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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS FAR EAST COMMAND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION, GENERAL STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS NO. Selected Items for the Information of Commanders and Staffs of the Far East Command DATE 2391 27 March 1949 KOREA Military, Political, Economic, Social Situation, Press Review, Civil Intelligence, Miscellaneous Selected Items for the Information of Commanders and Staffs of the Far East Command MISCELLANEOUS 1. Rebel Activity: a. Organization: Rebel strength in western South Kyongsang Province consists of 310 men, divided into eight companies of about 38 men each (F-2), according to a recently captured former Korean Army soldier of the old 14th Regiment, elements of which precipitated the Yosu-Sunchon revolt of Oct 48 (Intell. Summary 2242). HONG Sun Suk commands the rebels and is assisted by KIM Chi Whei, --- p304 --- chief of staff (F-1), the source said. Each company reportedly has two light machine guns, with the remainder of the men armed with M-1 rifles and carbines. (F-5) The rebels obtain information of the National Police and movements and plans of the Korean Army through civilians, who are members of the South Korean Labor Party. (F-1) (a) Source Comments: The number of light machine guns appears greatly exaggerated. Many of the rebels are armed with Japanese rifles and homemade weapons. The source may have confused the machine guns with automatic rifles or sub-machine guns. (a) 2. Civil Disturbances 16-28 Feb 49: a. Activity in Southern Provinces: The majority of civil disturbances in South Korea from 16-28 Feb occurred in South Cholla Province, which continues to be the hotspot on the Korean mainland. More than 175 rebels were killed during clashes with the Republic's armed forces, although approximately 25 soldiers and policemen and 20 civilians were killed trying to suppress the dissidents. (b) b. Recapitulation of Incidents: (Refer to Map No. 2) 1 - Todu: The People's Protective Corps used spears in executing 76 rebels on 20 Feb. (c) 2 - Bodu: Six civilians and 34 rebels were killed on 16 Feb, when the police clashed with rebels who had attacked the village. (d) 3 - Chain: One policeman and 26 rebels were killed when rebels attacked the village on 19 Feb. (d)