NNSC (Korea)
Welcome to the Swiss participation to the mission NNSC in Korea
On 7 July 1953 the Federal Council decided to authorise the Department of De-fence to make preparations for sending a committee for the 'Neutral Nations Su-pervisory Commission in Korea' (NNSC). During the following months, instalments totalling 146 representatives from Switzerland went to Korea, to monitor the cease-fire between South and North Korea and, in particular, to prevent re-armament.
The cease-fire agreement between North and South Korea gives the NNSC the functions of supervision, observation, inspection and investigation. At the beginning of the mission, these extensive functions, however, were reduced to supervise the exchange of military personnel and war material between North and South Korea at ten ports of entry and, on demand of one of the war parties to investigate alleged breaches of the cease-fire. Hundreds of border crossings, coastal landing stages and upcountry airfields were unsupervised!
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The cease-fire agreement between North and South Korea gives the NNSC the functions of supervision, observation, inspection and investigation. At the beginning of the mission, these extensive functions, however, were reduced to supervise the exchange of military personnel and war material between North and South Korea at ten ports of entry and, on demand of one of the war parties to investigate alleged breaches of the cease-fire. Hundreds of border crossings, coastal landing stages and upcountry airfields were unsupervised!
More information about NNSC...
- Presentation
Presentation of the engagement of the Swiss Armed Forces in the mission in Korea (you need "Acrobat reader 4.0" or higher). If you want to order the presentation on CD-ROM on loan, please address info.swisspso@vtg.admin.ch
Published at: 28.04.2009 | Size: 1546 Kb | Type: PDF