The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-06
ZERO PROGRESS IS
SCORED TOWARD KOREA
ARMISTICE SIGNING
o. RoeERr 7ucKMAN

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sess had been made toward . Ko-
gaan armistice after the Reds r.
3eeted . proposal to tree $4,000
North Korean prisoners who refuse
% 20 home after s truce Ii signed.
The Reds again ignored the Al
He'd nomination of Pakistan rs neu-
t4al custodian Of $500 prisoners
who refuse 10 return 70 their Com.
munist homelands.
Instead, Gen. Nam II charged
the Allied proposal was 'yoid Of
reason and unworthy Of refuta-
don" He reiterated the Red de-
mand that baking captiyes be
shipped 70 q neutral nation and
that the functions of the neutral
b iyoned out before deciding any
thing else.
u. Gen. Willjam X. Harrison JS.
suggested that the $4,000 North Ko.
eesns be freed Immediately after
. truce is signed and that they be
given civilian status % they could
settle anywhere IN Korea.
he made no mention of Chinese
eAutives who refuse repatriation.
Zone observers speculated that the
y. NJ Command might be willing
30 listen 10 3 compromise plan
which would send Chinese 10 the
neutral custodian while leaving Ko-
yeans In Korea.
The Reds want an 1850 sent
bodily b the neutral nation pend
ING . deciaion O. Ia their future.
They insist that al viii want 10
90 home once their tears hays been
Quoted by explanations.
The y. N. says tho captivss must
temain 81 Koeea under neutral So
peryisicn until they make up their
minds where they want 10 60.
Many PoWs haye vowed 10 kill
themselves rather than leave Ko-
yes, the Allies said.
After Harrison made his pro-
pessl, the Reds took Z one hour
and - minute recess. Nam re-
turned and rejected Il n angry
tones.
Allied spokssInen said the usual
" poker-faced Nam showed anger
ID bid facial expressions and By
spsaking In short. clipped SEN
tfncos.
"a said Harrison failed 10 clarity
questions the Communists posed
Tuesday On how The neutral would
operate. After Tuesday's meeting,
harrison called the Red questions
- negotiating smokescreen."
Nam said The Allies had taken
Z stsp backward in Wednesdays
proyosal .'in % attempt 10 discard
entirely tho principle On which both
sides have already agreed"
This proposal ID entirely void
a. reason, be continued, s'and
your side knows that our side
would not consider Il. Hence Il d
also unworthy 81 setltation.n
Harrison said the Reds were
simply using The Same old stalling
tactics.
AT the moment. I would say
progress b sero.n he said, but
. added b. vas not implying a Sc.
mistice would nat b reached.
Negotiatofs WI meet again Of
Il an. 1huxsday.
Harrison told newsmen the Red
queetions were 90 eftcrt % draw
Allied delegates Into ssintsrminable
discussions e aide issues.''
He said, however, there was d.
ways q posaibility the Communists
were using he questions % d
means . reach Z eompromiss 20.
sition.
Ne said that b sueA eases 4 Vas
always accessory b keep Z strict
GuaTd but also 10 leave tAs door
wide cpsu" tor further negotia.
tlons.
Ne sald ne latter vas what the
Allied delegaticn did Wednesday
and That ths Communist answer
was no retreat trcm their previ.
Gus position. =
HaTFison said the Communists
have eonsislently refused % agree
% . neutral nation and that this
scauses ~ b b rather wary and
cautious. y
Harrison advanced bis proposal
- Korean prisoners at TIE outset
q Ne session. he also called upon
he Communists 10 sgree On Pakis.
tan.
He tnld Nam:
Assumption cf nall control 81
prisoners q war IN Korea should
noe place an excessive burden @
the neutral stats. especially since
he most practical method al han.
ding prisoners Of war d Korean
nationality b % release them b
CIVILIAN status Immediately follow,
ins The effective date Of the armi,
stiee.
HAY would then b free 10 "a
10 lceations q their ehoics aud %.
DER The provisions of The draft or.
mistics . greem ent. each slds
would b obliged 70 facilitate IN
return b The other side II shose
who desire 10 50 there. Our sid
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