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Communications between 3 RAR and Brigade Headquarters had failed early, while those with the forward companies were also poor.
This was mostly due to the large number of South Koreans retreating through their position tearing out the line from the Command Post, as well the effect of heavy vehicle traffic and gunfire on the exposed line.
Likewise, direct radio communication with the forward companies on the battalion command net with the new Type 31 VHF radios was obstructed by the rugged terrain due to the sitting of Battalion Headquarters in low ground relative to the forward companies and the requirement for line-of-sight.
The forward companies were able to maintain communications with each other, but not with Battalion Headquarters, while the company level nets also functioned well.
Ultimately contact was maintained between Ferguson and Burke through a radio set in the Middlesex Battalion Headquarters, while messages to the forward companies relied on line and a slow relay through C Company.
These issues had only further complicated the conduct of the defence on the first night, with the co-ordination of the forward battle falling to O ' Dowd.
The next morning, O ' Dowd finally managed to get through on a radio phone to a general in the US 1st Marine Division.
The officer was incredulous, thinking it was a Chinese agent speaking.
He told O ' Dowd that the unit no longer existed and that it had been wiped out the night before.
O ' Dowd replied " I've got news for you.
We're still here and we're staying here.

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