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...this week the Chinese forces were reeling back toward the 38th parallel, after suffering severe casualties (an estimated 50,000 to 60,000 in dead and wounded). The U.N. forces had given up a few miles of unimportant ground, had suffered comparatively light casualties...
These problems are grave. Three million North Korean refugees have crossed, the 38th parallel and are a severe drain on the South Korean economy. Agricultural production is one-half of normal. No coal mines are in operation. Tungsten production (once a major source of revenue) has decreased to almost nothing. Some textile mills are humming, but their entire production goes to ROK troops. Inflation has raised the price of consumer goods to ten times last year's price...
...pursuit was dropped, partly because of the allies, but also because "by the time we had gotten their reactions, our forces were south of the 38th parallel . . . where we had 200 miles in which to deal with the [enemy...
...advancing Reds had closed the floodgates of the huge Hwachon Dam just above the 38th parallel. Result: the level of the Pukhan River, which is fed by the Hwachon Reservoir, fell sharply, depriving retreating U.N. troops of a valuable defensive barrier. Last week the U.S. Army asked the U.S. Navy to do something about...
...Korean war surprised Nehru into another paradoxical position. At first he approved, and applauded, U.N. (and U.S.) actions. Said he: "These young men of the U.S. who are fighting and dying in Korea certainly do not represent dollar imperialism." But once MacArthur's men were across the 38th parallel, Nehru became more & more neutral against...