Usage and Conventional Misuse
The Korean Armistice Agreement is the primary source which defines the MDL; and 21st century scholarly/academic secondary sources continue to recognize this as fundamental. The Armistice is monitored by members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission composed of members from the Swiss and Swedish Armed Forces.
Military Demarcation Line is a de jure term and MDL is an explicit acronym which remain valid today because no mutually acceptable changes have been made. The use of the term or acronym or line which is not explicitly mentioned in the 1953 KAA is not verifiable within the ambit of the primary source text.
The unresolved aftermath of the Korean War has revealed unique, region-specific facets of this conflict. Although the Korean Armistice Agreement specifies where the demarcation line and demilitarized zone are located on land, the agreement does not mention lines or zones in adjacent ocean waters.
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