• This is part of a report written by British Royal Marines Captain REE King. He was assigned to join up with the South Korean forces and other UN forces and help to improve cooperation and communications between the different forces in the UN force.
  
• King travelled extensively in late 1950 and early 1951 and sent back detailed reports to his commanders. He sent reports on the South Korean troops, and also on the general conditions in which fighting was taking place.
  
• This section of his report details his impression of the North Korean forces. On the whole he was impressed by the North Koreans even though they were his enemies.
  
• His main sources of information were the South Korean officers he was working with, talking to North Korean prisoners and his own observations of the fighting. He included a number of photographs with his report.
  
• A few technical terms: self propelled guns were motorised artillery weapons which could move around easily rather than having to be towed; ROK's means Republic of Korea troops - South Koreans; quilted uniforms were heavy, warm coats common in Korea and China; rice balls were tightly packed balls of cooked rice - easy to eat in combat conditions.