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ATIS INTERROGATION REPORT NO. 758　26 August 1950

FIELD REPORT (ADVATIS)　21 August 1950

(Ref to ATIS Rpt No. 758)

On the 24th of July 1950, prisoner was taken into the Giyutai (North Korean volunteer unit) at the above address. All males from 18 to 25 years old were ordered to give their service. If anyone failed to appear on the designated date, he would be punished by death. At PYONGTAEK, 4,000 youths were assembled and divided into five battalions. On the 1st of August at PYONGTAEK, prisoner and 500 youth of the 2nd battalion of the Giyutai were assigned to the 6th Division, 1st Battalion and marched southward toward TAEJON. They were told their duty was to be the security guard of TAEJON and its vicinity. During their advance they were guarded by a platoon of guards until they were told that they were soldiers, on the 17th of August 1950 at PANSONG. On this same date, he was taught for the first time, how to lead and handle the M1891/30 rifle. Approximately sixty percent of the troops received weapons, the remaining men were ammunition bearers. On the 18th of August, they were told they were going on maneuvers and were marched eastward along the MASAN and CHINJU railroad; when they came near PANSANG they marched west and rested in the mountains. While resting they were ambushed by United States troops. Prisoner escaped and hid in the rice paddles until he was captured by a United States patrol at around 2000.

13th Regiment No. 657

1st Battalion (비로奉) (Birobong)

2nd Company (계룡山) (Geryongsan)

On the 18th of August, prisoner was told what unit he belonged to, but was never told who his superior officers were.

Emergency rice rations for two days was carried by each person. Food was taken from occupied areas when needed. Rice was given by Young Men’s Corps organized in occupied areas by the newly established Ministry of Interior. Civilians hired by the North Korean Army used horses or cows to transport ammunition.

1. Anti-South Korean Propaganda:

(a) The South Korean Army and Government has been corrupted by the imperialistic government of the UNITED STATES, therefore the North Korean Army must drive these imperialistic troops out of KOREA and build a new people’s Korea.

(b) The North Koreans have many, many aircraft of various types that are superior to even the United States aircraft. However they do not want to put these in use at the present time, because they do not want to fight in the air, especially over towns and villages, as they will endanger innocent people’s lives.

There were approximately 200 GI’s in Pyongtaek Higher School around the 17th to the 18th of July 1950. They were taken away the next day, destination unknown. At the time, prisoner was resting at home. it was just after his graduation. He went to he school that day to see his old teacher and he observed the American PWs. One of the GIs called him over and asked him in Japanese for a drink of water. His voice was very faint, as though he had given up all hope of living. The GI also asked him for cigarettes, but unfortunately there weren’t any. None of GI’s he observed had been wounded. Prisoner observed in a newspaper clipping, dated around the 20th of July 1950, that several American PWs were walking the Stalin street in SEOUL with place-cards. The words on the cards could not be read because of poor printing and cheap paper. The newspaper was printed by the (minshu Seinen) Democratic Youth Organization, which is under the Ministry of Interior.