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Ed -
Thanks for the info.
It seems this NLL is a bone of contention.
Many wars have been fought over disputed borders and this may not be the
exception.
ysk
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Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: Yellow Sea Battle
>YS,
>
> >>I don't understand
why the Communist side did not ask for a line in the
> West Sea at the
truce talks. NLL (northern line of limits) was drawn by
> the US
after the truce agreement. <<
At the time the cease fire was
signed, we held all the islands off North
Korea so NK was happy to have
these islands back as part of the package
since these included the islands
between Haeju man and Paengnyong-do that
were directly adjacent to the
coastline. This did not include
Paengnyong-do, Taechong-do,
Sochong-do just south of the 38th Parallel at
the far west end of the
Onjin Peninsula and Yongp'yong-do island group at
the mouth of Haeju
Man. Nor any of the islands between Yongp'yong-do and
the mouth of
the Han River. Since the only deep water port in this stretch
at that time
was Haeju I doubt anyone, inlcuding NK and China, gave much
thought to
"line of limits."
Ed
Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, OK,
74523-0916
Life Member: Special Forces & Special Operations
Associations
Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean
War
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