| Lee Su-geun, who was a vice-president
of a central news agency of North Korea, asked the
U.N. defection and came to the South on a sudden,
while he was collecting news from the military armistice
commission held at Panmunjeom. South Korean government
welcomed and supported him to settle down. Besides,
he got helped for finding a job and getting marriage.
But he escaped to overseas when the fact was discovered
that he is a North Korean agent. He leaving for
Phnom Penh, Cambodia was captured and delivered
to South Korean government. Finally, he was sentenced
to death on 3 July 1969. |
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| Lee Su-geun, disguise
agent 22 Mar. 1967 |
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| The Major Henderson
Incident 26 June 1975 |
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| A North Korean reporter, Bae Su-dong,
came up and tried to incite Henderson, acting USA
Support Group Commander, verbally outside the NNSC
building. Suddenly, North Korea soldiers struck
him nearly dead. He was sent to America and was
brought to life after being treated |
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| The Ax Murder Incident
18 Aug. 1976 |
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| On 18 August 1976 at 10 hours
in the morning, 11 officers including Captain (P)
Arthur G. Bonifas was supervising and guarding five
Korean Service Corps (KSC) personnel to prune a
large tree in the vicinity of UNC Check Point #3.
This tree partially obscured the view of UNC Check
Point #3 and also blocked the view of the "Bridge
of No Return" from "Freedom House. Shortly
after the KSC work force began to cut it back, the
KPA security force commander demanded that the JSF
commander cease pruning. Captain Bonifas did not
order the operation stopped. The North Korean attack
was broken up using the mattox and axes as weapons.
As a result, two American Army Officers were murdered
and 9 men were wounded. |
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| Cutting of the poplar
tree 18-21 Aug. 1976 |
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| The UNC achieved the Paul Bunyan
Operation cutting the poplar tree on 21 Aug. 1976
when is the 3rd day after the axe murder at Panmunjom
in order to punish the incident by North Korea and
express peaceful protection. Korean special soldiers
and the 2nd division of U.S Army completed this
cutting within 28 minutes. North Korea delivered
a written apology for violation of the Armistice
Agreement to the U.N. for the first time since the
Armistice Agreement was concluded. |
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| The Military Demarcation
Line established in JSA on 16 Sep. 1076 |
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| After the Ax Murder Incident,
59 concrete pillars of 1m high were set up at 10m
intervals on the Military Demarcation Line of Panmunjeom
to prevent military conflict on both sides and a
structure of 5cm high and 50cm wide was established
around a cease-fire conference room. Also, a free
visiting became impossible within JSA of Panmunjeom. |
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| Matusak Incident on
23 Nov. 1984 |
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| On the 23 November 1984, the biggest
incident took place in the JSA. A diplomat from
the Soviet Union visiting Panmunjom suddenly ran
across the MDL. This is called the "Matusak
Incident.The North Korean guards fired warning shots
in an attempt to stop the man from running away.
The North Korean guards chased after the man crossing
approximately 150 meters across the MDL. An armed
conflict began in front of the pond that was located
in front of the Freedom House at that time. The
exchanging fires lasted about 20 minutes and the
defector was safely removed from the scene. Seventeen
North Korean guards crossed over the line; three
were killed and five were wounded. On the UNC side,
one South Korean guard, Private 1st Class Chang
Myung Gi was killed and one U.S. soldier was injured.
A monument was set up to cherish the memory of Private
1st Class Chang Myung Gi in the scene and ¡¯the camp
of Bonipas, where Chang used to dwell, was called
¡®Chang Camp. |
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| Sending back of the
remains of the war dead 25 May 1990 |
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| North Korea had been silent about
repatriation of the remains of the dead. It started
to have a direct talk with U.S by referred to this
matter. North Korea had delivered 5 remains of the
dead to U.S on 24 June 1991 and it was continued;
15 remains on 12 May 1992, 15 remains on 18 May,
17 remains on 12 July, 33 remains on 30 Nov. 1993,
34 remains on 21 Dec. 1993. Thus, North Korea got
diplomatic and political returns from U.S. |
