friday. Heavy enemy attacks on Sniper Ridge apparently effeoted slight penetrations, but a t last report the South Koreans s t i l l held tha t eminence.

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UN flghter-bombers were a o t i w i n

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Analyais of enemy vehicle t rnff ic for ike week ending 90 Ootober revealed that , a s in the preceding period, the major portion of t raff iomoved south from Pyongyang t o depots near Haeju, Kaesong and Sibyon-ni i n the w e s t and i n the east from Wonsan t o .supp~y points near Pyongyang and KLurmsong. Rolling stock sighting8 deollned t o the abnormally low f igure o f 3,572. Incomplete DN aer ial reconnaissanoe may be responsible for a portion of the deorease, aooording t o Far East Air Force. It may be, however, that t h e drop i s also a r e s u l t o f a general northern rail movement and presages a period of' intense railroad ac t iv i ty t o resupply depot stocks I n the v i c in i ty of Wonsan

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Anti-Japanese fulminations have oontinued t o oooupy oonaiderable space i n South Korean newspapers during the p e t week. In addition t o t he usual 2. (

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tirades about Japanese snoroaohing on Korean firsung areas and the presence in Korea o f unauthorized Japanese WELT oorrespondents, the local press claimed that the Japanese intend to boycott Korean narine products. warned the US of this "Japanese indifferenoe t o Asiatio oountriee," whioh m y bring disaster if t h e US negleo'cs ite surveillame.

The press

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joint UN-ROK press release on 4 November detailed the proposed expansion of South Korea's maritime industry. for Korean maritime mrlcers, e stab~shment o f a merchant marine aoademy md the inauguration of a project t o send Koreans t o t h e United States and other countries for sohoollng in hiw technioal and specialized flelds.

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Military Operations

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The most important action on Wednesday and early Thursday oontinued in the ROK 2nd Mvision seotor i n cent ra l Korea. gains againsi; Triangle H i l l , Sniper Ridge, ~ n d Jane Russell H i l l but were later forced t o withdraw t o main l ine o f resistance posit ions following heavy fighting. Elsewhere soattersd probes and pa t ro l clashes marked the action. during the day's ao t iv i t ies .

UN troops registered s l i g h t

The :p;leiw employed 8ome 12,600 rounds of a r t i l l s r y and mortar f i r e

A t o t a l of 237 naval air sort ie8 were flown on 5 November. Carrier- based a i ro ra f t on the east ooast attacked the Choshin and Fusen hydro- e lec t r io complexee i n addit ion to ;overal coastal c i t ies . On the West coast, t h e v io in i ty from Chinnampo t o Changyon was the m e n target. Surface u n i t s i n the Japan Sea bombarded Songjin, Tanohon, Woman and Hungnam, while i n the west, the Ongjin Peninsula was subjeated t o a heavy barrage.

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UN land-based airoraft under Far East A i r Force oontrol flew 906 effect ive so r t i e s on E November of whioh 585 were combat. While on pa t ro l i n the Chongchon-Yalu A i v s r area UbT pi lo ts observed and snco:~ntsred 16 enemy MIG ' 8 . There were no UN claims cor any damago t o f r iendly phne8. b i n g the night, 14 effective medium bomber missions were f'lovm. superforts blasted troop and supply ins ta l la t ions a t Kunu-ri near Wu md at Hoeohang east of Pyongyang.

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Militarv Oneration8

During the period of r e l a t ive quie t whioh characterized the f ight ing on Thursday and early Friday, enemy aotion was highlighted by a battalion- sized at tack against 3rd US Division positions on Jackson Heights. troops withdrew temporarily and l a t e r reoccupied t h e i r positions w i t h o u t contacting the enemy. Division outpost positions on 8nA.per Ridge northeast o f Kumwha, but were forced t o withdraw. Elsewhere bi.ief probes aad lwrtrol clashes occurr6d.

UN

To the east , Chinese troops twice attacked BOK 2nd

Only 28 air s o r t i e s were reported f o r 6 November, but t h i s t o t a l was inoomplete ,, west coast i n the area from Chinnampo t o Ongjin. coast bombarded Songjin, Tanchon and Chalw,while in the w e s t t hey hit t a r g e t s near Cho Island and Haeju.

These carrier-based a i r c r a f t bombed shore in s t a l l a t ions on the Gurfaoe u n i t s on the eae t

Bir

On 6 Noveober, land-based aircraft under FEAF cont ro l f l e w 1,100 ef fec t ive 80rtie6 of which 779 were conhat. Yalu River area, p i l o t s observed 108 enmy MIGU's o f which 54 were qn- countered. One MIG was destroyed and seven others damaged. bomber missions were flown during the night, and these engaged i n c lose support aid l e a f l e t drop missions

Wnile on patrol i n t h e Chongohon-

Only two medium

General Si tuat ion

P o l i t i c a l

President Rhee wae handed another rebuff by t he Mhtional Assembly ou 31 October when t h o l eg i s l a t ive and judiciary committee rejectad posal for by-elections t o fill t h e seats of t h e 27 Assemblymen kidnapped by the Communists whsn Seoul fell i n 1950. W ~ S that by-elections would be "legally inappropriate." on a t least one occaeion tha t filling these 27 sea ts will be one o f the preliminary steps he will have t o take beforo moving against his assembly opposition. )

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gim Pop-in, Chief of the Civil Service Comm%ssion, was appointed Eduoation Minieter on 30 October, Embassy 0 f f i c i e . l :oment that Kim appears comparatively well qualified for the poet and i s widely respected f o r his integrity, merit rather than polit ical oonsiderations

The appointment i s considered t;c have been based o n


Military Operat ions

Army

Aotion along the f ron t on 7 November was relatively quiet. A re- inforoed enemy oompany made probing attacks against position8 of t he US 2nd Division on the wes t cen t r a l f ronts it was repulsed after a b r i e f engagement. I n the eastern seotor, an enamy oompany attaoked US 46th Division main line of resistanoe positions, but was thrown baok after a one-hour fight. Elsawhere there were only soattered probes and patrol 01B~he~o

Only 21 naval a i r so r t i ee were flown on 7 November s h o e Tadc Foroe 77 was engaaed in rerAenlshiag operations. Buildknge &Ad bridges in thb vio in i ty ' o f the Han estuary were. destroyed by a i r u n i t s . shelled t a rge t s i n the v io in i ty ot dngdo, Chaho, and Wopsan on the east ooast with unobserved resu l t s . There was only minor surllaoe R O t i d t y on the west ooast.

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On 7 lommber, 809 effeotive land-based sor t ies , inoluding 77 oombat, On t h e ai&t -re flown.

of 7-8 November, l.3 effeotive medium bomber d a a i o n a were f'lorm, 11 of them direoted against supply areas near C h i m p .

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No eqemy airoraft were obeervad or encountered.

Air

During October Far East Air Foroe continued i t a "road blook" teohniqua in the interdiot ion effort against enemy supply l i n e a . 31-day period, UN aircraf% probably deetroyed or damaged 2,287 enemy vehioles, 49 looomotivaa, and 283 r a i l road OBFS.

trackage on mein supply routes were brought under attsrok by a t o t a l of 169 sor t ie6 pftzioh expended 84.5 tons of explasiwa. of UN air u n i t s denied through rail t r a f f i o t o t h e Oonrmunists on these routes for continuous periods o f up t o eight days.

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Military Operations

Arm?y

On Saturday and ear ly Sunday aotionwas lintited t o two enow attaoke. On the western front, enany troops attaoked Outpost Reno in the 1st Marine Divialon seotor while on t h e oentral Pront, a two-company attaok was launched against ROK 0th Division position8 on Finger Ridge, Both were unsuccessful . Elsewhere minor probes and p a t r o l aotions were reported.

ba t ta l ion at tack against ROE 6th Division h i l l positions. Although two UN positions were l o s t t o t h e eneany@s ini t ia l attaok, the South Koreans had rooovered one and were counterattaoking the seaond l o s t outpost early Monday morning.

On Sunday night on the east ooast, North Icorean troops launohed a

Oa Saturday, 8 November, a t o t a l of 217 naval a i r sor t ie8 were f lom. On t h e eas t coast carrier-based a i ro ra f t attaoked shore ine ta l la t ione near Wonsan, while i n the w e s t Chinnajnpo was t he =in target. Surfaoe W f s in the Japan Sea bombarded Songjin, Y q d o and Chaho while i n t h e w e s t tho area near Cho Island WRS blasted. Bunday, due t o inolsmant weather, there were only 92 carrier-baaed air 80rties. Wonsan and Yonghung were attacked on the eas t comt, and on tho wes t ooast Chinnampo and Haeju ware bombed, units maintained the blookade and bombarded both ooast8.

Surfaoe

A i r

A t o t a l of 1,010 effeotive land-based sorties were flwpn on 8 November of which 642 were combat. craft and an unidentified fighter. medium bomber so r t i e s during t h e xdght, 11 of the a i ro ra f t bombing a supply area at Pyongyang. 288 aombat. On the night of 9-10 November, 15 medium bomber so r t i e s were flown. areas a t Yongsan, in northwestern Korea, and Unha-ri, on t h e east ooast attaoked by 12 of the bombera.

Two enemy a i r o r a f t were shot down, one j e t nir- FEAF Bomber Command mounted 14 effeotive

On 9 November, 599 effeotive sortie8 were flown, inoluding No enemy a i r o r a f t were observed o r enoountered during the poriod.

Supply

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P,! i lit ary Opor R t i o na

The major act ion took place on tho extreme eastern end o f the front, where a aer ies of h i l l s , dominated by Anchor H i l l , changed hands several t i m e s . Enemy attaoka up t o two b a t t a l i o m i n s i ze were launched against ROK 5th Division main l i n e of resistance positionn from Sunday through Tuesday, but; several Ubl counterattacks eventually oausad enmy withdrawals ; by Tuesday, both s ides had reoccupied t h e i r o r ig ina l positions. To the wes t , on MOIIdRy, . trso enemy oompanies supported by heavy artillery attacked Thai positions on Porkchop Hill i n the US 2nd Division sector. The a t tack subsequently ceasod, but t he enemy remained i n the area. On Tuesday these attacks woro renewed, but this timo t!:s enemy was forced t o withdraw from Porkchop H i l l under pressure from US 2 i d Division elements.

k % e Tuesday afternoon a heavy Chinese a t tack i n the cen t r a l Kmfha

A two-battalion counterittaok by ROB 2nd Division troops early sector dilslodged BOK dofenders f rom positions on Triangle Hill and Sniper Ridge. Pbednesd:l:* morning recovered the l o s t positions, Action w a s continuing a t t h o end of the report period.

Navy

Naval air so r t i e s t o t a l l e d 252 on 10 November. On the en.st ooast carrier-based a i ro ra f t bombed shore i n s t a l l a t ions i n the aoas ta l c i t i e s of Songjin, Hamhung and Wonsan while on the west coast, Chaeryong, Ongjin, Chsmgyon and Haaju were attacked. Songjin, Tarinhon and Chaho. blasted.

Surfaoe units in t he Japan Sea bombmdad I n the west, t he area near Cho Island was

No report was received concerning naval activity on 11 November.

Air

On 10 November, UN larid-based a i r c r a f t under Far E e s t A i r Force control No enemy a i r c r a f t wer0

On the night o f 10 t o ll Novombm, Supply areas a t Pongchon:, L

f l e w 933 ef fec t ive s o r t i e s of which 548 were combat. obaerved or encountered during the period. FEAF Bomber Comtnand mounted 15 effective sorties. and Kangdong i n cen t r a l Korea w r e attacked by 12 of these medium bombers. No report WRS recoioed concerning air a c t i v i t y for 11 November.

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Chinese a r t i l l e r y deployed against the US I Corps i n western Koraa is capable of effect ively supporting l i m i t e d objeotive attaoks and, whon the t i m e comes, of supporting'the i n i t i a l stages o f an offensive. i n this sector has been constantly improving, with noteworthy s u c o e s ~ i n defensive f i r e . posit ions throughout most of the western sector, numerous forward a l te rna te positione are available for inmediate use. 1st Marine and British Cornonwealth Divisions, Chinese a r t i l l e r y has displaced wel l forward.

