August
13, 1950
Seoul
City Sue’s Last Broadcast
The English-language propaganda broadcasts of "Seoul
City Sue", on the air since June 28, ended after a U.S. airstrike on
the North Korean controlled radio broadcast facilities in Seoul.
"Sue" was an American, Anna Wallace Suhr of Oklahoma, who had pledged
allegiance to the North Korean cause after the invasion of Seoul.
Anna married Suh Kyoon Chul, thus losing her United
States citizenship. The Suhs settled in Seoul, where Anna
taught at the U.S. Legation School until being fired in 1949 due to suspicion
of her husband for left wing political activities. They remained or were
trapped in Seoul during the Northern army's invasion of South
Korea in June 1950. Anna began announcing a short English language program
for North Korean "Radio Seoul" starting on or about July 18, continuing
until shortly after the Inchon landing on September 15, when the Suhs were
evacuated north as a part of the general withdrawal of North Korean forces.
Subsequently, she continued broadcasts on Radio Pyongyang. The Suhs
participated in the political indoctrination
of US POWs at a camp
near Pyongyang
in February, 1951.
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