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Repatriation of Korean Prisoners of War UN Resolution of 12/3/52 Final UN Proposal Submitted 5/13/53 1. Within 2 months after the Armistice Agreement becomes ef- fective, both sides will, with- out offering any hindrance, re- patriate and hand over in groups all those Prisoners of War in its custody who insist on re- patriation to the side to which they belonged at the time of capture. Repatriation shall be accomplished in accordance with the related provisions of Article III of the Draft Armistice Agreement. In order to expedite the processing of such personnel, each side shall, prior to the signing of the Armistice Agreement, exchange the total numbers, by nationalities of personnel to be repatriated direct. Each group delivered to the other side shall be accompanied by rosters, pre- pared by nationality, to in- clude name, rank (if any) and (See paragraph 6 below. Under internment or military Serial U.N. Resolution all prisoners were Number. to be processed through the Repatriation Commission.) 2. A. On the date the armistice becomes effective, all Prisoners of War of Korean na- tionality who, while in the cus- tody of the detaining powers, have elected not to avail them- selves of their right to be re- patriated, shall be released to civilian status. Those who may subsequently desire to return to the area under the military control of the side to which they formerly belonged shall be per- mitted and assisted to do so under the provisions of Article 59 of the Draft Armistice Agreement. B. Terms of reference for Prisoners of War Custodial Commission. KRUMAN, NARA I. General. 1. In order to facilitate the 1. In order to insure that return to their homelands of all all Prisoners of War have the prisoners of war, there shall be opportunity to exercise their established a Repatriation Commis- right to be repatriated fol- sion consisting of representatives lowing an armistice, Sweden, of Czechoslovakia, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Poland, Czecho- and Switzerland, that is, the four slovakia, and India shall each States agreed to for the constitu- be requested by both sides to tion of the Neutral Nations Super- appoint a member to a Prisoner visory Commission and referred to of War Custodial Commission.