SOVIET AND HUNGARIAN ADVISERS IN NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R016000290010-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2012
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: January 30, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/22 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO16000290010-6
FEB 1952 are
CLASSIFICATION SECRET
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT
CD NO.
COUNTRY Korea
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DATE DISTR. 30 January 1953
SUBJECT Soviet and Hungarian Advisers in North Korea NO. OF PAGES 1
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION' AFFECTING 'THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE 18, SECTIONS 793
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF,THIS FORM IS. PROHIBITED
Soviet-Hungarian Advisory Group
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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group of 170 Soviet and 80 Hungarian officers arrived" 50X1-HUM
YD-242352, near RRyangyang, to assist in the training of North Korean armor
units. About 50 civilian houses in the area were used as billets for the 50X1-HUM
advisers.. A Chinese Communist battalion guarded the area.
one of the,Soviets was supervising the construction of 2 x 120-mm, and
2 x 35-mm. anti-aircraft gun positions at YDQ355256.
course on the operation of 120-mm. (sic) and 35-mm. (sic) anti-aircraft guns
under the direction of these Soviet and Hungarian officers. 50X1-HUM
]80 North Korean army artillery officers began a 2-week 50X1-HUM
five Soviets dressed in Chinese Communist winter uniforms p.nd 50X1-HUM
two interpreters arrived at Tongkochii (approximately YC-606652), near Obongrni
(125-599 38-32) (YC-6o69), in jeeps. The Soviets stayed Pt 50X1-HUM
Tongkochi several days inspecting documents of the district (rayon), co mty
(gun), and provincial government people's committees, The Soviets and not 50X1-HUM
leave their billet during their stay and were visited by only a few high-
ranking officers.
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/08/22 : CIA-RDP82-00457RO16000290010-6