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PART I SOUTH KOREA Secret From: 301200/I Apr 48 To : 071200/I May 48 Headquarters, USAFIK Seoul, Korea 07 May 1948 No. 138 A. ARMED FORCES 2. Operational Activity (Confidential) b. Constabulary Operations on CHEJU DO The South Korean constabulary continued patrol operations on CHEJU DO this week. No constabulary-vs-communists fighting has been reported since 27 April when patrolling was initiated. 2. Civil Unrest a. Communist Ready A showdown fight between communists and pro-election elements in South Korea continues to be indicated for 09-10 May. (See Part I, Par 2 a., W/S #137). Communists continued to exhibit strength this week in KYONGSANG PUKTO and CHEJU DO. b. A Week's Violence in South KOREA This week's communist-inspired violence was heaviest on CHEJU DO and on the mainland in the KYONGJU (1210-1430), KYONGSANG-PUKTO. area. A Summary of acts of violence involving communists for the week is as follows: (1) Seven (7) attacks on police: three (3) attacks on police boxes in KYONGSANG-PUKTO, one attack against a police wire-repair crew and two attacks on police boxes on CHEJU DO, and firing of one shot by an unknown sniper at a SEOUL mounted policeman; the bullet ripped the latter's belt but did no other harm. (2) Two towns attacked on CHEJU-DO (3) Nine (9) rioters killed by police: five (5) in CHOLLA-NAMDO, three (3) in KYONGSANG-PUKTO and one on CHEJU-DO. (4) Twenty-two (22) rightists and members of rightist and police families killed: fifteen (15) on CHEJU-DO, five (5) in KYONGSANG-PUKTO, one in KYONGSANG-NAMDO and one in CHUNGCHONG-PUKTO. C. Delayed Reports Covering Last Week Delayed reports of incidents that occurred during the week ending 16 April which were not carried in last week's summary (see Part, I, 2c, W/S #137) are: (1) Two attacks on CHEJU-DO police boxes. (2) Three rioters killed by police: two on CHEJU-DO and one in CHOLLA-NAMDO. (3) Three rightists killed by attacking communists: one in KYONGSANG-PUKTO, one in KYONGSANG-NAMDO and one on CHEJU-DO. E. SABOTAGE AND ESPIONAGE Sabotage against police wire communications was continued on CHEJU DO this week. (Police report) Elsewhere, sabotage activities against wire communications was nearly nil. One US army temporary line being used in a field problem was cut with an axe on 04 April. (A-1)