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AM] were not satisfied with my earlier reply
His orders notwithstanding, CH’OE
and they did not know what to do with their
YONGGÓN does not report anything, de-
letter to Comrade STALIN.
spite the fact that a line of communications
KIM IL SUNG and PAK HÓN-YÓNG
with him is available.
are nervous. In the present difficult situation
I replied that it was hard for me to
one can feel some confusion and hopeless-
advise anything regarding this matter be-
ness.
cause I did not know the predicament of the
The military situation has worsened dra-
KPA troops and their location, however, I
matically lately. The adversary managed to
would consider it expedient for KIM IL
cut off the entire First Army Group com-
SUNG to take urgent steps to organize de-
posed of six divisions and two brigades, as
fense along the 38th parallel, including im-
well as, by advancing to the vicinity of
CH’ÓNGJU, to cut off the Second Army
Group composed of 7 divisions. Seoul fell.
There are no standby troops ready to render
any serious resistance to the enemy advanc-
ing to the 38th parallel.
New military units being formed in the
North advance to the frontline very slowly
because the railroads in fact do not function
due to the demolished bridges and ruined
railway stations, while automobile transport
is scarce.
These new units lack armaments. The
newly formed units and groupings desig-
nated to defend CHEMULP’O, HAEJU,
WÓNSAN, and CH’ÓNGJIN have weap-
ons designed for training purposes only.
The political situation is also getting
more and more complicated.
The enemy stepped up its activity of
dropping paratroopers into the territory of
North Korea with the task of gathering intel-
ligence on what deliveries are being shipped
from the Soviet Union and to conduct sub-
versive activities. Reactionary forces are
raising their heads in North Korea.
S H T Y K O V
30.IX.50
No. 1340
Typed by Lobyseva on 09/30/50 at 16:55
p.m.
[Source: APRF, fond 45, opis 1, delo 347,
listy 46-49]
Document 6: Ciphered Telegram,
DPRK leader Kim Il Sung and South
Korean Communist leader Pak Hon-
Yong to Stalin (via Shtykov), 29 Sep-
tember 1950
CIPHERED TELEGRAM # 600308/sh
Sent from Pyongyang by wire on 09/30/50
at 20:35 p.m.
Received in Moscow on 09/30/50 at 23:32
p.m.
Arrived in the 8 MDGS on 09/30/50 at
23:30 p.m.
Deciphered by Mikhaylenko on 10/01/50
at 0:35 a.m.
Distribution list - 12 copies:
Stalin - 2, Molotov - 1, Malenkov - 1,
Beria -1, Mikoyan - 1, Kaganovich - 1,
Bulganin - 1, Gromyko - 1.
can aggression ultimately will be success-
ful.
In order to provide troops with all the
necessary supplies and to feed the frontline
without any interruption, first of all, we need
to have an appropriate air force. But we do
not possess well-trained pilots.
Dear Comrade STALIN, we are deter-
mined to overcome all the difficulties facing
us so that Korea will not be a colony and a
military springboard of the U.S. imperial-
ists. We will fight for the independence,
democracy and happiness of our people to
the last drop of blood. Therefore, with all
our energy we are taking decisive measures
for the formation and training of many new
divisions with the aim of using more than
100,000 troops mobilized in South Korea
[captured in South Korea - AM] in the most
advantageous operational areas, as well as
arming the entire people so as to be prepared
to fight a protracted war.
This notwithstanding, if the enemy does
not give us time to implement the measures
which we plan, and, making use of our
extremely grave situation, steps up its offen-
sive operations into North Korea, then we
will not be able to stop the enemy troops
solely with our own forces.
Therefore, dear Iosif Vissarionovich,
we cannot help asking You to provide us
with special assistance. In other words, at
the moment when the enemy troops cross
over the 38th parallel we will badly need
direct military assistance from the Soviet
Union.
If for any reason this is impossible,
please assist us by forming international
volunteer units in China and other countries
of people’s democracy for rendering mili-
tary assistance to our struggle.
We request Your directive regarding
the aforementioned proposal.
Respectfully, The CC of the Workers’ Party
of Korea
KIM IL SUNG, PAK HÓN-YÓNG
29 September 1950
[Source: APRF, fond 45, opis 1, delo 347,
listy 41-45]
Document 7: Ciphered Telegram,
Filippov (Stalin) to Soviet Ambassador
in Beijing (N.V. Roshchin) with message
COLD WAR INTERNATIONAL HISTORY PROJECT BULLETIN 112
Extremely Urgent
restore its prestige and to implement by any
means its long-held plans of conquering
MOSCOW
Korea and transforming it into its military-
To Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the
strategic bridgehead, on 16.9.50, the U.S.
USSR
performed an assault landing operation and
Comrade GROMYKO
landed a considerable number of troops and
armaments in the vicinity of Inch’ón after
I herewith relay the text of a letter ad-
having mobilized almost all its land, naval,
dressed to Comrade STALIN which I re-
and air troops deployed in the Pacific ocean.
ceived from KIM IL SUNG and PAK HÓN-
The enemy took over Inch’ón and is engaged
YÓNG (translation from the Korean).
in street combats in the city of Seoul itself.
This letter was handed over to me by
The military situation became perilous.
PAK HÓN-YÓNG in person.
The units of our People’s Army hero-
ically fight against advancing assault land-
ing units of the enemy. However, we con-
S H T Y K O V
sider it necessary to report to You about the
emergence of very unfavorable conditions
No. 1351
for us.
The enemy’s air force numbering about
Enclosure: 4-page letter.
a thousand airplanes of various types, facing
no rebuff from our side, totally dominate the
This letter was cabled to Comrade Stalin
air space and perform air raids at the fronts
on 10.01.50 at 12:50 p.m.
and in the rear day and night. At the fronts,
under the air cover of hundreds of airplanes
Typed by Shcherbakova on 10/01/50 at
the motorized units of the enemy engage us
1:45 a.m.
in combat at their free will and inflict great
losses to our manpower and destroy our
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armaments. Moreover, by freely destroying
railroads and highways, telegraph and tele-
Moscow, Kremlin.
phone communications lines, means of trans-
portation and other facilities, the enemy’s
DEEPLY RESPECTED Iosif
air force impedes the provision of supplies
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