U.N. FORCES INVADE KOREAN ISLAND
Communist Supply Lines Threatened (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) (Rec. 9.55 p.m.) TOKYO, August 19. United Nations troops to-day landed on the island of Tokchok, commanding the approaches to the vital Communist supply port of Inchon, 20 miles west of Seoul. The landing was cohered by United Nations warships. No Communist opposition was reported. The United Nations forces pushed inland and occupied the village of Chinni. Tokchok Island could have a great value to the Allies as a marine observation port and possibly might be used as a forward airbase.As American air strikes have made land travel hazardous for the Communists they have turned increasingly to the sea and have made repeated attempts to slip material and men down the west coast in junks and small craft. Tokchok would be a natural stopping point for such traffic, which must hide in the daytime from Allied sea and air patrols.
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Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26196, 21 August 1950, Page 7
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