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May 7 Captain Sin Chong-ch’ôl defects to South Korea. He provides
detailed data on militarization of the northern part of the DMZ.
May 21 At the 418th MAC meeting, the North argues that TS-83 raises
tension and criticizes the introduction of neutron bombs etc.
into South Korea in preparation for an “atomic war.”
June 27 At the 419th MAC meeting, the North blames the South for
bringing in fighter bombers and nuclear weapons etc. into South
Korea. The South refers to its cancellation of Paragraph 13(d).
The South claims that on June 19 South Korean soldiers on
patrol had discovered three armed intruders, who were all
killed in a gun battle, but the North asserts that the incident
was fabricated.
July 29 At the 420th MAC meeting, the North criticizes rearmaments
in South Korea and accuses the US of raising tension by
conducting military exercises. The South explains its
cancellation of Paragraph 13(d) and urges the North to reduce
tension.
August 23 At the 421st MAC meeting, the South claims that on August 13
an unidentified vessel had approached the South Korean coast
in the vicinity of Ullûng Island. When interrogating the vessel,
it fired and tried to escape. A navy helicopter then sank the
vessel. Three men were killed. The North regards the incident
as fabricated and claims that the fish-detector vessel was on its
way from the East to the West Sea.
After departing from Japan, a South Korean naval destroyer
had bombarded it and an airplane fired at it with missiles. The
vessel had sunk farther away from Ullûng Island than the
South had asserted.
September 27 At the 472nd MAC secretary meeting, the South rejects the
North’s protests against the introduction of automatic weapons
into the DMZ
October 9 A North Korean assassination attempt on South Korean President
Chun Doo Hwan in Burma fails but kills 17 high-ranking South
Koreans.
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