Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission

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The Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission is an international body established after the Korean War to monitor and verify compliance with the armistice between North and South Korea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armistice monitoring body
international organization
appliesToConflict Korean War
conflictMonitored Korean conflict
conflictTypeMonitored Korean Armistice Agreement
surface form: inter-Korean armistice
country North Korea
South Korea
establishedBy Korean Armistice Agreement
establishedOn 1953-07-27
foundedAsResultOf ceasefire negotiations of the Korean War
hasAbbreviation NNSC
hasMandate remain in operation until a final peaceful settlement in Korea is achieved
hasOfficialLanguage English
Korean
languages of participating neutral nations
headquartersLocation Panmunjom
jurisdiction implementation of the Korean Armistice Agreement
legalBasis Korean Armistice Agreement
surface form: Korean Armistice Agreement Article II
locatedNear Joint Security Area
surface form: Joint Security Area at Panmunjom
memberState Czechoslovakia
Poland
Sweden
Switzerland
monitorsParty Chinese People's Volunteer Army infantry units
surface form: Chinese People's Volunteers

Korean People's Army
United Nations Command
neutralityPrinciple members must not be parties to the Korean War
operatesIn Demilitarized Zone
Korean Peninsula
operationalArea Korean Demilitarized Zone
surface form: Demilitarized Zone between North Korea and South Korea
originalNeutralNationsForKPA_CPVA_Side Czechoslovakia
Poland
originalNeutralNationsForUNCommandSide Sweden
Switzerland
purpose monitor compliance with the Korean Armistice Agreement
verify implementation of the Korean War armistice terms
regionServed Korean Peninsula
relatedOrganization Military Armistice Commission
status continuing body since 1953
supervises exchange of prisoners of war procedures under the armistice
implementation of provisions limiting introduction of new weapons to Korea
task conduct inspections of military installations related to armistice compliance
investigate alleged armistice violations
report findings to the Military Armistice Commission
typeOfArmisticeMechanism supervisory commission
worksWith Korean People's Army
surface form: Korean People's Army representatives at Panmunjom

Military Armistice Commission
surface form: United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission

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Korean Armistice Agreement mandatedBody Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
United Nations Command hasPart Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
this entity surface form: Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (liaison)
Military Armistice Commission relatedOrganization Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
MAC relatedOrganization Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
subject surface form: Military Armistice Commission
NNSC fullName Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission