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The Korean Government`s response And Return negotiation of the abduction by North Korea the 1950s

Hwang Sun-Ik 1

1고려대학교 한국사연구소

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The Korean War killed many people and demolished their living foundation. Moreover, a lot of families was separated by the Korean war. During the war period, many people, who live in the South Korea, was abducted to the North Korea and mobilized for war. After recapture of Seoul in september 1950, the Korean government and the UN forces had come to perceive the importance of the abduction by North Korea. Since then the Korean government went to investigate damage of abductee as doing examination war damage with military and private groups. The Korean government went pushed release of volunteer army prisoners by the North Korea and repatriation of abductees, who interned in the North Korea. Moreover, the Korean government requested cooperation about this issue to the U.S. Eighth Army. About this issue, the U.S. Eighth Army deferred answer,because they claimed that this issue is 'International problem', which is needed to authorize UN headquarters. In the end, the discussions of a release of volunteer army prisoners and repatriation of abductees could be officially started after start of an armistice talks in a July 1951. In the armistice talks, a repatriation of abductees negotiation of between the UN forces and the Red army smashed into principle and realistic aspect. The U.N. Forces claimed principle of 1 on 1 exchange by free will. However, the North Korean government argued compulsory repatriation of all prisoner. Meanwhile The difference in the number of prisoners of war became obstacle in the negotiations. In consequence, negotiation of abductees’s repatriation fell into a baffled. During the process of armistice talks, negotiaion of abductees's return ended in failure. Instead, foundation of returning abductees was laid by 'Armistice Agreement No.59 displaced civilians provision'. However, in the middle of February, North Korean government broken mutual agreement again, with arguing that "There is no person, who apply to return back to South". After all, there are no one abductees, who returned their home officially, during the war and after war. Korean society was enveloped in shock and rage, because of repeated broken mutual agreement by the North Korean government. It come to real and it come to mecharism that worsen relationship between South Korea and North Korea. The issue of abduction by North Korea is sealed a long time, but this issue lifted from the 2000 in the Korean society, And this issue works as an another barometer that can look back the Korean war in Korean society.

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