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CTEXT> THE U.S. IMPERI ALISTS, RUNNING ~!'lUCK TO IGNITE A ''EW WAR IN KOREll, HAVE AGAH' COI'lJIIlTTED A GRAVE PROVOCHIVE ACTION AGI\l fJST OUR SIDE AT PAIH'I~NJOM. ON THE MOR!UtlG OF 21 AUGUST, THE. ,. U.S. IMPERIALIST AGGRESSORS PERPETRATED A BAND IT-LIKE P.CT BY I' I EGALLY I NFILTRATH'G I'!ORE THI.rl 300 FULLY AllMED I'IILIT ARY PERSOrlNEL I !ITO THE JOINT SECU1 ITY ;.REf (JSA), FELL It!G TREES WHIC!i WERE m!DER OUR CONTROL, DESTROYING r. SENTRY POST WliiCH WAS AN H!STALLATIOtl OF OUR SIDE 1\ND WRECKING A CROSSdAR T'ISTI\11 ED IN FRO:H OF THE POST. THE PROVOCATION II liS CARR JED CUT IN THE MIDST OF r t.WESOME WAR ATMOSPHEfiE, WITH IIUt.:DREi)S OF j.I,RMED PERSOtWEL AND TRUCY.S FULLY LOADED WITH A~MEO PERSON~EL STAROinG BY I N THE VICINITY OF THE SCENE OF PROVOCATIO II AI:O \liTH HELICOPTERS CIRCLI~G OVERHE:.O. "HIS CLE A"lL Y DEMONSTRATES THE I'EtrJOUS IIATURE OF THE PROVOCf.TIVE J'lCIOENT THIS TII'!E. THE It!CIDENT W.\S IWT OiiLY ~ WANTON VI~ ~TION ~F TH~ PROVISIONS OF tHE ARMISTICE ~GREEMENT ~~0 OTHER AG~EEI':E:r'TS BETWEEII TilE TWO SIDES--WHICH FORBID A COLLECTI\'E EtnRY Or MnRE THAN ~5 SECURITY PERSO~NEL INTO THE JSA onD P~Y UNILATER~L ~CTION Orl i'lATTE'lS BE!.ONGIIJG TO THE JURISDICTION Or THE OTHER SIDe.-·BUT ALSO AN UNPARDOMABLE, OPEN CHALLENGE TO US.
TilE UITEST PROIJOCATION W~.S CARRIED OUT AT A TIME THE U.S. TMPE!HA'. tSTS ARE PERPETRATHIG A MASSIVE MILIT~RY ACTION ,.GA lt~ST US ~rJD, AS THEY TIIEMSELVES ll~VE REVEt.LED, tT WAS C,':RRIEO OUT U!'IDER DIRECT JI~STRUCTIOilS OF THE U.S. IMPESI ALlSTS' RULING CIRCLES. >.LL OF THIS l'lDTCATES THAI THE U.S. Il'lPE":HLISTS AGGRESSORS WILL STOP AI NOTHING TO FIND A!~ EXCUSE TC PROVOKE A IIE'II W~R IN KOREt. ~.NO I.RE COI'lMITING DISGRACEFUL ACTS WITHOUT HESITATIO!f,
THE W!.!O'..E WOR~D IS WATCHING DEVELOPI'IENTS IH THE SITUATION IN KOREA, WITH ALL THOSE WHO CHERISH PEPCE VEHEMENTLY O~tl:lU'ICING THE U.S. IMP'ERII'>LISTS' RECKLESS PL>Yit.G WITH PIRE AND DEMA~1DTNG tHAT TI!EY ACT SE!!SIBLY TO PRESERVE fND CONSOliDATE PHCE IN ~OREA. NEVERTHELESS, WHILE COVERING UP THE TRUTH tBOUT THE ' PROVOCATIVE IllCIDENT THEY TOUCI!ED OFF IN THE JSt• AT P ~NPIUt!JOI'I tND "RY I NG T~ SHIFT THE RESPO~SIBILTTY ONTO OTHERS, FORD AND KISSI~GER ~ND OT4ER WAR C~IEFTAINS OF TPE U.S, lMPERI ~LIST S IRE tMASSING THEIR At;GRESSOR FORCES 1:1 THE VICllUTY OF Tl'E KOREA!\ PENINSULA AND TN SOUTH KOREA, THREATEIHNG NO 8 1 ~CKI'IAILING US WITH "COUNTE'!PIEASURES" OR THiiiGS LIKE THAT . ..
THE NUCLEA~ AIRCRAFT·C<~RR JER MIDWAY, EQl!IPPED \liTH I!Et:RL Y 100 FTG!{TER PLM'ES M1D GUIDED MISSY' ES, LEFT JAPArl OM 20 t.UGUST FOR THE SEA OFF KO'lEA, ESCORTED BY CRUISERS ArlO DESTROYERS. IT IS nso S~ID THAT THE AIRCRAFT C~RRIER E1JIERPRISE IS SPEEDHIG UP PfiEP~.RJ\tiONS TO PUT TO SEA TOWARD THE SA!'iE AREA . FOLLO\riJNG SQUADROIIS OF FIGHTER-BOMBERS, INCLUDHlG r•lll"S, YHICH FLE\0 UITC SOUTH KCP.EA FROM THE U.S. l'lAHILr.ND AND OKlN tWA , !'l4!1Y LARGE TRAfo'SPO'lT PLANES F!.EW H'TO SOUTH KOREA AND WERE DEPLOYED THERE FROM THE YOKOt~ BASE IN JAPAN, TOO. EARLIER, COMaAT•READINESS ORDERS WERE ISSUED TO THE U.S. ~R!'lY, NAVY AUD AIR FORCE IN THE i'IAINt~~D OF JAPtN AND OKINtW~ Ar!D E·JEM TO SOME UNITS OF THE U.S. /IRr.EO FORCES I N THE COtlTINENTAL UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS TO All UNITS Or THE U.S. FORCES OCCUPYING SOUTH KOREA AND THE SOUTH KOREAN PUPPET ARI'iY.
THE UfHTED STATES IS MASSIVELY CONCENTRH ING' ITS AGGRESSOR FORCES IN SnUTH KOREA AI:D VICINITY IN TIIIS Wl>cY. IT HAS PLACED THE FU;_LY ~ ·\ PiED U.S. IMPERIALIST AGG~ESSOR FORCES AriD PUPPET ARI'IY Otl AN EMERGENCY ALERT STATUS. Ill THE FO!H:I'IOST FRONT <~,RE:,s t.LONG THE. MILITARY DEMARCATION l.I!;E,
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THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS HtVE DISC~OSED PART OF THEIR AGGRESSIVE T~TE PTION BY SAI~G THAT THE LATEST PROVOCATIVE TNCIDE ~T AT PANMU NJOM WAS A DEMO ~ STRATION OF THEIR DE?ERMINATIO~. THIS AMOUNTS TO SELF-EXPOSITION OF T~E DECEITFUL N~TURE CF THE U.S. H1PEiHALIST AGGRESSORS' C!...HM THAT THE 13 AUGUST CLASH WAS AN INCIDE~T ORGANIZED BY US, ~ S W~LL PS TO THE FACT THAT THE CULPRITS WHO P~OVOKED THAT INCIDE~T TOO WAS NOME OTHER THAN THE U.S. IMPERIALIST AGGRESSORS THEMSELVES.
THE RECENT I~CIDENT TOUCHED OFF BY THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS ~T PANMUNJOM AND THE I NCIDENT THIS TIME ARE LINKED; BOTH ,RE Hl"lED AT FINDING AI~ EXCUSE TO KIND LE A NEW WP.R IN KOREA. FACTS PROVE VERY CLEARLY THAT THE 19 AUGUST INCIDENT WAS W~AT THE U.S. IMPERI AL ISTS TOUCHED OFF IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCENAqiQ WHICH THEY THEMSElVES HAD PREPARED. ; ccORDING TO REPORTS, ~!LITARY AIRCRAFT AT THE U.S. M!LITtRY BASE IN IWAKUat, J~PAt~, HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES HMED AT ACTION IN KORE A FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRECEDING THE 18 AUGUST PANMUNJOM INCIDENT, fND 15 REFU~ ING PLARES OF THE U.S. IMPERIALIST AGGRESSOR FORCES ARE IN A STANDBY STATUS. WOULD t<. ~~YOr·~E DP.RE S~Y THt.T THIS DOES NOT PROVE THAT T~~ T1UE CULPRITS Wf-10 PROVOKED THE PANMUNJCM INCIDENT IS NONE OT~EP THAN U.S. IMPERIALISTS THEMSELVES?
~OPHNG CAN COflCEAL U.S. IMPERIALISTS' TRUE COLOR AS PEACE DIS!URBERS AfW PROVOKERS OF WAR. THE U.S. IMPERHLISTS NUST TAKE FULL ~ESPO~SIBILITY BEFO RE OUR PEOPLE tND WORLD PUBLIC OPINION FO~ THE GRAVE CONSEQUENCES WHICH WILL ARISE FROM THEIR RECKLESS PROVOCATIVE ACTS.
THE KO~EAN PEOPLE, RALLYI~G CLOSEl.Y AROUND THE GREAT LEADER , A0 E HEIGHTE NING THEIR REVOLUTION~RY VIGILPNCE AG~INST THE PROVOCATIVE ACTS THAT THE U.S. IMPERI~LIST AGGRESSOR S AqE VICIOUSLY PERPETRATING TO BRING THE SITU?TION TO THE BRINK OF WAR. Tf.IEY ARE FULLY COMBAT READY TO SMASH THE E~EMY ~~ ONE STROKE IF HE DARES TO POUNCE UPON US. THE U.S. IMPERIALISTS MUST NOT MISCA LCUL AT E TH IS UNSHPKABLE ST~ND AND ROCK-LIKE DETERMINP.TTON OF OUR PEOPLE, AND THEY MUST ~nT RUN ABOUT RECKLESSLY. OUR PEOPLE DO NOT WANT WtR, BUT THEY ' A:tE NEVER AFRAID OF WAR. IF THE U.S. IMPERI ALISTS ULTIMATELY PROVOKE A NEW WAR IN KOREA, PLL OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE KPA AND AL ~ KOREA~ PEOPLE WILL WIPE THEM OFF THIS LAND . ~HE U.S. IMPERIALISTS SHOULD CLEARLY BE ~WARE OF' THIS AND BEHPVE DtSCREETL Y. CF.NOA!..L>
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AUT~ORITAfiVE DPRK MEDI~ COMMENT ON 21 AUGUST , tS WELL AS TH~ HHTIA_ PYO!~GY<\NG MEDIP. REACTION TO THE U.S. FORCES R::fw'.CVAL OF TH!:. D!SPUTE~ TREE I ~ T~E JOIN T SECU~ITY ~RE~ (JS ~ ) EfR t Y ON TH~ 21ST, SEEM T~ SUGGEST THAT PYO~mY~NG IS PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH ~VOIDING A FURTl-IER ESC~LATION OF 1HE SITUAT ION.
