THE MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSION The Military Armistice Commission is the The Senior Members of the Commission The meetings are held in the Joint Security Area near Panmunjom. Roughly circular, the JSA is 800 meters wide and divided by the Military Demarcation Line. The main conference building is set squarely on the Military Demarcation Line so that the line also bisects the center of the green, feltcovered table. The MDL was not marked within the conference area until after the axe murder of two UNC officers in August 1976. Even after the physical division of the JSA, Military Armistice Commission personnel and press personnel remain authorized to move freely in the Joint Security Area but through custom do not enter the opposing side's buildings. Similarly, visitors to the area are not permitted to enter the other side's buildings. Since the Commission headquarters of Security personnel of both sides guard the conference area. Each side is permitted no more than 35 Security Guards on duty in the Joint Security Area at any given time. JOINT OBSERVER TEAMS Under the terms of the Armistice Agreement, five Joint Observer Teams are provided to assist the Military Armistice Commission in supervising the implementation of those The primary function of the United Na- |