Re: Chinese Nationalist Involvement

["Matthew M. Aid" <mmaid@starpower.net>]

Do you or your Marine friend know where the installation in question was
physically located? ROC personnel were indeed seconded to work for the U.S.
Army Security Agency (ASA) in Korea during the Korean War because of the
lack of Chinese linguists available to the U.S. Army at the time. Several
hundred ROC intelligence personnel, disguised as Department of the Army
Civilians (DACs) worked for ASA in Korea during the war, and were posted as
ASA intercept sites as intercept operators and translators. The U.S. Army
kept their presence in Korea very hush-hush because of the political
sensativities involved.

Matthew Aid

----- Original Message -----
From: MGH & HJM <bailey@e-scape.net>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:27 PM
Subject: Chinese Nationalist Involvement


> Here's something that may swing the string, so to speak. I've heard of
> Japanese involvement in the Korean War, but only the suggestion of
involving
> Chinese Nationalist Forces (MacArthur et al). A fellow today that I
contacted
> said he was a marine assigned to guard a top secret Chinese Nationalist
> intelligence installation. Anyone have any insight into this? Email text
of
> our correspondence below:
>
> I was detached to the Nationalist Chinese Army who ran an
> intelligence operation.  The Nationalists were not supposed
> to be involved in the Korean War and therefore the State
> Department refuses to release any information on these
> operations.  If the Communists knew about these goings on
> they may have invaded Taiwan and therefore the secrecy and
> still are very sensitive about it.  My duties were to
> provide them with food, water, supplies and protection at
> their top secret mountain top location.  The Chinese were
> virtual prisoners there and never allowed to leave during
> their tour.  There were about 40 ranking from colonel and
> above.   My orders were to kill anyone, including friends,
> trying to approach the compound.  Obviously the Communists
> knew about the location but probably did not know who was
> there.  There were huge short-wave radio dipoles that were
> impossible to hide.  I have been trying to get information
> about it myself and can't get anything but denials.  There
> was one other location in the Far East manned by US Army
> personnel and one in Turkey.  I don't know who worked in
> Turkey but know the Air Force had critical weather stations
> which likely covered both.  It was known as Communication
> Relay Station, Armed Forces, Far East Command.  We had a
> jeep, a weapons carrier, and conspicuous new white Ford
> station wagon which I opted never to drive.  Two Marines
> rotated on site while the other ran supplies and errands.
> The post was created by MacArthur around 1947 or 1948.
> Marines served about one year with combat pay, commuted
> rations, clothing and housing allowances before being sent
> home.  We carried orders signed by MacArthur stating that
> our speedometers were to be disconnected, no records were
> to be kept of our movements and we were not to be detained
> under any circumstances.  The orders stated we could draw
> any amount of supplies and weapons from any source on
> demand.  If you get more information I would like to know.
> If you have connections with Taiwan you may be able to get
> some historical data from them.  I tried and all I could
> get was a medal for my service to them.
>