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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 2754　26 December 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS - Special Report - 0280)　21 December 1950

PW was cooperative and gave information willingly. Reliability - Good.

18 Feb 46 - Went to TUNGHUA (通化), MANCHURIA and volunteered for the Korean Volunteer’s Army which was organized at TUNGHUA-SHENG, LINCHIAN-HSIEN, LINCHIANG-CHIEH (通化省 臨江縣 臨江街)

15 Apr 46 - Joined the LI HUNG KUAN (李紅光) regt which consisted of Koreans. The 2nd Bn, 7th Co was stationed at LINCHIANG-CHIEH (■江街).

Jun 46 - The 7th Co was dispatched to PATAOCHIANG (八道江).

Jul 46 - The 7th Co was dispatched to LINTZUTOU (林子頭).

Aug 46 - The 7th Co returned to PATAOCHIANG (八道江).

Oct 46 - PW pretended to be ill and received medical treatment as a TB patient at TALITZU (大栗子).

Mar 47 - Started working as a clerk under the Medical Dept of same unit at FUSUNG-HSIEN (撫松縣).

Aug 47 - Returned to TUNGHUA (通化).

Sep 47 - The Medical Dept moved to TAHU (大虎).

Dec 47 - PW was assigned to the LIAONING (遼寧) Army district attached to the Medical Center, and was stationed at LIUHO-HSIEN (柳河縣).

Sep 48 - Attached to the Ind 4th Div which was the former LIHUNG-KWANG (李紅光) Army. The unit was at KAIYUAN-HSIEN (■■縣).

Nov 48 - The medical unit moved to TUNGFENG-HSIEN (■瑩縣).

Dec 48 - The Ind 4th Div entered MUKDEN (奉天), PEILING-CH’U (■■■) and was redesignated the 166th Division.

24 Jul 49 - Arrived at SINUIJU (新義州) and the Division was redesignated the NK 6th Division.

Organization of the CCF 166th Division:

Commanding Officer

Executive Officer

Political Commissar

Secretary

(1) Chief of Staff

Political Commissar　Headquarters Staff

Political Leader

a. Operation Section

Operation Officer

Clerk

b. Personnel Section

Personnel Officer

Clerk

c. Signal Section

Signal Officer

Clerk

d. Reconnaissance Section

Reconnaissance Officer

Clerk

e. Message Center

Clerk

f. Administrative Section

Administration officer

Clerk

Accountant, assistant & cashier

Supply

Administrative Platoon

Guards

Messenger Squad

Mess

Transportation Squad

g. Bugler Platoon

3 Squads

Mess

h. Reconnaissance Co

Political Unit

Messenger

Medical Corpsman

Hq Platoon

3 platoons with three squads each

i. Security Office

Security Staff

Dispensary

Messenger

Mess

Transportation

j. Security Co

Company CO

Messenger

Medical Corpsman

Headquarters Platoon

3 platoons of 3 squads each

k. Signal Co

Company CO

Messenger

Medical Corpsman

Headquarters Platoon

3 platoons of 3 squads each

(2) Political Department

(Director & Executive)

a. Operation Section

Operation Officer

Clerk

b. Security Section

Security Officer

Clerk

Messenger

c. Planning Section

Planning Officer

Welfare Section

Political Leader

Editors

Printers, clerk, messengers

d. Military Band Corps

Messenger

Medical Corpsman

Headquarters Platoon

Music Platoon

Dramatics Platoon

Band Platoon

Dance Platoon

(3) Supply Department

(Director, executive, political committee)

a. General Affairs Section

General Affairs Staff

Political Leader

Clerk

Bugler

Utilities Platoon

Administrative Platoon

Signal Squad

Mess

b. Supply Section

Supply Staff

Clerk

c. Provisions Section

Provisions Staff

Clerk

d. Financial Section

Accounting dept & cashier

Clerk

e. Transportation Unit

Transportation Staff

Clerk

Messenger

Transportation Platoon

Headquarters Platoon

(4) Medical Corps

496th Regt

497th Regt

498th Regt

For organizational breakdown of Medical Dept, see charts 1 to 5.

The 166th Division was located at MUKDEN (奉天) prior to its departure for KOREA on 23 Jul 49.

The pay of the personnel of the CCF was all the same regardless of ranks (sic) and was about 45,000 yuan.

Those holding ranks over platoon leaders were given an additional ration of meat. The platoon leader and the Co commander were paid the same and were given 2 KIN (1.2 kg) of meat per month.

Higher ranking officers were given more.

Additional rations of tobacco was distributed to the soldiers according to their rank.

PW heard that captured Nationalist troops were all returned to their home town or admitted into the CCF. PW heard that they were given a choice between the two.

The orders for the Communist propaganda in the 166th Division were received from higher Hqs. Source unknown. An order was accompanied by information which was supposed to be used for propaganda purposes. The information was translated and mimeographed and distributed to the political director who was assigned to each company.

The political directors held a political hour 5 days a week, lasting 1 to 2 hours each day. The director would read the information then explain it. The following day he would conduct a discussion hour on the subject taught on the previous day. Those who did not join in the discussion were reprimanded, so everyone remembered something to say at the discussion.

On Saturdays, the director would read the Chinese newspaper in the Korean language. The newspaper criticized President Truman severely in regards to US aggression towards weak nations. PW also heard about General TITO and Communist activities in East GERMANY. No detailed news were given on KOREA except that it was separated at the 38° parallel and that the southern part was being taken over by the Americans.

The subjects taught in the political hours were taken from books titled the “History of the World Evolution” and the “Common Sense of Politics”. The following topics were discussed:

Primitive life.

Slave life.

Feudalistic life.

Capitalistic life.

Imperialistic Life.

Socialism and life in Communism.

For the Commanding Officer:

INDEPENDENT 166th DIVISION MEDICAL DEPT ORGANIZATION CHART

As of July 1949

Chart - 1

IND. 166th DIV. MED. DEPT. ORGANIZATION CHART. MED. TRAINING UNIT BREAKDOWN

Chart - 3

IND. 166th DIV. MED. DEPT. ORGANIZATION CHART. FIELD HOSPITAL BREAKDOWN

Chart - 4

IND. 166th DIV. MED. DEPT. ORGANIZATION CHART REGT. AND BN. MED. CRT. BREAKDOWN

As of July 49

Chart - 2

IND. 166th DIV. MED. DEPT. ORGANIZATION CHART TRANSIENT UNIT

Chart - 5