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                                CONTENTS
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 PREFACE ..................................... ........ ...........................
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 INTRODUCTION................................................................
VII
 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, SYMBOLS, AND CODE NAMES .............................................XI
 LIST OF PERSONS ...........................................................................................................
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 LIST OF SOURCES ..................................       .......................
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                                 PART 1
 I. January 1-April 30, 1952: Narrowing the issues:
   Agreement on the greater sanctions statement; continuation of the military
       armistice negotiations at Panmunjom; postponement of discussion of
       Korea at the Sixth Session of the UN General Assembly; decision on
       the policy of voluntary repatriation; South Korean economic problems;
       decision on the package proposal at Panmunjom; Operation SCATTER;
       delivery of the  package  proposal .....................................................................
II. May 1-July 14, 1952: The South Korean political crisis and third party
    approaches to end the war:
  POW incidents; the Meyer mission; Korean political crisis; Indian-Chinese
      discussions on a POW settlement and consideration of an approach to
      the USSR; executive sessions at Panmunjom......................   
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III. July 16-October 8, 1952: Deadlock acknowledged, recess at Panmunjom:
  Consideration of return of repatriate POWs and relegation of issue of
      nonrepatriates to a postarmistice conference; Department of Defense
      and CINCUNC opposition; Truman's decision; UNC final offer; rejec-
      tion and recess at Panmunjom ......................................................................
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IV. October 17-December 29, 1952: The Korean debate at the Seventh Session
    of the UN General Assembly:
  First Committee consideration of draft resolutions; the Menon proposal
and
      ensuing negotiations; Truman's approval of a final position on the
      Menon proposal; acceptance of the revised proposal by the General
      Assembly; rejection by the People's Republic of China and North Korea
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V. January 2-April 26, 1953: New look at Korea under the Eisenhower
    administration:
  Request by Clark for authority to try POWs and to counter increased
      military threat; settlement of the won currency advances question;
      possible courses of action in Korea, NSC 147; Operation LITTLE SWITCH
      and the Chou En-lai proposal ..................................721
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