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G-2 PERIODIC REPORT From: 021800/I July 46 To : 041800/I July 46 Headquarters USAFIK Seoul, Korea 1000/I 05 July 1946 No. 270 MAPS: KOREA, 1/250,000 Eastern ASIA, 1/1,000,000 1. OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. None. 2. NON-OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE. a. Surrendered and Disarmed - 179,277. b. Evacuated to JAPAN for Demobilization - 179,277. c. Held as Military War Criminals - None. d. Estimated Remaining Enemy Troops - None. e. Progress of Repatriation Reported - This Period To Date Japanese Civilians Arriving from N of 38° (N KOREA and MANCHURIA) 7 187,529* Japanese Civilians Evacuated to JAPAN 1,057 601,338 Other Nationals Evacuated CHINESE 0 1,213 OKINAWANS 0 274 FORMOSANS 0 75 Koreans Arriving from JAPAN 112 891,099 N of 38° 581 678,587 CHINA 0 57,092 PACIFIC Ocean Areas 0 12,677 FORMOSA 0 3,268 HAWAII 0 2,531 RYUKYUS 0 1,586 SIAM 0 1,382 PHILIPPINE Islands 0 1,291 North INDO CHINA 0 1,110 BORNEO 0 1,046 SINGAPORE 0 505 HONG KONG 0 218 AUSTRALIA 0 155 Aboard Uncontrolled Shipping from JAPAN 0 185,156 TOTAL Koreans Returned to the US Zone of Occupation 693 1,837,703 * Includes 16,355 not previously reported. These particular Japanese have avoided and by-passed U.S. boundary outposts along the 38th parallel, presumably for fear of being turned back; and, consequently have not appeared on reports from the outposts. However, they have been accounted for by Military Government upon entering refugee camps in S. KOREA and upon being processed for repatriation to JAPAN. These Japanese passed into S. KOREA principally during the mass exodus of refugees noted between 20 May and 10 June 46. This adjustment has, therefore, been made to agree with Military Government figures, which are believed to be more nearly correct. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 745070 CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL 3. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE. a. Sabotage - None reported. b. Espionage - The CIC at CHONJU¹ report the apprehension at 1045 hours 3 July of a suspected espionage agent from North of the 38th parallel. Preliminary interrogation indicated that the suspect is a graduate of an Espionage and Sabotage School in the North. c. Terrorism - None reported. d. Secret Organizations - Information from police reports indicates that an organization known as the White Bones Corps (BAEK KOL DAN) has been in existence near ONGJIN². On 22 June 46 ONGJIN police seized five men who were brought to SEOUL on 1 July and jailed. When apprehended, the five men had in their possession one pistol, five hand grenades, and four daggers. According to information received, the purpose of the organization is to assassinate wealthy persons and government officials whose ideas differ from those of the members of the group. The case has been turned over to the CIC for investigation. e. Mail Interceptions - Smuggling - In an intercepted letter from KYOTO, JAPAN to CHANGWON³ GUN in KYONGSANG NAMDO, reveals secret shipping originating from POHANG⁴. In the letter dated 20 June PAK, Yawng Chin states: "I would like to have you bring my younger brother PAK, Han Chin...over to JAPAN by secret ship. You should bring many goods with you to sell, as you will make a great profit...These days many secret ships are sailing from KOREA to JAPAN. The secret ships start from POHANG". f. Telecommunications - No violations reported during the period. 4. CIVIL RELATIONS. a. Disturbances - Civil disturbances reported during the period are shown on Incl #1. b. Political Parties and Other Organizations - The CIC reports that the KANGNUNG⁴ branch of the KWANG BOK Young Men's Association was formed on 18 May 46. To date they have a membership, in this area, of fifty persons, and have done little except promote sports and enlist men for the Korean Constabulary. This enlistment of personnel for the Constabulary is considered to be their most important work, and, thus far, they have "signed up" thirty persons. c. Korean Press. (1) For the purpose of showing matters of current public interest in KOREA, translations have been made of the headlines of the leading articles of all major newspapers in SEOUL and of the text of the articles considered to be of particular interest. See Incl #2. (2) Digests of the 4-5 July editions of the leading SEOUL newspapers have been made by the Public Relations Office, this Headquarters. The "Korean Press Summaries" are attached hereto. 