국방경비대의 제주도 작전 준비

MESSAGE Prepared by: TERRILL E. PRICE Col CAV, Adv to DIF, Dept of Internal Security Tel: Security 18 CONFIDENTIAL | PRIORITY NO. MGDIS-9-2 / 170917Z DATE 17 APRIL 1948 FROM: COMMANDING OFFICER 11th MEDIUM PORT APO 6 PASS TO: CAPTAIN CLARENCE D DEREUS ADVISOR, 3D BRIGADE, KOREAN CONSTABULARY Info: CG, 6th Div. PARA ONE PD IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORAL ORDERS OF THE MILITARY GOVERNOR CMA ISSUED AT ONE EIGHT ZERO ZERO HOURS ONE SIX APRIL ONE NINE FOUR EIGHT CMA A COMBINED KOREAN COAST GUARD DASH KOREAN CONSTABULARY OPERATION WILL BEGIN AT CHINHAE CMA KYONGSANG NAMDO ON ONE NINE APRIL ONE NINE FOUR EIGHT PD PARA TWO PD THE COAST GUARD WILL FURNISH THE NECESSARY WATER TRANSPORTATION TO MOVE ONE BATTALION OF THE KOREAN CONSTABULARY FROM CHINHAE TO THE HARBOR OF [CHEJU DO] CMA ARRIVING AT CHEJU DO BY THE EARLIEST DAYLIGHT TIDE ON TWO ZERO APRIL ONE NINE FOUR EIGHT PD PARA THREE PD THE CONSTABULARY WILL FURNISH ONE BATTALION FROM CHINHAE CMA KYONGSANG NAMDO PD IT WILL EMBARK ON THE COAST GUARD TRANSPORTATION AT CHINHAE AT SUCH TIME ON ONE NINE APRIL TO SET SAIL AT AN HOUR SELECTED BY THE COAST GUARD IN COMPLIANCE WITH PARAGRAPH TWO ABOVE PD CONSTABULARY BATTALION WILL BE AN ACTUAL EXISTING BATTALION AT PRESENT STRENGTH PD IT WILL ARRANGE WITH THE COAST GUARD TO FURNISH ANY NECESSARY GUARD TO PROTECT ITS OWN INSTALLATIONS AT CHINHAE UNTIL THE CONSTABULARY CAN FURNISH SUCH GUARD FROM OTHER CONSTABULARY UNITS PD DIRECT LIAISON BETWEEN LOCAL CONSTABULARY AND COAST GUARD IS DIRECTED FOR THIS PURPOSE PD PARA FOUR PD THE CONSTABULARY WILL TAKE NINE ZERO ROUNDS OF CARBINE AND RIFLE AMMUNITION WITH THE RECENT ARMS FURNISHED THEM CMA AND FIVE ZERO ZERO ROUNDS PER MACHINE GUN PD ADDITIONAL AMMUNITION WILL BE SENT BY SEPARATE TRANSPORTATION TO JOIN THEM ON OR AFTER ARRIVAL ON CHEJU DO PD THE MEN WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH TWO BLANKETS PER MAN CMA WITH SHELTER TENTS FOR EACH MAN CMA AS AVAILABLE PD BATTALION HEADQUARTERS AND EACH COMPANY WILL TAKE TWO LARGE SIZE TENTS AS ISSUED PD FOOD WILL BE TAKEN FOR FIFTEEN PAREN ONE FIVE PAREN DAYS PD ADDITIONAL FOOD WILL BE SENT BY OTHER TRANSPORTATION TO JOIN THEM AT [CHEJU DO] CMA PARTICULARLY 269 --- IN VIEW OF LACK OF AVAILABLE FRESH VEGETABLES TO BE PROCURED LOCALLY AT CHEJU DO PD UNIT COOKING EQUIPMENT WILL BE CARRIED CMA AND UNITS WILL BE PREPARED TO TAKE THE FIELD WITH EACH COMPANY SELF DASH CONTAINED FOR MESSING AND ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ON ARRIVAL AT [CHEJU DO] PD FISCAL OFFICER WILL ACCOMPANY THE BATTALION CMA PREPARED TO MAKE NECESSARY LOCAL PURCHASES CMA PARTICULARLY OF FIREWOOD PD HOWEVER CMA UNITS WILL NOT DEPEND ON BEING ABLE TO PROCURE ANYTHING AT CHEJU DO EXCEPT FIREWOOD CMA BUT WILL LEAVE CHINHAE PREPARED TO BE SELF DASH CONTAINED FOR FIFTEEN DAYS PD NO WHEELED TRANSPORTATION WILL BE TAKEN WITH THIS SHIPMENT BECAUSE OF LACK OF UNLOADING FACILITIES AT [CHEJU DO] PD A MEDICAL DETACHMENT WILL ACCOMPANY THE BATTALION WITH NECESSARY MEDICAL SUPPLIES FOR FIFTEEN DAYS AS AVAILABLE PD ADDITIONAL MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND SUPPLIES WILL BE SENT BY OTHER TRANSPORTATION TO JOIN THEM AT CHEJU DO PD PARA FIVE PD CAPTAIN CLARENCE DOG DEREUS CMA AMERICAN ADVISOR FOR THE THIRD BRIGADE AT PUSAN CMA KYONGSANG NAMDO CMA WILL ACCOMPANY THIS MOVEMENT AS ADVISOR PD PARA SIX PD LIEUTENANT COLONEL JOHN SUGAR MANSFIELD CMA THE CHIEF CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER AT CHEJU DO CMA WILL GIVE SUCH ORDERS TO THIS BATTALION ON ARRIVAL AT [CHEJU DO] AS HE MAY BE DIRECTED BY THE MILITARY GOVERNOR PD THE MILITARY GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED THAT LIEUTENANT COLONEL MANSFIELD WILL GIVE ORDERS IN HIS NAME FOR ALL ACTIVITIES OF THE BATTALION ON ITS ARRIVAL AT CHEJU DO. PD END OF MESSAGE O.F. ERO CWO USA ASST ADJ GEN