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THE PUEBLO CASE HANGS FIRE
progress is visible in the Pueblo case althoughtalks at Panmunjom are
During the celebration of the "Korean People'sh
Anniversary in Pyongyang, Premier Kiro Il-song accused the Pueblogangster-like, piratic act" which proved that "US maneuver-ings"ew Korean war hadgrave stage." Hechat the North Koreans do
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want war, but warned the US would get "only corpses" if it tried to solve the case through "threat and blackmail."
Pyongyangecond, more detailedby Pueblo captain Buchar and published four photos ofUS documents which place the vessel ln North Koreanwaters on six occasions
Despite Pyongyang's charges of an armed incursion this waek, the level of incidents along the DM2 has been low.
Soviet Party Secretary Pono-marav visited Pyongyangndebruary following his viait to Tokyo where he and politburo member Suslov had hold talks with the Japanese Communist Party. Ponomarev probably used theto brief the North Koreans or. the upcoming internationalconsultative meeting in Budapest and to test the present mood ln Pyongyang in light of the Pueblo affair. North Korea has long opposed such an international Communist meeting and does not plan toelegation. Pono-marev's visit, thoughesture of Moscow's "fraternal" solidarity with North Korea,no indication that thahad departed from their policy of minimal involvement in the Pueblo issue.
Fifteen Soviet ships, five of them armed with missiles are deployed off Korea. Although most have remained in the Sea of Japan north ofhew have moved south of the line and are trailing the American task force.
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