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

795.00/11–1950: Telegram

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

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Seoul, November 19, 1950—4 p. m.
[Received November 19—7:52 a. m.]

408. There continued yesterday to be virtually no contact between UN and CCF forces in North Korea (Embtel 398, November 18).

2. Chinese were taken prisoners yesterday by US 24th Division but affiliation not yet established. Some vehicular traffic, but not of unusual intensity, was noted behind enemy lines, particularly on roads leading north from Onjong. There was no hostile air activity yesterday over North Korea. However, this morning about 5:30 local time single hostile aircraft strafed Sunchon area and dropped three bombs.

[3.] Numerous reports being received Chinese preparing defensive positions on line running from coast north of Chongju to Taechon, thence to Unsan and thence Northeast to point east of Huichon.

Drumright