Signing the Korean Armistice

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Description

In this photograph, General W. K. Harrison, Jr., at the left table, signs the armistice ending the three-year Korean conflict. North Korean General Nam Il signs at the right table.

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Harrison was the senior delegate for the United Nations Command Delegation. Gen. Nam was the senior delegate for the Delegation of the Korean People’s Army and the Chinese People’s Volunteers. The two signed 18 official copies of the tri-language Korean Armistice Agreement in Panmunjom while scarcely acknowledging one other.

Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Navy.

National Archives Identifier: 520995

Full Citation: Photograph 80-G-625728; General W. K. Harrison, Jr., signs armistice ending 3-year Korean conflict. General Harrison, left table, and North Korean General Nam Il, right table, sign documents.; 7/27/1953; General Photographic File of the Department of Navy, 1943 – 1958; General Records of the Department of the Navy, Record Group 80; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/signing-korean-armistice/, March 31, 2026]

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