[KS] North Koreans in Brazil?

[Brother Anthony]

The fate of (North Korean or Chinese) prisoners of war (many in the camp in Geoje-do) was one of the main issues that kept the armistice negociations stalled for 2 years, with the particular question of what to do about those who did not wish to be repatriated _or_ integrated into South Korea . Finally the UN set up the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission in Korea, their freedom of choice was repected and they were given the option of going to live in a third nation. The term "neutral nations" was defined as those nations whose combat forces did not participate in the hostilities in Korea. The United Nations Command chose Switzerland and Sweden, while the Korean People's Army and Chinese People's Volunteers chose Czechoslovakia and Poland.

Korean prisoners of war wishing to live in a third country were shipped by the United Nations to India, Brazil, and Argentina in the year leading up to the 1954 Geneva Conference on Korea and Indochina.

A news movie of North Korean moving to Brazil can be seen at http://www.britishpathe.com/video/korean-ex-pows-move-to-brazil 

Brother Anthony
President, RASKB etc