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Ceuse-Fire
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the North Korean commander,
Premier Kim II Sung.
Throughout the day Gen. Ridg-
way remained in his Office in the
heart of excited Tokyo. Last night
he gave reception, attended by
news executives.
The message. warmly received
by U. N. delegates in New York.
made no mention of last weeks
cease-f1re proposal by Jacob Malik.
Soviet deputy foreign minister.
Gen. Ridgway's bid was re-
garded as a dramatic challenge
to the Communists for a show
down on peace. His message
stated:
"As commander in chief Of the
United Nations command, I have
been instructed to communicate
to you the following:
II am informed that you may
wish meeting to discuss an arm
Iistice providing for the cessation
Of hostilities and all acts of armed
force in Korea, with adequate
guarantees for the maintenance
of such armistice.
To Name Representative.
upon receipt of word from you
that such a meeting is desired. I
shall be prepared to name my
representative.
II would also at that time sug-
gest a date at which he could
meet with your representative. I
propose that such a meeting could
take place aboard a Danish hos
pital ship in Wonsan Harbor."
Wonsan is on the northeast
coast, about 80 miles north OF
Parallel 38. An Allied force
landed there last fall in the drive
Ito the Yalu River boundary of
Manchuria. ...
/ Red China's entry into the
bloody conflict forced abandon
ment of the port. United Nations
warships began shelling it when
the Reds re-entered, and kept up
| the bombardment 1874 days
through yesterday.
It was the longest bombardment
in United States naval history.
An armistice would bring to a
halt a bloody war that began
slightly more than a year ago.
Communist casualties since the
June Is, 1850. invasion of South
Korea through last June 20 were
estimated at 1,185,465. OF those.
860, 300 were killed or wounded in
battle, 163,061 were taken prisoner
and 16s,10s were non-combat
casualties.
76,749 q. s. Casualties.
United States casualties through
June % were reported at 76,749,
including 1850 dead and 1o,sso
missing.
At United States 9th Army
headquarters, news of Gen. Ridg-
ways message was cheered by
soldiers outside the office of 1t
Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U. N
field commander.
The war front was relatively
quiet late Friday and Saturday
The Reds threw two companies
at U. N. positions northeast OF
Kumhwa after midnight, but the
attacks were smashed.
The 9th Army reported heavy
artillery fire forced the Reds to
ldisperse in that central front Sec
tor-some 20 miles north of Par
lallel SO.
Far East Air Force B-29s
pounded two Communist airflelds
in the Pyongyang area this morn
ing. Pyongyang is the Korean
Communist capital.
No anti-aircraft fire or Red
fighters were encountered.
United Nations positions extend
from points along Parall 38, in
Western Korea, to ridgelines about
20 to Is miles north of the old
political boundary in Central and
Eastern Korea.
A cease-flre agreement that
called for withdrawal of both
sides to the parallel would mean
the U. N. Allies would yield nearly
1000 square miles of North Ko-
rean territory.
The Russians suggested such a
withdrawal. In the heart of that
hard-won territory is the Reds
erstwhile iron Triangle net
work of roads and defense posi-
tions from which the two Inflated
Communist spring offensives were
Launched.
U. N. forces, laShing back swiftly
after smashing the second Red
drive, seized key positions inside
the build-up triangle earlier this
month.