Evening star., 1951-08-17
New Buffer ParIeys
Begin AmicabIy as
Reds Soften Stand
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Tokyo, said Gen. Nam made the
statement at yesterdays KaeSong
conference. This was the meeting
which created the subcommittee.
Full Sessions Recessed.
1t was considered significant
that Gen. Nam was reported to
have shown willingness to COM
promise at the very moment ne
gotiators decided to try new way
to break the three-week-old i'm
paSSe.
The subcommittee held it's first
meeting today.
Full-dreSS negotiations were re-
ceSSed until the subcommittee
comes up with recommendation
Or there is some other need for
a gathering of all 10 delegates.
The subcommittee met in Sc
crecy. The U. N. command an
nounced in advance that the usual
communique and briefing to news
men would be abandoned during
its sessions. Communist newsmen
at KaeSong said they understood
the Reds would also discontinue
communicates and briefing.
The secrecy was to help the
subcommitteemen fulfill the rec
ommendation of Vice Admiral c
Turner Joy, chief U. N. delegate
to meet around rather than
across" the table. Admiral joy
suggested there would be better
opportunity of progress toward
ending the shooting in Korea i'll
the problem were tackled without
the speech making that has
marked KaeSong negotiations.
This is exactly what happened
Sit at Round Table.
Associated Press Correspondent
Sam Summerlin at Kaesong re-
ported the subcommittee sat
around a circular table instead
of sitting on opposite sides Of
The long rectangular conference
table normally used.
1nformality, which may prove
the key to success, marked the
meeting from its start at IL am.
Until adjournment five hours and
10 minutes later, Mr.. Summerlin
said. The meeting was broken by
e noon-time recess.
The four delegates, a staff as
sistant and an interpreter for
each side were the only persons
IN the conference room.
Their sole task-and it's a big
one-ls to try to find an accept
able answer as to where to create I
buffer zone in Korea for the
duration of an armistice.
Sixteen of the 26 Kaesong truce
meetings have been devoted to this t
question. Both sides have been {
unyielding. I
But the U. N. delegation had in
dicated a willingness to make ad-
luStments if the Reds would ad-
vance a proposal based on the
present combat positions.
U. N. Demands Held Unfair.
Every official Communist an
nouncement remained uncompro-
mlsing-until the Peiping report.
The broadcast quoted Gen. Nam
as saying:
1--WE want the 38th Parallel as
the military line of demarcation
out it is possible to adjust this
line on the basis of the terrain and
defense positions of the
demilitarized zone if they are
necessary and reasonable"
The statement again referred to
the U. N. position as containing
unfair and unreasonable de-
The Reds insist the Allied pro- ;
posal for a buffer zone would cut i
a deep slice out of Red Korea.
The U. N. command has not pub I
licly announced how far it's pro-
posed buffer zone would extend ,
north of the present front.
Communist newsmen outside the
Kaesong conference hall indicated
to Correspondent Summerlin to-
day that the Reds might accept a
buffer zone generally in no-man's
land between present lines of op-
posing armies.
Mr.. Summerlin said they reit-
Grated Red demands for a de-
zone along the 18th
Parallel were mot inf1exible."
They said the parallel lis not
clear-cut line as before" when it
was the political boundary be-
tween North and South Korea
"but can be adjusted"