Enemy a r t i l l e r y

Although s t i l l deployed i n depth I n well-bunkered f i r i n g

Along the boundary l i n e of t he US

An addi t ional new developent i n this sector has been the forward d is - plaoement of a oonsiderable number of an t i a i r c ra f t weapons fo r use against UN observation a i ro ra f t and ground-attack cor t ies . (The Chinese Communist units i n western Korea have used t h e i r a r t i l l e r y very effeot ively during the post two months In support of a ser ies of l imited objeotive attacks. is no indication a t present t ha t the forward displaoement of a r t i l l e r y i n this seotor i s a permanent feature. )

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Pol i t ioa l

The American Embassy reports that the government has oonaolidated i t s control over the Korean Federation of Labor Unions (KF'IX]) by ousting non- IiLberal Party Assemblyman Chon Chin-han as laader and replaoing him w i t h a three-man "supreme committee" which i s more amonable t o party oontrol. Although the mechanios o f t h e elsct ion a t t he KFUJ owwention were prcporly exeouted, most of the delegatas had been instructed how t o vote i n advance, end the voting was influenced by "suggestions" f r o m President Rhee, by the presenoe of police and detectives, and by the actbre par t ic ipat ion o f government off iciale

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E l l i t a r y Operatiom

Army

Action Wa8 re l a t ive ly l i g h t a l l along the front on %dnesday. A ROK 2nd Division counterattaok against enemy positions on Sniper Ridge north o f Kumwha dislodged the Chinese from t he i r previously won gains, and the South Koreans reocoupied all t h e i r former positions. 11,000 rounds of artillery and mortar f i r e during t h e day's action. Probes and pa t ro l aotions marked the fi&ting e18eWhere.

The, enemy employed about

Inclement weather prevented any navalair so r t i e s from eas t coast carriers on 12 November, and no report was received concerning a i r and surface operations on the west coast. Surfaoe uni ts on the e a s t coast bombarded Wonsan and Tanchon.

UN land-based airoraft under Far East Air Force control flew o n l y 368 effect ive gort ies on I2 November o f which 190 were combs+. p i lo t s , while on patrol i n the Yalu River area, observed s i x enemy MIG15's. There were no engagements. so r t i e s were flown. Sangam i n north central Korea were attacked by 12 o f t h e B-29's.

Four UN F-86

During the night, 14 sffeot ive medium bomber A railroad bridge a t Pyongyang and a coal mine a t

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Military Operations

Army

A reinforced Chinese battalion, attacking i n the wake o f an intense a r t i l l e r y barrage, ovqrran ROK 2nd Division troops on Sniper Ridge north of Kunhwa l a t e Thursday, forcing the South Koreans t o withdraw. morning heavy f ight ing was continuing i n an action which 8aw nearly 1200 rounds o f artillsry and mortar fire used. probes and lninor pa t ro l skirmishes.

Early Friday

Elsewhere action was limited t o

Naval air sorties on 13 November were limited t o 7 1 due to inolement weathr. Ofiskany struck a t t a r g e t s near Kiloliu while i n the west carrier-baaed curcraf t rangod fron Chinnampo t o Iiaeju. bombarded. shore inotal la t iono at Songjin, Chaho, Semho and Wonsan, Mainland ine ta l la t ions near Cho I s h n d , Haeju and Upchori were the main ta rge ts f i r e d on by surface units on the west coast.

On the east coast, a i r c r a f t from the car r ie rs Kearsarge and

Surface units in t he Japan Sea

A i r

UN land-based a i r c r a f t under FEAF control flew 880 effect ive so r t i e s on 13 November of which 544 were combat. During these operations, UN p i lo t s observed 11 enemy MIG’s and engaged four , all i n the Chongchon-Yalu River area. Sabre pilots observed 80 swept wing a i r c r a f t on Antung, Tatungkou and Takushan airf ie lds . were flown. attacked by 12 of the bombers.

One MIG was damaged with no damage t o UN a i r c ra f t . In addition, 12

During the night, 14 effect ive medium bomber so r t i e s Supply areas near Pyongyang and the Cholsan Peninsula were

Mi li t a r y I n t e lli g ence

ROK Amy

The Far East Command reports the activation on 8 November o f the ROK 12th Division, composed of t he existing 37th, Slst and 52nd t ra in ing regiments. rctady by t h e summer of 1953. Other divis ional service and combat units w i l l bo organized by drawing cadre strength from exis t ing units i n the ten act ive ROX divisions,

l%,visional a r t i l l e r y w i l l be activated Later and will be combat-

FECOM expects the Uth , minus i ts artillery, t o be oornbat-

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The ROK 16th Division i s t o be s imi la r ly activated on 10 December u t i l i z i n g the 38th, 39th ard 50th t ra in ing regiments.


P o l i t i c a l

The establishment of a veterans administration is being discussed a t The ROK Army hRs appointed a high levels i n the South Korean Goverment.

Brimd! e r General t o take. care of the army responsibi l i ty involved and a colonel f rom the US Army has been appointed as advisor. lawlsscness allegedly by veterans broke out i n the past f e w days and may have added impetus t o the discussion of a veterans administration. overdue, an organization of this t y p o w i l l , i n t h o opinion o f US Embassy o f f i c i a l s , be exploited by rad ica l politicians. )

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Friday and ear ly Saturday witnessed sporadic but heavy f ight ing on t h e central f i o n t north of Kumhwa where Qhinese and BOK 2nd Division troops waged another b a t t l e f o r Sniper Ridge. Early Saturday the South Koreans reoocupied plnpoint Hill which the enemy had seized and held throughout Friday's fighting. In the same v ic in i ty on Friday twr, enemy pla-boona attacked f r iendly troops attempting t o eatabl ish an outpost l i n e of resistanoe, and forced the South Koreans t o withdraw. ELswn thousand rounds of' enemy a r t i l l e r y and mortar f l r e fell o a t h e ROK 2nd Divieion seator on E'riday and Saturday.

To the west, two enemy attaoke against US 3rd Division outposts on Jackson Heights oaused friendly troops 60 withdraw s l ight ly . o f t h e f ront reported minor probes and patrol Ola8h0~.

The remainder

Navy

On the east ooast, on 14 Nommber, blockade ships i n t h e v i c in i ty o f Tanchon and Chaho bombarded a d m and three harbor areas with unobserved results. No f i r i n g waa reported a t Wonsan. South of Kojo, 13 harbor area8, a supply area and three troop report o f 13 November indicate8 t h a t naval c r a f t bombarded f ive r a i l yards and one t ra in i n the area around Wonsan.

areas were h i t by naval f i r e . A delayed

No naval air sor t ies were reported.\

Air

During the period ending at; m i d n i g h t 14 November, UhT land-based a i r c r a f t under FEAF control f l e w 261 effect ive so r t i e s of whioh 89 w e r e oombat. Sort ies included bombardment o f supply areas around Hoechang and Kurzu-Bi. FEAF claims t h a t 1 2 1 enemy V e h i C l Q f ~ were l o s t i n the day's operations. unidentified enemy planes, one possibly a jet, were sighted by UN pilots.

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given in a "now-type magnetic homing torpedo." a t the sohool, and additional equ ipen t wae t o be f'urnished later in the winter. or8 and advi8er6, was t o graduate i n the fall of 1952. naval -offioere had received PT boat t ra in ing i n the USSR. (TNs is the t h i r d reporC reoeivqd i n the past six months on the alleged rseurgenoe of t he North Korean navy. undetermined sogle i s presently under way i n North Korea.)

General Information

There were three Fl' boats

The clase of about 100 naval officere, taught by Ruaeian instruot- Other North Korean

It is probable tha t some t ra in ing of this nature on an

P0li t io; l - President Rhae on 14 November named Yi Kap-song as Prim Minister and

submitted his nomination t o the National Assembly f o r approval, acoording t o Radio Pusan. August 1952, i s a,IiLberal Party Aeeemblyman and fairly staunch Rhea sup- porter. It i s en t i r e ly possible t h a t the Aeaembly, whioh has ahown surprising opposition t o thb &esiddnt's demands i n tho last, few woeks, W i l l re$& Yi's nomination, as t h y did tha t OF h i s leas popular colleague, Y i Yun-yong, a few weeke ago.)

(Yt , an unsucoessf'ul Vios president ia l candidate in

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Mili tary Operatiom

US 3rd Division attempts t o retake Jaokson Heights north of Chorwon Saturday were unsuccessful a f t e r sporadic f ight ing which continued throughout the day. post on Jackson Heights. Division troops i n intonse hand t o hand fighting on Pinpoint H i l l , and an enemy platoon attacked UN positions on Sniper Ridge Saturday, but eaoh s ide vas i n i t s former positions as of l a t e Saturday night. .Small sca l e platoon engagements continued throughout Sunday atop Sniper Ridge without any o i q n l f i c m t gains on e i the r slde. On the extreme eastern end of t he front, Ncrth Korean elements attacked a ROK 5th Division main Una o f reeistanoe posit ions but were repulsed after heavy fighting.

On sunday, a Chinese compaiiy foroed the withdrawal o f another out- Further to t h e east, t he enemy engaged ROB 2nd

A t o t a l o f 143 naval air so r t i e s were flown on 15 November against troop and supply in s t a l l a t ions on both North%rean coasts, Surfaoe Wit8 in t he Japan Sea f i r e d on Songjin, Tanchon, Chaho and Woman, while on the west ooast, t he m o a near Sokto and Yonpaado was bombarded. 334 n a v a l a i r s o r t i e s were flown. from 8Oil;cjin t o YVunsan while the mea Prom C h i m p 0 t o Hae ju on t h e wes t coast was attaoked. Surface unite maintained the blockade and bombarded both Korean coasts on Sunday.

On 16 November Airoraft from eas t coast oa r r i e r s ranged

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UN land-baaed aircraft under FEW control f l e w 819 effeotive s o r t i e s on 15 November of which 494 were combat. MIG-15's were observed and 7 onoountered. others .probably damaged with no f r i end ly damage., During t h e night, 13 e f fec t ive medium bomber s o r t i e s were mounted, 11 of the aircraft attacking a marshaling yard and troop concentration near Hemhung. day, 16 Novenibor, 638 land-based so r t i e s Were f b m J including 254 oombat. No enemy aircraft wero observed o r encountered during t h e report period. On t he n ish t of 16-17 November, 16 effective medium bomber missions were mountod. were bombed by 12 of these B-29's.

During these operations, 17 enemy One MI0 was destroyed and two

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The Far East A i r Foroe reported on 13 November t h a t 6 North Korean a i r f i e l d s a re serviceable and 8 are pa r t ly serviceable. In addition t o Sinuiju, Uiju and Chunggmgjin on the Yalu River and Chongjin i n northeastern Korog Tonsan c i t y a i r f i e l d is now aonsidered operational. northwestern Korea, Samohani, Taeohon and N t u w i a i r f i e lds , jus t north of the Chongchon River, a l l have usable taxiways varying i n length from 1,500 t o 3,000 feet . p a s t month on all of t he newly and par t ly operational airfieldpl. hem bean no indications, a s yet, t h a t enemy t e c t i a a l aircraft a re operating f rom f i e l d s other than Slriuiju and Uiju.)

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Military Operations

The f ron t l i n e was generally quiet on 17 November with act ion confined t o t h e Kumhwa area. t h e i r posit ions atop Sniper Ridge, but l a t e in the evening were engaged f o r over three hours by a Chinese platoon. and a r t i l l e r y f ired over 4,000 rounds against ROK posit ions I n the 2nd Division sector.

South Korean 2nd Division troops cont inuedto consolidate

Action ceased before midnight. Chinese mortars

Navy

A t o t a l of 347 naval air so r t i e s were flown on 17 November. Aircraf t ' from the UN cslrriers Kearsarge, Oriskany and Eesex on the eas t coast attacked indus- trial areas a t Chongjin, ICyongsong and Kilchu. un i t s ranged from Chinmpo t o Haeju. and par t ic ipated in the air un i t s ' a t tacks on eas t coaat c i t i e s .

