estatjlished astride the military demarcation 1inP (MDL) at Panmun]om. Hl~UJtI 1 y clrcuttiar, JSA is about 800 metres wide and 18 the area where t.hr r)tt iCe bull4ln~:; and conterence rooms for MAC, Neutral Nations Supervisory CornmIssion (NNSC) dnd th+A South-North Red Cross Liaison Otflce are located. Previously, JSA was jointly controlled and maintained as a conference area by the Joint Security Force tram bjth stdest the United Nations Command (UNCI on one hand and the North Koredn/Chincse component on the other. Following the traqic axe murder of two UNL’ otficsrs by a numerically superior torte ot North Korean quards on 18 Auqust 1976, ,JSA was divided into two separate portions alonq the Clearly marked MDL. At tho same time, the Joint Security Force personnel ot the two sldc?s were separated to prevent possible physical confrontation. The 6 September lY76 Subsequent Agreement on the control and maintenance of JSA clearly provides that security personnel in JSA shall not JO across MDL into the area of the other side. The Armistic~f Aqreement also prohibits the introduction ot automatic weapons into JSA. At about 1130 hours, 23 November lYt14, a tout sponsored by the North Koruan tiil? came to the MAC conterence bulldlnq. At about 1135 hc,urs, Mr. Vasiliy Yakovlevlch Matuzok, a Soviet citizen, who wan in the tour qcoup, SprlnteU the entire length ot the MAC conterence bulldlnq, crossinq MUL, to the UNC security qudrds standinq south of the bulldinq. Mr. Matuzok shoutrid in Unqlish / . . . 1 I S/l 9449 Englirh Page 6 “Help me, cover me!“. At this plea for seairtance , one ot the UNC aecurtty guards began runninq with Mr. Matuzok towards a UNC ChQck-point. At this time, one of the North Korean <guarda ran across MDL into thQ UNC portion ot JSA in pureuit and beqan 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the Joint Security Area (JSA) in Panmunjom, which is a military demarcation line. The text describes the events surrounding a Soviet citizen, Mr. Matuzok, who crossed the line and was pursued by a North Korean guard. The text also mentions the Armistice Agreement and the Joint Security Force. Given the military context and the focus on the JSA, it is likely that the text is related to international relations or diplomacy.

**Category**
International relations