THE IMPORTA~CE OF PRESERVING PE~CE IN KORE~ WAS STRESSED I~ ! ~ 1 ·' UGUST i!ODOt·lG SH'MUtl EDITORIIIL WHICH PROVID ED PYONGYI.'NG'S CV:OST. .. - CDMPREHENSIVE ASSESSME~T OF DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE INITI ~L I ~ CIDENT T P~NMUNJO N IN THE JS~ ON ! HE 18TH. lHERE HtS , tS YET, BiEN NC -FFICIA_ NORTH KOREAN RESPONSE TO TH E U.S. ACTION IN TH~ JSf ON THE 21ST. PYONGYANG MEDIA'S FI~ST MO~ITORED REACTION TO THE nCTION ~~ S ' DOM~STIC R~DI O ~ EWS REPORT AT 08~0 GMT--SOME 10 HCURS ~FTER -H~ EVP!T--DESCRIBI~G IT ~ S ~ U.S. "!TEMPT TO "T R·~.P " THE 1\0RTH KOQEA~S ~ND ECHOING EAR LIER WtRN!NGS TH tT W ~ SHINGTON SHOULD ~CT DISCRETE~Y . PYONGYANG RADIC AT THIS liME IS CONTINUI NG NOR~~ L PR·"'t;R ~MMI NG. PRESS COMMENT
iHE rWDOflG SI ', MU~ EDITORIA L'S "i'REATMENT OF THE liHTU. ~ 18 t.LX:WST JSJ\ H!CIDEt~T SEE~tED SOMEWH I.\T MORE RESTRAINED THI'N PR:VICUS ~CCOUtJTS ~FFE~E9 BY DPRK MEDI, . THE EDITORI ~L CL ~ IMED ON LY IH 1 T IH- U.S. FCRCES HA) BEEN ALLOWED TO "COMMI T AN ACT OF VIOLENCE" ~~J TH!T ~ "VIO_ENT FRAC~S E ~ SUED ••• RESULTI~G I~ INJURIES TO BOTH SIDiS." "T ~ER PYON~YAr'G CO£tlMEt·'T UfS ~~PHASIZED THE POINT, OMITT :D BY THE £ryTTOqi~L , T~AT THE ~ORTH KORE~N G~ARDS HAD TAKEN "S LLF -D ~ FL~SL" MEASURES . (THE U.S. F~TA L I TIES IN THE I~CIDENT H~VE S11 Lt ~OT BEEN . ~ CK ·'10WLEDGED BY DPRK MED!t·.) BCTH THE EDITORI AL £-NO c COM~:t.NTt T CR R,.ICLE--PUBLIS4ED It~ lU£ S A· ME Pf~PER P.ND BRO~.DC i:. ST P.l~ HOUR ECR~IER - ST~TED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE I ~ CIDENT THE U~IT~D STATES L~U~CHED PROPAGANDA C ~MPAIGN AND I~ITI ~ TED MI L IT ~ RY tCTIONS " ~ S IF" TH~Y 4AD BEEU WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. EARLI.ER COMMENT H ~ D CL:tRLY C~ARGEJ THAT THE U~ITED ST~TES HAD DELIBER~TELY CPUStD THE IHCJDENT TC SERVE AS A PRETEXT FOR FURTHER MILITARY t CIION, A~D H' D ~OT LE FT A NY E' EMEt!T OF DOUBT ~.S TO WH~. T THE U:HTED ST ;TES Ht; D RI:..~L ' Y INTENDED . ELSEWHERE, HOWEVER, THE COMMENT ATOR tRT ICL ~ DID REP~PT T ~E E~R IEq CHARGES TH~T THE INCIDENT W~S ~ "PREMEDIT ~1ED" 1 U .S. P~OVOCAT ION. I .
.. ·.. -;.. I• \.: wGIL! FiVNGiPNG M!D14 APvE CONI 110£0 10 wARN 1Rf1 w'H edULb B~E~K CUT "AT M·'Y MOMENT" Arm TO ~.PPE~L FOR COMB ti. T REtDIN!!.SS, t.HE EDI!~RIA!.. A!..Sr ~TRESSED TH~T r!ORTH KOREr ~S ~ "P t'-C~ · LOVING COUNTRY AI!D THt.T - r WOULD "M~KE EVERY EFFOR1 ro PF THE EDITORIAL AND THE CO~MErT ? TOR ARTICLE BOTH R L FERR ~ D TO TME ORDER OF THE SUPREME COMM.O ~ DER--REVEALED IN THE ARMY 'S SUPREME C':'MMAND REPORT OF 19 Cll'GUST --FGR ALL UtHTS TO BE II~ '"COf'iJt,T RE~DI~ESS." AT THE SAME TIME , T~E EDITORIAL ECHOED OTHER PECP ~ G~NDt I'J CA' ' ING ATTE iH ION TO tWtHJILIT'~RY DUTIES, UFGHJG TH~ PE.OPLE TO DEVrfE THEIR ATTENTION TO ECONOMIC TA SKS PND TO fCCELERAT~ "SOCI A~! S T CO~STRUCTION." REACTION TO KISSINGER SECRETARY KISSIVGER'S C~L L FOR DPRK EXPL~NPTIONS t~D qEP~RATIONS FCR T4E 13 PUGUST INCIDENT W~S FIRST P CKNOWLEDG~D BY PYO~GY~NG MEDIA I~ A 21 ~UGUST DOMESTIC BROADCtST tT 1040. !4E COMMENTARY, CARRIED SHORTLY ~FTER BY KCN A, DENOUNC~D KISSI~GER'S DEMA~DS AS A ft fEW PRETEXT FOR DIRECTLY LIGHTING THE BLtSTitG FUSE "F W~R." THE fEWS AGErCY'S EN~ISH- LAN GU ~ TE ~CCOUNT OMITTED SOME CF THE COMMENT~RY'S STRONGEST LA~GUtGE WHEN IT DID NOT I ~ CLUDE T~E RADIO'S OBSERV~TION TH~T, RATHER THtN DEMAND AU EXPLA~A!ION, T~E "U.S. IMPERIALISTS" ARE THE "CRI M I U~~S" ~HO SMOULD " KNEEL BEFORE TUE KOREA~ PEOPLE tND t POLOGIZE FOR THE PROVOCATIVE ACT T~EY TEHMSELVES H~VE CtRRIED OUT." KCN r ~LSO rMITTED THE RADIO'S CLtiM TH~T THE u~: I TED STLI.TES HPD R~VE~. 1 ED ITS "I NTE~TIO~ TO RESORT TO FORCE IF THE DEMAND IS ~OT MET." MOSCOW, PEKING THE FIRST MONITORED SOVIET ~CK~OWLEGMENT OF THE 18 ~UGU S T H!CIDEt~T C~.ME B : A MOSCO\~ ~!'DIO REPORT , WIDELY BROtDC AST TO FOREIGN 6IIDTE NCES, WHICH ~CTED NEWS rGENCY REPORTS THAT FOLLOWING ~ N "I NCIDENT " I~ THE DMZ THERE HtD BEEN t "CL ASH" WHICH HID RESULT~D IN HSEVEq~ ~ DEATJJS." THE ~OSCGW REPORT WENT ON TO CI TE ~C~A AS C~~IMI~G THAT THE CLAS~ WtS PROVOKED BY THE UNITED ST ~Ti S t~D SOUTH i " I II I 1r. ':> t?1 ~ I 7 C:r. ~ /R R F'B IS 4 1'' '' ' DPRK ?. E:POR 1 S '!~EW GR t: VE U.S. PRC VC Ct.T ION • H! DMZ 0~2 12!325 PY Ot~G YA N G DOMESTIC SERVICE Ir~ Y.OREA!~ 0800 Gti;T 21 'UG 76 Ow ~ECEIVED r!EWS . THE U.S. IMPERIALIST ~GGRESSCR FORCES HAVE CARRIED OUT p GR ~VE .J . · · ft· ILJ TA ~Y PROVOC~.TION AGAIN IN TH E PAt\Mt!~~JO£t'i JOIN! SECURI TY t n t.'" C.JSA). THE U.S. IMPERIALIST AGGRESSORS, WHO HAVE BEEN RUNNING ~ MUCK Tn FI ND~- PRETEXT FOR PROVOKHW \1/PR BY CARRYll~G OUT " PR t.MEDl'T:.D PRf'VOCA T IVE ACT IN THE Pl'NMUU JOM JSt~ ON 18 ~·UG , I LLEG P.LLY IfJF'I'--RATED I t.~ TO THE JS ~: ~iORE THAN 3~0 FULLY ~RMED HOO L IG~' 1 S INCLUDING U.S. TROOPS , AT 071~ (2210 GMT> THIS MOR N I~G, r~D C ~ RIED OUT SUCH GRAVE PROVOCATIONS IN SUCCESSION AS RArJDOMLY FE''- Ii1G TREES, DESTR OYING OUR POS TS, AND DESTROYING \HTH ~! ILITARY TRUCKS . HOW VICIOUSLY A~D RECYL ESSLY TH E U.S. I~PERI ~ LIST llf?GRESSOR.S CARR TED OUT THIS INCIDE!!T Ct-~1 BE C L E~: RLY SEEN FRC ~; THE FQl OWH!G FACT ALON E: THEY !'EPT MORE TH ~ N 400 t Rtf;ED PERSO "N E~ RE ~.D Y AT THEIR COf':BAT POSITION ~ BOUT 400 M£TE.RS ~ VJ t Y 1 FR O ~HE SCEt~ E OF TPE It~CTDE~!T otm DEPL OYED ~.Rr-IE;:) PERSG NNc. _ I FIVE· ARGE TRUC ES I N THE BACK nm , WORSE, CREATED '· ~iURD :::.R OUS •\' 11 R bTMO SPHERE BY MOBILIZING EV~ N tJ. HE!..ICOPTER r·ND CCMM t . t~i:J I G TP. ~ 2 l AUG 0 84 5 Z BRIM C ' ' ' ' ' r.. ( ;;, ~-.. FBTS 42 (OUT OF SEQUENCE> 1 D'- ! Y t>.DD 41 CDPR K 0 ~~ 'U.S. PRO VOC ~T !O N ') XXX THE PR0VOC ATI VE ACT. (TEXT) AS IS II.LREADY KNOWN TO THE WOR_D, THE t.Rft!ISTICE A ~qEE~! T AN D THE POI NTS OF A EREEME ~T BET~EE N T ~E TWO SID ~ S PR£SCRIBE I T ~ ~ · THE M U~BER OF T~E SEC UR ITY PERSON NEL OF ONE SID E IS ~OT , __o w~D I TO EXCEED 35 AND ~0 u r i L~ TER AL ~ CTIO N IS t~~ OWED R EG ~ RDI ~ G QU- STIONS UNDER THE CO!~TROL OF T~E C T ~ER SIDE. TMIS fOTWIT~ST~ N DI~G, THE U.S. TMPERI OL IST AGGRESSORS, FQ!1 QWI HG ON THE HEELS OF THE GRAVE pqQVOC A TIO ~ C A RRI ~ D OUT 0 13 AU~UST, CARRIED OUT PNO THER GR~VE L ~RGE-SC tL E MI L IT ~ RY PRO ' ~c ~T IO N TN THE JSA TOD AY. THIS CLEtR LY SHOWS TH AT THE SCOU ND R L~ S ~RL SH a MEL ESS~ Y MAN EUVER H!G TO TR ~. P US Hn O -HEIR ~ R PRO VOC £-T IC' P , T BY RESORTING TO EVERY ME AN S f ND METHOD. THE U.S. IMPERIA LIST ~GGRESSORS MUST C~E ~ R ~ Y RE ~L IZ~ WH 'T CO ~ SEQUE N CES SUCY A PROVOC fTIVE ~ CT WI _L BRI NG TO THEM ~ND MUS: ~CT DISCREET LY. '21 ~U G 0353Z BR/MC I ' ' . ~..:· ~,&J , ;tL F'BTS 95 ' ' ' '' ~ p 3U ' L ET IN pyo:~YAr'G SAYS U. S. HE~ _ ICOPTER SE: ~1 T CVER DPRK '"'J ~ll.3.3~ PY"'i~GYt\ 1--' G DOMESTIC SERVICE I i~ KORE~N 1322 G(V,l 2 1 ~"UG 76 0'-" C~SXT> THE U. S. I~PERI~LIST ~ GGRESSOR tR MED fORCES HwV[ ~0 ,rTE!:> f'. ~· ESPIOr~AGE !'!:W l-!OSTILE reT BY SENDI:~G r P£l lCOPT E. R I~T ~ TME SKY OVER OUR AREA IN THE WESTER~ SECTOR OF THE FRONT . ~ u£ U. S. IMPERI~ L IST AGGRESSORS , WHO HPVE STR t lNED THE SI TU ! ION : n - HE UTMOST BY COl"JMITTii~ G P SERIES OF VICIOUS MIL IT r R't PF.OVCC TIONS p1 r ur;- JOHn SECURITY t:REt. (JSAJ Of Pt.N rrJUNJO~! , SE~H ~ HE :... lCOP T!:. R I 1Tr THE SYY OVER OUR ARE~ SOUTH OF MT TtEDOK I~ THE WEST i RN S E C ~ OR " F' '!'!-IE F'RCi-:T f,T 1005 CN 2 1 t UGUST ~N O THUS C0(YJMI1TED ' t-!OTHER fY:! '_ l.,."RY PROVCC~TIVE ~ CT Cf ESPI Of~ GE t ND PCST ILITY . TU E 21 AUGU ST ESPIO r GE PrO ~O STI L E ACT COMMITTED BY ·~E E.EMTES WITH - HE~ ICOPTER IS DIRECT LY LINKED 10 ~ S _RJ~S "'F P~"'VOC/'TIOt S COMMI TT ED Ir! "!"J!E JS ~. . TH IS C... E ~R_ Y SPCWS HOW '.J ''') I SG UIS ED RtSCf' LS' PTTEMP T ~a ST aRT A NEW W ~R H'S BECOME. T ~E U. s . H:PERI A!.. IST ~ GGP.ESSORS !r.UST tW T P.UN RIOT , BE t. RlNG "'!Jq R~PEATED 'IIAR !! H'G S IN f":IND . ~ 1 AUG 1355Z SGG/GF"E ' " .. ...... ~ .. ~ . ~ . ~·· ~ : ,, : -f •.. '·' f . . tt:• . ,. .. • .. ~ ... t• • .. : ' C:B T s 39 ((' !JT CF SEQUENCE) ••••• 9 !_I ! E T I M r:>y~ .. GYPt!G REPORTS I i' TRUSIO~' OF U.S. HELICOPTER "2113.23 PYCr'GY M·! G DCMESTIC SERVICE Ir~ KuREt.N ~T 1322 GMT Ci~ 2 1 11 t!GUST 11 . S. H1PERI A1 IST S H!TRUDED A HELICCPTER I NT O CUE 'IRSPt.Cr. 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F'B IS 54 H!PT"~G CITES SUPPORT FOR GOV"T OVER DMZ INCIDENT "' '212!336 SEC't'L Hf'.PTO~!G H1 ENGLIS!-' 0823 GMT 21 ·uG 76 OW CTEXT) SEOUL, t>'JG . 21 CH~PfCt·! G>--BOT¥. GOVERt\ MENT ·ND ~ pP~SITIO ~! ' fiWNAKE~S TOD4Y ::xP ~ 23SED THEIR SUPPORT TO Pf1 ~SIDE~~T P~ ll C~o:;G-HUI 'tJHO t DVOCtTED Ui~F I=: I L it~ G RETt L H-TION '"'AH~ST ::CRT!-' '{CREAN PROVOC,.T!Oi·!S It~ THE FUTU~E. P ~ K, REFERRI~G TO WED ~ ESD r Y"S BORDER INCIDENT OF H ~ C~I ~ G Tr- u.s. ~"~FFICERS BY tWRT !-' J'OREAt·!S, W t R t~ ED FRID .li Y ... H ~T tr~Y CC~~U~IST PLOT TO HARtSS THE SOUTH WOULD BAC~FI~E. uE ',J.t• S FULLY Bt. CKED WHEt·! THE ~!