Communist Action In North Korea
SEOUL, Jiily 11. The Communist dominated Norti. Korea- People 's -Cor.imit.tee has decided to hold electiohs on August 25 to seleet legislature claiming authoi'ity fo the whole of Korea. The «.ction further coilfuses tio Korean issue and 'defies United Nations whose teriiporary commission observed the -democratic eleetions ' in • Southorir Korea on May 10, as the result of whicii a National Governiiient Will be formed A Communist broadcast said thi;action was taken under the constitutioii approved in the north on May 1. Th« capital would be Beoul but the jurisdic tion of the HeW legislature would Inrestricted to Nortli Korea until it WUs possible to enforqe it in all Korea. The Tass agency said a nieeting oi the pofitical pai'ties . of Northern Horea decided to form a United KoreaU Government which would in clude representatives from Southern Korea. A Supreme National Assemb'v would be created from the eleetions an.i would strive for the sitnultaneoi).-. withdrawal from Korea of Russian and American troops.
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 July 1948, Page 5
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