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July 25 At the 105th MAC plenary meeting, the North urges the withdrawal
of American troops from South Korea.
August 20 At the 106th MAC meeting, the North demands the withdrawal
of American troops from South Korea.
September 10 At the 107th MAC meeting, the North urges the withdrawal of
American troops from South Korea. The South argues that
the troops help to protect freedom and achieve peaceful
re-unification.
November 3 At the 112th MAC meeting, the North demands the withdrawal
of American troops from South Korea.
December 23 At the 199th MAC secretary meeting, the North protests
against espionage, but the South denies the claim.
1960s In connection with the Southern Boundary Line South Korea
builds ironrailing fences north of the line.
1960
The DMZ becomes the world’s most heavily militarized zone.
North Korea claims its rights to fish in territory extending 12
nautical miles from its shores but South Korea claims three.
There are 227 abductees to North Korea compared with 35 in
the 1950s.
January 15 At the 200th MAC secretary meeting, the South rejects the
North’s claim that a fighter plane had violated its airspace.
February 5 At the 201st MAC secretary meeting, the South rejects the
North’s protest against crossings of the MDL by military
airplanes.
February 11 At the 114th MAC plenary meeting, the North criticizes the
South for rearming, but the South refers to its cancellation of
Paragraph 13(d) in 1957. The South had rearmed only to
maintain relative military balance.
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