Military Armistice Commission

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Korean War–related organization armistice supervision body international commission

The Military Armistice Commission is the joint body established after the Korean War to supervise and administer the terms of the armistice between North and South Korea.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission	5

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Korean War–related organization ⓘ armistice supervision body ⓘ international commission ⓘ
abbreviation	MAC ⓘ
composition	representatives of Chinese People’s Volunteers ⓘ representatives of Korean People’s Army ⓘ representatives of United Nations Command ⓘ
conflictContext	Korean War ⓘ
countryInvolved	North Korea ⓘ surface form: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea South Korea ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea
dateEstablished	1953 ⓘ
establishedFor	administration of the Korean War armistice terms ⓘ supervision of the Korean Armistice Agreement ⓘ
geopoliticalSignificance	symbol of ongoing Korean Peninsula armistice rather than peace treaty ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	armistice line between North and South Korea ⓘ
historicalEra	Cold War ⓘ post–Cold War period ⓘ
languageOfWork	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ Korean ⓘ
legalBasis	Korean Armistice Agreement ⓘ
locatedIn	Korean Demilitarized Zone ⓘ
locationOfMeetings	Panmunjom ⓘ
mandateType	ceasefire supervision ⓘ
meetingFormat	joint military commission ⓘ
name	Military Armistice Commission self-link ⓘ
operatesUnder	Korean Armistice Agreement ⓘ surface form: Korean Armistice regime
partyInvolved	Chinese People's Volunteer Army 9th Army Group ⓘ surface form: Chinese People’s Volunteers Korean People's Army ⓘ surface form: Korean People’s Army United Nations Command ⓘ
primaryFunction	discuss implementation of armistice provisions ⓘ investigate armistice violations ⓘ serve as liaison mechanism between opposing military commands ⓘ
regionServed	Korean Peninsula ⓘ
relatedConcept	Korean Demilitarized Zone ⓘ inter-Korean relations ⓘ
relatedOrganization	Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission ⓘ
status	continuing body since 1953 ⓘ
subjectOf	studies on Korean security and conflict management ⓘ
supervises	military aspects of the Korean Armistice Agreement ⓘ
typeOfAgreementSupervised	military armistice ⓘ