April 20 to 26 - Exchange of sick and wounded POWs at Panmunjom known as Little Switch. April 26 - Full plenary sessions resume at Panmunjom. May 3 - Completion of the exchange of sick and wounded POWs. June 14 - Communist offensive pushes Republic of Korea troops back towards the south. June 18 - South Koreans release approximately 27,000 North Korean POWs who refused to be repatriated.
Communists break off truce negotiations.
July 10 - Communists return to negotiations after United Nations assurances that the Republic of Korea would abide by the terms of the cease fire. September 4 - Processing of POWs for repatriation begins at Freedom Village, Panmunjom. Bibliography Alexander, Bevin, Korea, The First War We Lost . New York, New York. Hippocrene Books, 1986.