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GENERAL HEADQUARTERS FAR EAST COMMAND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION, GENERAL STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS Selected Items for the Information of Commanders NO. and Staffs of the Far East Command DATE 2531 14 Aug 1949 KOREA [illegible] Political, Economic, Social Situation [illegible] Selected for the Information of Commanders and Staffs of the Far East Command MILITARY SITUATION 1. Current Developments: a. Strength Increases: Over-all strength of the Korean Republic's armed forces, including the National Police and Korean Army Reserve Corps, increased more than five thousand during the period 5-12 Aug. The Army now numbers 94,024, and the National Police 31,980. These figures represent an increase of 5,461 in the Army and 365 in the police, since 5 Aug (Intell. Summary 2521). The Navy's strength remained at 6,735 and the Army Reserve Corps at 33,677. (a) b. Guerrillas, Armed Forces Active: Fifteen guerrilla attacks on villages and police boxes, and 27 operations by the Korean Army and National Police against guerrilla bands were reported during the period 5-12 Aug. Seven minor acts of sabotage also were reported. Guerrillas reportedly kidnapped 107 civilians in Kyonggi, South Kyongsang, and South Cholla Provinces during the period 31 Jul-6 Aug. A majority of the kidnappings--all--occurred in South Kyongsang Province. (a) Comment: Such kidnappings may be motivated by the guerrillas' desire to augment their strength--seriously depleted through positive action taken by the Korean Army and National Police. c. Communists Sentenced: During the period 3 Jun-12 Jul, the Korean Government tried 1,652 civilians and 47 military personnel, on Cheju Island, on charges of being Communists or Communist sympathizers. Of this number, 345 were sentenced to death, 238 received life imprisonment, 311 were sentenced to 15 years in prison, and 705 were sentenced to seven years or less in prison. Only 100 escaped punishment. (a) d. U.S. Owned Boat Defects: A 37-foot, single engine, U.S. Army boat, normally manned by a South Korean naval crew, apparently defected to North Korea during the period 5-12 Aug. It is believed that only a South Korean naval petty officer was aboard the vessel. (a) Source Comment: The boat had been out of commission with a broken rudder, and drastic action had been threatened if the repairs were not completed immediately. Therefore, the strongest influence for the defection may be one grudge and panic, rather than political. (a) e. Prisoners Recaptured: Eleven Korean naval men, sentenced to death by court martial for their part in the attempted defection of the Navy's yard mine sweeper "Tong Yong" at Pusan, 21 May (Intell. Summary 2449), attempted to escape confinement 25 Jul. One prisoner was killed, and one wounded prisoner was captured at the time of the prison break. Five more prisoners were recaptured two hours later, and four are still at large. (C-3) (b) Seven civilians and 21 naval men were arrested as a result of a Naval Intelligence investigation of the defection of the "Tong Yong" and the "Kang Hwa" (Intell. Summary 2439). Eleven of the prisoners were tried by court martial and sentenced to death, and a naval commander was sentenced to 20 years in prison at hard labor. No action has been taken against the other men involved. At the time of the prison break, those prisoners sentenced to death were waiting for a review of their sentence by President RHEE Syngman. (C-2) (b) f. Contraband Seized: A 30-ton, diesel-driven, wooden cargo vessel was apprehended at a South Korean port, 27 Jul. Eight drums of lubricating oil and 370 new and used automobile tires were aboard the vessel. The tires apparently came from a food company in Seoul, and were destined for Chinese Communist Forces in China. (C-3) (b) Comment: Previous reports have indicated that various companies in Seoul have acted as a "front" or "go-between" for persons attempting to smuggle goods into China. Lubricating oil and tires are critical items for the Chinese Communist Forces as well as for the Chinese Nationalist Forces.