Evening star., 1951-07-03
Peace
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tlVeS were ready to meet earlier
if the Communists would agree.
: The U.N. commander suggested
preparatory meeting would lay the
ground work for the cease-fire
talk. Gen. Ridgway proposed
sending three officers by hell
copter or jeep-depending on the
Weather-to meet with three Com
munist officers in preliminary ses-
sions. None would be higher in
rank than colonel.
Only three people. apparently
civilians. were spotted today by
observers who flew over the pro-
posed meeting place-Kaesong
The rubble -strewn city is in Red
held territory, 3 miles south of
Parallel 38 and IS miles north
west of Seoul. 1t was chosen by
Red commanders.
I Three Far Eastern radio stations
began broadcasting Gen. Ridg-
ways message this afternoon, 39h
hours after Kim and Peng had
answered the original U. N. armis-
tice suggestion.
Text of Ridgway Message.
| Gen. Ridgway's message said:
Il have received your reply to
my message of 80 June.
Il am prepared for my repre-
sentatives to meet yours at Kae-
song on July 10, or at an earlier
date if your representatives COM
Iplete their preparations before that
date.
Since agreement on armistice
terms has to precede cessation of
hostilities, delay in initiating the
meetings and in reaching agree
ment will prolong the fighting and
increase the losses.
"To insure efficient arrange
ment of the many details con-
nected with the first meeting, I
propose that not to exceed three
of my liaison officers have a pre-
Iliminary meeting with an equal
number of yours in Kaesong on.
S July, or as soon thereafter as
practicable.
IF you concur. my liaison Off
GERS. the senior of whom will not
be above the rank of colonel, will
depart Kimpo airf1eld southwest
of Seoul by helicopter at 1900
GMT on 4 July % am. July 5
Tokyo time of 7 pm. EDIT. July
A. or at the same hour on the day
agreed upon for this meeting, pro-
Iceeding direct to Kaesong.
Jeeps to Garry White Flags.
I'm the event of bad weather,
these officers will proceed in a
convoy of three unarmed one
quarter ton trucks, commonly
known as jeeps. along the main
road from Seoul to Kaesong.
Each vehicle will bear a large
white flag. The convoy will cross
the Imjin River on the Seoul
Kaesong road about 1900 hours
GMT, 4 July 10000, 5 July, Tokyo
time), or at the same hour on the
day agreed upon for this meeting.
THE convoy bearing your liai-
son officers to and from the meet
ing will be granted immunity from
attack by my f.. ces, providing you
advise me of it's route and sched-
ule. and the manner by which my
forces may identify it.
Your reply is requested.
IN. B. Ridgway
General, United States Army
Commander in Chief
United Nations Command"
First Step Toward Peace.
The Chinese Communist radio
said today a cease-fire would be
"only the first step toward set
ting the Korean question peace
fully"
But it held out hope that might
pave the way for peaceful settle
ment of other Far Eastern prob
lens"
The statements were contained
in Peiping Peoples Daily edi-
torial. broadcast by the Peiping
radio. The editorial told Red
troops to be alert "to prevent the
enemy from seizing the oppor-
tunity for a possible attack"
The Chinese people were told:
'The whole work of resisting
America and helping Korea i
must not be relaxed" before a
cease-fire is reached.
And even after such an arnis-
tice, the building up of our ma
tional defenses will continue to be
extremely important. We must
have a nightly national defense
force in order to be able to oppose
with strength any possible aggres-
sive plot of imperialism in the fu-
ture."