NORTH KOREAN USE OF PROXIMITY FUSES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600650006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: August 24, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
ONFORMATI-014 REPORT
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COUN1RY Korea
'~UDJECT North Korean Use of Proximity Fuses
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1. The information on close proximity fuses is based on the behavior of the
shells. The premature explosion, of the shells clearing the hill tops
indicates that close proz mity fuses are being used by untrained artillery
men.,
2. Although no duds have yet been obtained, the large amounts of ammunition
captured frow Aic rican forces early in the Korean war Blake it possible
that these shells are U. S. -madeo
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This document Is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
Next Review Date: 2008
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