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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In Panmunjom on April 27, 1953, U.N. Command rejected Communist prisoner exchange plan in stalled Korean armistice talks, criticizing it as forcing return to Communist rule or endless captivity; Reds closed repatriation gate after delivering only 84 of promised 605 disabled Allies.
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U.N. Flatly Rejects
Communist Prisoner
Exchange Proposal
PANMUNJOM, (AP) The new Korean armistice talks deadlocked again today as the U.N. Command flatly rejected a Red prisoner exchange proposal which it said offers only return to Communist rule or "endless captivity" for Reds who refuse to go home.
In their second meeting since Oct. 8, both Allied and Communist delegates stood pat on their own plans for settling the exchange problem and bringing a truce in Korea.
Meanwhile, the Panmunjom gate to freedom for sick and wounded Allied prisoners stood closed 'by the Reds.
The Communists said Sunday's shipment of 84 disabled Allied prisoners ended their delivery. In seven days they turned back 684 --149 Americans, 470 South Korean men and one woman, and 64 disabled prisoners from other nations. They had promised 605.
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Primary Location
Panmunjom
Event Date
April 27, 1953
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u.n. command rejected communist prisoner exchange proposal; communists delivered 84 disabled allied prisoners, turned back 684 (149 americans, 470 south korean men and one woman, 64 from other nations), short of promised 605; panmunjom gate closed.
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The new Korean armistice talks deadlocked as the U.N. Command rejected a Red prisoner exchange proposal offering only return to Communist rule or endless captivity for refusing Reds. Both sides stood pat on their plans in their second meeting since Oct. 8. The Panmunjom gate for sick and wounded Allied prisoners remained closed by the Reds.