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informed of the result when available. At the 154th meeting proposed
by the UNC/MAC convened on July 20, the South announced that in
accordance with the fishermen’s wishes they would be returned along
with their equipment. In contrast to most incidents, a solution was
reached.
At the 155th meeting called by the KPA/CPV convened on
August 29, the North claimed that the South on August 7 had kidnapped
fishing boats, but the South rejected the claim. At the 167th
meeting called by the KPA/CPV held on May 3, 1963, the North claimed:
“An armed South Korean group had intruded in West Sea waters close
to the north of Kakhoedo [Island] and attacked fishermen, killing two
and kidnapping one.” The South responded that its investigation of
the incident that took place on April 25 showed that the North’s claim
was false. When the 168th meeting requested by the KPA/CPV took
place on May 17, 1963, a verbal battle occurred due to an exchange of
fire after a North Korean spy ship had crossed the NLL to the west of
Yônp’yông Island. When the UNC/MAC argued “since the spy ship
had violated the NLL, we fired,” North Korea asserted “Our naval
vessel never crossed the Northern Limit Line”, which it regarded as the
MDL at sea. At the 217th meeting requested by the KPA/CPV held on
November 4, 1965, the South criticized the North for having kidnapped
more than 100 fishermen in the West Sea on October 29.
When the 220th meeting called by the KPA/CPV took place on
January 5, 1966, it was announced that all but two of the 104 fishermen
had been released. 139
139_ Hapch’am chôngbo ponbu, ibid., 1999, pp. 127, 128; Kim, ibid., 2003, pp. 188,
189: fn. 67; Kukpang chôngbo ponbu, ibid., 1993, pp. 82, 90, 91, 97, 122, 123;
Yi, “Pug-ûi yoksim, Nam-ûi chosim...NLL-ûn puranhada,” Sindonga (May 2006),
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