Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950, Korea, Volume VII

795.00/11–650: Telegram

The Chargé in Korea (Drumright) to the Secretary of State

secret
priority

Seoul, November 6, 1950—1 p. m.
[Received November 6—3:42 a. m.]

339. Embtel 337¹ and previous on Sino-Communist intervention in North Korea. Eighth Army states ROK units yesterday captured additional seven Chinese prisoners in area northeast Pyongyang. What appeared to be total number of 18 hostile Yak aircraft were observed over northwest Korea yesterday. Such aircraft appear almost certain to have risen from Manchurian fields.

On basis current information, Eighth Army intelligence estimates there now between 25,000 and 27,000 Sino-Communists engaged in northwestern Korean sector. Tenth Corps intelligence estimates UN forces northeastern Korea are engaged against Sino-Communist strength of about one division.

Drumright

1. Received at 8:05 a.m. on November 5, p. 1044.