5. SUMMARY OF INTELLIGENCE IN ADJACENT AREAS. None. --------- 1 - CHONJU (1010-1430) (35°48'N-127°08'E) 2 - ONGJIN (840-1680) (37°56'N-125°22'E) 3 - CHANGWON (1160-1360) (35°16'N-128°38'E) 4 - POHANG (1230-1460) (36°02'N-129°22'E) 2 CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED Authority [illegible] 74, 1970 CONFIDENTIAL 6. MISCELLANEOUS. a. (Information extracted from 6th Div. G-2 P/R #256, dated 1 July 46). On 27 June the Russian vessel ENESSEY went aground one-half mile off the coast of CHEJU¹ Island, near the village of CHONCHO-NI. On 28 June, an officer from the 6th Div went to investigate. The Captain of the ship refused to allow the officer to go aboard and stated that he only had engine trouble and required no assistance. On 29 June, another ship, slightly larger than the ENESSEY, accompanied by a smaller craft of about tugboat size, appeared near the same position and continued to steam back and forth about four miles off shore. A police patrol boat from CHEJU² with a MG officer and above-mentioned officer aboard went out to investigate, but both vessels fled in a northeasterly direction at the approach of the patrol boat. On 30 June, two MG officers and the 6th Div. officer boarded the grounded vessel without opposition. Nothing suspicious was found aboard. The ship had sailed from VLADIVOSTOK. Its circulatroy system and radio transmitter were found to be broken, and replacements must be obtained from VLADIVOSTOK. The Captain requested that a message be sent to VLADIVOSTOK, notifying the Commander-in-Chief Russian Pacific Fleet of the ship's troubles. This has been done by the American Command. b. The following tabulations comprise the status of the cholera epidemic in S. KOREA, as maintained by the Surgeon of USAFIK. It should be noted at this time that due to the many affected areas and the large number of cases, reports in the past from the various sources of information tended to be duplicated and inaccurate. The Surgeon's figures are the most reliable that can be obtained. As of 4 July 46: PROVINCE TOTAL CASES TOTAL DEATHS KYONGSANG NAMDO 444 218 KYONGSANG PUKTO 462 239 CHOLIA NAMDO 487 237 CHOLIA PUKTO 703 437 CHEJU Island 143 75 CHUNGCHONG NAMDO 153 52 CHUNGCHONG PUKTO 4 4 KYONGGI DO 27 19 KANGWON DO 68 36 Totals 2,491* 1,317 * The total of 2,491 cases with 1,317 deaths are believed to represent maximum figures, in as much as only 1,728 cases are considered confirmed by either laboratory or clinical judgement. -------------- 1 - CHEJU Island (950-1130) (33°24'N-126°34'E) 2 - CHEJU (950-1150) (33°30'N-126°32'E) - ) 7₇₀ ) / — 2 Incls. AC of S, G-2 1 - Civil Disturbances. 2 - Translations of Daily Newspapers. 3 CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 745070 CONFIDENTIAL Incl #1 to G-2 Periodic Report #270 CIVIL DISTURBANCES [MAP OF KOREA SHOWING 38° PARALLEL WITH SEOUL AND TAMYANG MARKED] 1. SEOUL - 3 July - A disturbance was caused at the Korean Trucking Company's parking lot by the Company's employers who staged a sit-down strike in the only exit to the parking lot in order to prevent the removal of a number of trucks transferred by MG to another concern. The strike was prompted by the lay-off of a number of employees, caused in turn by the transfer of the trucks. Civil police had a difficut time dispersing the strikers who, when placed in police trucks to be jailed, jumped out of the trucks and joined their comrades. Other strikers tore the wiring out of the trucks to keep the jail-bound vehicles from operating. CIC brought in for questioning two Koreans who were taking pictures of the episode, but no evidence has been uncovered to indicate that the strike was an organized event under the direction of a union or of a political group. 2. TAMYANG (990-1370)(35°18'N-126°35'E) - 28 June - Twenty-eight Koreans, held in the police station, started an all day clamor for release. They had been arrested on 13 June because of an alleged connection with illegal activities of the People's Committee in the immediate period following the end of the War. At 1800 28 June, about 150 relatives of the prisoners, mostly women, forced their way into the police station area. The crowd refused to disperse and stoned the station, breaking several windows and striking three policemen. The police then fired three rounds in the ground, and ricocheting fragments inflicted minor wounds on several members of the crowd which then dispersed hurriedly. Police arrested seven of the demonstrators. DECLASSIFIED Authority NND 745070 Incl #1 CONFIDENTIAL