Evening star., 1953-07-19
Harrison Tells
Foe R0Ks Will
Cease Fighting
Pledges U. N.
To Maintain Truce;
Other Points Listed
BY the Associoted Press

BY the Associated Press
PANMUNJOM, Sunday, July
19.-The Communists agreed to-
day to start preparations for the
signing of a truce in Korea
In a public statement released
by the allied truce delegation,
the Reds said they were ready to
discuss preparations for the sign
ing, but no date was announced
Immediately for the actual truce.
The statement. which was a
summary of the recent secret
proceedings, showed the Com
munists asked detailed ques-
tions about the attitude of South
Korea toward an armistice and
received detailed United Nations
assurance.
After releasing the statement,
the negotiators of both sides
continued executive SsionS
presumably to discuss "the prep
arations for the signing of the
truce"
The secret talks, which had
begun at 2 pm. Il am. Sunday,
Washington time) were resumed
after a second Commute recess,
called at 4:22 pm. 1922 am.
Washington time)
NBC Gives Truce Details.
(The National Broadcasting
Company headquarters in
New York said early today it's
correspondent in Korea re-
ported that the Communists
have agreed to an armistice.
It gave these additional de-
tails on the report by the corre-
Spondent, John Rich:
(The Communists have ac-
cepted the United Nations word
that Syngman Rhee, South
Korean President, will not OBJ
Struct the armistice.
CA cease-fire will go into
effect "a hours after the armis-
tice is set.
(Troops will pull back from
the front, leaving q demilitar-
lied zone. within 70 hours after
the armistice.
Of the armistice is violated
by either side, military action
can be taken as deemed neces-
Sary.
(The United Nations will not
support Korea if South Korea
breaks the armisticeD
The Communists asked the al
lied delegation if the South Ko-
reanS would cease firing within
IL hours after the signing of an
armistice. They asked also il
the South Koreans would with
draw from the demilitarized buf-
fer zone.
1t. Gen. William K. Harrison
chief U. N. delegate. answered
1.-THE ROKs will cease fire and
withdraw"
The Communists asked how
the U. N. command would abide
by the related terms of the ar
mistice agreement.
Won't Support If ROK'S Fight
Gen. Harrison replied the mill
tary armistice commission would
oversee South Korean co-opera-
ton, but he added, in effect, that
If the ROKS took independent
military action the Communists
could use suitable force to coun-
ter them and the U. N. forces
would not support the ROK army
The Communists asked wheth-
er the U. N. would maintain the
state of armistice" if the South
Koreans undertook aggressive &C
ton.
Gen. Harrison answered: "The
answer is yes
Gen. Harrison assured the
Communists in reply to a query
that the U. N. would provide the
South Koreans with no military
support, equipment or supplies in
violation of the armistice agree
ment."
Not For Limited Time.
The Communists asked if the
South Korean agreement not tt
obstruct the armistice was only
for a limited period of time.
Gen. Harrison answered thai
the U. N. command would abide
by the armistice agreement fol
the entire period when the ar.
miStice will be effective"
Gen. Harrison did not specif1-
cally state that there was no time
limit on the length of time dur
ing which the South Koreans
would observe an armistice.
He further assured the Red
that the Communists sent to ex
plain conditions to the anti-Com
munist prisoners of war would b
protected as would personnel o
the neutral nations supervisor.
commission which would overse,
the entire truce.
10 Points Listed.
The statement listed 10 point'
brought up by the Reds.
First. the Reds asked whether
or not an armistice would in
clude the South Korean govern
ment and its forces.
Gen. Harrison assured them:
"You are assured that thu
United Nations Command, which
includes the Republic Of Korea
is prepared to carry out th'
terms of the armistice agreement
II again assure you we have
received from the ROK govern
ment necessary assurances thar
\ 1t will not obStruct in any man
ner the implementation of tht
terms Of the draft armistict