[KS] North Koreans in Brazil?

[Kent Davy]

When did repatriation (sic) to a neutral nation get on the table in the
negotiations at Panmunjom and which other neutral countries volunteered?

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On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 8:44 PM, カプリオマーク Ｅ． <caprio at rikkyo.ac.jp> wrote:

> This has been an interesting discussion on Korean POWs being sent to
> neutral countries after the Korean War. I believe that the movie JSA (Joint
> Security Area) built on this by making the female major assigned to
> investigate the incident at the DMZ a product of one North Korean who was
> sent to somewhere in South America where he met a Swiss (I believe) lady
> who brought him back to Switzerland. The movie offers some statistics on
> the number of Koreans who accepted this option, though they would have to
> be verified.
>
> Mark Caprio
> Rikkyo University
>
>
> 2014-07-23 19:09 GMT-04:00 John Eperjesi <john.eperjesi at gmail.com>:
>
> In Korean American writer Paul Yoon's new Korean War novel "Snow Hunters,"
>> a North Korean soldier spends two years in  POW camp "near the southern
>> coast" of South Korea, "near an airbase."
>>
>> After the war, rather than be repatriated, he is given the chance to move
>> to Brazil, which he does.
>>
>> Can anyone help with materials than can develop the historical context
>> for the POW camp and/or North Korean migration to Brazil after the war?
>>
>> Much thanks in advance,
>> John
>>
>
>
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