THE SAMSIN COAL MINE AREA AND THE MINE POWDER MAGAZINE (DESCRIPTION OF FACILITIES)

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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 10, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 19, 1958
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION- REPORT INFORMATION REPOO
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material Contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L 25X1
COUNTRY North Korea
DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE AC Q.
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NO. PAGES 1
The Samsin Coal Mine Area
and the Mine Powder Magazin
REQUIREMENT
PROCESSING 25X1
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT is TRZTATivc
c es s owing exterior and interior s of the powder magazine
the mine F_ w
A sketch of the Samsin coal mine area with accompanying legend and tw
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INFORMATION -REPORT -INFORMATION REPORT
September 1958
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2tiz 1?ngA: Tuc> 2)--8tory st~ructu-2o, xeith brink walls a-M tile
roof, 57 feet icu ,, 4(1 feet wide, 20 feet high, built during the
-Japanese occupation, roof bombed dur5 g the Korea. War, but re--
paira3 after the Armict,ice.
1)
2g ?a . ,.?-1: One (1)-story structure, with c ant floor;
Accommodation capacity: 300 people; 'urnisI3od with 80 wooden
benches (sce.t'i rig four (4) people on one (1, bench) ; Auditorium:
40 fe$t 7 onf , 24 feet wide, 20 feet high.
On tbo second floor.
3) ~3# csj_ p .. Sol t ~A -Mine Pr r . Cow ~ c~. Win On tYn
saeond floor.
4) Of.... R : x'~.. s c Iae~t+~ C~~
On the first ' loot .
5} r~r nc Wr reho On the first floor.
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aT am: One (l)-story structure Faith cement walls and tile
roof, 30 feet long, 19 feet t-rido.14 feat high, built during the
Japanese occupatiof.a, dsotroyr:d diving 1 :,ho Korean War, and completely
repaired after the Arristico.
1) Maputo= Manager ' Office.
2)
4)
}ester aaie> D 'tment.
Supply Uepu!rtr nt.
Genera. Affa-ira I.te;-?wtrtrrent.
C: One (s)-story a'~ructuro, ;:nth aom--at wall-i and tile
roof, 30 feet lmac a l~ feet tide, 15 feet hi&, built duritg t a
Japanese ccaipatic-a. rsrtly destroyed curing ti,ce Korean Wax, and
completely epair? i after the, Armistice.
1) Bookkeeping Of'fic .
2) P14nnin,,g Depa]: l.V arts.
3) Staff Deportme-at.
4) Labor Department.
s g, : One (1)-story s t r u c t u r e , w i t h cement walls and. tile
roof, 30 feet long, 20 feet wide, 15 feet' iighs built during tie
JapaLOee occupation, partly destroyed during the Korean War and
completely raepair d flier th o Armistice.
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3)
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5)
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Pit Chief sa O ficc'..
Pit Chi s fa O:f: f ice:.
Power ttrxar?t in nt,
Survey Deopvxt%rant.
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One ?.l)-,story structure, tai-,% mud walls e tile reef,
42 feat lon,r , 14 : eet wide, .ton (10) fee:# h19b, built ecliately
after the Ar eticb.
;i,) !tc oapti,c;n Off ices
~7c pa .
Warehourio of he Ei pply
3) -Mine 3ooth (&ni .n Coal Mine Breach, Pty kuqyk National Store,
P' yAngyvang-si .
COP D1 MTIAL
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CON1 h=RIT1111,
P,gi~&-q. ; One (1)--atom- structure, ulth cement walls a&! iron
plate roof (O.E m thick), 14, foot long, 27 frc,t pride, 18 feet
high, built rwediately of ter the
mtst;.co.
1) Dressing Room (for non).
2) Bath Room (for man).
3) Bath Room (fo~v vorie ) .
4) Dressing Rom (for women).
5) Spc,cial Sar..tr;.ry F:oom (four
6) Boiler Rooi.
L' 1xlx ;, G; Cr e 1) -FFtory s wruoture, with brick ?sa12s n ad 4,11-i
roof, 54 feet 3.on .r, 11: fast J;:3.de, 3.1 feat hich built Jr + eiiat31
a
after the .ri istic o.
1.) Repair Shop.
2) Blacksmith's L hop.
3) Warehouso of t e F'otior t~e:^x' ecu.
''3~.1951...a : Ezploitt t".on: star -)d in l.9 j.i., flo`lg0d operation
commenced after . e Arrrastic.,, ,and mialnsf' io?s in full ;using.
.) Winch Rb a, bcardlcd house (tenpor y nad); Z) fact long, 18
foot wide, 15 f tt high.
2) Co.=i prey sor Room, lsorrted h.o-aye (temporary 2') feet long,
18 feet uido, 15 feet hi th.
3) Rest Room., boisrdec, houso (temporary Fihed), 35 feet long, 1.3
feet hide, 1.2 feel, hi/h.
4) Open-air Coal #1uii..
t!aja
Opera ;ion eoatintt? a. since N ';apan? ,o regLre,.
1) Winch Room, boarded house, 20 feet; to g, It A'Oet t.= .cue, 15 foot
high.
2) Conpreseor Roux, loarded bo; e, 20 fc-ot ior:g, 13 feet 'ride, 11
f eert hi g3.
3) Reat Room, bor~rde' & house. 5 feet long, 18 fret w'icde, 12 feo"-A
high.
) Opou.-si.r Coal Nut.
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1) Winch Fcoin, hiai.rdex2 housw, 20 feet long, lC feet ialde, 15 feet
high.
2) Conipresso ? Teo ' t, l:oirdcd horn. 20 foot long, 18 .feet wide, 15
fret
rd+ (. ouse, Y~ Viet lo-n\;! 18 f.2 1. eot
high.
4) Open-air Cod
:r) Football
Volleybba11 Pi ygrou: d.
k3i d1: Nora ' ieaidenco, ore !?,j--stoat s`ructt.re, with
cement walla and r e?io;:t-t 1 roof, ir1 G 1 n (2? hot floor roc s;
or* (1) f100? roa: and one (1) kitc'ho: of all. till same si :e,
s.?., 8fs'.
3 Structu e
se-me a Bui:.,LdiI g .
1) Nine (9) w~ar rc of re'si&oncos for 27 fa.wil1.os of the Coal inc
4w. ployeos.
2) To (10) ,,Lt ,c: of residence; for 40 families of the Cohl Hine
3)
e np1oy i s,
dine (C) ~,a.r; ; :. of rssic once: for 2'7 a am it ns of 'Y be Coal Hine
emPloyeo;3.
4) 13 w:inGs o r'::.a:idonces for 39 e-mlli.ns of Coal r4ino a .ploy:;ee.
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P'Y6NGYANG (8-15)
LEGEND
Motor Road-----------------,-,-
Oxcart Road------------- --- ---:
Active Pit----------------- is
Dead Pit----------------- C%
Open-air Coal Dump----------app
Embankment -----------------?
Lawn ---------------------.
Barbed Wire Entanglements------_._
Bulletin Board---------------1;-;l
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