Korean War Time Line June 1950 to July 1953 15. Position of Forces in July 1952
The on-again, off-again armistice negotiations continued for two years, first
at Kaesong (southern North Korea), then relocated at Panmunjom (bordering the
Koreas). A major, problematic negotiation point was prisoner of war (POW)
repatriation. The PVA, KPA, and UN Command could not agree on a system of
repatriation because many PVA and KPA soldiers refused to be repatriated back
to the north, which was unacceptable to the Chinese and North Koreans. In the
final armistice agreement, signed on 27 July 1953, a Neutral Nations
Repatriation Commission was set up to handle the matter.
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