Properties of pp annihilations into strange particles at 702 and 757 MeV/c

$\text{p}\text{p}$ annihilations, leading to the production of at least one neutral K meson in the final state, have been studied in the incident momentum region of 700–760 MeV/c. Topological cross sections and cross sections for the various exclusive final states are presented. Detailed analyses of the different final states have been carried out to study the importance of resonance production and of quasi two-body and quasi three-body processes. A detailed study of the $\text{K}\text{K}\text{π}$ system in the four-body final states shows that the F₁ meson is a spurious effect due to systematic biases. In the momentum range investigated, the C = +1 final states are strongly suppressed.