Lot 55D128: Black Book, Tab 158: Telegram
The Commander in Chief, Far East (Ridgway) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C–60182. HNC 656. For info CINCUNC Adv HNC 656.
“Report sub-Delegates on Item 4. Met 1100. UNC pressed for an accounting on upwards of 50,000 men who were once in Communist hands as POWs, and who are not on POW list. Asserted that until the missing personnel was accounted for the Communist proposal of all-for-all exchange is fraudulent and dishonest. It is a proposal to release all POWs except 50,000, to exchange 130,000 for 12,000, while sequestering the 50,000.
“General Lee was ill and left the conference on two occasions. Tsai attempted to refute UNC charges using counter charges and arguments which have all been out-lined in previous reports. In view of Lee’s illness UNC suggested a recess until afternoon or tomorrow if the other side preferred. Tsai proposed 1100 tomorrow. Near end of session a letter was received at the conference by the Communists and delivered to UNC along with voluminous enclosures. This will be forwarded as soon as it can be translated.1 Recessed 1310 to reconvene 1100 tomorrow. Signed Joy”.