On the w e s t coast, naval air Surface un i t s maintained the blockade

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UN land-baaed a i r c ra f t under Far East A i r Force control f l e w TOO e f f ec t ive s o r t i e s on 17 November of which 476 were combat. ' Included i n these operations were 202 f igh te r and fighter-bomber so r t i e s in eupport of UN ground ac t iv i ty . While on p t r o l i n the Chongchon-Yalu River area, UN p i l o t s observed 64 enemy MIG-15's and engaged 31. Five MIG's were destroyed, two probably destroyed and three reportedly damaged w i t h no lo s s t o UN a i r c ra f t . During the night, 14 e f fec t ive medium bomber missions were flown. Ten of these B-29's bombed a supply area new Pyongyang and the Choak-tong mining and processing area east of S inu i ju . Mili tary Intel l igence

The Fas Eaet Command reports that,/ -1 t h e relief of the Chinese Communist 39th Army by the 47th Amy i n western Korea is t en ta t ive ly accepted. few weeke an4 does not change over-dU. enemy ce;pabilities a t tke front . It appears t o fa l l within the same pat tern of r e l i e f s t h a t recent ly took place

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Military Operations

Throughout Tuesday and early Wednesday, the maJor ground act ion occurred on Rocky Point and Pinpoint H i l l in the ROK 2nd Divlaion sector on the cent ra l front. Repeated attacks by small enemy groups were e i ther repulsed o r m e t by counter- a t tacks and at the end of the report period, both sides remained i n the i r original poeitlons. characterized act ion on t h e remainder of the front.

Scattered probes and pat ro l clashes of short duration

Navy

!Phe incomplete total of 162 naval s i r eort ies w a s reported f o r 18 November. Four

Two MIff'S Aircraf t from eas t coast car r ie rs attacked ta rge ts from Hoeryong t o NaJin. enemy MIG's were encountered by three Panther jets during the period. were destroyed and two others damaged. MIG's and 40 were tracked by radar. coast air ac t iv i ty or east coast surface operations. near Sokto, Chodo, Songchonni and Haeju were bombarded.

In addition, surface unite s ighted .15 No report was received concerning weat

On the w e s t coast, tmgets

Air

UlV land-based a i r c ra f t under Far E a s t Air Force control f l e w 1,180 effectLve sorties of which 815 were combat. sions were flown by 213 f igh ters and fighter-bombers. Yalu River area, UN p i l o t s obeerved 102 MIG's and encountered 48. destroyed aqd f i v e others probably damaged. medium bomber so r t i e s were flown, 11 of these B-29's attacking a supply a rea a t Sonchon new the Manchurian border and Unpari, j u s t south of Sasiwon.

Close suppo29t and armed reconnaissance m i s -

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Sightinge of enemy vehicle8 during the week ending 13 Noveinber revealed a large increase over the preceding week. Reverslag l s e t week's pattern, a considerable amount of truffic was apparent on the western main supply routes leading in to HseJu, Kaesong and Sibyon-ni, while the number of vehicles on roah4i i n the eaetern and central sectors declined s l ight ly . un i t s deetroyed 664 enemy vehicles during the week. Railroad sightings, which increased during the period, were concentrated on east coast routee w i t h major a c t i v i t y on the Manpo3in-Kunuri-Sirranju-Pyongyang ra i l l ines .

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again in western Korea during the night of 18-19 November a6 three times without success t o seize a posi t ion held by t h e of the Commonwealth Division, f e l l i n t he Commonwealth sector.

Over 4,193 rounds of enemy

I n the Kumhwa area i n earst cen t ra l Korea,Chinese 15th Army elements continued to make 8 g O r a d i C e f f o r t s t o knock South Korean 2nd Division troops from Sniper Ridge smd Rocky Point. During the night of 19-20 November there were four engagements on the disputed position6 w i t h no signif icant gains by e i t h e r side.

No regort was received concerning naval .a i r a c t i v i t y on the weat coast on

Surface un i t s in the Japan Sea f i r e d on Tanchon, Chaho and Wonsan 19 November, while Task Force 77 on the east coast engaged i n replenishing operations. and on the west coast bombarded the area near Sokto.

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UN land-based a i r c r a f t under Far E a s t Air Force control flew 1,336 ef fec t ive s o r t i e s on 19 November including 942 combat. A t o t a l of 324 close eupport and armed reconnaissance so r t i e s were included i n the above operations. While on pa t ro l in the Chungahon-Yalu River area, UN p i l o t s observed 71 enemy MIG-15 ' 6 nnd engaged 28. damdge. during the period. On the night of 19-20 November, 15 ef fec t ive medium bomber missions were flown. a d an ore processing mea a t Moktong, northeast of Pyongyang were attacked by 10 of t'ae B-29's.

Two BUG'S were damaged during the engagements w i t h no f r i end ly I n addition, 100 MIG's were observed on Antung and Tatungkou a i r f i e l d s

A troop concentration a t Cha~ngbari i n north cen t r a l Korea

P o l i t i c a l

The nomination of Y i Kap-song as premier failed t o receive the l ega l ly required number of votes at the National Assembly session on 20 I%Wember, according t o Radio Pusan. O f the 173 Aseemblymen present, 94 opposed Y i ' S

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ncmlnation while 76 favored it. order t o ge t confirmation, Yi t r i e d t o obtain concessione from the President which would mollify the Assemblymen but apparently f a i l ed i n both inetanccs.)

Three of the secret ba l lo t s were invalid. ( I n

Economic

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prospective large budget d e f i c i t f o r the yeas commencing 1 A p r i l 1 9 5 3 will continue recent inf'lationssy pressures. for the full needs of the govet.nment,wodd have to c a l l f o r t o m expenditures of 9 t r i l l i o n won, 5 trillion of which would be for mili tary expenditures. Income would only be about 2 trillion won. of providing for an adequate volume of Imported ConstlIllCrs goods i n order t o prevent the collapse of the whole economy.

He said the new budget, if it iS t o provide

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M i l i t a r y Oge ra t ions

Three enemy at tacks against Rocky Point and two on Pinpoint Hill i n the 2nd ROK Dlvieion sector, the l a t t e r characterized by close combat, narked the major act ion on Thursday. Both sides remained in posit ion after these attacks, b u t act ion w8ta continuing on Pinpoint at the end of the report period. more than 3,000 rounde of a r t i l l e ry and mortar fire wa8 used by the enemy during the day's f ighting.

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Navy

An incomplete t o t a l of 190 Navd a i r so r t i e s was reported for 20 November. Aircraf t from east-coast ca r r i e r s attacked the Pujon hydroelectric syetem, an8 t a rge t s near Hambung and Wonean. Surface un i t e i n the Japan Sea bombarded the area near Chaho. a c t i v i t y . flo report was received concerning west coast air or surface

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UlV land-base8 a i r c r a f t under Far East A i r Force control flew 1,086 ef fec t ive eor t les on 20 November of which 727 were combat. and armed reconnaissance eor t ies were flown i n eupport of UN ground ac t iv i ty . While on pat ro l i n the Yalu River area, UN Sabre p i lo t s observed U O enemy MIG's and engsged 30. C 0 8 t of one u10 Sabre w e d . misaione were flown. a aupply area near SinanJu and the Kyoxnlpo steel m i l l were attacked by 12 of the B-29'8.

A t o t a l of 128 close aupport

Five MIG's were destroyed and three were probably damagedwt a During the ni&t, 18 effective medium bomber

An ore processing area a t Cholsaa in northwestern Korea,

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Mil i tary Ope ra t ions

Army

The principal fighting again occurred i n t h e Kumhwa area where ROK 2nd Division elements defended against repeated small enemy probes. Ridge, Chinese platoon-elze attack8 were repulsed a t Rocky Point and Pinpoint H i l l e a r ly i n the morning of 21 November. a l s o aggressively probed ROK positions, i n one instance closing t o hand-to-hand combat.

Atop Sniper

To the west of Sniper, enemy platoons

In western Korea, two South Korean 1st Division outposts were attacked by Chinese elements i n up t o company strength. Both posit ions were maintained a f t e r fights lasting up t o an hour.

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UN ca r r i e r a i r c r a f t flew 231 offensive air s o r t i e s on 21 November. east, t ransportat ion and eupply t a rge t s near Kilchu, Songchon and Wonsan were attacked, while In the we&, enemy ins ta l la t ions i n the Chlnnampo area were bombed. Tanchon, and Woman. l i n e near Cho and Sok islands were subjected t o naval gunfire.

I n t h e

Surface c ra f t i n the eae t bombarded shore ins ta l la t ions a t Songjin, I n the west, the harbor approaches t o Haeju and the coast-

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U" land-based a i r c ra f t f l e w 1,118 effect ive sorties on 2.1 IVovember of which 757 were combat. Medium bombera f l e w 14 effect ive so r t i e s I n raide against tl railroad bridge In north cent ra l Korea and a supply m e a bn the east coast. Over 200 MIG-15 jets were observed by UN F-86 p i l o t s during the period and 61 nf these were engaged. The Communists suffered three a i r c r a f t downed and two damaged, while t he UIV l o s t two F-86'e and two P - 8 4 ' ~ damaged.

Mili tary Intel l igence

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Far E a s t Command reporte,I - A t h a t the 106th Regiment of t he 34tb Division, Chinese Conrmunist 12th A nnyv =Y have joined forces with the Chineee Communiet 15th Army i n the b a t t l e f o r Sniper

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Radio Pyongyang on X, November announced an ordinance of the North Korean Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly which appointed Choe Chang-ik and Chow 11-yong as vice-premier8 of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (Choe, who had been Minister of Finance eince ea r ly 1950, is t i member of the Yenan fac t ion within the North Korean governmental hierarchy while Chong, moat recent ly Minister of Heavy Industry, is thought t o be pro-Yenan.)

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Mi 1 i tar y Ope rot ions

The major a c t i v i t y on Saturday took place In the ROK 2nd Divieion sector north

I n each case the enemy -8 subsequently rorced t o with- Approximately 8,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and

of Kumhwa where a t o t a l of four enemy probing at tacks aga in i t Pingoint Hill and Rocky Point were recorded. draw and break contact with UN troops. mortar fire were expended in the day's fighting.

Two emall enellry probing attack8 -re reported i n the rame v ic in i ty on Sunday, following which two Chinese cornpanlee drove on ROK position8 atop Sniper Ridge. The enemy h s l t e a hi6 at tack and withdrew when friendly elements met hlm with a rocket and a r t i l l e r y concentration. Late Sunday night, in the ROK l o t Division sector t o the west, Chineae elements temporarily occupied em outpost poeltion but were driven off by he8vy UN a r t i l l e r y fire.

An incomplete t o t a l of 36 naval air sor t iee were reported on 22 November, all on t he west coaet. Aircraf t from west coast car r ie rs attacked shore in s t a l l a t ions from Chinnmpo t o Changyon. Surface unite on the east coast bombarded t a rge t s In the Tanchon and Chaho areas, while the areas near 8okto and Songchonni were f ired on in the west. On the following day, 230 carrler-based so r t i e s were flown. Wonssn, Hungnam, Pukchon and Kllchu were attacked by eas t C O a 6 t carrier-baaed a i r c ra f t , while Chinaamgo, Sokto, Bongwha and Ongjin were the main t a rge ts on the west coast. cosets e

Surface uni t s maintained the blockade and bombarded on both Korean

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UN land-based a i r c r a f t under Far East A i r Force control flew 1,051 ef fec t ive so r t i e s on 22 November of which 696 were combat, Bomber Command mounted 13 effective sor t ies , 12 o f the medium bomber8 attackiEg aupply and troop ins ta l la t ione a t Haeju and Pyongymg. While on daylight pat ro l i n the Yslu River area, UN p i l o t s observed 87 enemy MIG-15's and encountered 34. One MIG was destroyed, and four othere probably damaged, while two UN Sabree were iiamaged. In the morning, 100 MIG's were observed on Tatungkou airfield and four on Slnuiju a i r f i e ld . On Sunday, 23 November, a t o t a l of 821 effect ive land-based s o r t i e s were flown, including 515 combat. While on patrol in the Chowchon-Yalu River area, UN pilots observed eight enemy MIG's of which two were encountered.

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One MIG was destroyed and one UN Sabre received major damage. Far East Air Force Bomber Command mounted 16 effect ive aort iee on the night of 23-24 November, Communications and supply ins ta l la t ions a t Yon@-dong, near Sinanju and Yonpung- ni, eas t of Chlnnampo were attacked by 12 of the B-29's.

