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The civilian organization whose aim is taking back the territorial rights
on the Kunsan U.S. militarity base requests the following to the U.S. The
U.S armed forces' 54-year long stationing in Korea has resulted in forcing
the Korean people to give up their human rights and lose sovereignty.
First, the R.O.K. armed forces is under the command of the U.S. Secondly,
the Korean victims have no legal rights to cope with the crimes committed
by the American soldiers. Third, massive environmental destruction on our
land has been undergoing on the basis of the disgraceful SOFA.

SOFA is an administrative agreement reached between Korea and U.S. armed
forces in 1948 which thereafter has been revised several times. And yet
there are article which limit the rights of Korea. It is an unfair treaty.
Accordingly in November 1995, the two countries planned to begin the
negotiations for revision and to finalize it by Jan., 1996. However, the
negotiation has not been settled until now long after the due date because
of the high-handed manners of the USAF and the passive attitude of Korean
government to reach an agreement.

THE CIVILIAN GATHERING FOR REGAINING OF THE TERRITORIAL RIGHTS IN THE
KUNSAN U.S. MILITARY AIR BASE (REGAIN) whose aim is taking back the
territorial rights on Kunsan U.S. army base (standing representative: Fr.
Moon Jyung Hyun) requests the above mentioned and will have meetings in
front of Kunsan U.S. army base every Friday in connection with laborers,
farmers and civilians. May 7, 1999 is the first anniversary of the
meeting. In recent peaceful Friday meeting some members of the
organization have got injured as the police the people with force.

Request for Regaining of Territorial Rights in the Kunsan U.S. Military
Airbase

Amend the SOFA extensively!
Pay rent for the U.S. army base!
Root out the crimes by the American soldiers stationed in Korea!
Solve the problem of the environmental pollution and of noise!
Release the granted land!