| February |
General
Van Fleet retires. |
| 22
February |
General
Clark proposes that sick and wounded prisoners
of war are exchanged for humanitarian reasons. |
| 30
March |
The
Chinese agree to exchanges of prisoners. They
propose that any prisoners who are unwilling
to be repatriated are sent to a neutral state. |
| 20
April |
The
prisoner exchange begins at Panmujom. |
| 26
April |
Peace
talks resume. |
| 20
May |
The
US National Security Council agrees that if
necessary air and naval operations will be
extended to China and operations in North
Korea intensified. China attacks this as unnecessary
escalation and intimidatory. |
| 28
May |
The
US/UN negotiating team threaten to withdraw
from the peace talks. |
| 8
June |
A
POW agreement is reached; voluntary repatriation
is agreed.
The communists accept that some 'brainwashed'
prisoners will not return home. |
| 10
- 16 June |
The
Chinese repel the advance of South Koreas
forces at Kumsong. |
| 15
- 30 June |
There
are further Chinese advances throughout June. |
| 17
July |
A
revised demarcation line is settled. The Republic
of Korea's President, Singman Rhee, orders
the South Korean army to release prisoners
of war from North Korea and China who wish
to stay in the South. |
| 20
July |
A
new front line is established along the southern
bank of the Kumsong River. |
| 27
July |
The
Armistice is signed at Panmunjom. |
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