~TION"L t: SS::f";E t Y FCREIG~ 'l rr ~IRS ~.FD D::FE ~' SE CC f':NIT T EES 0 PE"ED r. JO HH HE! R H~ G S~SSIO'J THIS :'tl·:R ~'It~ G TO DISCL'SS THE PMlMU:!JOM I ;~ CIDEtH ~t.:O I1 S r •;PtiCt'TtOr·l S. HE~RING ~CVERr~ENT REPORTS, TH E ~AW ~ ~ KERS FROM 30TH RULI~G "·:n ~??OS IT IO " CAMPS VOICED tu t· T THE I NC IDEr~T IN~· S ! ?~ ~~~~IT A TED O ~ E TO I~VE~T t~ EXCUSE FOR THE COMMUNIST Pq~PA~A . DA THAT THE SOUTH IS PREPARING tNOTHER Wt R t Ge iNST I'!' IS ~·- so DE3IG:·!ED TO TEST U.S. DETERMINP.TIOI! !0 P.ONOR ITS DEF~ ~ SE CCM~ITME~ I TO SOUTH -KOREA I ~ C ~ SE OF EMERGEN CY '' THE K~REA N PE \, !!'SULA , THEY StiD. MEO~W~I l E, AB~~T 8,000 UJGP SCP.OO L STUDENTS HE LD ~ A~L I ~ S 4Eq~ !C DE ~C UNCE THE roRT~ ¥OREAR CO~~U~ISTS FOR THE IR f3qUTA'_ITIES. SCOP.ES OF SOCIA'- ORG~ ~ ~z ~tiON S .l'L SO ISSUED s-~-rEtr.E~'TS r:ppQ SI ~'G THE COfl'lMUNISTS . ~ 1 ~UG ~955Z BR/TM .• ' . f '·· • .• . . • •..,. • . . • I' UP-101 p A CKOR~~) VAIL, COLO. CUP!) -- PRFSID~NT F'0°!) '.o'li~JTS P~l !~"!l:'f)JOT~ "'!!E:T!NG OF I-THE KOREAN PEACE ~~~PING CO~~ISSION TO 09T~IN AS~UP~NC!S ~qo~ NORTH ' KO~F~ oeOUT TH~ S~F'ETY OF' A"lFPJCt\NS IN TH'!;' DF"l!LITARTZED ZONE, ¥'HITE ' HO!JS! PRt::~S SFCRETAPY PO!--J ~lESSEN SAID "lONDAY. "TH~ UNITI:'D STorr:~ I~ ANXIOf.'S TO COOPFPATE P.l THE P.E:LAXATION OF T~'TSIO~JS BUT WF IIIANT TO "lAKE: SIJ?.E TH~RF. IS ~10 11I~C6LCUL~TION RFGAPDI~G OUR F'IR~N!SS IN THf AREA," NESS~N TOLD REPORTERS AT FORO'S VACATION PESORT. TWO U.S. a~FICFPS W~RE HACKfO TO ~FATH WJTH AX~S ~[ONESDAY BY "1QPTJ.f KOPEA~l TROOPS. "!\10 EXPPESSIO~J OF' PEGP~T, NO EXPPESS!O~! OF IT B"SING o R'EGR~TFUL PJCID;:NT CAN "1!\KE tiP FOR THE LTV£5 OF T1.\10 A"l!:RICAN or:FICFPS," NESS~N SAID . T~! UNITED STAT~S AS¥ED TH~ ~ILITARY AP~JSTJCE CO"l~TSSION TO (X)NVi':Nl=: IN PA N"lUNJOM TUESDAY "TO TNS IST IIPO\J N11PTH KOR!':A N ASSURANCES P~~PFCTING TH~ SAFETY OF A~l:'PICA~ PFPSONNEL I~ TH~ D"lZ ," ~F SS~N SdTD. J IN V!~SHI~GTO~.J, TH'=' STAT~ n:-p~PT~~NT SOF'T~~J~!) ITS POSITION ""0NDAY ~ A~D D!SCRIB~D AS A "POSITIVF ST~P" NORTH KORFA'S EXP~ESSION OF "PFGP~T" OV~P T~~ PJCIDE"NT. ON SUt-rDA Y, THE' 'JfPAPTI't1'::"t·H CA Lt T?D Tl-ffi ~4Tl!:1'>1rNT "li~~CC~PTABLTi'" BF.CAUS~ IT OYD ?\101' l'ID"liT R~SPON~IBILITY FOR I THE DE.l\THS. D~P~PT"'1J=.:'.JT SPOK~8"1A\J POB'!;'PT F'UNSTi'TH SAil), "!•'~ Rl!:COG~IZF THAT THE ".lQ~TH KQP1t~ ~ STO Tl:'""'~NT EXPRl:'SSl!D PEG PET OVER THF INC IDE"JT A1\JD '•.rl~ CO'JSIDER T~IS A POSITIVE STEP." HF. SA If), "~~VERT~F'L'!:SS, T\.fiS DOFS' NOT CH4NGE' nrr TPAGIC FACT THAT n!O A1!1~P!CAN O~F'ICtR~ ~'"ERF BRUTALLY B"Et\T~~J. TO DFATH '''ITBO~T P0 0VOCAT IQ\J." HE S~ I!) NO~TH K0°F.A N A SSLIPO f>.JCFS A GA !~JST 6 PEP-r;:T IT ION OF TJ.f~ I~CID~NT "~'OlrtD CEPTA PJL Y Ir.1PPOVF THF' PPFSFNT SITUATION" THE NORTH KOREAN ST6TF~~NT, PY PPESIDENT K!~ Il SUMG, SAID THAT BOTH ~IDES SlfOULD TAKE' STFPS TO PJSURE T~AT SUCH INCIDENTS StlOULD NOT ~rcuR. TH~ A!RCP~F'T CA 0 PI~R USS ~IDW~Y ~AS CONDUCTING OPl!:RATIONS OFF THf l=:~STF'RN COAc;T Or K0P'!;'.6 ""!ONDAY AS 6 PF.SUL T OF TJ.w. I"JCIDE"-!T, PENT~GO~ SJUPCI!S IN t"ASHINGTO"l St\ID . A TASK FORCV, H!~Dlt'D BY THE ..,IDWAY o~ry J~CLUDT~G ~ GUIDED ~ISSILE CPIJJS~P t\._!D F'OIJR FPIGOTJ:"S , tt!AS SF'~JT TO TH~ APFA F'P0'1 J~PAN. f_IP I 08-2 3 04 : 07 PED . .iJA ... . ~: · ~ ' . --~·.. ' UP-046 ~OSCO~I WITHDRAWAL OF U.S. TROOPS FROM ROK WOULD LEAD TO REUN IFICATION LD191821 MOSCOW IN HlGLISH TO ~ SIA 1500 GMT 19 ~. UG 76 LD ' CVLAD UHR Y.OROLEV COMME ~!T PRY> CTEXT> H! THE m•ITED ~! HIO N S ~. U RGE GROUP OF SOCI AL ISi AND DgVELOPING COUNTRIES Ht VE PROPOSED TO I ~ CLUDE IN THE ~G E N D ~ OF THE COMING 31ST GE NERAL A SSE~BLY AN ITEM ON ME 4SURES TO BRIRG t~ BOUT AN EARLY SETTLE!'!Et'T IN KOREA. OUR OBSERVER VU .Da;IR KoqoLEV COMMENTS: ~ HE TRAGEDY CF DIVISIO H HAS BEE ~ PART OF THE KORE ~N PEOPLE "S LIFE FOR OVER 30 YEA~S ~OW. THE OF OPi fi iO N IS THAT THE CH!EF BLAME FCR THIS SAD ST ATE OF AFF r iRS GOES TO THE PRESE~~CE OF 4 0, 0!210 AMER IC • N TROOPS I ~ THE SOUTH OF THE PEN Hi SW.... ~ . THE UNITED ST ATES HAS M~DE SEVER AL ST ATEMENTS LA TELY ON THE POSSIBILITY OF THESE TRO OPS BEI NG MOVED t GAI NST THE Y.OR EP.N PE0PLE"S DE~OCR P TIC REPUB LIC AND EVE N THEIR USING NUC L E ~R tR ~S. ~ S SHOULD HI\\.'E BEE N EXPECTED, THIS HAS ENCOURtGED THE PUPP £1 REGIME IN SEOUL TO COMMIT NEW PROVOC ATIONS. THE HEAD OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF THE KORE ~ N PEO PL~ ·s DEM'lCRATIC REPUBLIC, PAK SONG-CHO L, ~DDRESSI N G THE NON illt:ED SUMMIT C0~1 FERH!CE I N COLOMBO, GAVE f!- DETAI LED r CCG UNT OF I MPE RH _IST COUSPIR~CY IN KO REP AND OF T ~E NUC LEAR ~ RSEU ~L STOCKPI ~£D BY THE UNITED STATES l tV THE SOUTH OF THE PE tH NSU:.. A. THE SITUATIO H IN KORE ~ FILL S THE KORE AN PEOPLE t UD THE INTERNATIO NAL PUBLIC WITH P. PPREHENSIO U. YO U PR09 f~B L Y kEME 1'3ER THAT THE 50TH SESSIO N OF TPE UNITED ~ATIO N S GE N ER ~L ASSE MBLY CA1. LED Ji"OR URGE NT MEASURES TO SOLVE THE KORE ~. N PROB LEN. IT APP~OVED A RESOLUTIO N, TAB ... ED THE DRP.FT P.ESOLUTIO !~ TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMING GE Nt.l\tL .t SS E. MB LY DEMANDS THAT tLL THE ~ EW TYPES OF MIL ITARY EQUIPMENT ~ NO "RrS, INCI_!JDING tWCLE~R ONES, BE RE~OVED FROM SOUTH Y.ORE . WIT HO UT DEU.Y. IT CALL S FOR AN END TO ~LL ACTS OF AGGRESSION ~ G A I N ST THE KORE~N ~. PE,.,PLE•S DEMOCR ATIC REPUBLI C A~D THE C?REST OF THE> PROVOC ~T I V£ ACTIVITIES PREG NAMT WITH GREAT TENSIO N AND THRE AT OF A NEW Wt R IN KORE P. . THE WITHDRAwAL OF AMERIC t.f-1 TROOPS AND t-RMS FROM SOUTH KOR -t. IS A Lo:.!G PRESSING PROBLEM. ITS .SO LUTI Ci tJ WI LL E N~ B L E THE KOR E.~· N PErPLE TO SETTLE THEIR DOMESTIC PFf ~ IRS THEMSELVES WITHOUT FOREI~ N INTERFERE NCE, TO EN SURE PE ACE AND THE REUhlfiCtT IC N OF THEIR COUNTRY. THE CONSTRUCTIVE STEPS TAKEN BY TPE KORE tN P ~ O PLE "S DEMOCR ATIC REP~BLIC TO THIS END ~EET THE INTERES fS OF THE ~NT IR ~ KOREA N PEOPLE. THE SOVIET UtHOt~ Ht- S INW.RItBL Y SUPPORTED TH t. 1 REPUB • IC IN ITS EHORTS TO BR H!G ~!BOUT r. PE ACEFUL REUN IFICH IO l\ OF ! 20 AUG ~l!2Z DEH/RB .... ' ·, .. • ...... , .. ~.. ..~ . I • • ~~ I &i Nl51 RW U. S.-KOREA LEAD EY FRED S. HOFFMAN WASHINGTON CAP> -- THE NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER MIDWAY WAS REPORTED PREPARING TODAY TO SAIL FOP KOPEAN WATERS, INr.F:ASI~G T~F. U.S . MILITARY BUILDUP DESIGNED TO WARN NOPTH KOREA AGAINST ATTACKI~G SOUTH KOREA . FORD ADr.INISTRATION SOU?.CFS SAID THE MIDWAY WAS EXPECTED TO LEAVE YOKOSUKA, JAPAN FOP T~E KOREAN AREA WHERE TWO AIR FORCE WARPLANE SQUADRONS WERE SENT THURSDAY FROM OKINAWA AND THE UNITFD STATES. THE TRIP IS EXPECTED TO TAKE ABOUT 40 HOURS . OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO ErPHASIZE THAT THE U. S. MILITARY rOVES APE PRECAUTIONARY AND DO NOT FORESHADOW ANY RETALIATION AGAINST NORTH KOREA FOR THE SLAYING BY NORTH KOREAN GUARDS OF TWO U. S. ARMY OFFICERS IN THE PANMUNJOM TRUCE AREA. IT WAS THIS INCIDENT THAT LED TO THE NFW TENSION IN THE KOREAN PENINSULA . THE TWO OFFICERS WERE KILLED WEDNESDAY AS THEY SUPERVISED A WOPK PARTY PRUNING BRANCHES FROM A TPF.E IN THE DEMILITAPIZED ZONE . THE STATE DEPARTMENT SAID FRIDAY NIGHT THAT A UNITED N~TIO~S COM~AND WORK CREW RETURNED TO THE SITE AT 7 A. M. SATURDAY, KOREA~ TIME , A~~ J II CUT DOWN THE TREE . e8- 20- 76 20:23EDT R785R A2702ZSARYRCYN OFFIC£F Tn~ TR~E ThAT TWO A~ERICA~ OFFICER~ WERE PRU~ING1 ' WrlEN THEY ~~RE KILLED BY NORTH KOREA~ BORDER GUARDS ON WEDNZSDAY THE 51' AT~ DEPART.~ENT ANNOUNCEiJ TONIGHT . ' ""AT ABOUT 7 A. M. KOREAN TIME ON AUGUST 21, A U.N. COMMAND W\11 X GROUP CUT DOWN THE TREE \1/HICH THE NORTH KOREANS HAD ffiEVENTED A~ EARLI£R W0RK PARTY FROM PRUNING 0~ AUGUST 18 "" THE ST.l\TEMENT SAID. ' · REUTER 2016 R787R S26S0>1ZSARYRZSA ~9~T- -'T\J1 1:"T T("C ~ I ~ -., .. Y.OP.E~ !NSJ:'~T 7tu ~X~ POBTURF." ~GRAF A2t5 8-20 TJ.{~ ST~T~ DFPA~T~~NT LOT~~ ~ C0~"7A ~I) t~QqK GQ 11 - · • ·-· · A 1NOtT~YCED IN ~~SHJNGTON TH~T ~ '' N FRO"' r~I'~~"' I - O. P F'RID4Y CUT 00\t'N THF. TPt:'1:' rr - t.: • ., · " "j ··1 NG. -- HAT) BEEN pqEVENTED PICKUP 8TH G~ll~: NOQTH KOREA UP! 08-2~ 08 :3~ PED ~29 t HF'R 8-23 .I FBIS 01 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ~~A~ YSIS VOTE/AG WA JM TUE P4ST 24 ~OURS ~ORTH KOREP U MEDit HAVE NCT ORIGI F~ t~D '''Y fJ !:\4 AUT~O~ITt.TIVE CCMi::E r~ ~ ON THE 18 ' UGUST CL~SH Hi THt: 0 11 '·! u•,' JO f' JC'I T SECURITY t REt CJS A>. REITERnH~G L O~!G - ST t~f:J i t H:' c~aqs£S OF U. S. WAR PREP AR~T IO N S I~ SOUTH rCRE' , ROUTI~E - LcV E L P~S SS t\tD R~.DTC COt':~JE .' T Hl'_S CO ~T I Nt!ED TO PCR TR.!' Y .HE INCID::.t:-: ·s 11 F'!~T~ER U. S. EFliORT TO "KHW' E !HE FUSE OF w: R," TC ::.XHCR:' THE PEOPLE TO BE PREP~RED FCR CCMBAT , ~N D fO CALL UPON THE n·:nED S!