Evening star., 1951-09-02
Reds Challenge U. N. to Call Off
Truce Por|ey Finally or Cease
'Provocotions' Around Koesono
Admiral Joy Denies
Charges Of Neutral
Zone Violations
BY the Associated Press

communists COQdy virtually QdreQ
the United Nations command to
break off the Korean truce talks.
The U. N. in another tough mes
sage limited the Reds were trying
to effect rupture.
The first broadside was fired by
Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, chief
of the United Nations Command
delegation.
He denied Red charges that an
Allied plane had dropped flares
Wednesday over Kaesong, neu-
tralized site of the truce talks, and
that Allied troops fought into the
neutral zone Thursday. Then he
added:
"You are evidently using your
military occupation of the neu-
trail zone to create conditions
which tend to prevent resumption
OF the armistice talks"
While this charge echoed across
Korea, where armies fought while
the truce talks idled, the Com
munist. came up with a new blast.
In an official broadcast the
Communist high command charged
formally that the Allies in a
bombing Saturday had narrowly
missed the Kaesong residence of
1t. Gen. Nam II. chief Red nego-
tiator.
The message to Gen. Matthew
B. Ridgeway. supreme United
Nations commander. declared:
I'VE hereby solemnly point out
to you: If you are determined to
break up the negotiations. you
should openly and formally de-
clare your determination to do
so, instead of ceaselessly carrying
out such scoundrelly provoca-
tions."
Broadcast by Peiping.
The message, broadcast by
Peiping radio, added:
If you still have the intention
Of resuming the Kaesong talks in
order to seek a just and reason
able armistice agreement, you
should agree to the following de-
mandS of our side:
Namely that your side must
conscientiouSly and reSponSibly :
deal with the series of grave, i
provocative incidents from August {
% to September l, and must thor
oughly guarantee that there will
be no recurrence of similar acts !
which violate the Kaesong neu-
tralization agreement.
The message was another In the
furry of charges. countercharges,
denials and demands that both S
sides have exchanged since the {
Reds broke of the Korean armis- ]
tice talks August %.
Red Charges Denied.
Both the Allies and Reds took
turns today in the big debate.
Vice Admiral c. Turner Joy
denied Red charges that an Allied
plane had dropped flares Wednes-
day over Kaesong and that Allied
troops twice had fought into the
Kaesong neutral zone Thursday.
The Communists bounced back
with charge that an Allied plane
bombed the Kaesong neutral zone
early yesterday. Pyongyang ra- !
dlo broadcast a statement by the
Red high command that a bomb
barely missed the home of North
Korean 1t. Gen. Nam II. Nam is
chief of the Communist truce
delegation.
The Communist broadcast said:
"The aim of these endless ac-
tons on your part in undermining
the agreement for the neutraliza-
tion of Kaesong can certainly not
be explained by an pretext, but
only be the intention to undermine
(the) KaeSong conference.
The Reds broke off the talks
after charging that an Allied
plane bombed, flre-oombed and
strafed the conference site August
%. The Allied command labeled
the charge a fake
Flares Dropped on U. N. Camp.
Another mysterious incident was
the dropping of dozen flares last
night over the Allied truce camp
near Munsan. The fare dropping
plane. twin-engined craft, was
not identified. The Allies were
investigating.
The Communist broadcast quot
ed a message to Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway from North Korean Pre-
mier Kim II Sung and Chinese
Gen.. Peng Teh-huai.
1t said an Allied plane at 8
am. Yesterday dropped two bombs
"on places only 500 to 600 meters"
$50 to $50 YARDS from Gen.
Mans home.
1t called the alleged bombing
"a further action of an extremely