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June 1 At the 248th MAC meeting, the North claims that on May 27
naval vessels from the South had fired shells along the North’s
coast.
The South claims that it was in self-defence.
June 13 At the 249th MAC meeting, a carbine shown to prove that
South Korea had dispatched soldiers into North Korea turned
out to have been stolen on October 21, 1966.
July 27 At the 252nd MAC meeting, the North accuses the South of
planning for a second war. The South responded that the
North’s accusations were false.
August 16 At the 253rd MAC meeting, the North unleashes anti-
American propaganda.
August 28 Armed North Korean infiltrators attack the US 76th Army
Engineer Battalion at the UNC/MAC advance camp. Three
soldiers are killed. The attack is regarded as the most serious
armistice violation so far.
September 3 A special unit of the South Korean Army crossed the MDL,
causing severe damage to North Korean military installations.
One South Korean soldier died in the attack.
September 8 At the 254th MAC meeting, the South protests the August 28
incident and demands an investigation by a joint observer
team, but the North Koreans refuse.
November 12 South Korean soldiers from a special corps blew up a KPA
divisional headquarters but without any casualties being
sustained.
December 12 At the 256th MAC meeting, the South claimed that there had
been 181 cases of armed intrusions across the MDL into the
South since January 1967, but the North does not admit any
cases.
1968 The South records 985 provocations from the North against
the MDL.
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