U.S. Navy Adm. John V. Smith reads a statement of protest against Communist North Korea over the capture of the U.S. Naval patrol ship Pueblo. – Vintage Photograph

On January 24, 1968, U.S. Navy Admiral John V. Smith, chief delegate of the United Nations Command to the Armistice Commission, read a statement of protest against Communist North Korea over the capture of the U.S. Naval patrol ship Pueblo. Smith demanded the immediate release of the boat while Communist North Korean Army Major General Park Choong-Kook, senior member, sat at his left. The photograph was taken in Panmunjom, Korea, and was sent via radio from Seoul.On January 24, 1968, U.S. Navy Admiral John V. Smith, chief delegate of the United Nations Command to the Armistice Commission, read a statement of protest against Communist North Korea over the capture of the U.S. Naval patrol ship Pueblo. Smith demanded the immediate release of the boat while Communist North Korean Army Major General Park Choong-Kook, senior member, sat at his left. The photograph was taken in Panmunjom, Korea, and was sent via radio from Seoul.

Dimensions: 17.8 x 22.7 cm

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OCR computer generated text:

TOK/LN 63 LCP137 TOKYO 221 SQCM 24 2115 PPD SENDER’S RISK LONDON APPHO: (SEL 1) PANMUNJOM, KOREA, JAN. 24(AP)-U.S. Navy Adm.John V. Smith, right, chief delegate of the United Nations Command to the Armistice Co- mmis si on Wednesday reads statement of protest against Communist North Korea over the capture of U.S. Naval patrol ship Pueblo. He demanded the immediate release of the boat. Communist North Korean Army Maj. Gen. Park Choong- Kook, senior member sits at left. (AP Cablephoto via radio from Seoul) 1968

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25 JAN 1968 A. P. 24 JAN