~TES TC BE RESTRAH~ ED It-: THE F'CE OF DPitK RE ~ Dli ~E. SS . T U~ DP?K N E~S tGE ~ CY , KC~ ~ , HtS CITED REPORTS OF U. S. MI-IT!RY l)EPLOYME ;rs TO 1-:D~E~ . "'HE L~ST .OLITHORITATIVE DPRr COttlNP~T , ~ 19 "~ IJG'JS I rWDO:~G SI : ~u~ CO~~E~TilTCR ARTICLE , ~~J THE KORE AN PEOPLE' S -R MY DPRK ME) It' Ot! THE 20TH GE:tERfl.L!..Y FCCUSED ON EXHOR T I :!G TH_ p,:op~ i!: r ~ BE ?REP AREJ FOR AN ~TT~CK BY THE U~ITED ST ATES ~ NO URG£D THe "U. S. !~P~~IALISTS ••• !WT TO MISC"!..Ct.!'..;TE OUR PEOP 1 E'S FIRM RESOLVE . " TN CA ~ LIN~ ~PO ~ T~E PEOP LE TO BE PREP!RED FOR WAR, PYO ~ GY•NG RtDIO SP~CIFIC~LLY REFERRED TO 7HE SUPREME COMM~NDER ' S CRDER -- ~ ~VEA ~ ED I ~ THE 19 AUGUST SUPREME COMMA~n REPORT -- FOR eLL FOR:ES TO BE I ~ ·A STATE OF " COMB~! RE~DI~ES S." BOTH IHE PtRlY D~I L Y .,D PYOt~GYL'>.' ' G RMHO Ert:BE-:..L IS~ED SOMEWHtT ON THE ORDER BY H!D1C t·I Ir~G T q~- WHILE THE ~RMY WA S TO BE MILITrRJ1Y PREP ' RED , CTHERS MUST FULFILL .,. 4EIR DUTY BY CO " CE taRATH~e Or-! ECC~!Ot-HC PRODUCTIOr~ . THUS, " COMP:f.N Tt· RY !M ~ODO ~ SI ~~ u~ CA~ L ED ON TPE PEOPLE TO " FIRMLY KEEP fHEIR POS TS" "~ I~lTAH'ING t, " l"iCBILIZED POSTU~ E" WHILE " FURTHER EXPED I TI..G SGCI~· IST COi ! ST~UCTIC~! A::o l~ ... Er~ SIFYH~G '!'HE ECONCMIC STRt.:GG Lt. ." Ecn ~O ~IC T~S K S WERE ALSO CITED I N A SPECI AL R~DIO PROGR•M DIRf C7£D . •T ~ , L THOSE ~AMED I N T~E SUPREME COMMt ND REPORT --THE fRMY , ~HE WORKER PE~ S A ~ T RED GU~RD S ~~D THE YOUNG RED GU RDS . PEKING r, :'D cr;c SCO'I/ NEC I A ,.~[RE }lAS :10! YET BEEtl tJ~Y MO~HlORED PEKH~G OR ~10 S CO'J.' MEDII CO(I';f1:E.NT " . T~E JSfl. I!'CIDnn. uo~!EVER , BEGH!!!ING AT 1943 Gft':T o~; THE·20TH, ''C~lo ACK:10'»LED':.:ED T~E CL r-. su BY REPORTH~ G THE KCiH. f UTHORIZED -"'\,..-r:,.--.:o~Ro-. ST ~T E MEi·!T C f. Tl-'E rr:c !DENT , THE nPR K R EPCRT 0 N THE 19 ~ UG UST M~ C __., <~ ··EETING AT W~I C H THE I NCTD ErH \1! 4S DISCUSSED , AND 1HE KP A, SUPRE. IYJR COMi"1A ~·ID REPORT . 2 1 AUG 0034Z SCT/WK I • • ..t ., : ~ .. . ~...... ! . ' ' .. . - FBIS 16' "'' PllK CHOf·!G-HUI COtmEMHS N. JIOREA!~ P~OVOCATION AT DMZ OW200341 SEOUL HAPTONG IN ENGLISH 0316 GMT 20 AUG 76 OW CTEXT> SEOUL, ~.UG 20 (H ,t- PTONG>·-PRESIDENT PAK CHONG-HUI, SAYING "WE HAVE NO REASON JUST TO TAKE NORTH KORE~N PROVOCATIONS LYING DOWN," WARNED THAT SOUTH KORE ~ WOULD TAK~ IMMEDIATE STEPS TO RETALI AT E NORTH KOREA FCR tN Y A ~D EVERY P~OVOC~TION IT DARES TO CO~MIT IN THE FUTURE. PAK SAID THE NORTH KORE AN COMMUNISTS HAD INTENTICNtLLY PICKED UP A FIGHT WITH THE .C· NERIC ~N S AT THE BORDER TOWN OF PANMUNJOM WEDNESDAY AND HAD COMMITTED THE "BRU'{ AL MURD ER S," THIS WPS PAY'S FIRST COMMENT ON THE SLAYING BY A GROUP OF NORTH Y.OR EAN GUARDS 0 F TWO A(I'JER IC AN ~. R MY OFFICERS AT THE JOI~T SECURITY AREA OF P ~.N~Jllt\ JOM. TERMIHG THE BORDER I~CIDE NT "A N ACT OF AGGRESSIVE PROVOC ~TIO ~ ," PAK SAID "WE HAVE ~ LIMIT IN OUR PAT IE NCE IN WITHST flJ!!) lt!G SUCH A PROVOC t TI0 ~-1 • "A MAD DCG NEEDS A STICY ~ND SO WE t RE GOING TO RET AL I ATE NORTH KOREP. FOR ITS FL'TURE PROVOC liT IO!~S, SMA LL t.tJD Lt.P.G E," PfiK DECL~.RED. IN A MESSAGE READ BY DEFE ~·J SE M!~ISTER SO CHONG-CHo ;_ .. BEFORE THE 13TH COMME ~ CEMEN T EXERCISE OF THE THIRD MI L I T~R Y AC~DEMY, PA K SAID THE REASO N WHY THE COMMU ~ ISTS IN THE NO~TH HAD INITIATED SUCH ~ PROVCC~TIO N W4S TH ~ T THEY W ~NlE D TO DIVERT THE WORLD ATTE~TIC~ FROM THEIR INTERN ~L PO L i l iC ~L AND ECO NO MIC DIFFICULTIES. 2~ "UG 0426Z BR/TM'' ''' ·. ..• ·'. . .."I .· ,, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05986 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL . . National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL . . . Report DESCRIPTION Situation Report--Korea CREATION DATE 08/20/1976 VOLUME . 3 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . . A1 FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8/18/76 (1)-(3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 10/08/1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH EXEMPTED 'f-/ I"{ f II NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05985 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL . . National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Report DESCRIPTION . Situation Report--Korea CREATION DATE . 08/20/ 1976 VOLUME . 9 pages COLLECTION/ SERIES/FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . Al FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8/18/ 76 (1) - (3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 10/ 08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH REDACTED 7/3o /rz.. TOP SECRET NISR 2-76 20 AUGUST 1976 1 14.0Q~ HOU RS ..,--: .. ... " ~··l 'l NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ·· SITUATION REPORT '.: DECLASSIFIED w/ portions exempted E.O. 1Z526 (as smended) SEC 3.3- MRU ~-441·#2; l>o$ 3lj9IJ!· NsA q!slu.i Q$Q '-lh,ht 1 ,. ~ go R MARA, Dille 10 te41ta.. KOREA e, 1 A t.\'- ~\ • li 01f\ 1113\tl j ~&A "1\'3a fl'1. ,. --~ 28 COPY O F 188 COPI ES Warni,rig Notice Classified by TK -f Sensitive lntelligel)ce Sou.rces and Methods Involved Exempt From Gerierai: O.~~~Ili.t8.1,!/) n National Security Information Schedule Of Executi~~ Or.clet lJb-i2 . Unauthorized Disclosure S.ulljec;t to Crimthal S11nr:t1nns Exemption Category 1 & 2 Declassify On Impossible To Of!termine ...... TOP SECRET '(.')p SECRErU ] ~------J_ #2-76 1400 EDT 20 August 1976 National Intelligence Situation Report Summary There has been little change in the situation in Korea over the past 12 hours and there have been no new North Korean provocations. North Korean forces remain in a high state of readiness and are expected to maintain this posture in anticipation of a possible US-Republic of Korea military response to the Joint Security Area incident. Pyongyang continues to display caution in the political arena and international reaction has been along expected lines. Military Situation North Korean military units continue their high state of alert. Since the issuance of the 19 August "combat readiness" directive by the North Korean Supreme Command. qround units are on "standby~' readiness throughout the country. I 1 the forward area, but sucn act1v1ty can be expec_t_e_<:! 1n v1ew of the increased alert posture. j TOP SECRET\__· ___...... \ r Q t ZO IZS ) I ;.; USSR z ;... a, .....,....., (.., I •' / \ I r'' \ l 40 NORTH KOREA __ Uiju I ( ' \ Sunan J • I ~PYONGYANG / o 1' Hwangju _ _, f .:;;> ...... tv _ s · ,.,_ ) ~--J CHINA O(' v 0 50 100 Nautical I I Mill!~, l ) I I I JAPAN ', 0 50 100 Kilometers \. T)P5ECRET_J ______] Renewed calls for war preparations continue. The most recent occurred today when Pyongyang issued a statement decrying the move ment of US aircraft to South Korea. Thus far, the US has deployed a total of 18 F-4s and four RF-4s to Osan and 20 F-llls to Taegu. The aircraft arrived at the bases at 190546 EDT and 200455 EDT August, respectively. I _\ International Considerations { JMedia interviews with the rna n on the I Ls~t-r-e-et~l~-n~S-e-ou~1,-s~h-o-w~t~ha-t~t~h-e_y__ p_er-c~eive a renewed threat from the North and people have united solidly behind the Pak government. Peking has not commented directly on the military measures taken by both sides, but the commentary stopped short, however, of promising Pyongyang all-out support. Comments from several other communist capitals have sided with North Korea. A Hong Kong newspaper has provided the first Chinese reaction. It predictably accused the US and South Korea of pro voking the incident to provide a pretext for US failure to implement the North Korean-backed UN General Assembly Resolution on Korea. ress covera e has been factual and low-ke . The nonaligned summit passed the North Korean resolution condemning "imperialist maneuvers for aggression against Korea." However, it was not a complete triumph for the North as at least 15 nations voiced objections to the resolution. There still has been no Soviet press comment on the situation, and no 2 -~l'OP SECRE'f .__f____ ) \ ENTIRE PAGE REDACTED T1P SECRET [L-----~l A Singapore Straits Times editorial stated that both sides are always spoiling for a fight but notes that the stern words of President Ford and Secretary Kissinger should be.backed up by credible action to deter further unwarranted provocation. The editorial cautioned, however, against US/Republic of Korea rash countermeasures. Political Situation No Peoples Republic of China representatives attended the 19 August Military Armistice Compound meeting, and surprisingly, there were no North Korean guards with the North Korean delegation at the meeting. The meeting of the South-North Red Cross Societies was held at Panmunjom on the 20th, and again neither North Korean guards nor reporters were present. In summary, Pyongyang is still acting cautiously while seeking to portray itself as the victim of US aggression. Assessment Although our evidence is limited, we believe Pyongyang has continued to follow a course that contains much b t is essentiall LINCOLN 0. FAURER Major General, USAF Vice Director for Production rOP SECRET[\--____\ ~hite House (30) state Department (30) S ECDEF D EPSECDEF ICl ements D EPS ECDEF I Ellsworth CJCS (2) OJS CSG J-3 (6) J-4 J-5 DDOINMCC ISA .