09-151.pdf

March 3 At the 115th MAC meeting, the North criticizes the South for
rearming, but the South refers to its cancellation of Paragraph
13(d). The South had rearmed only for defensive purposes.
March 15 At the 116th MAC meeting, the North criticizes the South for
rearming and urges the withdrawal of war preparations. The
South refers to its cancellation of Paragraph 13(d) which had
been made only for defensive purposes.
March 22 At the 202nd MAC secretary meeting, the South denies the
North’s claim that a patrol craft escort on January 19 had
intruded into the North’s territorial waters and escaped.
April 19 At the 117th MAC plenary meeting, the North blames the
South for violating Paragraph 13(d) but the South responds
that the cancellation was made to defend South Korea and
preserve peace.
582 Peace-keeping in the Korean Peninsula
Both sides accuse each other of dispatching spies.
May 4 At the 118th MAC meeting, the North asserts that the South
had brought in brand-new weapons and atomic weapons, but
the South rejects the accusations.
May 19 At the 119th MAC meeting, the South accuses the North of
repairing and constructing bunkers and military camp sites in
the DMZ and protests its refusal to dispatch a joint observation
team (JOT). The North claims that since the Armistice
Agreement does not prohibit the construction of buildings in
the DMZ for civilian police, the request to dispatch a JOT was
foolish.
May 26 At the 207th MAC secretary meeting, the South admits its
violation of the North’s airspace on May 2 (no. 21).
June 24 At the 210th MAC secretary meeting, the South admits the
North’s claim that on June 18 one shell had fallen on the
North’s territory (no. 22).
June 25 At the 120th MAC plenary meeting, the North claims that the
US troops obstructs reunification. The South claims that to
discuss the claim is a waste of time.