Northern Limit Line Dispute

This is a collection of documents about the Northern Limit Line (NLL), a disputed maritime boundary in the West Sea between North Korea and South Korea.

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Scowcroft, Brent

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Kissinger, Henry

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Smyser, W. Richard

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Lazar, Aurelian

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Ri, Jong-mok

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Cleveland, Paul

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Pyongyang photographed in March 20212

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Gyeongbokgung

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Portrait of Mao Zedong on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, 1972.

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Demise of Detente in Korea, 1973-1975

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Korea at the United Nations

Press Briefing by Permanent Observer of Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the UN, 7 July 1976.

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January 1974	The West Coast Korean Islands A Central Intelligence Agency assessment of the origins of the Northern Limit Line.
December 22, 1973	Memorandum for Secretary Kissinger from John A. Froebe, Jr., “Korean West Coast Island Situation" John A. Froebe, Jr., briefs Henry Kissinger on the Northern Limit Line Dispute.
February 28, 1974	348th Meeting of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission During the 348th Meeting of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC) on February 28, 1974, North Korea and the United States argue over the Northern Limit Line Dispute.
December 3, 1973	Memorandum for Secretary Kissinger from Richard H. Solomon, “The Korean Situation and the China Element" National Security Council staff member Richard H. Solomon advises Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to work with the Chinese in order to respond to North Korea's provocations along the Northern Limit Line
February 27, 1975	Telegram from the American Embassy in Seoul to the Secretary of State, “Yellow Sea Incident between North and South, February 26-27" The American Embassy in Seoul assesses the naval clash between North and South Korea in the Yellow Sea on February 26-27, 1975.

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