Military Ceasefire & Miscommunications, January 1952 - March 1953

Although movement along the front slowed dramatically due to a ceasefire, negotiations were still ongoing and the logistics of the war needed to be maintained in case hostilities flared up once more. Army supplies from planes to canned meats were still organized along the front as Canadians sought to do their part within UN Forces. However, the process was still not a well-oiled machine, and Canadians feared their work was frequently overshadowed or misrepresented by the Americans and the British. The most telling incident was the division of a Canadian brigade, where a single company was sent to guard prisoners-of-war on Koje Island just before news leaked to the public about the tumultuous and violent conditions within and surrounding the camp since September 1951. The Canadians felt as though their intentions had been ignored in the incident, and diplomats in Ottawa began strategizing how their armed forces could be brought home as negotiations inched towards a proper armistice.