NORTH KOREA CONNECTION WITH USSR COMMUNICATION LINES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005100270008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 25, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 26, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY xorea/ibjR
-SUBJECT North Korean ConneatloA with
USSR Co mural asrtion Lines
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"'be earst oca sk road from UnUang (328-38L, --O4) to Uz gi (1 Q 2q,, -20)
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to bet Improved to ozrry i,1itsry loads as large an an armored division,
In April 1949 work was begun on the road and by Docamber :.t was approximately
80 percea t cojapleted. The road has [men made About ten yards wide and has
been s urtaaced with stone; bridges are o de of a ai.nforced oon ate? This
road is to be linked with the highway between Ho ut (1,30-3o9 42.25) and
Posyst (13Q 45 , 42=4O) in ?'r?i.aaorsk1. Kra-1, wbiob, was firai.shed In the spring
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Z? wngu?1 1.s sn sAaall towa of approximately 3j~OO0 peop1c It contains some
poorly constructed barrao -.s wb1.ch are used by the Su et forces and are
guarded by Sov;Isst troops. In late December 1949, only tong Soviet soldiers
more stationed there, After swerving at He~a.gui Soviet troops are retua ,d
to Vorogh?As.loy for medical csheoks ssa .,l di si.nt crt: on and for Soviet re indec;trj
A Lien before being reassigned to other etatioms.
4, rasi.iway was plannod but naver built between Chap lgj:', a I29-4914, 411-;46) and
Naij.tn (15G-15, 42-3-0), In Dscember 1949? it was replan ned and jonsstr?ucti .ra
work was sescshed t1esl to start as soon as pass;~:kble ss r~ the spring thawasro
Preparatory work can the 45 kilometer line was -aea;pleted dais;.;ae the war by
the ll> y Bureau of the Tapanese Government-Ganesartal of koreaa the road-blade.
brI as, and drala ge d1_t obes have already been xei' a
Dave rase t'm r.perr d s~aasi sa`i,; the haae ~j1? s rap :u..t~sx~ oifiocsa only 1~a
actual laying Or tb. ra.31s re. a3 n a to be done,, The line is e.t ieealaed to be
to Operation by July 1950"
fit., The oo trcact;;i.on. of th:i.S r?a1.:i.r d is in cooor41 ti.nn with the zoalaltruotioa
11.1? es rflai l w,'Y mat H=9111 to Hunchun (130-22" 42 $ ) a` r> With am. A r'c; bri c?gs
Oi er the ?uee. , Rtsrer;, In addl f".i on to px ov:i ding ?a t r issportet.:i. anon lank with
tsIte 9y the 1.1n e will revive the : mpas i:ancae of Cheinglin and Nsjin as cea+4tersa
re r :t..aand as w 3.. as see tratf'k c
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CLASSIFICATION
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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.
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