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【Annex 5】
Military Assurance for the Joint Use of Han (Imjin) River Estuary

1. Establishment of a joint utilization zone
① The zone within the Han (Imjin) River Estuary stretching 70km long–in the South, from the
northeastern end point of the Gimpo peninsula to the southwestern end point of Gyodong-do, and
in the North, from Imhan-ri, Panmun-gun, Kaesong-si to Haenam-ri, Yeonan-gun, North Hwanghae
Province–will be designated as the joint utilization zone.
② All practical military matters arising from within the joint utilization zone will be dealt with through
consultations between the two sides.

2. Joint survey
① Field survey on the joint utilization zone will be carried out by the end of December 2018.
② The joint survey team will be composed of about 10 people from each side, including experts on
the subject matter.
③ Matters regarding the use of equipment, hardware, and vessels required for the joint survey will be
subject to mutual cooperation.
④ Any comment or action that may provoke the other side will be prohibited among the site survey
crew. They may not carry any explosives, weapons, or live rounds.
⑤ In case of an emergency during the joint survey such as natural disaster, the team may anchor at a
nearby location under the other side’s jurisdiction, and the safety and comfort of the team members
will be ensured.
3. Military assurance measures within the joint utilization zone
① A document that includes information on the personnel and vessel (type, length and weight,
purpose of entry, size of crew, cargo on board) due to enter the joint utilization zone will be
delivered to the other side 1 day in advance via the Western inter-Korean military communication
line.
② Checkpoints for each side in the mutually agreed-upon locations within the joint utilization
zone will be established, where personnel and vessels will be inspected.
③ All vessels sailing through the joint utilization zone will not be allowed to approach within 100
m of the other side’s boundary line.
④ In consideration of the seasonal influence on visual identification capability, passage hours for
vessels in the joint utilization zone will be as follows: 0700 to 1900 hours from April 1 to
September 30; and 0800 to 1800 hours from October 1 to March 31.
⑤ No personnel or vessel sailing through the joint utilization zone is allowed to carry surveillance

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