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pase Classification Contre! 11975
FE Rec'd: MARCH 17, 1961
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_ 1. (C) THE 238TH MEETING OF THE SECRETARIES TO THE MILI TARY

RMR ARM!|STICE COMMISSION SCHEDULED FOR 193 HOURS, KSI, 17 MAR 61,

CONVENED, BUT PROCEDURAL }RREGULARITIES ON THE PART OF THE
KPA/CPV PREVENTED INITIATION ON NEGOTIATIONS.

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2.(C) ON 13 MAR 61, THE UNC PROPOSED A MEETING OF THE SECRE-
TARIES FOR 17 MAR 61, TO CHARGE THE KPA/CPV WITH. TREATY V1O-
LATIONS. THE KPA/CPV AGREED TO HOLDING OF THIS MEETING. ON
17 MAR 61, A ROKN PATROL VESSEL WHILE ON ROUTINE PATROL IN
THE VICINITY OF 38 @@' NORTH; 124 45! 3056. EAST, LESS THAN
3 MILES FROM PAENG YONG-PO OF OUR S|DE AND ABOUT 4 1/2 MILES
FROM THE NEAREST LAND OF THE DPA/CPV SIDE, WAS FIRED ON BY

NORTH KOREANSSHORE BATTERIES LOCATED ON WOLLAE-DO. SHORTLY
THEREAFTER, ON THE SAME DAY, THE KPA ‘CPV CALLED FOR A MEET!NG
OF THE SECRETARIES FOR 15 MAR 61, FOR. THE PURPOSE OF SET@LING
THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE THE REPORTED VIG
LATIONS BY YOUR SIDEQ@F THE ARMISTICE AGREEMENT ." UNC RESPOND-

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ED BY STATING, "YOUR SIDE WILL HAVE ADEQUATE OPPORTUNITY 30
SETTLE THROUGH NEGOTA’BT.LONS THE REPORTED VIOLATIONS OF THe, rm
ARMISTICE AGREEMENT AT THE MEETING OF THE SECRETARIES PRO seb
BY OUR SIDE FOR 1%31# HOURS; KOREAN STANDARD TIME (ifge A 3RS
YOUR TIME), 17 MARCH 1961, AND ALREADY USED INO BY YOUR =
S|DE."_KBAYGPV COUNTERED BY ACCUSING UNC OF HINDERING THE
WORK OF THE MAC AND PRESSED FOR A MEETING EARLIER THAN THE
ONE ALREADY SCHEDULED, FOR THE OBV!}OUS PURPOSE OF MAKING THE
FIRST STATEMENT ACCUSING THE UNC OF THIS NAVAL INCIDENT. THE

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