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    "ocrText": "TOP\nSE CRET\n1. U.S. and British forces continue patrolling Korean coast.\nRear Admiral John Higgins told newsmen that his forces maintain a day\nand night vigil with radar gear, and that no invader reinforcements are\ngetting through the blockade. He is quoted as saying, \"North Korean\ntroop movements 'are by land, by God, and not be sea\" 39 (ONI) (PRESS)\nm. B-29's report bombing of what appeared to be four submarines\nin Chinnampo (port of Pyongyang) (PRESS). ONI comment: Confirmed and\nprobable Soviet submarines in the Pacific total 68 operational and 11 ob-\nsolete (TOP SECRET). These are based chiefly at Port Arthur, Vladivos-\ntok and Petropavlovsk.\nU.S. AIR\nn. Bombers on 6 July attacked railroad bridges at Pyongyang and\nHamhung with unobserved results. Tank and truck concentrations just\nnorth of Pyongtaek were struck in poort weather by F-80's with rockets,\ndestroying eight tanks and five trucks, with more left burning. B-26's\ndestroyed a bridge and forty trucks in the same general area. Reconnais-\nsance and cargo missions also were flown. (D/I-USAF) (SECRET)\nO. B-29 targets for 7 July included the Rising Sun Petroleum\nCompany near Wonsan and the Chosen Nitrogen Company near Hamhung,\nas primary and secondary targets, with the Wonsan port and naval base\nas last resort target. B-26's were to perform interdiction and provide\nclose support RF-80's were to conduct continuous visual and photo recon-\nnaissance of North Korean airfields and strategic targets and bridges listed\nas bomber targets. (D/I-USAF) (SECRET)\n4. General:\na. The United Nations Commission on Korea (UNCOK), which is\nnow at Taejon, will shortly establish its headquarters at Pusan. (FECOM)\n(SECRET)\nb. CINCEUR reports as \"encouraging developments\" (1) in-\ndications that the Soviet NCO's of the class of 25 and the privates of 26\nare leaving the Soviet Zone for demobilization (SECRET), and (2) there\nis some indication that in the near future passes may be reissued to mem-\nbers of the U.S. Military Mission in Potsdam (TOP SECRET). G-2 com-\nment: Apparently CINCEUR believes the Soviets would not make these\nmoves if they intended to intervene directly in Korea or initiate other direct\nmilitary actions elsewhere. (SECRET)\nCoordination by Office of Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S. Army\nExtensions: 131-55245, 55766, 72591.\n3\nTOP SECRET"
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