It sounded like just another Communist accusation. A U.N. night-flying plane, said the Reds, had "made machine-gunning" over the Kaesong neutral zone. Five U.N. colonels (four U.S., one South Korean) were dispatched to investigate. This time, the Red charge proved to be true.
The U.N. officers were shown bullet holes in houses and bullet marks on masonry less than a mile from the conference house (in which no truce talks had been held since Aug. 22). Some flattened .50-cal. slugs were lying on the ground; the Reds did not claim that any person had been hit. In addition to this evidence,...
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