(Mr. Abramowitz) (2) P DD II Latimer CIV ASSISTIDEPSECDEF (Mr. Cordesman) DR VDPO DIO (Mr. Desaulniers) JS VDP SecArmy ACSI DA (4) SecNav . DNI Navy ( 4) SecAF ACSI USAF ( 4 ), Di r of Intel, USMC ( 4) DC JRC CIA (30) IC Staff (10) NFIB Secretariat for NFIB Principals (10) NSA (30) sws (2) CS-3 TOP SECRET TOP SECREl- NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05976 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Report DESCRIPTION Situation Report-- Korea, 0200 hours CREATION DATE .. 08/ 20/ 1976 VOLUME . . 8 pages COLLECTION/ SERIES/FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . A1 FOLDER TITLE . Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8 / 18/ 76 (1) - (3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . . 10/ 08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCH I VIST KBH EXEMPTED '+II-lii! 'I!GP aacaz T /SJ:NSITIVJ: T•lc- fnm Adml~al Hollowax Z0/0801 /tUG- '7t. 1 - Euc.a. tree c..., OD •cMdate Z • Delay 24 llov• (B-JZ•• wlll .Utt IO) 3 - Caacel .....,...._ •• JCS NCOIIIIIM.. 8 yataata • Adllla~ optl• •• "..e related" -- aaly ••I'Y• to ••calate -- at lallenld dl.... aatace U North Konau retaliate Ia kiM - .Mlle.... I" /aapallll •• mltld aot •••..., tne Ute~alty [lea.. a charred ) -- qllt .tart etiMr ilalllacrimate flrea (accvacy ••att.altle) -- c..W. loH ...Ucop&el' -- Otlae~ - Odd• tuae to 1 Ia ta.-o~ et ao flnfltlat U tn• l• ..ty actloa - If flNfltllt ...... eqwly .... lt will remala locaUH4 Ia aatara. DEClASSIFIED E.O. 12111 8ec. 1.1 . -- I •' DECLASSfFIEO E.O. 12J55 Sc~. 3.8 PAN!·1UNJOH INCIDENT Situation Report as of 0600 Hours, August 20 Planned OS f.lili tarv Z.1oves: Discussion with President Park Charge Stern and General Stilwell briefed President Park on the B-52 flights, the deployment of F-llls, / and the tree surgery plan. Park reiterated his appreciation of the firm position being taken by the US and his belief that our response should be limited to the present plans for the tree surgery, saying that escalation should only evolve if the north escalates. He had no suggestions for further US actions. President Park's Public Statement on' Incident In a speech at a military academy graduation exercise read by the Minister of National Defense, Park called tha JSA incident "collective murder" and aaid from now on, "we will hava to take iiTii.\ediate punitive actions, whether small or large," against Northern provocations. He also suggested that the provocations were a North Korean means of concealing its "economic bankruptcy" and internal power struggles. Blue House Opinion on the Incident Some officials close to President Park believe that North Korea made several errors with the J8A incident. They feel North Korea might have done better to attack South Koreans rather tha11 US troops as the attack will influence us public opinion to the disadvantage of the North \V'hereas as attack on South Koreans would not have had the same impact. They also believe the incident can be used to counter North Korean propaganda at the UNGA. Our Ernbassy notes that the consciousness of a renev:ed threat f.rom th~ North also seems to have had the effect of increasing sup?ort for the Park government. The leaders of the government and the oppositiotl political parties have agreed to call a joint meeting of the N~tional Assembly's foreign affairs and national defense committees Saturday to hear reports from ROKG officials on the JSA incident. North Korean Hilitary Actions There has been no significarLt change in North Korean military posture and no movements of major military units reported. SiC RET .. . ' ..· ' i>:crld Reaction International reaction continues to be sparse: None of the monitored Arab media have commented on the Panmunjom incident, nor have the media of Cyprus, Greece or Turkey. lwlost of these have carried factual stories of the incident based on international press reports. · ·- Southeast and South Asian media reaction is " similarly light. Vietnamese, Cambodian and Lao media have not mentioned either the incident or the North Korean force alert. The London Daily Telegraph calls Kim Il Sung a "meglomaniac Communist dictator" and the "ttrhole affair comes as a reminder that he could send the area up in fl,ames again." Havana Radio has reported the incident without mentioning US involvement: "agents of the Park Chung Hee regime created an incident in order to blame the DPRI<." An earlier Cuban government statement had not mentioned the incident. Field Marshal Idi Amin has supported the attack on the UNC personnel after an explanation by the North Korean ~~bassadqr • . i I ,. S:SCRE'f .. ·, I I r 5/S DOD via LOX S-3 t4H II 0 CIA n p NSA II T 1 JCS II ~1 EA IO H PH S/PRS L S/P ! • I • I I ' ...... ·' ------NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05831 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Telegram DESCRIPTION . re Panmunjom Incident CREATION DATE 08/ 1976 VOLUME . 1 page COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID . 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Council) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 09/29 / 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST GG NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05984 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL . Report DESCRIPTION Situation Report--Korea CREATION DATE 08/20/1976 VOLUME . 9 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . A1 FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8/18/76 (1)-(3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 10/08/1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05833 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Cable DESCRIPTION re Panrnunjom Incident CREATION DATE . 08/ 21/1976 VOLUME . • • • 2 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID . 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Council) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 09/29/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST GG r ., ... I " 1 I • • 11 '--"' ... • l .\ ,. I . ~ . ' .. I . i ' OEOLASSIF.tED 1 SECR:E'f E.O. 12168 Ito. ... I mA- ot .:,s r:t1o · 4tt ..:u..v crl•·flo• I PANMUNJOZ.1 INCIDENT ·, I ' l Situation RePort as of 0600 Hours, 'Auqust 21 t ~e Felling Operation I ·• I The tree felling and road block removal operation in the Joint Security Area was carried out successfully and according to plan, with no attempt at interference by the North Koreans. ~t one point, some 50 helmeted NK soldiers gathered just outside the JSA, but did not enter the area. The Department spokesman at 7:45 p.m. issued th~ following statement, the only -USG public referenc9 so far to the operation: "At about 7 a.m. Korean time on August 21 a UN Coro~and wo~k aroup cut down the tree which the Nor~~ Koreans had prevented an ear1ie'r work party from pru.."ling on August 18 •. " North Korean Reaction so Far Restrained North Korean reaction in the wake of th~ tree ope~ation has been ~arkedly restrained. There ha~e bean r-o appreciable changes in NK milita:::y posture or activity since the tree felling. The North Korean attitude at a }t~C meeting held after the incident was remarkably moderate. The only ~K media coverage of the incident so far has bee~ a brief Pyongyang domes1;:.ic radio bulletin. :(SEE BELm·n ~tac ~-!eeting Following the tree felling North Korea called for a closed ~~c meeting, which was held from 2300 to 2315 EDT 1 August 20. The North Korean representative de:iy.ared a I :r.essage to the U~~C Commander from the KPA .Suprt:::::e Comr:-,ander t (Kirr. !1-song) which presumably v:as a response to t!:e UNC Corr~ander's statement during the previous }t~C reeeting. The KPA letter reads: I I I "It was a good thing that no big incident occurred at Panmunjom for a long pericd. EO\.;- ever, •it is regretta~le that an incident oc~urred in I the Joint Secu!:'ity Area, Panmunjom, this ti:r.e. An effort ~~st be made so that such incide~ts ma1' not recur· in the fu-ture. For ~his purpose 1 both sides should make efforts. ~·;~ urge your l side to prevent provocation. Our side will never provoke first but will take self \ ' I :\,., P! ' = ·SDCRL"'' • I ,I j ' ' ~ ' ,-2- I " ' • .. ' I defensive IreaSJ.reS only wneri ptoVo=ation OCC"...:=s. This 11 is ow: oonsiste..."'lt stand. I 'l.he I Embassy Seoul reports that the aL~osphere of the meeting was· calm and quiet. t Both the Kim Il-song letter and the KPA rep's statemant are exceptionally mild, almost conciliatory in tone. I I Pyonqyang Eadio Bulletin I ' Pyongyang domestic radib b~lletin claimed that the "US imperialists had sent about 300 troops into the JSA and carried out such grave provocations in succession as randomly