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would in fact exist at the confer
ence site. my iaison officers in the
initial meeting with yours on July
I8 proposed that a 10-mile-wide
corridor centered on the Kun
Ichong- -Kaesong -Munsan road and
limited by Kumchon on the north
and Munsan on the south be
established a a neutral zone free
of any hostile action by either
party.
They further recommended that
United Nations forces within this
corridor remain south Of an east
west line to the south edge of Kae-
song while your forces within this
corridor remained north Of an
Ieast-west line to the north edge
Iof Kaesong. leaving the town of
Kaesong restricted to entry only
|by those individuals in the dele
cation party.
Agreement on this proposal
would have insured freedom of
movement to both delegations, to
and from the meetings and within
the town of Kaesong. However,
your liaison officers declined to
agree to this proposal, stating
that it was not needed to insure
satisfactory conditions at the
conference site for both delega-
tions.
ITO show good faith and to
avoid delay I accepted your as
surances instead of my proposal
to establish a neutral zone. Since
the opening of the conference it
has been evident that the equality
of treatment so essential to the
conduct of armistice negotiations
is lacking. Since the first meet
ing at KaeSong your delegation
has placed restrictions on the
movement of our delegation. tt
has subjected our personnel to
the close proximity of your armed
guard, 1t has delayed and blocked
passage Of our couriers. It has
withheld its cooperation in
establishment of two-way COM
munications with our base even
though it agreed to do so imme-
diately. It has refused admittance
to the conference area certain
personnel in our convoy which
I desire and for whose conduct I
stated I assumed full RESPONSE
bility.
Good Faith Established.
Extension of the present recess
and the delay in resuming the
conference of our delegation is
solely due to those unnecessary
and unreasonable restrictions
against which my representatives
have repeatedly protested.
GAS pointed out to your repre-
sentatives by Vice Admiral Joy,
my personal representative in the
first meeting Of 10 July. the hope
for success of these discussions
rested upon the good faith of
both sides. With good faith,
mutual confidence might be estab-
lished. an atmosphere of truth
created and the attainment of an
honorable and enduring settle
ment brought measurably nearer.
1.-THE record of the United Ma
tionS command delegation to date
is open for world inspection. It
established beyond any shadow Of
doubt their honorable intentions
and good faith at every stage Of
the proceedings, with full and
solemn realization of the vital
Importance of our conferences to
all the peoples of the world. the
United Nations command delega-
ton is prepared to continue our
discussions in the same spirit of
good faith at any time that we
receive assurance that your dele
cation will proceed in like spirit
Asks Circular Neutral Zone.
"The assurances which I re-
Iquire are simple and few. They
include as primary prerequisites
the establishment of an agreed
conference area of suitable extent
completely free Of armed person.
incl Of either side. Each delega.
/ Ition must have complete reciproc-
.Iity Of treatment to include com.
llplete and equal freedom of move.
: -lment to. from and within the
-lagreed ( @pnference area and com.
plete ali equal freedom at al