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Mar.10,1954 - Foreign Minister Comments

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Foreign Minister Byeon Comments on Abduction Issue: Astounding Cruelty against Humanity by the Enemy
(Mar. 10, 1954, Dong-A Daily, 7th column of 2nd page)

Foreign Minister Byeon remarked in a statement released yesterday that no matter how extreme the cruelty of the Communists might be, the fact that not a single abducted South Korean returned during the recent exchange of civilians was very hard to fathom. The contents of the foreign minister’s statement are as follows.

We were greatly hoping the Communists would send (them) back (if only) as a way of saving face as the “democratic people” they consider themselves to be. But the Communists only permitted 19 abducted foreign civilians to return to the South. As of now the Communists have not freed even one of the abducted South Korean civilians from their forced detention.

The abductees still overwhelmingly yearn to see their beloved families even just once before they die; meanwhile their trapped bodies wither away.

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No	Title	Name	Date	Hit
56	Mar.10,1954 - Foreign Minister Comments	admin	14-01-02	1386
55	Mar. 4,1954 - What Can Be Done?	admin	14-01-02	1368
54	Mar.3,1954 - Agreed to exchange but only 19	admin	14-01-02	1476
53	Feb.20,1954 - Attention Focused on the Reply	admin	14-01-02	1300
52	Feb.19,1954 -Repatriation and North Attitude	admin	14-01-02	1384
51	Feb.17,1954 - Absurd Announcement from North	admin	14-01-02	1269
50	Feb. 8,1954 - Accommodations Re-assigned	admin	14-01-02	1315
49	Jan.13,1954 - Detailed Rules for Exchanging	admin	14-01-02	1254
48	Dec.23,1953 - Foreign Minister Comments	admin	14-01-02	1363
47	Dec.21,1953-No Grant to Attend Countermeasure	admin	14-01-02	1341
46	Dec.14,1953 - Joint Committee Met First Time	admin	14-01-02	1371
45	Dec.8,1953-Vice Minister Assures Repatriation	admin	14-01-02	1319
44	Dec.7,1953- Agreed on Returning Approx. 8,000	admin	14-01-02	1325
43	Dec.2,1953 - North Suddenly Agrees on Return	admin	14-01-02	1360
42	Aug.14,1953 - Tearful Protest of Families	admin	14-01-02	1374
41	Jul.31,1953 - Issue of Civilian Repatriation	admin	14-01-02	1574
40	Apr.15,1953 - Unconditional Repatriation	admin	14-01-02	1410
39	May 4,1953-7 American Civilians to the Soviet	admin	14-01-02	1673
38	Jan.10,1953 - Interest Toward Abducted Man	admin	14-01-02	1278
37	Mar.9,1952 - Returning Foreign Civilians	admin	14-01-02	1299

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