Evening star., 1953-06-11
R0K Opposition
BoiIs as Truce
Draft Is Rushed
New Demonstrations
Staged, Disregard
Of Pact Threatened
By the Associated Press :

tionS command negotiators left
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Truce Effort Hinges on Rhee as NeutroIs
Accept U. N. Plan. Poee AS
this base camp temporarily as
lower-level staff officers worked
on details of the truce document
in secret sessions at Panmun-
jom.
With the full-dress meetings
in recess subject to call by either
side, 1t. Gen. William K. Har-
rison, senior allied delegate, Wis
listed the United States Sd Divi-
sion at the battlefront and Rear
Admiral John c. Daniel and
Brig. Gen. Egbert Glenn went to
Tokyo.
Any major armistice action re-
quires their presence. They
could speed back within few
hours.
South Korea Still BaIks.
Meanwhile, South Korea
baked more and more in its mo
unif1cation-no armistice" stand.
The cabinet reaffirmed it would
refuse to accept the imminent
armiStice and President Syng-
man Rhee openly disagreed with
President Eisenhower. He issued
a statement saying he could not
agree with the Gen. Eisenhower
views that a truce in Korea will
be advantageous to this country
in many ways"
AS thousands of demonstrators
tramped the streets of Seoul and
Pusan, Acting Premier Pyun
Yung Tai limited that South
Korean troops would refuse to
withdraw from the Q mile wide
buffer zone to be set up between
allies and Reds in a truce. After
a special cabinet meeting, Mr..
Pyun said South Korea cannot
and will not accept any part Of
the armistice terms"
South Korean police at Pusan
said an American soldier slight
ly wounded two Koreans out of
mob of students which tried
to halt an Army bus. Whether
the shooting was accidental or
deliberate was in dispute.
Mr.. Pyun has been the most
outspoken and vitriolic of gov
eminent leaders. He said South
Korean troops would oe
traitors" if they accepted the
armiStice terms.
The acting Prime Minister
reiterated his earlier threat that
South Korea will fight Indian
troops if they enter the country
to guard prisoners Of war who
refuse repatriation.
Rhee Sees Terms as death"
MI. Rhee, in a message to the
South Korean people, said a truce
under current terms means
death to South Korea" He
said he had been explaining this
point to the other allied nations
and, 1--WE intend to do so con-
tinually."
However, Mr.. Rhee warned his
people against "unruly conduct"
toward U. N. personnel during
"this time of national crisis" and
said any such unfriendly acts
would be subject to stern punish
ment.
The Korean National Assem-
bly, called on Mr.. Rhee to curb
government sponsored demon
strations to avoid unnecessary
violence" between the South
Korean people and allied troops.
South Korean lawmakers pro-
posed an alliance with Nation
alist China, and while the resolu-
ton did not specify the nature
of the pact. some Assemblymen
talked privately of a military al
lance.
Koreans Demonstrate.
Before Mr.. Rhee spoke, 10000
chanting Koreans paraded
through Pusan, the temporary
capital, carrying placards urging
"Give US uniflcation or give us
death" and drive away the Chi
nese Reds"
In Seoul, other thousands
tramped the streets in orderly
groups, waving banners, shout
ing and singing. About 1900
students demonstrated in front
of the allied correspondents
billets, but there was no violence,
At Panmunjom, the staff Off
GERS split into two groups to speed
their work. Each met for almost
two hours in the morning, took
an hour off for lunch and then
went back into session in the
afternoon.
No announcement was made
on the nature Of the discussions
out one group, headed by Ma
rine Col. James c. Murray oi
Seville, Ohio, was reported work.
ing on a revision of the demar-
cation line across Korea that
will divide the belligerents in 9
truce. The line was originally
drawn in late November, 1851
and since then has undergone
only minor battle changes
Eighth Army officers said the
line h4s not changed more than
800 yards or less than a hall
mile.
Tha other group, headed by
Air Force Col. Don O. DarroW
of Tacoma. Wash, was believed
bammering out the details OF
the prisoner of war exchange