THE KOREAN SITUATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01617A005300010023-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2013
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: September 26, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: The Korean Situation
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Seoul has been captured by UN forces. A house-to-house search is
being conducted within the city to eliminate remaining enemy resistance.
Along the old Pusan perimeter, UN forces continued to advance against
only scattered resistance from the retreating enemy.
Ground
Seoul Area. Enemy forces estimated to number 2,000 men began a re-
treat northeast from Seoul on the afternoon of 25 September (Korean
time) and only pockets of energy resistance were encountered on 26 Sep-
tember (Korean time) as US !'arines, US Army, and ROK troops gained con-
trol of the capital of the Republic of Korea.
Southeast Area. Along the old Pusan perimeter, enemy forces of-
fered moderate resistance in scattered areas from Chinju north to
Numchon. Practically no enemy opposition was encountered by the US
1st Cavalry Division in its advance to within 40 miles of the Inchon
beachhead. ROK troops moving north to Hamchang0 Yechon and ten miles
beyond Yongdok also met little enemy opposition. Other UN forces cap-
tured Kumchon and advanced in the direction of Yongdong against moderate
enemy resistance. US troops operating west of the Naktong River have
captured Kochang and Chinju.. Enemy troops in the Chinju area are re-
ported to be changing into civilian clothing.
Navy
A US destroyer on patrol off the northeast coast of Korea was
damaged, presumably by a mine. There have been no previous reports
of enemy mining activity on the east coast, although a number of Soviet?
type mines have been spotted in the Inchon area on the west coast.
Air
Twenty B-29 's visually bombed the Puj on-gang hydro-electric plant,
a principal source of power for the Hungnam chemical industry. UN
fighter-bother pilots killed 10400 enemy in the southeastern area.
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IL General Situation
US Ambassador Mucci() reports from Pusan that President Rhee may
appoint as Korean Premier the present Korean Ambassador to Washington.
Sin Sungeo? currently Defense Minister and Acting Prime lifir'iister has
long been a target of leading Korean politicians who covet the Premier-
ship. Korean Ambassador Chang is one of the few able Koreans who maid
be acceptable to the President and the National Assembly as Premier.
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