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Withdrawal of Chinese Volunteer Units From North Korea Reported
The American press quoted a February 26 announc ment that all Chinese volunteer units would leave North Korea by year end. Estimates cited a March 15 to April 25 pullout of about 80 000 troops, with Chinese Red forces in Korea ranging from 250 000 to 800 000 before the first pull. After secoma removal an estimated 120 000 to 170 000 Chinese soldiers would remain. In October 1960 the first volunteers crossed the Yalu to bolster collapsing North Korean forces amid one of history’s most offensive operations. Korean leaders warned of rising communist espionage, prompting heightened police and intelligence surveillance and public alerts.
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