Armis 38H ·Armistice talks THE38thPARALLEL July 1951.The the negotiation v prisoners of wa ·In July1953,ar 48K0REA then,American dead and more while Korean an totaled over a mArmistice of 1953 • Armistice talks began at Panmunjon in July 1951. The most contentious point in the negotiation was the fate of the prisoners of war (POW). • In July 1953, an armistice was signed. By then, American casualties totaled 54,246 dead and more than 103,284 wounded, while Korean and Chinese casualties totaled over a million