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"If thousands of U.S. remains buried in our country are washed off and lost due to the U.S. side's disregard, the U.S. side should be wholly responsible for the consequences as it has developed the humanitarian issue into a political problem," it said. The statement said North Korea handed over the remains of 229 American soldiers to the U.S. through 33 joint projects. It said remains include those of a soldier it identified as Philip W. Ackly, saying it turned over a dogtag bearing that name. It said the North gave the notification to the U.S. through an American military delegate in South Korea on Jan. 27 and Feb. 26. David Oten, a spokesman for the U.S. military command in Seoul, said that the Jan. 27 meeting took place at the border village of Panmunjom at the North's request and the country conveyed its position on U.S. remains recovery.
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