COMMUNIST MILITARY PLANS IN KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014300200004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 6, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FEB 1952 Di "MA
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SECURITY.I,KFORMATION
INFORM -T ON REPORT
REPORT NO.
CD NO.
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Communist Milite.ry
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE DISTR. 6 October 1952
NO. OF PAGES 1
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
Plans in Korea
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEPENSE
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-
2 5X 1 LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS
PROHIBITED BY LAW. THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
Prior to 8 September while Communist forces in Korea were mounting limited
attacks on the western front and preparing limited attacks for the eastern
front,, the combined Chinese Communist-North Korean General Headquarters
ordered the circulation of the story that these attacks were a =najor autumn
offensive. Actually, Headquarters planned no major offensive and these attacks
were intended to keep the Communist.troops active during the concentrated
United Nations air effort.
2. Troop dispositions were as follows: The Chinese Communist 9 Army Group was
being strengthened in rear areas; the Chinese Communist 20 Army Group was
being strengthened on the eastern front;l the North Korean I Corps was to be
reinforced by II Corps artillery units; III Corps was being strengthened; and
limited attacks were to by mounted on the eastern front from Kosong
(128-19) 38-4o) (DT-4180) to Kumsong (127-37, 38-25) (CT-7953); the Chinese
Communist 13 and. 19 Army Groups were mounting limited attacks on the western
front.2
25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
l.. Comment. Presumably I Imeant that part of the Chinese
Communist Amy Group which is in Korea, the 67 and 68 Armies.
25X1A
Comment. Presumably meant those armies of the 13 25X1A
and 19 Army Gro p which had been in contact with UN troops. According to
available information as of 6 September the 42, 47, 50, 63 and 64 Armies
were out of contact.
CLASSIFICATION
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