Lot 55D128: Black Book, Tab 97: Telegram
The Commander in Chief, Far East (Ridgway) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
CX–51709. Fol rel to press simultaneously Tokyo and CINCUNC Adv 1700 local this date: Fol msg received from Communist Lsn Offs at Pan Mun Jom at 0900 27 Sept: “Sept 27, 1951 Col Kinney, Senior Lsn Off, UNC delegation. Since your side has, for the third time, rejected the proposal of our side to resume armistice negotiations by refusing to come to Kaesong at 1000 AM Sept 27 to proceed with armistice negotiations, I am prepared to continue to consult with you at 1000 AM Sept 27 on the date and time of resumption of the Kaesong negotiations and only on the question of the date and time of resumption of armistice negotiations in Kaesong. Signed Chang Chun San, Col, Senior Lsn Off, delegation of the Korean Peoples Army and the Chinese Peoples Volunteers”