Evening star., 1953-06-13
Rhee Calls On U. 5.
To Sign Immediate
Defense Agreement
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Hotel. where allied officers are
billeted and pushed open one Of
the huge wooden gates. But
after a dozen youngsters ran a
few feet into the compound.
they quickly marched of.
At Pusan. some 400 demons
traitors cheered on by j 900 spec
tators broke through barbed
wire blocking roads near the
American Embassy, shouting
that the roads were part of
Korean territory. Korean fire.
men sprayed hoses on the mob,
which quieted once past the
barbed wire.
The South Korean National
Assembly met secretly this
morning and informed sources
said the legislators decided to
recess for 10 days starting Mon
day to direct demonstrations.
The cabinet also met in what
was described as a regular SeS-
sion.
Work on Truce Continues.
Meanwhile, at Panmunjom,
two teams of allied and Com
munisE staff officers whitfield at
remaining details blocking an
armistice.
Observers indicated full truce
delegations would assemble to-
morrow or Monday and a truce
would follow shortly. barring un-
expected developments. Top
level negotiatorS are in recess
awaiting a call to assemble when
the staff officers finish.
Staff officers repeatedly chart
ing a cease-fire line met this
morning and twice during the
afternoon.
The other group worked for
two hours and three minutes,
repeatedly on detailed arrange
ments for exchanging prisoners.
Both groups meet again at II
am. Sunday g pm. Saturday,
EDIT.
Entire Document Checked. -
Communist Peiping radio in
dicated the staff officers were
going over all SO paragraphs of
the armiStice document in their
secret sessions. This was the
first indication that the liaison
officers were working over the
whole truce draft before it is ap-
proved for signing.
Acting Prime Minister Pyun
Yung Tai, the most violently
outspoken South Korean leader
in the anti-truce campaign. de-
clared in a statement:
Foreign forces can if
they so wish. agree to any armi-
stice and disengage themselves
from Korea.
I'VE Koreans cannot disen-
gage ourselves from Korea"
South Korea, Mr.. Pyun said,
cannot and does not accept"
the impending truce. He said
of allied forces:
We will let them go without
any grudge against them, rather
with thanks for what they have
done so far to help us. If
we let them have an armistice
we ourselves cannot accept, it is
only fair that they should not
force it upon us.
If we part at all, let us part
friends"
Warns Against Violence.
Mr. Pyun warned South Ko-
reans against violence. He cau-
toned that slips either in action
or in speech might lead to serious
consequences in this time of
crisis and tension"
Mr.. Rhee told disabled Korean
war veterans demonstrating
through South Korea: I'VE are
opposing an armistice to uphold
the principles Of national self
determination"
He called on the wounded
war veterans committee for
combating an armistice" to re-
turn to their homes.
And. in a conciliatory tone, he
added:
I'VE are not in any way re-
Senting or complaining about
the government or troops of our
allied nations. Therefore, all
of us should realize this fact so
that we might not cause mis-
understandings nor antagonisms
between us and our allies. =.
We should exert utmost efforts
to prevent injustices from being
inflicted on our allies"
Mr.. Rhee spent today in the
presidential mansion overloolz