General Information

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Radio Pyongyang announced on 2 l November t h a t during October North Korean Premier Kim 11-sung presented Ma0 Tee-tung with g i f t s of Korean farm producto from t h i s yeax's "bumper trope." shortage i n North Korea. psychologically an apparent growing feel ing of deepais i n North Koren over the deaperate state of the food situation. )

( A l l indlcations point t o a serious food !C'hese "gif ts" are probably designed t o courrteract

On 23 November, the ROK presented a note t o the UN Command r e i t e r a t ing it8 demand f o r Immediate repayment in dollars of 458 b i l l i o n won advanced t o the UN forces, and s t a t ing t h a t no fur ther advances would be made after 15 December. The note also requested a $300,000,000 loan from the US as an anti-inflationary measure. date by the UN Comma.nd.

(Approximate1 46 percent of the won advances have been repaid t o

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Military Op ers t loas

Army

Ground action on Monday wa8 limited largely t o brief probes and pat ro l actions. where two e W 1 enemy attacks caused fr iendly troops t o withdraw br i e f ly from an outpost position. were able to reoccupy the positions.

The only s ignif icant action took place in the US 3rd Division sector,

Subeequently UN troops, reinforced and aided by a r t i l l e r y ,

The ROK 9th Division relieved the ROE[ 2nd Division in the v i t a l Kumhwa h i l l s sector of the central f ront .

There were no naval air operations off the eas t coast a8 Carrier Task Force 77 engaged i n resupply, Straits attacked troop and supply ins ta l la t ions in Hwanghae Province. surface units bombarded the 8hore line i n the eaet near Slnpo, Songdin, Tanchon and Woman. The destroyer Hanna was hit with 66 rounds or a r t i l l e r y iron enemy shore-baaed guna, w i t h only one death and minor damage result ing. In the west, surface units bombarded the approaches to HaeJu harbor and the v i c in i ty of Cho Island.

In the west, a i r c r a f t from the l i g h t ca r r i e r Badoeng Navy

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On 24 November bad weather r e s t r i c t ed the number of so r t i e s by land-based a i r c r a f t t o 290, of which only 86 were combat, Medium bombers flew 15 sor t iee , of which 12 were directed against a troop and supply area at Hoechang, eas t of Pyongyang. There were no air- to-air engagements during the period.

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On 22 Bovember t w o UN Sabre pilots observed four single-epglrre straight- wing aircraft and four twin-engine straight-wing afrcraft i n revetmenta at a large highway Intersection about five miles south of Sinuiju. appeared t o be w e l l camouflaged. North Korean territory i 6 unusual.)

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Army

The main action on Tuesday took place i n the US 3rd Division sector, where an estimated enemy company attacked outpost positions on Jackson Heights. elements withdrew slightly, but after approximately two hours were able t o reoccupy the positions. wealth l e t Division made a l i m i t e d advance, but subsequently returned t o t h e main l ine of resistance. w a s emgloyed during the report period.

Friendly

To the west, a company-size raiding party of the Common-

A t o t a l of nearly 5,000 rounde of a r t i l l e ry and mortar f i r e

A t o t a l of 157 naval air sorties were flown on 25 October. Aircraft from

Surface units in east coast carriers attacked Sindong, Chongdongni, Sinpo and Wonsan, while on the w e s t coast the main targets were Kasaengni, Sagar i and Ongjin. the Japan Sea bombarded Sohori and Wonsan. The coastal area near Taewhado and Cho Island was f i r ed on by w e s t coast surface units.

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UN land-based a i rc raf t under Far East A i r Force control flew 702 effective sor t ies on 25 November of which 391 were combat. While on patrol i n the Chongchon- Yalu River area, UN pi lo ts observed 16 MIG-Yj ' s and engaged five. reported damaged, with no 108s t o UN aircraft, medium bomber sor t ies were flown. barracks at Son@-ri, w e s t of Pyongyang, were attacked by nine of the B-29's.

One MIG'wae During the night, 12 effectqve

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Analysis of enemy vehicle t r a f f i c during the week ending 20 November reveals a larger number of sightings but l i t t l e change in pattern as compared with the preceding period. A t o t a l of 21,918 vehicles was sighted during the seven-day period; however, had the two nights which produced negative observations due t o inclement weather permltted normal operations, it is quite probable tha t the record of 24,867 sightings (18-24 April 1952) would have been exceeded.

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units observed. The ma,jor activity was apparent on the SinulJu-SinanJu-Pyongyang line, while all rail lines into Pyongyang from the north, as well se those acros6 the peniaeula via Yeslgdok and Kowon to Woman, were serviceable during the period.

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The South Korean pres8 continued to print aptI-Jap&neee storlee during the past week. ashore from an American military vessel and, while drinking, quarreled with and in3ured a Korean. The story stated that the Japanese were arrested and have been held "deapite the influence of US military authorities." Other stories concerned the "illegal" deportation of 245 Koreans from Japan and the refusal of the Japa- nese police to permit reprcsentativee of the Korean mission In Japan to enter a p i e o n following disturbances involving Koreans interned there.

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On Thursday an enemy company i n western Korea launched a three-pronged attack against a US 3rd Division outpost on Jackson Heights, temporarily occupying the posit ion. without contact. atop Sniper Ridge w a s repulsed.

Friendly elements subsequently moved back t o the outpost A s i m i l a r company-sized a t tack on ROK 9th Division posi t ions

With the exception of one minor enemy platoon-sized probe against ROK-held Sniper Ridge, Friday's ac t ion wa8 l imited to br ie f pa t ro l clashes. Some 3,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i r e were employed in Thureday's fighting, more than 10,000 rounds on Friday.

Navy

An incomplete t o t a l of 46 naval air sor t ies , all pp the west coa~l t , was

Surface u n i t s i n the Japan Sea bombarded Songjin, Tanchon reported on 26 November. carrier a i r c r a f t . and Wonsan, while the v ic in i ty near Chodo and Changyonean waa attacked on the weet coast. On the following day, 2'7 November, the report on naval a i r s o r t i e s wae again incomplete. O f the nine eor t i e s reported, all were on the east coast where Myongchon, Songjin and Hongwon were attacked. Surface un i t s on the east coast bombarded shore ins ta l la t ione from Chongjin t o Wonaan, and Haeju, Chang- yGnsanp and Chscngsasgot were blasted by west coast surface uni ts .

The area from Chinnampo t o Haeju was 8ttaCked by

A i r

UN land-based a i r c r a f t under FEAF control flew 830 ef fec t ive s o r t i e s on 26 November, of which 529 were combat. UN p i l o t s obecrved 54 enemy MIG's and engaged 12. destroyed w i t h no damage t o f r iendly a i r c ra f t . medium bomber miseions were flown, nine of these B-29's attacking a t roop and supply area at Haeju and a ra i l road bridge a t Pyongyang. On the following day, only 319 ef fec t ive land-based so r t i e s were flown as inalement weather hampered operutions; of these 104 were combat. No enemy EaIo's were observed o r encoun- t e r ed during the period. On the pight of 27-28 November, 11 effective medium bomber miorions were flown, seven a i r c r a f t at tacking a ra i l road bridge and marshaling yard a t Huichon. a t Hamhung

While on patrol i n t he Yalu River area, Two MIG's were probably

During the night, 16 ef fec t ive

I n addition, one B-29 bombed a marshaling y8rd

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3mmy MIG activity Alirine; the week ending 22 Novmher wa8 8t ite highest l cve l ajucc the first we2k i n Auguot, a8 583 MIG-15's were observed airborne. Of tfie 213 engagements between UN and enemy a ircrdt , 27 were initiated by the Cmnunlsts, a decided lncreaae i n aggreseiveneea over tho past three weeks. Increased aggreseivenesr was also evidenced by the loss of f i v e UN aircraft m d damugc to two others. UN claims also XOBC to the highest in recent weeks a8 15 MIC's were de8tTOyed, f ive others grobably deatroyed and 20 reportedly damaged. Varying abi l i ty on the part of the Red pilots during the period indicate8 to FEAF khat the Comunists are continuing to intersperse combat+teeted pilots w i t h new parsonriel committed for trafnlllrj puryoree. Htances of enemy night activity occurred on 18-19 November, when enemy fightem attacked and deetroyed a UN B-29. attacking aircraft and searchlights i n the target area indicfitlng that the 8uccesE of the enemy night lriterceyt effort dependR on optimum weather and light conditiono.

The most significant of 27 In-

The attack wa6 well coordinated between t he

Gene~al. Situation

me South Korean National Assembly has rel.ected R. comniittee of 18 uemtera t o welcome President-elect Eisenhower and to submit recommendations t o him wcording to two South Koreau newspapers. which the Teported recommendations go i s a demand t o esGab7.1sh a bvffer zone on the Chinese r ide of the Y d u , t l m should handle future economic planning. quarrel i R such that the Asrcably'e committee might take advantage of' 8 meetkg w i t h Eisenhower to denounce Presldent Rhec . )

Illuatr&Ave of t h e extreme to

It wa5 slso recommended that, Korean authnri- (The current executive-begf#lci*..l d e

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The only action on Friday took place In the ROIC l r t Divirion rector, vhere a An enemy company friendly raiding party arraulted enemy poritlonr atop Bill 167.

counterattacked and the South Korean troopr vere forced t o withdraw, Action elrewhere ycu confined to brief prober and minor patrol engagements.

only 51 n a ~ a a i r .ortier were flown on 28 rmdve8aber, all on the mrt coast, aa

Six UB aircraft obrerved and engaged four MIG'r ia the vicia-

Tark Force n cagagcd In replenirhing operationr, Aircraft f'rom the Us carrier B s d a n g S t r a i t attacked rhore irutallatloru on the wort coaat from Chsngyon t o Hssju and Chaeryong, i t y of Charryong; there were no c l a w of damage t o enemy planer. Burface W t r on the earrt c-t bombarded gun poritloa8 culd hsrbor areal at Sohori and'wonran, while the area ne- Cbansyonaan, Changrongot and Sokto war blerted on the wert c w t ,

Air

A total o f 612 effective land-bared r o r t l c r war flown on 28 Bavember, of which 390 were combat. While on patrol in the Chongchon-Yalu River area, UH pi lo t r obrerved 56 M10-151r and engaged four. One MI0 MI w e d with no l o r r t o UN sir- cr&. During the night, 48 effective medium bomber ~ I I ~ ~ I O M were flown, A l o c h t i v e repair i ruts l laf ion and ap airfield at 8inuiju, on the Yalu River, were attacked by 20 of there B-29'r. In addl%lon, 14 aircraft banbed an ab- field aud c o ~ c a t i o n r center at Uiju, while Hseju rrad E- were attacked by two other B=2g1r.

Qeneral Situation . - Pol i f i cd

Prerident Rhee irrued an official rtatement on 21 Ibvember that the government tentatively plana t o return t o Seoul next a p i n g , according to a IF8 m ~ r y report. "Advance government partier" are now preparing for the move, !Che Embarry believer thd the President expect@ to reride in Seoul and have the top echelon8 of the vculour mlnirtrier with hlm while the Bationsl hrembly and the maar of government workerr remain In Puran for the wlnter. fO THE C. I. A. S NO OBJECTION

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Mil i tary Operations

On Saturday and early Sunday f ive minor prober on UN positions were reported i n the ROIC 9th Divirion rector, one in the US 40th Divirion rector, and two in the US 45th Division sector. a r t i l l e r y f i re during the day'r fighting.

The enemy expended nearly 16,000 roundr of mortar and

On Sunday and ear ly Monday Chinere troops continuedtheir ineffective probing tactics aga1n.t ROK 9th Divirion poritionr in the vicini ty of Sniper Ridge. To the w e s t , an enemy company engaged a US 1st Marine Divirion raiding party, cauring the latter t o withdraw t o UN l inea following a 50-minute f i re fight.

A t o t a l of 290 naval. air ror t ier were flown on 29 November. Enemy rhore inr ta l la t ionr on the ea r t and wert coartr were attacked by there carrier-bared a i rc raf t . Wonran. following day, 30 November, an incomplete t o t a l of 24 naval air ror t ie r war reported, a l l on the eart coast. Songjin and Wonran. SongJin t o Woman while the Sokto and Haeju areas were attacked by wert coart un i t r .

Surface unitr on the ear t coart bombarded Sohori, Tanchon, Chaho and On the No report war received concerning w e r t coamt surface activity.