felling trees, destroying our posts,'and destroying read Blocks with mili tary trucks." The report charg~d that "the scound::-els are shamelessly maneuvering to trap us i~to their war provocat.ion plot by resorting to every r.e:ms a:1d method." It concluded "The U.S. imperialist ag gressors must clearly realiza what consequences s~ch a provocative act wil~ bring, to the~ and must act di~creetly ... ROKG Comment on Tree Removal Reuters quotes the ROKG spokesman as reportir.g that the tree had been felled without any 1c~er ferenca from the North Koreans. This sho~ec, the spokesman said, "that peace will be rn3intai ned only :; when we shm.; powerful deterrent strenst.h to the NK com."'nunists . " NK·'Media Condemn tis ~ilitarv Moves (Pre-tre~ -~peration} A corr~entator article in the August 21 NK party ne\\•spaper Nodong Sinmun charged that the US forces ale~t, the Midway move, and the introduction of F-lll's and other additional aircraft into Korea sig~al "~as sive military action" against Nl<. This sho;.:.:d( the article said, 'that the "US imperialists are ~~ving from the staga of preparing for war to a direct mili tary action to ignite war in our land.u hn editorial in the same paper and monitored Pyongyang bro3dcasts ·take a similar lin~. The tone and ~onte~t are harsh I • I ' • I .:. I ' I . ,, I I I .. •' ·- 5ECRi:T •• I -3- 'I ·I \ I but not significantly out of line with what North I Korea usually grinds out. t I Py?ngyang Air Raid Drills Ac'cording to the Swedish Ambassador to NK, air raid drills were held in Pyongyang on the night of August 20-21. . , I Chinese and !soviets Cite Pyongyang: on August 18 I~c~de~t P~king radio in English has broadcast what is es sentia1ly a Radio Pyongyang account •of the Augusc 18 incident. The Chinese broadcast avoids any cot.~ants or charges of it~ own. A similar ac- count in Pravda on August 20 was the first Soviet report of the incident. Pravda notes the US ~orce alert and that F-4s and F-1ls had been flown into the ROi<. It attribute;j the "war preparations'' in ROK to the Panmunjon incident. Aircraft Two GBU-15 (laser-guided glide bombs) equippst; F-4E aircraft trar.sited Elmendorf AFB 10:15 20 August 1976 •. ETA Osan AF; Korea 6:45 EDT 21 August 1976. '. ., ' I I • ' I . ' I ' r· .,· I I' I I • : f•· I o' 1 ' ) ' I I .. , i 1 . I . I ._/ .. , ' ' ~-; t ,1 t, I I IJ ·t I I, . ,, I S/5 I• roo via IDX s-3 I, \'ffi " .. D CIA II II p RSA " II T JCS " " M EA IO H Pl-1 S/PRS L S/P INR c I' ' I :I I ' • I . I NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05828 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Report RECEIVER'S NAME Brent Scowcroft DESCRIPTION . . . re Panmunjom Incident CREATION DATE .. 08/1976 VOLUME . . 1 page COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Council) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 09/29 / 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST GG NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05977 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restrict ion TYPE OF MATERIAL Memorandum CREATOR'S NAME . G.E. Cooke, BGEN, USAF RECEIVER'S NAME Rob Roy Ratliff DESCRIPTION Re intelligence information CREATION DATE 08/ 19/ 1976 VOLUME . 1 page COLLECTION/ SERIES/ FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . A1 FOLDER TITLE . Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8 / 18/ 76 (1)-(3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 10/08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05978 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL . . Memorandum CREATOR'S NAME . A.W. Hagen CREATOR'S TITLE Maj, USAF RECEIVER'S NAME RECORD DESCRIPTION . Re intelligence information CREATION DATE .. 08/ 19/ 1976 VOLUME . 2 pages COLLECTION/ SERIES/ FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (Nat ional Security Advisors ) BOX NUMBER .. A1 FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8 / 18/ 76 (1) - (3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 10/ 08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05982 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Report DESCRIPTION . Situation Report--Korea, 0500 hours CREATION DATE .. 08/ 23/ 1976 VOLUME . . 11 pages COLLECTION/ SERIES/FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (Natio nal Securit y Advisors) BOX NUMBER . Al FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8 / 18/ 76 (1) - (3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 10/ 08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH REDACTED 7/3o lrz.... TOPSECRE=t NISR 4-76 23 AUGUST 1976 0500 Hours f I NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SITUATION REPORT DECLASSIFIED wl portions exempted E.O. 1~526 (as amended) SEC 3.3 KOREA t:O:\ I~ jl)·~~~. •I$ If N.SA &tlslu; osp PAA .q!a,q!,.I 'th'*l'' a, d e1 NARA. DIM to /il'f l1 iL C!.1A la~'t\t\j b1A 11\3111; ~ErA 1\30\12. , COPY 2 OF 188 COPIES Warning Not1ce Cl"'·<>lfl,, 4-7 6 0500 EDT 23 August 1976 National Intelligence Situation Report K 0 R E A Summary There has been no North Korean military reaction to the tree-cutting operation and, although still on alert, there are signs that the armed forces are returning to a more normal status. A private message to the US from Kim Il-sung indicates his desire to defuse the current crisis. South Korean leaders appear satisfied with the demonstration of US firmness, but want Washington to maintain pressure on the North, including retention in the region of the US military force augmentation. - At this point, the North Koreans may feel that they have achieved some political gains by dramatizing to the world the issue of the US military presence in Korea. However, this has been at the price of a public backdown in the confrontation. In this regard, Pyongyang will.·: probably calculate with increased care before undertaki~~ any new military provocations. · Military Situation There has been no North Korean militar reaction to o eration. or propaganda purposes, yongyang may cont1nue to maintain a "paper alert 11 long after the armed forces have resumed routine operations. We still see no indication in North Korean activity of hostile intent, nor have we detected any significant military movement. No Soviet or PRC military reaction to the situation has been noted. rfOP SECRET/__ ----', ENTIRE PAGE REDACTED )fOP SECRE'Ff._ ___}; t. II Political Situation The most significant North Korean political response since the August 21 tree-clearing operation is the delivery, three and a half hours later at Panmunjom, of a private message from President Kim Il-sung to the United Nations Commander. The message was conveyed orally and privately by the senior North Korean representative on the Military Armistice Commission to his UN Command counterpart. This is the official English record of their conversation: 3 'fOP SECRE1'f..__ _----J) . TOP SECRE+f._ ----~ BEGIN QUOTE: KPA First Statement: I have been instructed by the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army to convey his message to the Commander-in-Chief of the United Nations Command side. Quotation: It was a good thing that no big incident occurred at Panmunjom for a long period. However, it is regretful that an incident occurred in the Joint Security Area, Panmunjom, this time. An effort must be made so that such incidents may not recur in the future. For this purpose both sides should make efforts. We urge your side to prevent the provocation. Our side will never provoke first, but take self-defensive measures only when provocation occurs. This is our consistent stand. End of Quotation. I hope that you convey this message to your side's Commander-in-Chief at the quickest possible time. UNC First Statement: The Supreme Commander KPA message to Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command, will be delivered by me to CINCUNC in accordance with your desires. KPA Second Statement: I have one thing to add. This morning your side again committed provocation by bringing hundreds of completely armed personnel in the JSA without any advance notification. Such incidents on your part might cause such one that occurred on the 18th. I strongly demand that your side commit no such provocations. UNC Second Statement: May I have a copy of the Supreme Commander's message to CINCUNC? KPA Third Statement: At present I have no copy. I now await your reply to my last statement. 4 TOP SECR E~(__ ----....