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# Partying Red Chinese## ROK Guests, U.N. ChargesMUNSAN-NI, Korea (UP)--The The ROK soldiers told theirU.N. Command Military Armistice story to the MAC joint observerCommission discloses that Red team which conducted on-the-spotChinese troops created a shoot- investigations Sept. 22 and 23 anding incident at a moon festival met again Thursday at Panmunparty with a Republic of Korea jom to complete the investiga-patrol in Korea's Demilitarized tions.Zone Sept. 20.A UNCMAC announcement saidono ROK soldier was woundedin the shooting, and the Com-munists alleged one Chinesesoldier was killed.It said testimony given by thethree ROK soldiers involved inthe Incident "has placed respon-sibility (for the incident) uponthe Communists."the Communist soldiers on themorning of Sept. 19, on the moonfestival day,The ROK and Chinese Communist troops sat down facingeach other across the demarcation line and talked about themoon festival the night before.THE INCIDENT took place THE ROK soldiers testified thatabout five miles northwest of Chinese produced some food andKumhwa on the east central sec- wine and also suggested that theytor of the truce front. lay aside their rifles to createa more friendly atmosphere.The shooting started at a After about an hour's conversation, the UNCMAC announce-"party" between three Chinese ment reported the ROK patrol leaderCommunist and three ROK as saying, the ROK patrol leadertroops patroling the Demilitarized rose and told his two men toZone. Originally the ROK leave when a fourth Chinesesoldiers were invited to meet Communist soldier hiding inthe trees opened fire on the ROKpatrol and wounded one in theback.The ROK patrol leader,announcement said, then drewhis pistol and fired into theCommunists as he ran forcover.The ROK soldiers said thatChinese fired more shots in thebrief incident.THE ANNOUNCEMENT saidthe Communists denied there wasa fourth Chinese and claimedthat one of the three Chinesesoldiers was killed and a secondwas wounded.The MAC announcement saidthe Communists presentedone witness whose account ofincident conflicted sharply withthe testimony given by the ROKsoldiers. The Chinese did admitey brought food and wine to the"party."> An American sponsored and directed attempt to kidnap a Chinese soldier (Intelligence Agent) during peacetime: 20 September 1956.> Quite a story behind this one, since one of them was an American officer.# UNC Dismisses Red Infiltration ChargesMUNSAN-NI. Korea (UNC/ MAC)--A United Nations Command representative Friday branded as "wholly without foundation" Communist charges that two persons allegedly under UNC orders, had crossed the military demarcation line into North Korean territory on Apr. 27, 1967, to perpetrate "hostile acts."Lt. Col. James M. Dyson, senior member of the UNC component of the team that conducted an investigation, informed his Communist counter- part:"Complete and careful exami- nation and checking of the testimony and evidence in this case shows clearly that the conclusions contained in your report are not substantiated by evidence."COL. DYSON was referring to to an on-the-spot investigation of the altered incident, conducted by a Military Armistice Commission Joint observer team May 23.According to Communist claims, two armed personnel crossed the military demarcation line disguised in uniforms of soldiers of the Korean peoples Army and penetrated at 1,000 yards into Communist territory on the night in question before being stopped by Communist police. Demilitarized Zone.One of the persons was arrested while the other escaped to the south, Communist witnesses said.CHARACTERIZING the accusations of the Communists as "completely unfounded," Col. Dyson expressed denial of the charges "in the strongest possible terms."1.