There a i r c ra f t attacked inr ta l la t ionr a t Surface uni t r in the Japan Sea bombarded coastal c i t i e r from

A i r

Far E a s t A i r Force mounted 1,004 land-based sor t ies on 29 November, of which 623 were combat. served 32 enemy MIG's and engaged four. losses t o friendly a i rc raf t . the night, these a i r c ra f t engaging in leaflet drop and photo reconnaissance miesions . On Sunday 354 effective land-based sor t ies were flown, including 109 combat. period. were flown. by seven of the B-29's.

While on patrol in the Yalu River mea, tJN pilots ob- One MIG was reported damaged with no

Only four medium bomber sor t ies were flown during

No enemy a i r c ra f t were observed or encountered during the 24-hour

A supply area at Nahwasan-ni, jus t south of Worman, was attacked On the night of 30 November4 December, nine effective bomber miseiona

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Truce Tallce

Comuniet China and North Korea have "categorically" endoreed the Soviet resolutions for a solution of the Korean POW queetion offered at the UN, according t o practically simultaneous 28 November broadcasts from Pelping and Pyongyang. of a "neutral commi~~ion'~ and that of 24 November calling for an immediate armistice and a transfer of the POW question to the neutral commission.

The Soviet propoeale include that of 10 November for t h e formation

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Military Ope ratlono

m The maJor sction on Monday aab orsly Tuesday o c c ~ r r ~ a on Rocky Point and

nearby terrala features i n the ROK 9th Divlr lon rector in central Korea. Several eaemy af&acka involving a8 plblw a8 throe plstoom were repelled by ROK troops, In roma carre6 fo l lowlq hand-to-hand fightin&. Bomn 3,600 rou& of mor- and ar- t i l l e r y fire mro eqdoywd i n the action. Hlmr prober and patrol clrrher wero reported elrewhere along the froat.

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No report wae received concerning =vel air 60rtier or 1 December. Burface units o r the eart mart f i red or SoagJia, Taachor, Chaho and Woracua. XVo report MI received corcernlmg wert coarrt surface activity.

Air

On 1 December UH land-bsred a i rc raf t uder Far E e r t Air Force control flew 352 effective rortles, o f which 131 wre combat. medium bomber m i r s i o ~ were flown with 11 B-29'r sttacklrg a supply =ea at Y8ngdok and troop coacentrrtiou sear Wouan. lo enemy a i rc raf t were obrerved or encountered during the period.

During the fight, 17 effective

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Far Ea& A i r Force orfirnufor that the boPrb1- raid 0. tho U1Ju connnuri- cation8 confor 08 tho ni@t of 28-29 lovanbec COlDple~ly dortroyed 107 dmllillg- type buildirgr u4 om r ~ n i r t r a t i o r bulldirg and partially brtroyod ore wehourer Bomb w e a8rer#mert rhmd-tbrf BIruiJu r l r f i e l b i r wervlceable a l l 0 tho Uiju f i e l d i r partly rerviceabler

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Military Operations

Six separate enemy attacks were made against ROK 9th Division position8 on Sniper Ridge on !Tuesday. The attacks were all repulsed except f o r the final one which continued at the end of the report period. South Korean6 l o s t and later regained ground i n the action on Pinpoint Hill atop Sniper Ridge. The enemy employed more than 5,000 rounds of mortar and artillery f i re i n thia central Korean fighting. patrol actions were reported.

Pres8 reports indicate t h a t the

Elsewhere dong the front, minor probes and

Navy

There were no naval air operations on ei ther the east o r w e s t Korean coasts because of inclement weather. coset concerned operations off Wonsan, where f ive harbor area8 were damaged by naval gunfire.

The only report on UN surface ac t iv i ty on either

A i r

UN land-baeed a i rc raf t under Far E a s t A i r Force control flew 550 effect ive eort les on 2 December of which 347 were combat. During the night, FEAF Bomber Command mounted 16 effective sorties. A Pyongyang a i r f ie ld , a supply area and marshaling yard northwest of Pyongyang, and a troop concentration near Sinanju 'were attacked by 12 of the B-29'8. While on pa t ro l In the Yalu River area, UN p i l o t s observed 97 MIG's and engaged 31. !ho were damaged, and one probably destroyed w i t h no damage t o UN a i rc raf t . .. General Situation

Propaganb

The UN was again charged by Communist China with violating Manchurian air space and bombing near the Chinese c i t y of Antung, according t o a 2 December broadcast from Peiping. m e Communists allege that four US B-26's during the nzght of 28 November dropped over 40 bombs, inJuring f ive people and deetroy- ing property. t i m e In the past. 28-29 November against Korean installationq along the Yalu River.)

(Bimllar Chinese propaganda charges have been made from time t o A major US medium bomber re id was conducted on the night of

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Military Operations

During the night 3-4 December, Chinese Comrmunist elements made numerous unsuccessful attacks against ROK 9th Division positions in the Sniper Ridge and Rocky Point area on the central front. The enemy attacked in groups of 40 t o 50 and were supported by more than 6,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar fire. contacta.

Elsewhere along the front action consisted of minor probes and patrol

Navy

No offensive air strikes were made by UN naval aircraft on the east coast as the car r ie r task force engaged i n supply act ivi t iee . ceived from the west coast command. enemy shoreline at Songjin, Tanchon and Woman. t o Haeju harbor were bombarded.

No report was re- Surface craf t i n the eaat bombarded the

In the w e s t the approaches

A i r

Land-based aircraft flew 1,053 effective sortie8 on 3 December of which 797 were combat. quarters and concentrations at Sunchon and Taeyu-dong In northwestern Korea. UN F-86 p i lo t s observed 54 enemy MIG-15's and engaged 27 of them. Two MIG's were destroyed and one,damaged at a co8t of one F-86 -ed.

Medium bombers In 16 sor t ies attacked enemy troop head-


Air

During the week ending 30 November, only 265 M I G ' s were obaerved airborne, Two

In southerly

of which 57 were engaged by UN Sabre8 MIG's were destroyed, one probably destroyed, and two damaged during the period at a cost of one F-86 destroyed and three other8 damaged. penetrations, Cho Island was bombed by PO-2'8 on 26 November, while two days l a te r , six Navy Corsairs were engaged by four PIIIG's near Sariwon. This lat ter action, according t o Far E a s t A i r Force, regresents a renewal of the MIG penetration t ac t i c ut i l ized primarily when UN Sabres are not airborne.

and four by US Navy Corsairs.

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Central Intelligence Agency Office of Current Intell igepce 0432, 5 December 1952


Military Operations

The Korean f ront was quiet on 5 November ae only scattered action w a s reported. The South Korean 9th Divieion on Sniper Ridge near Kwnhwa bore the brunt of a number of squad-size attacks by Chinese elements without any loee of position. In the west, a US l e t Marine Divleion raiding party eoutheast of Kaesong fought a seven-hour engagement with defending Chinese troop8 before wlthdrawing. f ront during the period.

Over 5,000 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and morter f i r e f e l l acrose the

Carrier-based a i r c r a f t flew an iqcomplete t o t a l of 200 s o r t i e s , ' a l l on the eas t coast. These aircraft bombed from Kilchu t o Wonean. bombarded targets i n the area of SongJin and Wonsan in the east and near Cho Island i n the west.

Surface vessels

A i r

Land-based a i r c r a f t under Far East A i r Force control flew 1,175 effect ive

While on patrol i n the Yalu River area, UN p i l o t s observed 86 MIG'e,

sort ies , of which 881 were combat. mounted 21 effective eortiee, of which ten h i t the Communication Center a t Cholsan. of which 50 were engaged. no damage t o UN aircraft.

During the night FEAF Bomber Command

One wae destroyed and four probably damaged, with

General Situation

Economic

A recent Informal conversation between South Korean acting Prime Minister Paek and a US o f f i c i a l indicated that settlement of the c r i t i c a l problem of repayment f o r won advances t o UN troops may be attainable. poseible agreement c a l l s f o r immediate dollar repayment a t a realistic exchange r a t c . f o r all won drawn, providing the United Nations Command is pre- pared t o negotiate settlement of won advances made pr ior to 1 January 1952. Paek mentioned a r a t e of 18,000 - 20,000 won t o one dollar a8 the r e a l i s t i c rate. (The suggested r a t e would represent a coneiderable concession oy-th" par t of the South Korean Government.)

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M i l i t a r y Ope rat ions

On 5 December the enemy in etrength up t o platoon size made four w u c c e s r f u l probee against the ROK 9th Divieion on Sniper Ridge on the central front. where acroes the front, action coaeieted of l i g h t patrol contacts and one enemy probe of platoon strength against the U8 45th Division on the eastern front.

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Navy

Surface unite m o d three gun pooltiom, an ananunition etorage area, one factory and other target8 a t Woman on the east coaat. of Chodo on the west coaet were a le0 damaged. Reparte on naval ac t iv i ty were incomplete , however

Gkur position8 in the vicini ty

A i r

UA land-based aircrtxft under Bar East A i r Force control flew 1,161 effective sort ies , of which 864 were combat. 16 effective rortier, of which 11 h i t troop concentrations at Sungemg-nl and Chonysng. While on patrol In the Y 3 u River area, UN pilote obeerved 45 M I O ' r and engaged four. One MI0 war probably damaged, asd one UN F-86 wae loaf.

During the night FEAF Bomber Connuand mounted

Late presr reports state that in the lsrgert enemy night raid of the ~ L T , a force of 11 aircraft attacked the Seoul area Friday night.

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M i l i t a r y Operations

Army

On 6 December the action acros8 the 8th Army f ront consisted chiefly of In the Kumeong area i n central minor patrol clashes and emall enemy probes.

Korea a company-size raiding party from the ROK 6th Division engaged a Chinese platoon and forced it t o withdraw after a 40-minute engagement. ing day enemy elements of squad and platoon s ize unsucceesfully probed ROK 9th Division positions on Sniper R i d g e on the central front. consisted of minor patrol exqagementa.

On the follow-

Elsewhere, action

Navy

An incomplete t o t a l of 168 naval air sor t ies w a s reported for 6 December, all on the east coast. Wonean. Tanchon, Chaho and Wonean, while the area near Cho Island and Changyonsan was bombarded on the weet coast. On 7 December 52 carrier-based air sor t ies were flown. Task Force on the wcet coast aircraft fromthe B r i t i s h car r ie r Glory attacked Changyon, Rseju and Ongjin. Surface units continued the blockade and bombarded both Korean coasts.

These carrier-based a i rc raf t ranged from Kilchu t o Surface units on the east coast f i red on shore instal la t ions at Songjin,

on the east coast engaged in replenishing operationqwhlle

A i r

UN land-based aircraft under FEAF control flew 1,006 effective sor t ies on 6 December of which 717 were combat. the Chongchon River area observed four unidentified enemy aircraft but did not engage them. During the night, 18 effective medium bomber mission8 were flown. A communications center a t Tochumyon and a eupply center a t Songs-ri, both near Wonsan, were attacked by 12 of the B - 2 9 ' ~ . On Sunday 778 effective land-baeed sor t ies were flown, including 484 combat. UN pilot8 on patrol i n "MIQ Alley" obeerved 41 enemy MIG's and engaged 34. probably destroyed and one damaged while two UN Sabres received minor damage. On the night of 7-8 December, 15 bomber missions were flown. A supply center a t Yangdok was attacked by eight B - q ' s as the other bombers flew reconnaissance and close eupport missions.

Six UN F-86 pilots, w h i l e on patrol i n

Seven MIC)'e were destroyed, one

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General Situation

Pol i t ical

!he US Embasey in hxsan reports that i n i t i a l South Korean press reaction t o the Eisenhower v i a i t is ra ther sparee. President-elect Eisenhower promised Rhee t o aid Korea mi l i ta r i ly and economi- cally and t o greatly increase South Korean forcee. The paper quoted Acting Premier Paek a8 saying: 'I. . .on the basis of w h a t (Eisenhower) said, I believe we will be able t o hois t our flag on M t . Paektu." (Mt. Paektu lies on the Korean-Manchurian boundary and has tremendous sentimental appeal to the Korean people as the birthplace of the Korean people.)

The Yonhap Shinmun claimed that

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Mllitary Operat ions

Army

On 8 December Communist forces of up to two-platoon strength -de f i v e attacks against the ROK 9th Division i n the Sniper Ridge area on the cent ra l f ront . An enemy platoon made an unsuccessful probe against elements of the ROK 8th Division on Finger R i d g e on the east central front. Elsewhere action consisted of minor probes and patrol claehes .

