PANMUNJOM NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00849A001200040003-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 12, 1968
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. SIGNIFICANCE:
PANMUNJOM
NORTH KOREA
PANMUNJCM, THE SITE OF THE MILITARY ARMISTICE
COMMISSION (MAC) NEGOTIATIONS, IS THE PRESENT
LOCATION FOR THE STAGING OF TALKS BETWEEN U.S.
AND NORTH KOREAN REPRESENTATIVES OVER THE CAPTURE
AND RELEASE OF THE U.S.S. PUEBLO.
2. LOCATION: VdETHIN THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE ALONG THE MILITARY
DEMARCATION LINE (MDL) AT 3757N 1264OE.
. REMARKS:
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CONFERE,CE BUILDING
MAC CONFERENCE BUILDING
JOINT DUTY OFFICE
PRESS BUILDING
UNC GUARD
UNC HELICOPTER PAD
UNC CHECK POINT
FREEDOM HOUSE
THE JOINT SECURITY AREA (JSA) CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING
BUILDINGS:
UNITED NATIONS COMMAND (UNC) MAINTAINED
NEUTRAL NATIONS SUPERVISORY COMMISSION (NNSC)
Declassification Review by NGA
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and most be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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KOREAN PEOPLES ARMY (KPA) MAINTAINED
JOINT DUTY OFFICE
UTILITY BUILDINGS
NNSC OFFICE BUILDING
RECREATION BUILDING
KPA GUARD POSTS (2)
FREEDOM PARK
4. COLLATERAL: ARMY DIGEST, "FACT TO FACE WITH COMMUNISM," OCT 67,
REPORTS: MEETINGS OF THE MAC ARE CONDUCTED WITHIN
THE JSA (A MEETING POINT STRADDLING THE MDL AND
CONSISTING OF CORRUGATED METAL BUILDINGS AND
GUARDPOSTS, THE UNC'S FREEDOM HOUSE, AND NORTH KOREA'S
FREEDOM PARK). AS THE CONFERENCE BUILDINGS ARE BISECTED
BY THE MDL, UNC REPRESENTATIVES NEGOTIATE FROM THE
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) WHILE COMMUNIST REPRESENTATIVES
CARRY ON BUSINESS, FROM NORTH KOREAN TERRITORY.
"FREEDOM PARK" IS KEPT UP BY THE COMMUNISTS AND CONSISTS
OF A PAGODA, BENCHES, SHRUBBERY, AND A GARDEN WHERE
REFRESHMENTS ARE SOMETIMES SERVED.
"FREEDOM. HOUSE," BUILT IN ANSWER TO FREEDOM PARK, WAS
DESIGNED, ERECTED, AND DEDICATED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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ROK AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE FOR THE PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION
OF KOREA UNDER ONE FREE AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT.
WITHIN THE BUILDING ARE FOUND KOREAN ART OBJECTS,
CONSUMER GOODS OF TODAY, AND A PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF
PRE- AND POST-WAR KOREA. IN FRONT IS A STATUE DEDICATED
TO UN AND ROK TROOPS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN DEFENSE
OF THE ROK.
5. MISSION READOUT: TWO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ARE NOTED WITHIN PANMUNJOM SINCE
NOV 64. ONE HELICOPTER PAD NOW SERVES THE SITE - 2 OF THE 3 PREVIOUSLY
OBSERVED HAVE BEEN REMOVED. ALSO, A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN IN THE ROAD
NETWORK.
THREE SEDANS ARE VIEWED WITHIN THE JSA.
I
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief. Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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