The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-08
Armistice Document
To Be Signed By
Gen. Clark, Two
Communists Leaders

PANMUNJOM R-Here are the
major terms of the armiStice docu-
ment agreed to prior to settlement
It the prisoner exchange issue:
/. An armiStice will be signed
ut Panmunjom by Gen. Mark
Clark, United Nations commander
h chief, and the two Communist
commanders, Marshal Kim II Sung
Of North Korea and Gen. Peng Teh-
huai, commander of the Chinese
forces in North Korea.
3. Hostilities will cease IL hours
after the document is signed.
}. Within u hours, troops and
equipment will be withdrawn from
. demilitarized buffer zone be-
tween the opposing armies.
(. A demarcation line, coincid-
ing with the battle line, will be
drawn across the peninsula and
troops and equipment will be with
drawn two kilometers (about ia
miles, from each side of the line
to make up the buffer zone.
CA demarcation line was drawn
and agreed upon in November,
1851. Since that time there have
been some battle changes in the
line but the gains or losses on
either side are reported not more
than half a mile at any point. A
review of the precise line just be-
fore an armistice would be made
although both sides conceivably
could agree to accept the line
already drawn. The line runs north
Of the 3Sth Parallel except for
small portion on the extreme
western end.)
5. A military armistice commits
sion would be created, made up of
five senior officers of both sides
and empowered to have general
supervision Of the truce. At least
three of the officers on each side
would be either generals or adj
mirals.
s. Both sides would halt rein
forcement Of troops and equipment
when the armistice becomes effec-
tive. The truce would thus freeze
the number Of troops and arms at
the truce level.
Z. Rotation Of troops home would
be permitted up to IS, 1000 men per
month.
8. Within five days after the truce
is signed, men and arms would
be withdrawn from islands in the
rear of the other side. This pro-
vision affects only the Allies since
they occupy vital islands off North
Korea while the Communists occu-
Ply no islands off South Korea.
8. Five ''ports Of entry" were
designated In North Korea and
five in South Korea through which
replacement troops and material
would be permitted.
10. The military armistice COM
mission would have 10 joint OBJ
server teams made up of an equal
number Of officers from each side
of which some would be of field
grade rank.
IL. Headquarters Of the military
armistice commission would be at
Panmuniom and il would settle
disputes and reported truce viola
tons through negotiations" It
would have no chairman.
IL. A neutral nations supervisory
commission would be established
aad the armistiee commission
would be empowered TO cali upon
II to investigate reported truce
violations.
IL. The neutral nations super
visory commission would be made
up Of four senior officers, two from
each side. This commission would
be made up Of officers from Po-
land, Czeehoslovakia, Sweden and
Switzerland.
IA. The supervisory commission
would have headquarters also at
panmuniom and would have at its
disposal inspection teams.
IS. The supervisory commission
would be empowered TO carry out
observation and inspection and re-
port 10 the military armistice COM
mission.
I6. The supervisory commission
viii have 40 inspection teams. II
win station one al each OF the
tive ports Of entry in North Korea
and. at the five in South Korea
and win have 10 mobile inspec-
ton teams In reserve.
II. The commanders Of both
sides recommend to the govern.
ments concerned that a political
conference be held within 80 days
after the armlstice.
The provision for a political con
ference reads.
'.In order to insure the peaceful
settlement Of the Korean question,
the military commanders Of both
sides hereby recommend 10 the
Of the countries con.
eerned on both SIDES that within
three months after the armistice
agreement is signed and becomes
effective = political conference q
a higher level of both sides be
held BY representatives appointed
respectively 10 settle through nego-
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