The enemy was repulsed in each engagement.

A t o w of 287 air sor t ies by carrier-baaed planes w a s flown on 8 December. On the east coast, a i rc raf t from Task Force 77 attacked shore ins ta l la t ions at Kilchu, Hamhung and Woman, while on the west coast, Chinnampo, Changyon, Up- chori and Ongjin were strafed and bombed. Surface uni ts in the Japan Sea f i red on Songjin, Tanchon, Chaho and Wonsan while the areas near Haeju and Sok Island were bombarded on the west coast.

A i r ' UN land-based a i rc raf t under Fax East A i r Force control flew 986 effect ive

sor t ies on 8 December of which 709 were combat. UN pilots , while on patrol in the Yalu River area, observed 11 enemy MIG's and engeged two. destroyed with no damsge t o UN a i rc raf t . During the night, 16 effect ive medium bomber s o r t i e s were flown; 12 of the B-29's attacking a supply area at Yongyon- chan, east of Pyongyang, an ore processing plant at Tokchon In north central Korea, snd a troop ins ta l la t ion at Yongpung-ni near Chinnaunpo.

One MIQ wa8


Enemy Rear Areas

During IVovember,Far E a s t Air Force continued t o improve i ts "road block" UN aircraft technique i n the interdiction e f f o r t again& enemy supply l ines.

deetroyed 3,034 vehicles, 20 locomotive8 and 156 rai l cars. I trackage on main supply routes, i n addition t o marrhalling yards and rail

bridges, were brought under a t tack by UIQ air units, disrupting Communist rail t r a f f i c along these routes.

' observed 67,830 vehicles f o r the second highest monthly sighting this y e q and Seven portion8 of

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Propaganda

Radio Moscow on 8 December picked up the North Korean propaganda broadcast on the 3 December defection of a South Korean liaieon pi lot to the Comunists. (The number of South Koreans who have Willingly defected to the enemy is Bur- prlsingly small in view of the conriderable number of North Korean deserters. The Cohunisto are expected to make a maximum propaganda play on thia incident.)

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Army

On 9 December brief Chinese probes continued against the ROK 9th Diviaion, A t o t a l of 1,843 rounds .of ax- i n the Sniper Ridge area on the central front.

t i l l e r y and mortar f ire fell i n support of these probes. the f r o n t coneieted of small probee and patrol contacts.

Other action across

Navy

UIJ carrier-based a i r c r a f t flew 391 sortiee, principally against enemy rail Press sources indicate that Hongul, on the Korean- hubs i n northeastern Korea.

SinoSoviet border; Muean, 8 major Iron mining and ra i l center; and Hyesanjin, on the Sino-Korean border, were the principal targets. received on t h e a c t i v i t y of naval eurface vessels.

No information W&B

A i r

UN land-based a i r c r a f t under Far E a s t A i r Force control f l e w 479 effect ive sorties on 9 December, of which 254 were combat. Yalu River area observed 52 enemy MIG's and engaged four. with no damage to UN aircraPt. bomber s o r t i e s were flown, 11 of the B-29's attacking an industr ia l area at Yongpongdong, near the Manchurian border i n northwestern Korea.

UN p i l o t s on patrol i n the One MI0 w a s destroyed,

On the night of 9-10 December, 13 effect ive med ium

Mi l i ta ry Intelligence

Eneiny Rear Areas

Analysis of enemy traffic during the week ending 4 December reveals a general decreaee i n vehicle sightings and a pronounced increase from the preceding week in rail sightinge i n the western zone south of' Pyongyang. Increase may be at t r ibuted t o enemy efforts t o move harveeted crops northward from the f e r t i l e Hwanghae plains. UN air crews observed 5,784 vehicles during the eeven-day period and destroyed 3 0 . Over-all ro l l ing stock sightings decreased s l i g h t l y over the previous week with only 3,373 uni ts observed.

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Military Ogeratione

Army

The scene of the heaviest ac t iv i ty shifted from central Korea t o the ROK 1st Division sector i n the weet. elements i n mare than company strength during the ear ly morning of 11 December. The enemy was eventualiy repuleed i n two attacks, but the third, by nearly a f u l l Chinese Chinese elements in the central sector continued to harass Sohth Korean position8 atop Sniper Ridge w i t h l i t t l e success, although neerly 3,000 rounds of a r t i l l e ry and mortar f i r e were received i n the ROK 9$h Division sector.

Three separate attacks were launched by Chinese

battalion, was s t i l l under way a t the cloee of the report period.

A t o t a l of ,361 naval air sor t ies wan flown on 10 December. On the east coast carrier-baeed a i rc raf t attacked Hungnam, Chosen, Hamhung and Woman, while on the west coset the major effort was against troog concentrations on Ungdo from which an invasion of the UN-held Sok Island could be made. Surface uni ts i n the Japan Sea f ired on shore instal la t ion8 at Songjin, Tanchon, Chaho and Wonsan. No report was received concerning weet coast surface act ivi ty .

A i r

Vn land-based a i rc raf t under Far East A i r Force control flew "78 effect ive

During sor t ie6 of which 480 were combat. sor t ies i n close support and armed reconnaissance for UN ground troops. the 2bhour period, UN p i l o t s observed 70 enemy MIO's, of which 27 were engaged. One MI(3 wa8 destroyed and four reportedly damaged with no losees t o UN a i r c r a f t . In addition, a US Navd aircraft was believed t o have shot down off the west coast an enemy PO-2 a t 2,000 feet by means of radar-controlled guns. On the night of 10-11 December, 18 effective medium bomber missions Were flown. An ore proceasing area at Moktong and a communications center a t Kang-dong, both near Pyongyang, and the Kyomipo s t e e l m i l l were attacked by 12 of t h e B-29's.


Included in these combat missions were 160

Army

The Far East Conunand tentat ively accepts the re l ie f of the Chinese 194th Division by the 193rd Divieion i n the 65th Army southeast of Kaesong. acceptance of this relief is based on statements of a recently captured 193rd Division POW, agent reports and an unusual amount of vehicle tref'fic. significance other than a routine rel ief is attached t o this move. The 194th Division has been in combat since September 1951 while the l93rd Division has

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Central Intelligence Agency O f f ice of Current Intell igence 0438, 12 December 1952


Military Operations

Army

Fighting on 11 December continued a t an accelerated rate i n the South Korean 1st Division sector i n western Korea. The Chinese battalion-strength a t tack reported yesterday succeeded i n forcing ROK elements from both Big and L i t t l e Nor1 h i l l s . Small-scale fighting flared up during the day, along with a heavy artil- l e r y and mortar exchange. 12 December w a s unsucceseful although the mili tary c res t of L i t t l e Nori was reached. During the report period, the enemy used over 8,000 rounds of artillery and mortar f i re against the ROK 1st Dlvision. along the f ront took place i n the Sniper Ridge area where Chinese squads sporadi- ca l ly harsseed South Korean 9th Division defenders. sector f i r e d over 1,500 rounds on 11 December.

A South Korean counterattack early i n the morning of

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Navy

On 11 December a t o t a l of 47 sor t ies was flown by naval &ircraf t . Task Force 77 on the east coast reported no a i r ac t iv i ty due t o replenishment operations. Peninsula, and Ongjin. On the east coast surface ships bombarded from Songjin t o Wonsan, while on the west coast Ungdo, ChingangBo and Changsangot Peninsula were f i r e d on.

On the w e s t coast naval air units h i t Kuryonni, Amgak Peninsula, Wolsari

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UN land-based aircraft under Far E a s t A i r Force control f l e w 862 effect ive s o r t i e s of which 654 were combat. flew 15 effect ive sor t ies , 10 bombers h i t t i n g a cannnunicationa center a t Pingjang. Yalu River area.

During the night Far E a s t Bomber CoDiinand

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Mi l i ta ry Operations

Elements of t he ROE 1st Division made four separate attack8 against enemy outpost poeit ions atop Li t t le Nori on the western f ron t on 1 2 Deoember, b u t t h e y fa i led during the report period t o dirlodge enemy troops from t h e i r newly-won position. However, l a t e press reports ind ica te t h a t South Korean troops oaptured the height this morning behind "one of the grea tes t a r t i l l e r y and air bombardments of t he war." An estimated 1,000 enemy troops, accord- i n g t o t he press, have been k i l l e d o r munded since the U t t l e N o r i f i gh t ing began.

On Big Nori, two attack0 by an undetermined number of Chinese troops were made on Friday, but the enemy withdrew following both attacks. The enemy employed 15,500 round8 of mortar and a r t i l l e r y f i r e in the Big and IStt le Nori aotions on Friday, out of 21,000 rounds used along the e n t i r e f r o n t .

No report was reoieved on UN naval a i r operations during the period. Surface vessels on the eas t coast bombarded the enemy shoreline near Songjin, Sohori, and Tonsan. Peninsula, and Haeju were attaoked by naval units.

In t he west, enemy installations near Mu Island, Amgek

Air

mJ land-based airoraf't f l e w 769 e f fec t ive s o r t i e s o n 1 2 Deoember, o f

Other B-29's which 403 were combat. Medium bomber8 f l e w l.6 aor t iee , 3.2 of vh ioh were direated a t the troop conoentration area w e s t o f Pyongyang. attaoked rail bridge6 and enemy f'ront-Uno ta rge ts . no engagements between UN F-86'5 and Communist l d I G - 1 5 ' ~ wero reported, although 14 enemy je t s were sighted airborne i n the Yalu-Chongchon River a ream


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ROK Home Uinister Chin i s reported by South Korean press sources t o have s t a t ed on 13 Deoember t h a t he had been informed o f t he formation by pro- Japanese and Communist Koreans i n Japan of a " o o d t t e e f o r unifying North

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The US bbaessy in Korea aononents that this etory is "reminiscent of the Connauniat oonspiraoy case," given as the principal excuse f o r Rhee's diotatorlal aotioaa against the Assembly last aunnner.

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Military Operations

Preeeure decreased somewhat on Big and L i t t l e Nori outposts i n western Korea during the report period, but increased act ivi ty was noted in the Eniper Ridge sector i n central Korea, On 14 December 8outh Korean l e t Division troop6 BUC- ceeded in reoccupying L i t t l e Nori and the south elope of Big Nori, bu t early Sunday morning two Chinese campaniee, supported by 1,200 rounds of mortar and a r t i l l e r y fire, launched a heavy one-hour attack against L i t t l e Nori.

In the Sniper R i d g e sector near Kumhwa, there were Increased Chinese prober on Saturday mrnlng. being received early Monday morning. but were l a t e r recovered.

These continued t o bui ld up un t i l company-size attack8 were Some ROK 1st Divleion positions were overrun,

Navy

A t o t a l of 317 naval air sorties was flown on 13 December. Carrier-baeed a i r c ra f t on the eaet coast ranged from Kilchu t o Wonsan while the area near Amgak, Pungchon and Ongjin v88 attacked on the west coast. Surface units i n the Japan Sea fired on Changjondong, ChangmuMl, Sohori, Hungnam and Wonsan. On the vest coast UN warships bombarded Amgak and Haeju. 291 naval air sorties WSB reported, all on the eaet coast. Chongjin, Hamhung and Wonsan. o f Songjin and Wonsan while Am@ on the west coast wae wain blasted.

On Sunday an Incomplete t o t a l o f Theee aircraft bombed

Surrace units bombarde'd the eastern coastal c i t i e s

Air

UN land-baaed aircraft under Far East A i r Force control on 13 December f l e w 737 effective sorties, of which 460 were cgmbat. UN pi lo ts observed eight enemy aircraft during the period, engaging, wlthout results, one YAK-15 which attacked a UN B-26. During the night 22 effective medium bomber mleeione were flown with 14 B-29 ' s attacking a communications center a t Uiju in northwestern Korea near the Manchurian border. flown, including 280 combat. No enemy a i rc raf t were observed or encountered. On the night of 14-15 December, 19 medium bomber missions were flown. B-29'8 attacked a supply area at Happochan, near Sinanju, while f ive other aircraft blasted an ore processing plant a t Taebau-dong in northwestern Korea and a troop concentration near Chinnampo,

On 14 December 538 sor t ies by land-based planes were

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On 15 December Chinese Conxnuniete made four probes in ,up t o two-platoon strength against ' the ROK 9th Divieion i n the Sniper Ridge area. across the front,actlon consisted of brief probes and patrol clashes.