~1 }OP SECRE~'-----'') UNC Third Statement: Today I met with you at your request only to receive your Supreme Commandkr's message ~o CINCUNC. I have nothing further to discuss at this time. If you have any other subjects to discuss, we may do so at a future meeting. KPA Fourth Statement: I would like to state once more clearly, that the provocation which you committed this morning is a serious one which might cause a serious consequences. Therefore, I hope that you seriously consider this and take responsible measures so that such provocations may not recur. I propose to con clude our meeting. UNC Fourth Statement: I agree to your proposal to conclude the meeting at this time. END QUOTE. Kim Il-sung's message, terming the events of August -18 (when two US officers were killed) 11 regretful 11 is an effort on his part to defuse the current military ten sion. Kim's failure to provide a written statement may be an attempt to avoid losing prestige among Koreans by appearing to have backed down in the confrontation. In their press and radio commentaries, for example, the North Koreans are expressing themselves in characteristically vigorous language, though with notable restraint in the use of threats. South Korean leaders have expressed general satisfaction with the firmness of the US ~ilitary response to the August 18 killings. There is particular appreciation of the US effort to coordinate plans with ROK authorities and to involve ROK forces in a meaningful way. 5 TOP SECRErr{__ __,f )TOP SECRET.._{ --~} On the other hand, top Sout~ Korean leaders have formally expressed to US officials in Seoul a concern that the US might be tempted, in light of Kim Il-sung's admittedly conciliatory statement, to let the North off too easily. The defense minister and the foreign minister, on President Pak's orders~ argued for sustained pressure on the North to extract formal apologies, reparations, and assurances of better behavior. The South Koreans advocated maintenance of the augmented US force in South Korea until such objectives are achieved. \ Assessment At this point in the current cr1s1s, the North Koreans may see more gains than losses for themselves. They have succeeded in dramatizing to the world the issue of the UN military presence in Korea. They are setting the stage for an intensified diplomatic campaign to win support for their anti-US resolution at the fall session of the UN General Assembly. Pyongyang may also feel that it has opened up new possibilities for direct talks with the US on such quasi-political matters as improved security arrangements at Panmunjom. On the other hand, the North Koreans have been compelled to back down publicly on the matter at issue, apparently intimidated by the military forces so rapidly brought to bear. Nor can Pyongyang be happy with the lack of inter national enthusiasm for its cause during the recent crisis. The USSR and China offered only feeble replays of North Korean statements and no significant support. Other communist and left-leaning nations with few exceptions, offered only brief and bland commentary. 6 TOP SECREl~~---'· TOP SECRET(______,} The outlook at this point is for a continuation uf North Korea•s diplomatic offensive against the US 111il itary presence in Korea. It is likely, however, that Pyongyang will calculate with increased care before undertaking any new mi~itarv crova~ations against liS forces in the region.! \ \ LINCOLN D. FAURER Major General, USAF Vice Director for Production 7 1'(JP SECRET ...._f ____ -( White House (30) State Department (30) SECDEF DEPSECDEF/Clements DEPSECDEF/Ellsworth CJCS (2) DJS CSG ,J-3 (6) J-4 J- 5 000/NMCC ISA (Mr. Abramowitz) (2) POOl/Latimer CIV ASSIST/DEPSECDEF (Mr. Cordesman) DR VDPO DIO (Mr. Desaulniers) JS VDP SecArmy ACSI DA {4) SecNav DNI Navy (4) SecAF ACSI USAF ( 4} Dir of Intel, USMC (4) DC JRC CIA (30) IC Staff (10) NFIB Secretariat for NFIB Principals (10) NSA (30) sws (2) CS-3 fOP SECRET r - .., L ------ ' ... f FBIS ~6••••• ~ oK SPOKESMAN REJECTS DPRK MESSAGE TO UNC SEOUL qEPORT S TEXT OF KIM IL-SO~G 21 AUG VERBAL MESS~GE 0'~230232 SEOUL DOMESTIC SERVICE IN KOREAN 020~ GMT 02aa GNT 23 ~UG 76 OW HONG IL SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE GRAVITY OF THE 18 ~ UGUST NCIDSNT PROVIDED BY THE NORTH KOREAN PUPPETS, THE VERB AL MESS AGE OF HE NO ~T H KOREAN PUPPET CA ~MOT BE REGARDED AS SPTISFACTORY AND -~AT THE GOVER ~ MENTS OF THE ROK AND THE UNITED STATES SHARE THE !EW THAT THE MESSAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE FO LL C~I~G IS THE CONTENT OF THE MESS AGE WHICH WAS DELIVERED BY UAf CHU-KYONG, THE SE ~IOR DE~EGATE OF THE ~ORTH KORE AN PUPPET SIDE TO THE MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSIO~ TO ADMIRAL FRUDDEN, SEN IOP UNC MAC DE LEGATE, ON 21 AUGUST: IT WAS FORTUNATE THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO SERIOUS INCID ENT S IN PA~~U~JCM FOR A LONG TIME, BUT IT IS REGRETTABLE THAT AN !~CIDENT OCCURRED IU THE JOI~T SECURITY PREA IN PA ~ MUNJOM THIS TIME. ~ EFFORT MUST BE MADE SO THAT SUCH I ~ CIDENTS DO NOT RECUR IN THE FUTIF. E. BOTH SIDES SHOULD MAKE EFFORTS TO THIS H!D. WE URGE YOUR SIDE TO PREVENT PROVOCATION. OUR SIDE WILL NEVER PRO~OKE FIRST , BUT WI' L TP.Y.E SE~F - DEFEt~SIVE MEASURES ONLY WHE~ P PRO\'OC ~ TIOt~ OCCURS. THIS IS OUR CGNSISTENT POSITION. THAT WAS THE FULL CONTE~T OF KIM IL-SO~G'S VERBAL MESS AGE WHICH T4E SENIOR MAC DELEGATE OF THE NO RTH KOREAN PUPPET SIDE DELIVERED TO ~DM IRA L FRUDDEN , SE~' IOR MP.C DELEGATE OF THE UrW SIDE, ON 2 1 AUGUST . 23 AUG 0313Z MJL/ NB • • ' • • •.: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05834 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL . . . Report TITLE . . . Panmunjom Incident DESCRIPTION . . Final situation report as of 0600 hours, August 22 CREATION DATE 08/ 22/ 1976 VOLUME . 1 page COLLECTION / SERIES/ FOLDER ID 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Council) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . . 09/ 29 / 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST GG wo~~.r~ • . >"oJ!_?/OI ' . } ~~ --·---~·.;=_----- · :--"7:~ •. ----~ -___;:._· ~ ·~ ~ PANMUNJON.INCIDENT ~i:tal Situation Ref?ort as of 0600 Hours, August 22 Situation Re~ains Calm North Korean tactical aircraft t-.rere idenf;.ified as .. airborne for the first time since August 18, p!:"esu.-:tably taking advantage of a break in the weather to. ~ake 30 .~ . . . minute flights for traii:'l.ing or weathex observa~icn. ·Ra.in and low· visibility are forecast for the are.:~. above . the DHZ ·August. 23 .. 24..• .. _, .. . The ·sweeish Ewbassy ~n Pyongyang ·rep9rted that there been no additional air raid drills ·in the city. ~··,. . ~ . . : ~ ~·; .t .' . ; ...... '.,. ... . ~ ! . ~1:~;;.;~: ·' . The la.'te·st N~rth Korean media 'commentary follo•..ts . . ... ( . .:;~. . along previous lines, calling th~ tree cutting a~ u:.pardon ... . : :.-.':-·:_;; able open challenge c.s.rried out under direct i nst=uctions · 11 11 .:· .. ,.">,~... of u.s. J ruling circ.les • Conuiientary also lists u.s.· ·., \. 7;-' '·:~.~~l.·" military movas to support assertion that the u.s. is tryinq _· .... , · ~ .::·~...... t~· ignite a war. · Ho~1ever, cormn.:ntary also includes the ·. · ... 1 .. /?:·;r:. · th~me that the u~.s. should be aware 'of North Korean .. j ··. ·},~;\, , r~adiness and ac:t .."c:tiscreetly'' a~d "s~n -sibly 11 • ...... 1 ~... - .... : ..t;..::.i·~~.· ~.: ·· : : - !.·:::;_ . •...... : ':" -~·~ '; . · ... · .l .. -~~}~::·:;. ;. ~u~oslavia Reportedly · Urged ~1orth - ~o~ea to Raise Tensions I • •. f. ··~::Pf" ·· A. • scurc·e, much of v.·hose .. reporting' has baen · I· ..::q,_~\ r~liable, stated sometime the week of August 9 that a 1 ~ •· ~·',<· roerr.ber of the Exe·cutive Cor:l.l""nittee o~ the League of '· :. \>r.: !\· •. .· Co~-nunis ts of Y·ugoslavia took -~ i th him 0:1 his ~tacation ·· 1: ·:.·.··~. · _:,. · :trip to North Korea a message from · President. Tij:o to ·! .:::1<"":;'"" · Kim Il-song. Tito reportedlv advised Kim :to raise in as J· ~:':·';~-:•.!. · sharp' a manner as possible prior to 1;-he Non-Aligned · ·! :.. ·'t.J .•.• ·~·• · ,: ·. Conference . the. question of 1 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Report DESCRIPTION Situation Report--Panmunjom I ncide nt CREATION DATE 08/ 21/ 1976 VOLUME . 3 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID . 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (Nati onal Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . A1 FOLDER TITLE . Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8 / 18/ 76 (1)-{3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . . 10/ 08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH E:.{;,;i',~}:':;~;,.;;-.~~,f{~(i!iit~::~~·~·:?~:i{~W~~~Ei!/:·;;;;,j6:Y:t:~ ~:·:=p~· r .. {· .. _, .. ~ ·...... ,. . .\ .. -. - ~ ...·. .· .... . : .. :.. ·' . , ...... ,. · . · .. ,. , ·· ·.-· . , · , E.o. 1-sec -1 s (c.> 1 ?..:;; :·i· :!:·.:~~-~--~.~::;~-~ :/:~'_:~ -::~~ t~:·~~~:..~:;:.~~~. ~·::·~ :~1~ ·:"'.~-~·: :~ :\: ·; J~::~ .: .~ .:~ -~.:. ~:.. :· .·. ·~ .-....: ·:\ ... :. :· ·. ·.=·:.. ·~·-. ~: ~:~~-·. !·. r~:· ~:·.. :~~~ =· .=· .' · : · ~~ , .·: ·.·.. ~ ;-.~- :_ · .:· · •. :.~ · · .:',;· . :· ;·.,:.:-·.~;_,~~>-: ;;:. -~-.~-;-::.:·l·.=;_~:.•·::···,·.,::·., ,: .. ··":~·..- SECBS'i' ....· . ~-~~ .. ,.:•:· :.. 