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prisoners to the mainland from
Koje and Cheju Islands off South
Korea A fleet Of 20 LISTS and
five naval attack transports have
been modified for the job.
About $500 Koreans and 1900
Chinese were in the first group.
The prisoners will be held at
Yongdongpo on the outskirts of
Seoul and at Munsan, the allied
prisoner of war command an
nounced.
Precautions Taken.
Precautions were being taken
to head off possible Red demon
STATIONS such as occurred during
the exchange of sick and
wounded prisoners last April.
Col. L, C. Friedersdorff. head
Of the U. N. team on the Military
Armistice Committee for Pris-
oner Exchange. said the Reds
reported they hold about 500 sick
and wounded prisoners. They
gave no breakdown by nation
ality.
The U. N. holds about 5000
disabled Communist prisoners.
Col. Friedersdorff said the ex-
act time the exchange will start
on August 5 was not set.
The Reds have said they will
turn back 1878 captives, in
Guiding 1913 Americans.
The U. N. command will hand
over $4,000 North Koreans and
about 5000 Chinese.
The allies also hold 1900
North Koreans and 14,500 Chi
nese who have said they will not
return to Communism. These
prisoners will be moved to the
neutral zone near Panmunjom
while Communist agents try to
persuade them to go home.
Observer Teams to Be Sent.
Gen. Bryan, husky officer
who once led the Oath Division
in Korea, told newsmen the first
session of the Military Armistice
Commission was devoted to ad-
ministrative details, including
ways to get joint observer teams
quickly into the buffer zone di-
viding U. N. and Communist
armies.
Gen. Bryan said "as far as I
know" no armistice violations
have come up. His aides on the
commission are a British gen.
eral. Thai general, a United
States Navy admiral and an
American Air Force general.
Across the widening front, the
unusual silence was snapped only
by an occasional explosion as a
bunker or fortification was
blown up.
Disgruntled President Rhee
told his people South Korea
fears there may be a larger war
in the future. but for the time
being. at least" he welcomes
a truce.
Mr.. Rhee said from our point
of view" the poplitical confer
ence "is hardly likely" to settle
the problem of Korean unifica-
ton.
Reds to Intensity Defenses.
Meanwhile. North Korea's
Pyongyang radio quoted Premier
Kim II Sung as saying North
Korea will increase and in
tensify its national defenses."
The North Korean Premier, in
a broadcast heard in Tokyo, told
a victory celebration" that at
the same time "all efforts should
be made to stabilize livelihood
and enhance the economic con-
ditions of the country"
The four-nation supervisory
commission will form inspection
teams to police 10 ports of en-
try-the only ones through which
men and arms can pass in and
out of Korea. Five are in North
Korea and five in South Korea.
The Communist high command
named 1t. Gen. Lee Sang Che
as head of its half of the military
ArmiStice Commission. Lee, who
only Monday was a major gen.
eral, was on the Red truce del
egation.
A joint secretarlat to handle
the voluminouS administrative
matters for commission was set
up with Navy Capt. B. NJ. Cole
man as secretary for the u. N
side.
Reds Name Staff Officers.
The Reds named North Ko-
rean Col. Ju Yong, who was