Initial Armitice Talks
Initial Armitice Talks
Master 1779 - Tape 1 Panning MS (right to left) U.S. Army General MATTHEW B. RIDGWAY, Commander in Chief United Nations Command, U.S. Navy Vice-Admiral C. TURNER JOY, Republic of Korea Army General PAIK SUN YUP, U.S. Air Force Major General LAURENCE C. CRAGIE, U.S. Navy Rear Admiral ARLEIGH A. BURKE standing before U.S. H-5 helicopter in South Korea, posing for military press reporters and photographers prior to taking off for initial peace talks, July 10, 1951. MS U.S. General Matthew Ridgway standing, posing with Vice-Admiral and Chief Delegate C. Turner Joy, pan left to aforementioned military leaders. VO: "Ridgway sends Vice-Admiral C.T. Joy as head of the truce team with four others to talk peace. Admiral Joy is the head of the Far East Naval Forces. South Korea is represented by Major General Paik Sun Yup..."