Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-07-26
5-Poinf Korea Truce
Agenda Is Prepared;
Includes Buffer Zone
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inspection by some international
commission on each side of the
cease-f1re zone.
Allied spokesman have identi-
| fed this as an absolute must to
guarantee against possible prep
arations for surprise attack or
a buildup for new advantages If
subsequent truce negotiations
break down.
The Allies have indicated they
want both air and ground su-
perviSion. Communists have al
ways objected to any type of
ground supervision. And in Ko-
rea there have been specific in
timationS of protest against su-
pervision in the air, which was
ruled by the U. N. through all
the fighting.
Point 4-exchange of prisoners
also could offer unexpected OBJ
stacleS.
The Allies have indicated they
want to exchange prisoners on a
man-for-man basis. The Reds
have intimated they think all
prisoners of war should be sent
home.
10000 Red Prisoners Held.
The U. N. has about 1853 900
prisoners compared to about TO-
900 Allied prisoners held by the
Reds.
The fifth point presumably is
the CommuniSt-suggested answer
to the big stumbling block in the
first 10 cease-f1re sessions. That
was the Red demand that armi-
stice terms include withdrawal of
all foreign troops from Korea.
The U. N. insisted this was a
political question that could be
taken up only at a higher level
after an armistice actually was
IN effect.
North Korean Gen. Nam Il
chief Red delegate, presumably
presented the Red solution yes
terday. And it was accepted by
the Allies today.
Informed sources indicated the
Communists dropped their de-
mand for immediate settlement
Of the issue in return for a U. N.
pledge that 1t would be taken UP
later.
Precise wording of this recon-
mendation would. presumably, be
worked out at Kaesong.
Agreement Reached in 9 Minutes.
Agreement on the viewpoint
agenda was reached in 9 minutes
of today's tense session at Kae-
song.
Immediately after they agreed
on it, the two delegations began
actually working on it in order
that the potential for hating
bloodshed in Korea may be real
lied as soon as possible"
They disposed of the first point
Immediately by approving the
agenda. That left the four big
points to be ironed out before the
order to stop the shooting is issued.
1T is much too early" Gen.
RidgWay's headquarters said, ito
predict either the success or the
rate of progress to be obtained"
There is a hint of how long it
may take in examining what has
happened since negotiations began
July 10.
Ten meetings have been held,
lasting 22l2 hours. In those 10
sessions they agreed on an agenda.
There are numerous basic
points within the framework of
the agenda on which agreement
must be reached" Gen. Ridgway's
announcement cautioned, "and on
which there is presently wide di-
version of views"
Shooting to Continue.
The shooting will continue I'M
It'll the 10 negotiators agree on all
points and sign an armistice. said
Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols
spokesman for Gen. Ridgway's
headquarters.
Only then will cease-hre
order be issued.
Gen. NuckolS. who attended to-
days session, said it opened with
Gen. Nam asking Vice Admiral C.
Turner Joy what the U. N. re-
action was to his proposal of yes
lterday. Admiral Joy told him and
said:
We now agree on the whole
agenda as it is now-five items. "
Gen. Nam said he wanted to
read his own views first. He did,
and then Admiral Joy said:
Il propose the agenda be
adopted"
Gen. Nam replied: 1--WE agree to
adopt this agenda and to accept
| 1t formally"
That was 2:09 pm, just nine
minutes after they met.
A moment later Gen. Nam re-
marked casually:
1.-THE adoption of an agenda is
progressive move toward an
armistice.
The rest of the session, Gen
Nuckols said, was devoted to dis
cussing procedure to be followed
in considering the four big points
on the agenda.
Quick agreement on the agenda
was the aftermath of the Reds
dropping their demands for i'm
mediate evacuation of troops from
Korea.
Delegates had given no sign of