A telegram sent by Muccio, the then US ambassador to Korea, to the forward headquarters of the UN alliance forces
December 24, 1951

It states 27,133 south Koreans were abducted by the north and 90,229 people were reported to be missing and

most of them are detained in the north against their will. it also expresses the ROK government’s hope for the

abductee list to be submitted to the north at the ongoing military armistice conference.

Source / Reference:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Librany / 『Historical Data Related to South and North Korea No.12』

[해설]

앞의 문서에 대한 회답 문서로 대한민국 정부가 명단을 제출하기를 바라고 있으며 납북
자 2만7133명, 실종자 9만229명이 공식집계 되었음을 기록하고 있는 점이 특기할 만하다.