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around Paengnyông Island.
During investigation, a collision took place, whereafter the
boat sank. Four of five rescued fishermen were returned at the
453rd MAC secretary meeting held the same day. The
returnees repeated the “strip show.”
October 27 At the 391st MAC meeting, the North accuses the South of
bringing in fighter planes and combat equipment and urges the
withdrawal of brand-new weapons and equipment.
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The South announces that a third tunnel had been found under
the DMZ on October 17. The UNC protests and urges North
Korea to destroy all tunnels, but the North argues that the
South had fabricated the incident, which it had nothing to do
with since there was no need at all to dig one.
March 22 At the 392nd MAC meeting, the North criticizes the joint
exercise “Team Spirit (TS) 79” as a war exercise. The South
responds that the Armistice Agreement does not refer to
military exercises and points out that North Korea also
conducted exercises.
June 22 At the 393rd MAC meeting, the North criticizes the South for
bringing combat equipment into South Korea to conduct war
exercises. The South claims that because the North had
brought in brand-new weapons since the armistice was signed,
it had to continue to suspend Paragraph 13(d).
July 1 In a joint communiqué issued in Seoul, President Carter promises
continuing military support to South Korea.
July 31 At the 394th MAC meeting, the North claims that the US had
introduced fighter planes, bombers, Balkan cannons and naval
destroyers to prepare for war.
The UNC blames the North for having fired at a South Korean
police patrol vessel on July 21. The boat escaped but was sunk
by South Korean patrol boats after an exchange of fire. The
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