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The record I am reading is a declassified United States Army intelligence memorandum titled “The Current Attack Situation in Korea,” dated sixteen June, nineteen fifty‑three. It is notable because it offers a contemporaneous assessment of enemy operations against Republic of Korea forces during the final months of the Korean War. The document is hosted on The Black Vault archive. This memorandum was released to the public on nine December, two thousand nine, under the authority of the Department of the Army. It appears in the online collection of The Black Vault, which provides the full text as a downloadable file. The release is part of the agency’s ongoing declassification effort and is identified in the archive by its URL. COPY NO. t/ OFFICE OF CURRENT INTELLIGENCE ; sixteen June, nineteen fifty‑three THE CURRENT ATTACK SITUATION IN KOREA Enemy forces making an army‑size attack against the five‑th R O K Division and a regimental‑size attack against the eight‑th R O K Division on fourteen and fifteen June have penetrated the U N main line of resistance for distances of three miles on the southern central front, H I R seven zero‑one four. These attacks, supported by heavy artillery and mortar fire, are continuing and the situation is described as “confused, a major offensive.” That, while it is probable that the attacks continue and there is some possibility that unexpected successes will be exploited, the enemy nevertheless has important objectives which can be obtained without resorting to a general offensive. The more prominent of these are to strengthen the Communist position in the arbitration of a demarcation line; to propagandize the effectiveness of the C C F and the fact that the Communists are agreeing to an armistice not because of military necessity but because of a sincere desire for peace; and to push back the U N line to a point which should place the present Communist main line of resistance outside of the demilitarized zone, thus obviating the preparations of new defense positions. The Black Vault notes that this memorandum provides an assessment of enemy attacks on R O K divisions in mid‑June, nineteen fifty‑three, noting the strategic aims of the Communist forces. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. storyflo.com https://archive.org/download/us-china-intel-CI01010/CI01010djvu.txt

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Army: The Current Attack Situation In Korea

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The record I am reading is a declassified United States Army intelligence memorandum titled “The Current Attack Situation in Korea,” dated sixteen June, nineteen fifty‑three. It is notable because it offers a contemporaneous assessment of enemy operations against Republic of Korea forces during the final months of the Korean War.

Date: OCT 5 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Army: The Current Attack Situation In Korea about?: The record I am reading is a declassified United States Army intelligence memorandum titled “The Current Attack Situation in Korea,” dated sixteen June, nineteen fifty‑three. It is notable because it offers a contemporaneous assessment of enemy operations against Republic of Korea forces during the final months of the Korean War.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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