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Reds Impatient For Full-Scale Truce Talks; Pact on Sick POWs Signed, Trade May Begin by Wednesday
MUNSAN, April 1.—THE Allies and Communists today signed an historic agreement for the first formal exchange of disabled captives of the Korean war and the Reds pressed impatiently for a quick renewal of the full-scale armistice negotiations. The Communists agreed to return 600 sick and wounded prisoners including 100 Americans and the Allies pledged to give up 500 North Koreans and Chinese. The first of these may begin the journey home as early as next Wednesday. The agreement may have paved the way for armistice in Korea. The truce talks have been deadlocked for a year and suspended since October 8 over the last big issue of exchanging war prisoners. The Reds had insisted on the return of all their captured soldiers. The Allies refused to return any one to Communist rule against his will. Red Position Unchanged. The Reds have indicated they will not change their opposition to purely voluntary repatriation of prisoners. Also they brushed aside appeals for exchange of more than the 600 sick allied POWs. North Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Sang Che told the allied liaison team: "Our side considers that the plenary session of the delegations of both sides should be resumed immediately to discuss and settle the entire question of prisoners of war so as to realize an armistice in Korea." United States Rear Admiral John C. Daniel said the United Nations command in Tokyo would give an answer. Gen. Mark Clark, U.N. Far East commander, already has said the truce t
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Battle of Pork Chop Hill
The 7th Division rebuilt its defenses on Pork Chop Hill in May and June 1953, during a lull in major combat. Final agreements for an armistice were being hammered out and the UN continued its defensive posture all along the MLR, anticipating a ceasefire in place. On the night of 6 July, using tactics identical to those in the April assault, the PVA again attacked Pork Chop.
Wikipedia →Korean Armistice Agreement
The Korean Armistice Agreement is an armistice that brought about a cessation of hostilities of the Korean War. The armistice was signed on 27 July 1953, and was designed to 'ensure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea.'
Wikipedia →1954 Geneva Conference
The Geneva Conference was intended to settle outstanding issues resulting from the Korean War and the First Indochina War. It took place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 26 April to 21 July 1954. The part of the conference on the Korean question ended without adopting any declarations or proposals.
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