The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-04-27
Americans
Threaten To
Call Off Talks
D. ROBERT 8. TUcKMAN

PANMuNJOM, Korea, April q
R-The new Korean armistice
talks deadlocked again today as
the u. N. Command fatty rejected
q Red prisoner exchange proposal
which ii said offers only return
10 Communist rule or "endless
captivity" for Reds who refuse to
90 home.
In their second meeting since
Oct. 8, both Allied and Communist
delegates stood pat on their own
plans for settling the exchange
problem and bringing a truce in
Korea.
Another session was scheduled
Tor IL a. m. tomorrow.
The truce talks were broken off
Oct. by the u. N. Command when
It refused to force any prisoner
10 90 home against his viii. The
Reds demanded all prisoners back,
including some $4,000 Chinese and
North Koreans who have said they
won't go home.
Although the Allies threatened
to call off the talks again unless
the Reds show willingness to nego-
tate constructiveiy, 1t. Gen. VIII
liam X. Harrison, senior Allied
delegate, said it's "far too early"
to think about such a move.
Meanwhile, the Panmunjom gate
10 freedom for sick and wounded
Allied prisoners stood closed by
the Reds.
The Communists said Sundays
shipment Of "a disabled Allied
prisoners ended their delivery. In
seven days they turned back GA
149 Americans, 40 South Korean
men and one woman, and ga dis
ahled prisoners from other ma
tons. They had promised COS.
However, u. ~ spokesman
said Considerably more" sick and
wounded Reds would be returned
than the $500 originally pledged,
but he did not give any figure. The
transfer Of Communists continued
at its 5O0-a-day rate.
In Tokyo, u. N. spokesman
said the first Americans released
would be flown to the U. S. this
week for sure and probably within
the next couple Of days" He did
not give a specific date or number.
At Mondays 52-minute armistice
meeting, each side suggested that
the other take another careful look
at its proposal.
Harrison told rewsmen, In this
short time we have no real basis
for assuming the Communists viii
not negotiate In good faith.
A reporter had asked him II the
UNC was considering a new sus-
pension.
II think 1t Is far too early to
come to any definite conclusion on
a matter Of that kind" Harrison
said. He added that no one can
reasonably expect negotiations.
where two sides are far apart, to
give any clear indications at the
start.
Harrison opened the meeting by
telling North Korean Gen. Nam II
that a six.point proposal by Nam
Sunday was unreasonable and
obstructive. .
He later said hlnntly that the
proposal was unacceptable" and
that the Communists have pro-
posed nothing which we can con-
slider as either reasonable or
constructive basis for an armistice
agreement"
Nam devoted bis remarks to a
restatement Of the Communist pro-
posal.
II calls for.
1. Within two months after an
armistice, repasriating those pris-
oners who want to so home.
3. Within another month. send.
ing TO a neutral stale. TO be chosen
By the negotiators. all who refuse
to go home.
:. Six months for making Eek
plantations 10 the refusing prison
ers by representatives Of their
homelands.
1. Sending home those who
change their minds.
S. II there are stili some left
who refuse repatriation. leaving
their fate up TO i high-level post.
armissice political conference,
6. All expenses Of prisoners held