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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	1088
55	Mar. 4,1954 - What Can Be Done?	admin	14-01-02	1053
54	Mar.3,1954 - Agreed to exchange but only 19	admin	14-01-02	1215
53	Feb.20,1954 - Attention Focused on the Reply	admin	14-01-02	1023
52	Feb.19,1954 -Repatriation and North Attitude	admin	14-01-02	1048
51	Feb.17,1954 - Absurd Announcement from North	admin	14-01-02	1003
50	Feb. 8,1954 - Accommodations Re-assigned	admin	14-01-02	1030
49	Jan.13,1954 - Detailed Rules for Exchanging	admin	14-01-02	991
48	Dec.23,1953 - Foreign Minister Comments	admin	14-01-02	1040
47	Dec.21,1953-No Grant to Attend Countermeasure	admin	14-01-02	1051
46	Dec.14,1953 - Joint Committee Met First Time	admin	14-01-02	1067
45	Dec.8,1953-Vice Minister Assures Repatriation	admin	14-01-02	1022
44	Dec.7,1953- Agreed on Returning Approx. 8,000	admin	14-01-02	1023
43	Dec.2,1953 - North Suddenly Agrees on Return	admin	14-01-02	1047
42	Aug.14,1953 - Tearful Protest of Families	admin	14-01-02	1059
41	Jul.31,1953 - Issue of Civilian Repatriation	admin	14-01-02	1232
40	Apr.15,1953 - Unconditional Repatriation	admin	14-01-02	1104
39	May 4,1953-7 American Civilians to the Soviet	admin	14-01-02	1378
38	Jan.10,1953 - Interest Toward Abducted Man	admin	14-01-02	1027
37	Mar.9,1952 - Returning Foreign Civilians	admin	14-01-02	1048

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