Lot 55D128: Black Book, Tab 53: Telegram
The Commander in Chief, Far East (Ridgway) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1
C–56601. HNC 424. “Sub-delegation reports as follows on meeting 4 Nov.
“1. (a) In morning session Communists advanced so-called new proposal requiring each side to withdraw 2 kilometers from military contact line, without any adjustments whatsoever. They argued that this was a new proposal, since it dropped their former claims to the Kosong and Kumsong salients. Hodes pointed out that this solution merely [Page 1090] eliminated territory Communists previously asked for without compensation.
“(b) Burke inquired whether the Communists had taken into account UNC withdrawal from the islands held in territorial waters of Korea. The Communists stated our withdrawal from islands was comparable to their elimination of patrol activities in UNC rear areas, and that they had considered our withdrawal from islands in their overall consideration of the demilitarized zone. When pressed for detailed compensation for UNC withdrawal from islands, the Communists asserted that the islands were unimportant and could not be measured in terms of kilograms and kilometers.
“(c) The Kaesong problem was rehashed, with UNC again stating that the Kaesong Area was under the control of neither side in early July. Fruitless discussion followed as to where UNC and Communist troops were located in early July. The Communists consistently held to the view that the designation of Kaesong either as in the demilitarized zone or under UNC control was unsatisfactory.
“2. A short afternoon session was confined to statements by both sides that they had nothing further to offer at the time.”
- This telegram was signed: Joy.↩