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“This proposal is an earnest attempt by the UNC to reduce tension in the<br />

Korean peninsula. All that is necessary is that the Commander of your side<br />

agrees to the clearing of the DMZ and to allowing its development for<br />

civilian use. If this agreement is forthcoming, this Commission will have<br />

played a significant role in moving the Korean people toward peace and<br />

unification.” 203<br />

North Korea categorically rejected the proposal by saying “...all<br />

that needs to be done is to demilitarise your (UNC) portion of the<br />

DMZ.” By the proposal the UNC tried to conceal its “criminal” acts.<br />

The North also claimed that heavy weapons and automatic weapons<br />

had been brought into the DMZ on a large scale. At the 319th meeting<br />

requested by the KPA/CPV held on July 29, North Korea countered<br />

the proposal by raising seven demands to transform the armistice into<br />

peace. They were: a) withdraw US forces, b) cease drawing Japan into<br />

South Korea, c) withdraw combat equipment, d) cease armed provocations,<br />

e) withdraw and demolish heavy equipment and military<br />

facilities from the DMZ, f) interrupt provocative acts within the JSA<br />

and g) allow free passage across the MDL. The UNC/MAC rejected the<br />

proposal, arguing that it was completely unrealistic and could not<br />

serve as a basis for serious discussion. The North also demanded the<br />

removal of the South’s fortifications in the DMZ.<br />

While preliminary Red Cross meetings were being held, eleven<br />

rounds of secret talks between representatives of the Red Cross were<br />

held in Panmunjom from November 20, 1971-March 22, 1972. The<br />

parties agreed to hold political talks through visits to P’yôngyang and<br />

203_ Bruzelius, Månadsrapport juni 1972: Bilaga 1 (n. p., July 11, 1972), p. 6; Holmstedt,<br />

Månadsrapport juni 1971: Bilaga 2 (n. p., July 14, 1971), p. 2; Kim, “1960nyôndae<br />

kunsa chôngjôn wiwônhoe-wa ‘chôngjôn ch’eje,” 2003, p. 181; Lee, ibid., 2001<br />

(b), p. 103. Original quotation marks.<br />

256 Peace-keeping in the Korean Peninsula

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