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-2- 1714352 MARCH (ARMY MESSAGE) FROM CINCUNC SEOUL
UNC HELD FAST TO ITS POSITION.

3. (C) AT 1924 KST T7 MAR 61°, -ONFHE DAY. OF -THE AGREED. SECRE -
TARIES MEETING CALLED BY UNC, THE KPA/CPV SECRETARY ENTERED
THE CONFERENCE ROOM, UNC SECRETARY ENTERED THE CONFERENCE
ROOM AT 1428 HOURS, KST, AND AS HE WAS TAKING HIS SEAT THE
KPA/CPV SECRETARY BEGAN TALKING. BOTH ACTIONS ON. PART OF THE
KPA/CPV SECRETARY CONSTITUTED AN UNPRECEDENTED DEPARTURE FROM
ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE OF OVER 7 YEARS STANDING. UNC ATTEMPTED
TO PQ: NT THIS OUT TO THE KPA/CPY SECRETARY WITHOUT SUCCESS.
UNC SECRETARY THEN WITHDREW FROM THE CONFERENCE ROOM TO
ADJACENT UNC BUILDING. THE KPA/CPV SECRETARY REMAINED IN THE
CONFERENCE ROOM.

4. (C) AN EXCHANGE OF MESSAGES THROUGH THE JOINT DUTY OFFICERS
ENSUED. KPA/CPV DEMANDED RETURN OF UNC TO CONFERENCE ROOM. UNC
WOULD AGREE TO THIS ONLY IF KPA/CPV GAVE ASSURANCE THAT
ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES WOULD BE FOLLOWED AND UNC TALK FIRST.

'N ORDER TO BREAK THE IMPASSE AND ALLOW KPA/CPV A FACE-SAVING
MEANS TO LEAVE CONFERENCE ROOM, UNC PROPOSED THIS MEETING BE
RESCHEDULED FOR FOLLOWING DAY TO WHICH THE KPA/CPV HAS AGREED.

5. (C) SUBSEQUENTLY, AT JOINT DUTY OFFICERS MEETING, -KPA/CPV
SASSED LETTER FROM THEIR SENIOR MEMBER IN WHICH THEY ACCUSED

UNC SECRETARY WITH IMPEDING OPERATIONS OF THE MAC AND CHARGED
THE UNC WITH THE NAVAL INCIDENT MENTIONED IN PARA 2 ABOVE.

KEA

# CONFIRMED AS 1939

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