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Dec.13, 1964 - Sent 1 mil. Signatures to UN

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2014-01-02 15:57:13 | Hit 1884

Sent one million signatures to the UN
Will be introduced to Human Rights Committee in March 1965
Appealed for repatriation of abductees
P.1, Chosun Daily, Dec. 13, 1964

【Sent to UN Headquarters on the 11th/ AP = Joint Report】
Written by Hubert J. Erb

A petition signed by more than one million Koreans for the repatriation of tens of thousands of South Korean abductees detained in North Korea was sent to the UN on the 11th. Bang U-yeong, CEO of Chosun Daily, submitted this petition to Doctor John P. Humphrey, the Director of the UN Human Rights Committee.

Along with Bang, Kim Yong-sik, the Korean Ambassador to the UN, was also there. Doctor Humphrey received the 102 pages of 1,019,080 signatures, as a proxy for U Thant UN Secretary General, who was hospitalized due to a stomach disorder.

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No	Title	Name	Date	Hit
116	Dec.13, 1964 - Sent 1 mil. Signatures to UN	admin	14-01-02	1883
115	Nov. 25, 1964 - President Park's Thank Letter	admin	14-01-02	1719
114	Nov. 3, 1964 - Request for UN to Take Part	admin	14-01-02	1607
113	Nov.1,1964-Demanded at UN for Return of 84000	admin	14-01-02	1746
112	Jul.29,1964 - Abductees and their families(7)	admin	14-01-02	6977
111	Jul.17,1964 - Abductees and their families(6)	admin	14-01-02	5517
110	Jul.15,1964 - Abductees and their families(5)	admin	14-01-02	1662
109	Jul.15,1964 - Abductees and their families(4)	admin	14-01-02	1603
108	Jul.10,1964 - Abductees and their families(3)	admin	14-01-02	1869
107	Jul.8, 1964 - Abductees and their families(2)	admin	14-01-02	3144
106	Jul.5, 1964 - Abductees and their families(1)	admin	14-01-02	1923
105	Jul. 4, 1964 - Efforts will be through UN	admin	14-01-02	1607
104	Jul. 1, 1964 - Signature-gathering Campaign	admin	14-01-02	1660
103	Jun. 25, 1964 - 14 Years of Endless Waiting	admin	14-01-02	1816
102	Jun. 25, 1964 - Fates of 7,000 Still Unknow	admin	14-01-02	2313
101	Jun. 25, 1964 - Signature-gathering Campaign	admin	14-01-02	2059
100	Apr.19,1961-Plan for Repatriation of Abductee	admin	14-01-02	1642
99	Dec.13,1960- Government Negotiates with ICRC	admin	14-01-02	1702
98	Sept. 20, 1960 - 30 Million Families Demand	admin	14-01-02	1852
97	Aug.27,1960 - Move Forward to Letter Exchange	adimn	14-01-02	1813

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