EIGHTH ARMY FRONT
27 JULY 1953
Briefly, the armistice agreement decreed that both UNC and Communist forces:
Cease fire 12 hours (at 2200, 27 July) after signing of agreement;
Withdraw all military forces, supplies, and equipment from the demilitarized zone (2,000 yards from line of contact) within 72 hours after effective time of ceasefire;
Locate and list all fortifications and minefields in the DMZ within 72 hours, to be dismantled during a subsequent salvage period;
Replace combat personnel and supplies on a one-for-one basis, to prevent any build-up; and
Begin repatriation of all POWs, with exchange to be completed within two months.
The 1st Marine Division began that afternoon to close out its existing MLR[532] and withdraw to its designated post-armistice main battle position located two kilometers to the south, in the vicinity of the KANSAS Line. This tactical withdrawal was to be completed no later than 2200 on 30 July.
[532] See [Map 33] for Eighth Army dispositions on the last day of the war.