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4. Espionage and guerrilla activities reported in northeastern Korea

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5, De Lattre anticipates Viet Minh offensive (page 5).

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4. Espionage and guerrilla activities reported in northeastern Korea:
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coastal region of northeastern Korea.

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On 27 Febru~ry, a police official was ordered to bring 'the criminals

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- conne cted with the incid ent" to Songjirio On 10 Marc h, the arres an
"spie s" near Chongjin was repor ted. On the same day, North
repor t of a guer
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Kore
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attack on a train on the coast al rail line on 14 Febr uary.
Comm ent: The focus of Kore an guer -
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rilla activ ity repor ted heret ofore has been in the area north west ures
g restr ictiv e meas
Seoul, .wher e the North Kore ans have taken stron
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again st guerr illa force s. Thes e new repor ts are the first to indic
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the exist ence of guerr illa elem ents in the moun taino us north easte
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1945.

- 5. De Lattr e antic ipate s Viet Minh offen sive:

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. Comm entin g on recen t Fren ch intell igenc e re-

ports to the effec t that the Viet Minh will launc h
an offen sive betwe en 15 and 20 Marc h, Fren ch 3.3(h)(2)
Com mand er-in -Chie f de Lattr e state s that hP
of delay s
does not belie ve the attac k can start befor e 25 Marc h, becau se
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in the deliv ery of mate riel from China and uothe r
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• Gene ral de Lattr e "hop es" to repul se the attac k, even witho ut s
advan ced and his troop
force ment s, since his prepa ratio ns are well unist s
in good spiri ts. De Lattr e does not belie ve -that the Chin ese
Comm
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is possi ble in Augu st or Septe mber , at the end of the rainy seaso
. Comment~ The intell igenc e repor ts refer red to
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by Gene ral de Lattr e appe ar to be the same as those repor ted
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• Curr ent Intell igenc e Bulle tin for 8 Marc h. Although no evide nce
avail able defin itely indic ating an immi nent Viet Minh attac k

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