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Navy

No report was received on UIJ naval sir operations i n western Korea as Task Force 77 on the east coaet engaged i n resupply and f l e w no combat sorties. Surface c ra f t attacked the shoreline i n the area of SongJin and Wonean i n the east and the harbor approaches t o Haeju in the west.

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UN land-based a i r c ra f t f l e w 905 effective sor t ies on 15 December, of which 600 were combat. the mouth of the Chongchon River and eight against a barracks area east of Sun- chon. u14 F-86 p i lo t s observed 100 MIO-l5's i n the Yelu River area and engaged 33 of them. Two enemy Jets were definitely damaged and aeven others are l isted as probably damaged, w i t h no 1.06ees t o UN aircraf t .

Medium bombers f l e w 15 sorties; four againet a supply area near

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The significant sighting In enemy vehicle t r a f f i c f o r the week ending 11 December was an estimated 2,000 enemy vehicles i n noqhweetern Korea moving toward SinanJu on the night o f 9-10 December. UN armed reconnaissance of this sector has been res t r ic ted and it is evident that the enemy i a taking advantage of t h i s factor t o move about Freely with l i t t l e fear of air attacks. A second highlight was the weekly t o t a l of 23,564 vehiclee sighted, a figure double tha t of previous comparable perlode. This act ivi ty w a s centered In the Singye, Slbyon-ni sector8 I n central Korea and appeered t o be connected with an accelerated supply e f for t for depots i n tha t area. Rail t r a f f i c appeared normal fo r this report period.

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President Syngman Rhee l a drawing up emergency "total war" legislation that would give him the power to mobilize national resource6 and control the pres8 and nanpwer, according t o an American press regort. A legislative fight i e anticipated between Rhee'a supporters and'oppoeition leaders who are unwilling to grant the President further power. (The above report may refer to the seven constitutional amendments which Rhee proposed last August, which would give the President sweeping powers* Relations between the executive and the Assemblymen have become increasingly strained in the past few week6 and a political crisis could erupt at any time,)

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M i l l t a r y Operations

The p r inc ipa l ground ac t ion i n the Korean war again took place i n the Sniper Ridge a rea i n c e n t r a l Korea. Chinese squad-size u n i t s unsuccessfully probed two South Korean 9th Divlsion outposts on t h e h i l l during the evening o f 1 6 Dooember. One enemy ac t ion b u i l t up t o almost company s t rength before it wae repulsed. c lashes and probe6 reported.

The rest of the f ron t was qu ie t wlth only minor p a t r o l

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UN naval a i r s o r t i e s on 16 Deoember to t a l ed 2300 Airc ra f t from tho o a r r i o r s Oriskany, Bon Home Richard and Essex on the east coast at tacked i n s t a l l a t i o n s near Songjin nnd Hyesanjin, while on tho west coas t Wolsari, ArI& Peninsula and Chinnmpo were t h e main ta rge ts . Surface units i n t h Jnpm Sea f i r e d on Songjin, Chaho and Wonsan while the UN warships p a t r o l l i n g i n t h e Yellow Sea bombarded Amgak, Wolsari and Changangpo.

Air

On 16 December UN land-based airuraft under Far Eaet Air Force con t ro l f l e n 787 ef fec t ive s o r t i e s o f which 479 were oombat. Included was an a t t ack on t h e Pyongyang area by e igh t l i g h t bombers. While on p a t r o l i n t h e Chongchon-Yalu R i v e r area, UN Sabre p i l o t s observed 66 enemy MIG's of which 41 were engaged. and th ree repor ted ly damaged wlth no damage t o UN a i ro ra f t . 16-17 December, F W Bomber Command mounted 14 e f fec t ive modim bomber so r t i ee . a t tacked by 11 of these B-29'8.

Four MIG's were destroyed, two others probably destroyed On the n ight of

Supply area8 a t Hadok-tong and Aechort, both near Sariwon, were

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Air

Comunist air a o t i v i t y during the week ending 14 Decembor produced no ind ioa t ion of LX ohange in enemy a i r capabi l i t i es . was observed airborne, o fwhioh 69 were engaged by F-86'8 i n 24 ongapments. Although enemy p i l o t s i n i t i a t e d t e n o f t he engtxgements, t he re wa3 l i t t l e t r u e aggressiveness, as hit-and-run t a c t i c s prevailed. Encmy losses were t e n MIG's destroyed, one probably deatroyed and two damaged,

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The enomy mounted 27 observed night sorties, but made no ooncentrated effort to intercept UEI night Intruder aircrafi. During tho report period small Communist aircraft, possibly PO-2'5, dropped propaganda l eaf le t s on friendQ lines, the first report of th is type of activity since November 1950,

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The Korean front w86 very .quiet on 17 December. Principal action took place on Sniper R i d g e near Kumhwa where f ive brief ineffective enemy probe6 were made agalnrt ROK 9 th Division posit1On8.

Navy

A t o t a l of 358 naval air ror t ies war flown on 17 December. Aircraft from east coast carriers struck target# a t Najin, Nanam, Kilchu and Woman, while on the west coart a i rc raf t from the Br i t i sh carr ier Glory attacked Wolrarl, OngJin and Haeju. Wonran, while the approacher t o HaeJu and Chanyonsan were bombarded on the w e r t

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UN land-based aircraft under Far East A i r Force control flew 910 effective ror t ier , including 549 combat. rerved 115 enemy MID'S of which 30 were engaged. another probably dertroyed, and four reportedly w e d , while one UN Sabre' received major damage. medium bomber clorties was flown. Troop inr ta l la t ionr at Yongran-dong, J u t north of the Chongchon River, and Yongpung-nl, near Kyomipo, were bombed by 12 of the B-29'8.

UN pilot8 on patrol in the Yalu River area ob-

On the night of 17-18 December a t o t a l of 20 effective

One MIG wan dertroyed,

General Situation

Propaganda

Intqjected i n a familiar propaganda attack ftom Peiping on the Indian cease-fire proposal and the American desire t o continue the Korean w a r , Conununlat corrergondent Burchett i n North Korea 18 quoted on 16 December as raying tha t "it needs restating also that the Koreans and Chinere are i n the mood t o adminlrter them ( the UlV forcer) a rmashing blow and have the

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The Korean front remained unurually quiet on 18 December. There were only f ive minor enemy prober aad a f e w patrol rkirmlrher reported during the period. The enemy f i red 3,500 rounds of mortar and a r t i l l e r y into UN poritiom.

A total of 310 naval air ror t ie r was flown on 18 December. Tark Force 77 on the eart coast h i t targetr from k p r u t o Kilchu, and at Songjin, Tanchon and Woman, while on the wert coart targetr a t Kangro and the area. from Chang- yon t o Sariwon and from Ongjin t o Hseju were h i t . firing on the eart coart, while on the wert coart Cho Irland and Haeju approachers were h i t .

Surface rhlpr report no

A i r

UN land-bared a i rc raf t under Far E a a t Air Force control f l e w 929 effective ror t ie r on 18 December of which 595 were combat. Command mounted 15 effective rortier, 12 or which h i t supply areas routhwert of Pyongyang. While on patrol in the Yalu River area, UN pilot8 obaerved 68 MIQ’s, of which 13 were engaged. damaged w l t h no lo r re r t0 UN aircraft .

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Army

The Korean front remained unusually quiet on 19 December. There were only brief probes and patrol contacts reported during the period. approximately 3,000 rounds of moPtar and artillery into Urn positions.

The enemy fired

No report on naval operatione on 19 December has been received because of communication difficultiee.

Air

UN fighters and fighter-bombers in a daylight raid on 19 December attacked troop installations at Paegyang behind the western front about 25 miles north of Kaesong, according to US press dispatches. River area fought with enemy MIG,’s for the fifth successive day. One MIG was damaged with no damage to UN aircraft.

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Air

A UN Sabre pilot patrolling in “MIG Alley” on 17 December observed a twin- engined enemy jet aircraft moving at a comparatively low rate of speed. Another u1J pilot on the same day observed a similar enemy plane on the Man- churlan side of the Yalu. Far East Air Force considers these the first reports of IL-28’s in the Korean theatre since its acceptance of the pl’eeence of this type aircraft in Manchuria.

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The heaviest action during the weekend took place i n the US 2nd Division sector i n western Korea where a Chinese company, heavily supported by artillery s.nd mortar fire, forced a withdrawal from two outposts ear ly Sunday morning. out enemy opposition. along the rest of the f ront on 20 and 2l. December.

By dawn, the outposts were reoccupied with- Only minor probes and patrol contacts were reported

Navy

An incomplete t o t a l of 66 naval air sor t ies was reported flown on 20 December, all on the west coast. shore instal la t ions near Chodo and Haeju. fired on Songjin, Hungnam, and Wonsan, while on the west coast areas near Chodo, Taedong-man and Haeju were bombarded. naval air sor t ies were flown with a i r c ra f t on the east coast attacking from Songjin t o Chaho and from Hamhung t o Wonsan. There were no naval air operations on t h e west coast due t o replenishing operations. un i t s on both Korean coasts maintained the blockade and bombarded shore installations.

These carrier-based a i r c ra f t attached Surface uni ts on the east coast

On Sunday 21 December, 214

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A i r

On 20 December UN land-based a i r c ra f t under Far East A i r Force control f l e w 850 effective sor t ies of which 531 were combat. were observed or encountered during the period. December, Far East Bomber Command mounted 16 effective sorties. areas at Tansang-ni and Pyongyang were attacked by 12 of the B-2S's . On Sunday 863 effective land-based sortiee were flown, including 563 combat. UN p i lo t s on petrol i n the Yalu River mea observed 47 enemy MIG's of which four were engaged. There were no c l a m of enemy o r friendly demage. During the night 13 effective medium bomber missions were flown. B - 2 9 ' ~ bombed supply and troop areas north of Pyongyang.

No enemy a i r c ra f t

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General Situation

Pol i t ica l

Radio Pyongyang announced on 21 December the holding of the f i f t i e t h plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the North Korean Labor Party fo r four days from 15 December. In addition t o a report by P r e m i e r , K i m 11-sung, it is of posaible significance that the broadcast singled out a report on "Korean-Chinese affairs" f o r mention. THEC.1.A. HASNOOBJECTION

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On 22 December the Korean front waa very quiet as only brief' probes and patrol clashes were reported. f i re f e l l during the period.

A t o t a l of 3,335 rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar

Navy

On 22 December a t o t a l of 333 naval. air sort ies was flown. On the eaet coast, carrier-based aircraft attacked Iwon, Hungnam and Woman, while on the weat coast aircraft f r o m the Bri t ish carr ier Glory attacked HaeJu, OngJln and Changyon. The approaches t o HaeJu and Wolsarl Penimula were f i red on by UN warehips on the west coast.

Surface unite in the Japan Sea fired on Songjin, Tanchon and Chaho.

A i r

UB land-based a i r c ra f t under Far Ea6 t A i r Force contxol flew 490 effect ive sorties on 22 December of which 176 were' combat. River area, u10 pilot6 observed 98 enemy MI(F1~'s of which 32 were engaged. Three MIG's were destroyed, two other6 probably destroyed, and three Bameged in' the air battles. d S S i n g in action. flown; 12 of the B-?g'e attacking a 8ugpI.y area at Tangdong, near Pyongyang*

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Action on the Korean front i n the early morning of 24 De ember was highlight by a battalion-size Chinese attack against two outpost positions of the US 2nd Division west of Chorwon. mortar preparation. Friendly outposts were reinforced and the enemy withdrew. Elsewhere along the fro& action coneisted of brief probes and a n o r pa t ro l contacts .,

The at tack was preceded by a ten-minute a r t i l l e r y and

A t o t a l of 351 naval air sor t ies was flown on 23 December. Aircraft from the east coast car r ie rs Essex, Kewsarge, and Oriskany ranged from Chongjin t o Wonsan while a i r c r a f t on the west coast attacked Chinnampo, ahaeryong, h e j u and Ongjin, Chaho. surface craf t .

