LOCAL NORTH KOREAN SECURITY UNITS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014600340008-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Local North Korean Security Units
DATE OF
INFO.
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OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 795
AND 794, OF THE U.S. CODE, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE-
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Except as noted
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Special Armed Self-Defense Unit of P?yoS vnwor? un
1. In January 1952 the Special Armed Self-Defense Unit of P?yongwon-gun was at
Totokmri, Sukch?on-myon (125?38, 39-24.) (yD-276i.). This unit, which had a
strength of 530 men, was commanded by KIM Sunaung, a 32-year old major who was
formerly chairman of the P9yongwor:mmyon People's Committee. A command post,
with training, thought cultivation, propaganda, and organization sections, and
four companies, with three or four platoons each, comprised the unit, which was
armed with rifles and PPSh's.
2. The Special Armed Self-Defense Unit was attached to the Fatherland Salvation
Support Association. After the Korean war began, this association had esta-
blished a self-defense unit in every North Korean village (ri), and the North
Korean Labor Party had formed a special self-defense unit in each district
(myon). Two loyal Labor Party members from every village in the district
concerned were in charge of training and supervision of the district units.
In February 1951, the two types of self-defense units in each county (gun)
were united into a battalion called a special armed self-defense unit. Ranks
were specially created for the officers of the unit who wore special insignia
on their collars, The regular members wore civilian clothes. To qualify for
membership, a person had to be a farmer or laborer between. 18 and 35 years of
age and a Labor Party member. Most of the members were extreme leftists.
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So-Mon Battalion of the Fatherland Salvation Support Association
In April 19528 one battalion of the Fatherland Salvation Support Association
was in each of the four myonl of Iwon-gun (128-38, 40-22) (DV-6968)0 The
headquarters of the So-myonl battalion, with YI Kyong-sop as commander and
Yl Un-su as deputy commander, was in laryujong-ni. (128-35, 4o-20) (DV-656)+)
The S:o?myon Battalion comprised two companies, the 1 Company being responsible
for fifteen villages in the Songnodae?ri (128-3)-, i+0m20) (DV-636+) area and
the 2 Company for seven villages in the Munp'yong-ni (128?33, 40-22)
(DV-6268) area.,
Comment. Information available to this office lists only three
myon, Iwon-myon, Nam myon, and Tong-myon, under Iwonmguna
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