Radio Picture Panmunjom Korea - North Korea 's Major General Pak Chung Kuk (second from right) charges here today that United Nations Command ( UNC ) forces attacked Communist positions north of the demarcation lines between North and South Korea on February 16 and 19 US Navy Rear Admiral John V Smith (second from left) listened to the charges and denied UNC troops had crossed the demilitarised zone into the north. Smith characterised Pak's charges as " a fairy tale ". 19 February 1968