Re: Yes, John, it does:-)

[<DasHaas@aol.com>]

John!

       The mission of the Royal Marine Commandos along North Korea's eastern 
coastline was the sabotage of the all-important railway ferrying supplies 
down to frontline units. The tracks were right on the coastline, thereby 
making amphibious raids a feasible proposition.  One spin-off of these raids 
was the large number of troops diverted for rear area security.  The odd NK 
civilian or soldier may have been picked up by the Commandos during these 
raids, but I have found no records to suggest that a "prisoner snatch" was 
the objective of any mission; likewise a planned assassination of a communist 
official.


Col. Mike Haas, USAF, ret., author
In the Devil's Shadow: UN Special Operations during the Korean War
Apollo's Warriors: U.S. Air Force Special Operations during the Cold War
Member: Air Commando, Special Forces, UDT-SEAL, and Special Operations 
Associations