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July 27 On the 20th anniversary of the Armistice Agreement, South
Korea had charged North Korea with 17,437 violations of the
agreement. North Korea accused South Korea of 124,000, of
which the “US Imperialists” were responsible for 15,730.
August 23 At the 342nd MAC meeting, the North blames the US for
illegally introducing brand-new airplanes into South Korea
and conducting the air-space maneuver exercise “Maengsûp
no. 2.” The South responds that the North also carried out
military exercises.
August 28 North Korea breaks off the SNCC talks with the abduction of
opposition leader Kim Dae Jung in Tokyo as the excuse.
August 30 At the 416th MAC secretary meeting, the South denies the
North’s protests that machine guns had been brought into the
JSA and rejects the charge that it obstructed North-South
dialogue; it actively supported it.
September 6 At the 343rd MAC plenary meeting, the North accuses the US
of occupying South Korea, hindering North-South dialogue,
modernizing the South’s defence forces and conducting
“offensive” military exercises. The South denies the charges.
October 12 At the 344th MAC meeting, the North accuses the US of
illegally occupying South Korea, modernizing the South’s
defence forces, conducting large-scale military exercises and
preparing for war. The South claims that the North criticizes
the South for measures it had itself taken and reminds them of
the cancellation of Paragraph 13(d).
November 5 At the 345th MAC meeting, the North criticizes the South’s
military exercises as an armistice violation. The South
responds that military exercises are not armistice violations
and should not be raised in the MAC.
November 28 Two North Korean gunboats violate waters contiguous to
Soch’ông Island. The UNC/MAC Senior Member tells his
North Korean counterpart that he had made a serious violation
that must not be repeated.
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