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it never be used for military purposes. Given the restrictive nature of the lease, the guar-
antee of nonmilitary use, and the terms reflecting a Russian retreat in front of Japanese
threat, the Japanese accepted the terms of the agreement and ended their mobilization.
This lease held until Russian defeat in the Russo-Japanese War early in the 20th century.
Coding changes: End day changed from Missing.
MID#180
Started in June 1903. See the narrative in the 365 Russia/740 Japan dyad dispute
list.
365 RUSSIA/732 SOUTH KOREA
MID#1709
Dispute Number: 1709
Date(s): December 30, 1959
Participants: 732 South Korea/365 Russia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: The Soviet Union charged that a South Korean naval vessel fired upon a
Soviet hydrographic vessel called the Ungo. The ship was unarmed, and the attack
led to Soviet fatalities. Western sources then provided convincing evidence that the
ship was actually North Korean and most likely mistook the Soviet ship for a South
Korean vessel. Nevertheless, the Soviets threatened South Korea at the time as fol-
lows: “to warn that henceforth, in the event of such provocations, all due measures
will be employed with regard to ships resorting to acts of piracy up to and including
destruction, in conformity with the universally recognized standards of international
law which enjoin all states to take measures to stamp out piracy on the high seas.”
Coding changes: Start Date changed from December 28, 1959.
MID#3063
Dispute Number: 3063
Date(s): September 1, 1983
Participants: 365 Russia/732 South Korea
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A Soviet fighter shot down a Korean airliner after entering Soviet air-
space. There were no survivors.