U.N. HAS REPORT FROM GENERAL

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26264, 8 November 1950, Page 7

U.N. HAS REPORT FROM GENERAL

NEW YORK, November 6. General MacArthur, in a special report to the United Nations to-day, said that his fighting forces were at present in hostile contact with Chinese Communist military units deployed for action against the forces of the United Command. The general asked that his report be brought to the attention of the United Nations. The report said in its introduction: “The United Nations forces in Korea are continuing their drive to the north and their effort to destroy the further effectiveness of the enemy as a fightins force is proving successful. “However, at present, in certain areas of Korea, the United Nations Forces are meeting a new foe. It is apparent to our fighting forces, and our intelligence agencies have confirmed that tact, that the United Nations forces are at present in hostile contact with Chinese Communist military units deployed fcr action against the forces of the United Command.

“The continued employment of Chinese Communist forces in Korea, and the hostile attitude assumed by such forces, either inside or outside Korea, are matters which -it is incumbent upon me to bring at once to the attention of the United Nations.”

General MacArthur reported that on October 16 a regiment of the 124th Division of the Chinese Communist 42nd Army, consisting of about 2500 troops, crossed the Yalu River at Wan Po Jin and proceeded to the area of the Chosen and Fusen dams in North Korea, where they came in contact with United Nations forces approximately 40 miles north of Hamming.

On October 20, a Chinese Communist task force known as the 56th Unit, consisting of approximately 5000 troops, crossed the Yalu River at Antung and deployed to positions in Korea south of the Suiho Dam.

. The report added: “A captured Chinese Communist soldaer of this task force states that his group was organised out of the regular Chinese Communist 40th Army stationed at Antung, Manchuria. “The interrogation of 19 Chinese prisoners on October 30 identified two additional regiments of the 124th Chinese Communist Forces Division in the vicinity of Changjin. “The interrogation of prisoners on November 2 indicated that the 54th Chinese Communist Forces Unit was in Korea. This unit is reported to have the same organisation as the 55th and 56th units, but to be drawn from the 112th and 113th and 114th Divisions of the 38th Chinese Communist Forces Army. “A further interrogation of Chinese prisoners on November 3 indicated that the 56th Chinese Communist Forces Unit had been organised from elements of the UBth and 119th and 120th Chinese Communist Forces Divisions of the 40th Chinese Communist Forces Army.”

The report said that on November 4 a total of 35 Chinese Communist prisoners had been taken in Korea.