ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 1857 13 October 1950
FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - 1113) 11 October 1950
1. PERSONAL DETAILS:| PW NAME: | CH’AE, Che Hun (縩済勳) (채제훈) |
| RANK: | Jr Lt (少尉) |
| AGE: | 19 |
| DUTY: | Plt Ldr |
| UNIT: | 109th Security Regt, 40th Bn |
| EDUCATION: | HAEJU NORMAL COLLEGE (2 yrs) |
| OCCUPATION: | Student |
| PLACE OF CAPTURE: | 4 km W of YANGSON (楊城) (1010-1580) |
| DATE OF CAPTURE: | 26 Sep 50 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: | HWANG HAE DO, P’YONG SAN-GUN, MASAN-MYON, HANCH’ON-NI #996 (黃海道 平山郡 馬山面 黃村里 996番地) |
| HOME ADDRESS: | Same as above |
| INTERROGATOR: | S/Sgt ONODA (FEAF) |
PW very intelligent and very cooperative. Reliability is good.
3. TACTICAL INFORMATION:Chronology:
1 Aug 50 - Inducted at HWANGJU (黃州), assigned HWANGJU OCS.
1 Sep 50 - Approx 350 men commissioned Jr Lt (少尉) upon graduation. Next class began with approx 350 men.
12 Sep 50 - Arrived SEOUL via SINMAK (新幕), NAMCH'ON (南川), KUMCH'ON (金川), KAESONG (開城).
Approx 80 Jr Lts and approx 100 NCO's were assigned to 110th Security Regt. PW and approx 80 Jr Lts and 100 NCO's who graduated NCO school at HWANGJU were assigned to 109th Security Regt. Two Security Regts departed by train.
14 Sep 50 - Arried TAEJON (大田), 110th Security Regt departed South. 109th Security Regt departed and arrived at TONG GWANG (東光).
15 Sep 50 - 37th Bn, 109th Security Regt, remained at TONG GWANG.
19 Sep 50 - 38th, 39th, and 140th Bns, 109th Security Regt returned to TAEJON.
23 Sep 50 - 38th Bn, 109th Security Regt departed for KUMSAN (錦山) 40th Bn, 109th Regt departed for CHONGJU (淸州).
25 Sep 50 - 40th Bn, 109th Security Regt arrived 8 km SE of CH'ONJU where Regt was disorganized. PW, 3 officers and 6 NCO’s departed for HWANGHAEDO (黃海道).
26 Sep 50 - At 4 km W of YANGSONG 10 men voluntarily surrendered to village police.
T/O of 109th Security Regt (never actually filled):
109th Security Regt: approx 2,300
37th Bn: approx 580
38th Bn: 580
39th Bn: 580
40th Bn; 580
As of 23 Sep 50 at TONG GWANG primary school:
40th Bq, 109th Security Regt
Officers 20
NCO's 100
SK conscripts 45 (from KUMSAN Area)
Approx total - 165
Unit History:
109th Security Regt Hq was scheduled to be set up in TAEJON (大田). Received order at SEOUL on 12 Sep 50. No definite date was set for organization. 40th Bn, 109th Security Regt became disorganized 8 km W of CH’ONGJU (淸州) 25 Sep 50.
Morale:
Low, men between 17 to 37 with high school education or better were forced into OCS and trained as officers. Most of the OCS candidates as well as the NCO's in the training centers, were not in favor of the war.
Propaganda:
Effectiveness of NK propaganda toward NK people - In NK when Communist or culture offices posted signs in the city most of them were destroyed, especially in HAEJU (海州). There were many who did not agree with NK Government. OveII 7.5% of the people in PYONG SANGUN (平山郡), HWANG, HAE-DO (黃海道) were against the NK government.
In NK about 70% of the the Peple are against the NK Government because it is conducting an unnecessary war against SK and the United Nations. The Government had been fooled by the Russians and would be controlled by Russia even if the war had been won. NK’s rice production is low. People wondered why the NK Government had to send rice to Russia in exchange for arms and ammunition.
OCS and NCO Training Center Regt Hq:
Received Orders from P'YONGYANG.
Location - Approx 100 meters N of HWANGJU RR Station and fenced by wooden fence approx 1.5 m high. Area is approx 200 m square.
Education System in NK:
Primary School and Middle School - Principal subjects are: (1) Russian customs (2) Russian History.
Higher Middle School, College and University - Principal subjects are (1) General Science (2) Social Science (Russia) (3) Russian History.
HAEJU Normal College (Historical Section):
(1) Marx - Leninism
(2) European History
(3) Korean History
(4) Russian Teaching Methods
(5) Russian Language
(6) First Aid
For the Commanding Officer:
WEELDREYER
Executive
