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February 13 At the MAC secretary meeting, the South declares that it could<br />

not accept the withdrawal of the Polish delegation. The KPA<br />

argues that there was no point in discussing the issue.<br />

February 16 The UNC Commander sends a letter to the Supreme Commanders<br />

of seven countries with liaison officers in the UNC to<br />

request a joint protest against the expulsion through official<br />

diplomatic channels.<br />

February 18 The Deputy Head of the KPA Panmunjom Mission announces<br />

at a visit to the Polish camp that all support in terms of cars,<br />

telecommunications, electricity and drinking water etc. would<br />

end from February 27 and that all North Korean guards and<br />

employees would be withdrawn from February 28.<br />

February 21 The UNC Commander requests China as a signatory of the<br />

Armistice Agreement to protest against the policy to expel<br />

Poland.<br />

The North Korean embassy in Warsaw refuses to receive<br />

Poland’s reply to the North’s note regarding the withdrawal of<br />

the Polish delegation.<br />

February 23 The UNC Commander emphasizes in a letter to the NNSC the<br />

significance of the Commission.<br />

February 24 The South Korean Foreign Ministry declares that the expulsion<br />

of Poland from the NNSC threatens stability and peace in the<br />

Korean peninsula.<br />

The UNC Commander sends a letter to the Supreme Commanders<br />

of the seven nations that had withdrawn their liaison<br />

officers in the UNC to request a joint protest against the<br />

expulsion of Poland.<br />

February 25 The UNC Commander delivers a protest to the KPA Commander-in-<br />

Chief, Kim Jong Il, but North Korea’s position did<br />

not change. Subsequently, the Chinese government rejects the<br />

Polish request to operate from Beijing.<br />

February 28 North Korea expels Poland from the NNSC, but Poland<br />

continues to participate via South Korea.<br />

Appendix<br />

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