CEASE-FIRE: Curtains for Kaesong?

After two contentious, fruitless months on history's stage, the ancient, battle-scarred city of Kaesong last week seemed ready to be moved into the wings. There was still a chance that the cease-fire talks, broken off by the Reds, might be picked up again—but in all probability not at Kaesong.

The stream of Communist invective and charges of U.N. truce violations continued last week without letup. The Peking radio frankly admitted what the free world had suspected for weeks—that the breakdown at Kaesong was closely linked to the signing of the Japanese treaty (see...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!