COMMUNICATIONS IN P'YONGYANG, NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013900070010-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 20, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
DATE DISTR. 20 September 1952
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NO. OF PAGES 1
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Co unications in Ply ngyang9 North Korea
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
AND 794,. OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BYLAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM 15 PROHIBITED.
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1. On 19 June Radio P9yongyang, operating on 20 kilowatts with a frequency of
820 kilocyles9 was _in underground shelters at Kirim-ni. The station was 300
meters northeast of the Karugye market and 200.. meters northwest of the public
playground. The station. moved to the shelters on 22 March 1952? The Chosou
R*eording Studio was 60 meters northeast of Radio Pay4ngyang..
2. In late may 1952 a radio station built by the Japanese in ongchaon-dong
(125-1.h 39-.O0) (YD-3720) and possibly used to.relay broadcasts originating
ln China. and the...Soviet Unioh had . not suffered any bomb damage. Four tians-
aission poles were 10 meters to 12 meters high; the remaining six-poles were
6 meters to 8 meters high.
3. In June civilian mail in the P?yongyang area was being delivered once each
day. . Postage was 10 North Korean won.
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In June a bus available to civilians was running daily between
P?yohgyang. The bus was departing from Karugye after sunset.
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By 22 June travel in and out of Peyongyang was not being restricted.
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