Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, Korea and China, Volume VII, Part 1

Lot 55D128: Black Book, Tab 94: Telegram

The Commander in Chief, Far East (Ridgway) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Tokyo, 26 September 1951—4:41 p. m.

ZX–39742. Fol rel to press simultaneously Tokyo and CINCUNC Adv 1700 local this date: The United Nations Command liaison officers met with the Communist liaison officers at Kaesong at 1000 hours today. The Communist liaison officers proposed a meeting of the delegates at 1000 hours 27 Sep, which proposal was answered by the United Nations Command liaison officers that their instructions were to meet with Communist liaison officers to discuss conditions mutually satisfactory prior to the resumption of conference discussions by the delegations.

The meeting of the liaison officers was recessed by mutual agreement at 1120 hours.