TRUCE TALKS IN KOREA

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26576, 12 November 1951, Page 7

TRUCE TALKS IN KOREA

Aims Of Allies Outlined

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 10 p.m.) TOKYO, November 11. The prompt recovery of thousands of Allied prisonens of war m Communist hands was a primary aim of the Allied command, said ViceAdmiral Turner Joy to-day. He said: “We shall continue to use every weapon in our command, be they at the conference table or on the battlefield, to achieve a complete armistice at the earliest possible time.’’ Admiral Joy listed these four specific goals for which the Allied delegation was striving:— (1) A demilitarised zone reflecting the military situation as it existed at the time of the armistice signing. ’ (2) Totally adequate security for Allied forces and rear areas during the cease fire. (3) Concrete agreements preventing the build-up of military forces beyond the level at the time of the armistice signing. (4) Quick and satisfactory arrangements for the return of prisoners of war. “As military men we are attempting to negotiate a full-fledged military armistice based on military realities. We want an armistice agreement that will stick,” he said. “We want terms that wil] discourage. if not prevent, hostilities. We intend to press vigorously for a full military armistice. • Anything less would be totally unacceptable.’ 7 Observers in Tokyo believe that Allied and Communist negotiators at Panmunjon came within sight of agreement on the cease-fire demarcation line yesterday. Each side took home for overnight study new proposals submitted by the other at a sub-committee meeting and arranged another meeting for to-day.