Surface uni ts on the east coayt f ired on Songjin, Tanchon and Upchori and Wolsarl were the main targets bombarded by w e n t coast

A i r

On 23 December Urn land-based a i r c r a f t under Fas Eae t Air Force control f l e w 887 effective sorties, including 631 combat. of which 12 were engaged. w a s destroyed with no losses t o UN a i rc raf t . Command mounted 28 effective sorties, 17 of these B - 2 9 ' ~ attacking troop in- s ta l la t ions a t Hahwasan-ni, Pungpo-ri and S a l l i , near Wonean,

ZM p i l o t s observed 48 enemy MIG's In these air batt les i n the Yalu River areao one MIG

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P o l i t i c a l

The National Assembly.in i t 6 closing session on 22 December passed a resolution t h a t the ROK Government take appropriate measuree t o bring under ROK jur isdict ion those t e r r i t o r i e s north of the 38th Para l le l now occupied by the uI9 and under martial law. I The sponsors of the resolution argued t h a t the people In these areas are anxious t o come under South Korean jur l rd lc t lon because martial l a w Interposed obstacle8 t o government re l ief programs, the farmers were eager t o return t o their lsnde, and *he educstiond. problem wae urgent, with teachers who had been trained i n Communiet doctrines s t i l l active.

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Mi l i t a ry Operatiom

The only reported ae t ion on 24 December and ea r ly the next d q was an a t taok by &TI estimated Yeinforood enemy company against the main U n e o f res i s tance pos i t ions of the US 45th Division on the eas te rn front . a one hour and 35-lrlnute f i r e fight, R UN counterattaok forced the enemy t o withdraw, f i r e during t h e period.

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of mortar and a r t i l l e r y The C o m n i a t a employed some 6,434 round2

Brief, inof feo t ive , and saa t te red p a t r o l engagements were t he only ground aa+ions reported up to lato Thursday. 6,G3@ rounds of a r t i l l e r y and mortar f i r e during the repor t period.

The enemy f i r e d s l i g h t l y more than

Navy

A t o t a l of 69 naval a i r s o r t i e s WRS flown on 24 December, a l l on the west aoast. Thene carrier-based a i r c r a f t at taokad Chinnampo, Chaeryong and Sohung. Surface u n i t s on the e a s t coast f i r e d on Songjin, Chaho, Sinpo and Wonsan, while Ongjin and Wolsari Peninsula were bombarded on the west coas t r December, 158 carrier-basod s o r t i o s ware flown. the east coast, Tanchon, Sinpo and Hungnam were blasted; on the wes% ooast, the area from Kiyangnl. t o Sohung was bombed and strafed. UT: :,rLval vossols on both Korean coas ts maintained the bloekade and bombarded shore i n s t a l l a t ions .

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UN land-basad a i r o r a f t under Far East A i r Foroe cont ro l f l e w 854,md 936 e f f ec t ive s o r t i e s on 24 and 25 Decombor. r c q ~ 3 A i ~ d y . On Wednesday, 560 aombat s o r t i e s wore included in the total. NIG-U's were observed in t he Yalu River area, o f which 52 wero engaged. p i l o t s probably destroyed two MIG's and darnaged nine,vdth no loss o r damage

1 , : 7TN aircraft. comb& missions on Thursday, UN p i l o t s on p a t r o l i n "MIG Alloy" observed 115 MIG's. O f t h e 67 MIG's engaged, th ree were reported prokn'nly destroyed, w h i l u one UN F-86 reoeived minor damage. On Vednosay night, f i v e effoot ive msdium bombor s o r t i e s were flown; these aircraf ' t ongagod in reconnaissance aild leaf le t drop missions. f~ :~ l . Jv~ing night, only two effeotive bolliber missions tere mounted and thet.: were i n support of UbT ground troops.

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Gener a1 Informati on

The ROE Government has announced t h a t it will undertake a n a t i o n a l census f o r the first t i m e since the Communist invasion, according t o South Kotenn press reports. bu t ion o f r e l i e f i t e m and not f o r tax purposes. will oomence on 31 December. bably not dasigned to o s t a b u s h accurate censu~ statisti06 but t o provsde t he ROK Government with data t o support i t s requests f o r add i t iona l US-UN aid.

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Military Operations

Only minor probes and pa-(;rol actions wore reported up t o ea r ly evening o f 26 December. 8th Division sector on t h e cent ra l f ron t where a 40-minute hand-to-hand f i g h t developed between UN and Chinese t roops , a f t e r which f r iendly elements broke contact. Some 4,300 rounds of a r t i l l e r y a d m o r t a r fire were employed i n the day's fighting.

The chief pa t ro l contact occurred i n the ROK

UN oarrier-based a i r c r a f t flew 258 effective so r t i e s against t he onermy i n Korea. In eastern waters, US planeo from the Essex and Kearsarge attacked er,emy ins t a l l a t ions ? e m Wonsan, Iwon and Yangdok, In t h e west, Br i t i sh a i r c ra f t fromthe ca r r i e r Glory ranged ov0r IIwanghae Provinoe. Naval 8uri"aoe uni t s bombarded the enemy coast l ine a t Songjin, Twchon ~ n d Vononn i n the oris% and t he approaches t o Haeju Harbor in t h e west . h i t by naval gum.

Rvo western peninsulas, Amgak and Wolsa, were also

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UN land-based a i r c ra f t flew 1,033 effective sor t ios on 26 Decem- ber, of which 698 were combat. Medium bombers flew 2 1 sor t ies , 14 o f dlich were directod against a communication center a t Chongju i n northwestern Korea, Other so r t i e s were i n olose support, o r on l o a f - l e t and reconnaissance missions. UX F-86 p i lo t s observed 73 EO-16's i n t h e Yalu-Chongohon River a rea during the report period and engaged 16 of them, No demerge was suffered by e i the r aide.

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hw The Far E a s t Comnand on 26 Deoember reported the movement o f the

North Korean VI1 Corps from t h e Wonsan area t o a front-line roserve position to the immediate rear of the combat 111 Corps. In addition the North Korean I1 Corps has apparently replaced the V I 1 Corps i n the Wonsan region on a coastal security mission. FECOM adds further

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The Far East Command reports that t he present a r t i l b r y strength of the douth Koreandrmy is nine group headquarters, 28 l05m howitzer battalione and 10 lSsOmn howiteer battalions.

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Numerous probe6 and patrol contacts were reported acroes the 8th Army f ront on 27 December. two enemy platoons attacked an outpost position.' The enemy wa8 forced t o with- d r a w after a 50-minute engagement. A t o t a l of 5,219 rounds of mortar and a r t i l l e r y f i r e f e l l during the report period. On 28 December the principal action occurred on the central f ront i n the ROK 9th Divieion sector where a Chinere company un- succesefully attacked an outpoet position. m e enemy expended a t o t a l of 5,196 rounds of mortar and a r t i l l e r y f i r e .

The principal action was In the ROK 6th Divtsion sector where

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A t o t a l of 218 naval air sor t ies was flown on Saturday, 27 December. craft from east coast carr iers ranged from Kilchu t o Wonsan while on the w e s t coast Amgak and Song-chonni were the main targets. F-44'~ were attacked by four enemy MIG's. or Communist a i rc raf t . and Wonsan, while the v ic in i ty near Amgak and Cho Island was blasted on the west coast. On 28 December 215 sor t ies by carrier-based planes were flown. Aircraft i n east coast operations attacked targets from Songjin t o Wonean, wh i l e on the w e s t coast Amgak and Sariwon were bombed and strafed. bombarded both Korean coasts on Sunday.

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Only 353 effective sor t ies by land-based planes were flown on 27 December, including 171 combat. none were engaged. sor t ies were mounted with 10 of the B-29's attacking marshaling yards at Pugwon i n northwest Korea and Haewonsan-ni, near Hamhung. December, land-based a i r c r a f t under Far East A i r Force control f l e w 1,004 effective sor t ies of which 674 were combat. River area observed 97 enemy MIG's and engaged 32. another probably destroyed, and four reportedly damaged while one UN Gabre je t received major damage. were flown; 12 B-29'8 attacking an a i r f i e l d a t Pyongyang.

Five enemy aircraft were observed during the period but On the night of 27-28 December, 14 effective medium bomber

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UN p i l o t s on patrol i n the Yalu Two MIG's were destroyed,

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It was publicly announced on 28 December that Preatdent and Mrs. Rhee have accepted a personal invitation from General and Mrs. Clark to make a brief v l e i t t o Tokyo. The tr ip , ocheduled for 5 January, w i l l be unofficial and without pol i t ica l significance, according to the announcement, and as Clark's guest Rhee will make no appointments or program of his own. (In view of Rhee's recent anti-Japanese public statements, his v i s i t w i l l not be welcomed by many Japanese.)

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On 28 December stepped-up en- probing actions took place acro8s the 8th Axmy front. 2nd Mvbion sector where a reinforced Chinese company supported by heavy a r t i l l e r y and mortar fire foraed a friendly outpost t o withdraw. After a two-hour engagement the en- withdrew and friendly force8 reoooupled the position. the report period.

The principal action occurred west of Chorwon i n the U5

A t o t a l of 4,961 rounds of artillery and mortar f i r e f e l l during

lrJavg Task Foroe TI 011 the east aoast engaged i n replenishing operations on

29 Deoember and no report has been reoslved aonoerning air act ivi ty on the west coaat. and Wonsan, while on the west coast, Wolaari, Upchori and Haeju were f i red on.

IW naval vessels in the Japan Sea bombarded Songjln, Chaho

Ul? land-based a i rc raf t W e r Far East A i r Form control flew only 333 effeotive eorties on 29 Deoember of which 94 were combat as low overeast aloude and snow f lur r ies hampered air operations. Bo en- airaraf't were observed or encountered during the period. On the night of 29-30 December, 15 effeative medium bomber dasione were flovn. An enemy troop head- qmrtere at Taegan-ni, north of Pyongyang, was attacked by 11 of the B-29's.

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I n connection with Resident Rheels v i s i t t o General Clark in Tokyo, scheduled for 5 Janwry, a South Korean spokesman has announced that Rhee would not refbe t o meet Yoshida. The spokesman added that the Resident w88 not going t o Tokyo with neap I n handn and "any progress in Japan-Korea relations depends on the Japanese attitude." A Japanese Foreign Ministry spokeeman has announced that Premier Yoshida is "undoubtedly willinp t o meet President Rhee t o improve relations between the two countries. 6

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Ambasaador Briggs i n Pusan reports that despite a 26 December assuranoe from the acting foreign minister that the South Korean Government does not plan a special mission to Washington for the 20 Jan- inauguration, the local press insists that the government is sending the acting premier and that the assembly also intends to send a representative.

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On 30 December i n the 9th ROK Division sector, an eneIUy platoon reinforced by two squads probed an outpost position on Sniper Ridge. a 30-minute engagement, the e n w withdrew. action consisted of probes of up t o platoon strength and minor patrol actions. the period.

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A t o t a l of 5,906 rounds of a r t i l l e ry and mortar f i r e f e l l during

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An incomplete to t a l of 207 naval air sorties vas reported on 30 December, a l l on the east coast, where carrier-based a i rc raf t ranged from Chongjin t o Wonsan. Surface units on the east ooaat also bombarded them two looatlone. Islands and Woleari were bombarded by DlV naval ~ e s s e 1 8 ~

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UN land-baaed aircraft under Far Eaet A i r Force control f l e w 551 No enemy effective sorties on 30 December, of vhiah 278 were ombat.

a i r c ra f t were observed or encountered during the report period. m e d i u m bomber sortie8 were flown. A supply area a t Wollyon-ni, near Sinanju, and the K y d p o s tee l mill were bombed by 12 B-2918. f ive other bombers attacked an ore processing plant a t Choak-tong near the Manchurian border i n northwestern Korea and were m e t by an unidentified number of enemy fightere.

UN fighters and fighter-bambers On the night of 30-31 December, 21 effective

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Communist pilots during the week ending 28 December showed an unusually high degree of proficiency, acoording t o the Far East A i r Force. Although avoiding engagements with UN F-861~~ the Comrmvliets displayed an unusual variety of tact ics designed t o position themselves fo r brief f i r ing passes. This departure from the pattern of the previous six weeks auggests that more experienced pilots are again over Korea f o r additional combat training. FEBF believes that well-trained units are experimenting w i t h tact ics t o develop an intercept pattern against F-86's or a i rc raf t of oomprable performance. 7

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