4Z~~t·IIJ,#.:i.-l .• · ci'A'- .. . ·.. ·.· ,. , .. :. ... Auan_nta w 1.0n of U. 5. Forces ii't' Korea and the t~er Pc..,..ers · - ... ··:. }: ··>:,-:_-.·· Resolution . . . : . .. . . -..;..;.;;....;;..;_;...;.;....;;.._..;..;_ ...... · . ': · :·· ~ .: · · Depu.ty Legai Adviser Georqe Aldrich informs •.1.s he has concl·;:., ·. · :; ·· · · that the ~~ar PO\.,.ers Resolution does not require a ~~ar ·. ··, . : :.· . · Powers Report to the Cqngress on the augmentation of :.··. ·-· ·u.s. forces in Korea. 'Aldrich believes it ~~·ould be an :·<, '.·;.. _- undesi::-~ble precedent to construe the Resolution, •,:hich . ·:_.: .·' · is primarily concerned ,.,.ith numbers of. personnel an~ not ,.... ,t··· · ·. equipment, as requiring a report where a relativ~ly small ·. _,·. nu.r:nber of personnel have been acded to an .existing .fcrce. - Defense .is being notified of this view. The 48-hour dead- .·.. .' · ...... · line for such a repo·rt, if it were. required, expires at ···.·:· _ .. ·· . ·.. :.-· · · 0455. EDT, August 22,. .. ~~ . .. . .·:: ..· ... . . : .-. . ·~ North Korean :Involved in F.it and Run Case :. ·.. :- .: .. _... ..• I '• . . . . . New York Police have reported to USUN that a merrbe:- ~~ ... :· . . - .· of the ~~orth Korean Observer t.otission to tha UN ~ras the · .-;, driver of a car that struck and slightly injured a bicyc:iat in l{ew York City • . The North Korean fled the scer.e of th.s accident. The New York police, at USUN's urging, are . ' .·... attempting t~ loca~e witnesses who may be able to identify the driver cf the car. The Hission has not coo?er:tec •>lith Ne\'l· York police in the past.· Ne may wish to ccnsider c~ clarinq the Hission:member persona non arata. Hedia Reaction : ,.· Spokesman was . , ..... · -- .Department Brown told by DOD that Ne\~·s\•eek is undertaking extensive intervie;·ling in Kore.l and plans a major story· on the tre~ felling for its edition to appear A~gust 23. ·. .~ ... .· . • :· •• 1 \ . •' ...... '- !....·.:_ _··__·. _·· _·_.·· ... ·____ ·. ______s_e_e_"_ttt_T__,;. ______..-....-...,- _____ .• . 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This apparen.tly refers. tc the ., · · · ,: ·:·f. · helicopter which was fired upon during the tr-ae felling ~ -: . · ;·. :1- ··. ~peration as it flew along the no:~;theast cor_ner of the .JSA • . • • • :-•.· ·1:- ..~~-:. ;·· : .. ..; .• ·- ; . · ·. : ..· .·. · · _:, KCNA has also stated that the tno'let:!ent ·of the :·.. ·l: •· · · Mid.to~ay and the ether deployments clearly sho~"s that the .. . _.... .: :;···.,...;:: · .."provocation" in the JSA \.'as "a ca-refully prearran;aed a:-.c .: · ·<··:.:' · · ·_ .. deliberate one airrie~ at finding a pretext to unleash -.. • •;·/,. ... , ·.:·another war. " The l . . . ..• ! £ .. ; ~ .. ; ... ·- ... •. t • ••: : •• . • •'·· .· .. ·. • • • ~ :. 0 •••• • ••• I .. . . ·· .. ; ·· .• ·': . . . .~ ·. 0 • •• :~ • •,· I ...... :-:: ;. 0 0 • ' ...... ~ ...... '; .' .·; . , '· . '·. I ..• .... _;:.. : ·.··· r .-=.. i. ~ : ·;. ·. :. 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A1 FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incide nt, 8 / 18/ 76 (1) - (3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . . 10/ 08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH REDACTED 11/..S/11 SECRR NISR.6-76 25 AUGUST 1916 ...... ·) 0900 Hours INTELLIGENCE SITUATION REPORT ...... _...... KOREA THIS DOC-UMENT CONTAINS SPE.CIAL INTELLIGENCE MATERIAL COPY 605879 Warning Notice lasslfled by DOD Dlr 5·5200.17 (M-2) Sensitive Intelligence Sources and Methods·lnvolved xempt From General Declassification National Security Information chedule Of Executive Order 11652 Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Silnctions xemption Category 2 ecluslfy Upon Notification By The riglnator ..._... SECRE=r SECRET • • • • • o G a... • • 6-76 0900 EDT 25 August 1976 National Intelligence Situation Report K 0 REA Summary ... ...... • • • e North Korean actions at the Military Armistice Commission meeting this morning were generally restrained and indicated an interest in pursuing discussion of the issue of personnel security in the Joint Security Area. In the near term, North Korea will probably continue to attempt to defuse the current crisis. Military Situation ...... " . . . . . • ~ • • e ...... • e e G • • e e • " UN Conunand forces remain in DEFCON 3. The additional two tactical fighter squadrons--the F-4 squadron at Kunsan and the F-111 squadron at Taegu--deployed to Korea in the wake of the August 18 incident remain there. ··•··•· . . . . . . . . . SECK:RT ...... ------SECRET:::::::::· e Political Sit~ation At the scheduled meeting of the Military Armistice Com mission this morning (1600 Kor~an time on 25 August), the North Koreans proposed complete separation of the security personnel of the two sides as one way to avoid further violent incidents in the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom. Specific ally, they suggested that guard posts of the two parties be set up only on their respective sides of the military de marcation line as it runs through the Joint Security Area. North Korean press and radio commentary suggested that s·eparation be enforced even in the conference hall at the site. The commentaries argued in restrained language for the "reasonableness" of the Northern proposal which, in effect, substantially modifies the agreed 1953 ground rules of the Military Armistice Commission. At the same time, however, the North Korean senior rep resentative at the Military Armistice Commission meeting evaded direct comment on the UN representative's demand that Pyongyang ensure the safety of UN Command personnel at Panmunjom and punish those responsible for the 18 August murders. Meanwhile, a South Korean news service has characterized the North Korean posture these past few days as a virtual "capitulation." Assessment Our best judgment is that the North Korean Armed Forces are not preparing any major military response to US actions. Since the August 18 incident at Panmunmom, North Korean actions have been primarily cautious and defensive in nature and have not reflected intent to conduct open hostilities. The military alert, publicly announced on August 19, will likely remain in effect until Pyongyang is convinced that the threat of military action by the US and its South Korean ally has been reduced. In the near term, North Korea will probably continue to attempt to defuse the current crisis. In the longer term, .however, Pyongyang will continue to try to SECftE~ ...... '~•ao••••follaa ...... ------~------SECRET : : : : : : : : : e focus world attention on the us presence in Korea, emphasizing claims that the US is responsible for tensions on the peninsula. In this respect, we would expect continuing harassment, propaganda, and diplomatic initiative. We would, however, expect North Korea to avoid actions that could lead to new confrontations with US forces. (SECRET ....•.. LINCOLN D. FAURER Major General, USAF Vice Director for Production ...... ______SECKE'F ...... __ White House (30) State Department (30) SECDEF DEPSECDEF/Clements DEPSECDEF/Ellsworth CJCS (2) DJS CSG J-3 (6) J-4 J-5 ·DDO/NMCC ISA (Mr. Abramowitz) (2) PDDI/Latimer CIV ASSIST/DEPSECDEF (Mr. Cordesman) DR VDPO DIO (Mr. Desaulniers) JS VDP Sec Army ACSI DA (4) SecNav DNI Navy (4) SecAF ACSI USAF ( 4) Dir of Intel,.USMC (4) DC JRC CIA OPERATIONS CENTER (30) IC Staff (10) NFIB Secretariat for NFIB Principals (10) NSA (30) sws (2) CS-3 NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05979 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Report DESCRIPTION . Situation report--Korea CREATION DATE 08/ 25/1976 VOLUME . 3 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID . 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . . A1 FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8/18/ 76 (1) - (3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . . 10/08/ 1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION Presidential Libraries Withdrawal Sheet WITHDRAWAL ID 05981 REASON FOR WITHDRAWAL National security restriction TYPE OF MATERIAL Report DESCRIPTION . Situation Report--Korea, 1200 hours CREATION DATE .. 08/24/1976 VOLUME . . . . 6 pages COLLECTION/SERIES/FOLDER ID . 027500064 COLLECTION TITLE . . . . . HENRY A. KISSINGER AND BRENT SCOWCROFT PARALLEL FILE OF DOCUMENTS OPENED FROM UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS (National Security Advisors) BOX NUMBER . A1 FOLDER TITLE Korea - North Korean Tree Incident, 8/18/76 (1)-(3) DATE WITHDRAWN . . . . 10/08/1993 WITHDRAWING ARCHIVIST KBH f .·· . . ' .. t . . •' . .. • APB1et8 096 FIRST EXPANDED SUMMARY-TAKE 3 KOREA NORTH KOREA PROPOSED TODAY THAT ITS TROOPS AND THOSE OF THE U-S BE SEPARATED PHYSICALLY IN THE PANMUNJOM TRUCE VILLAGE TO PREVENT CLASHES LIKE THE ONE IN WHICH TWO AMERICANS WERE KILLED LAST WEEK. GUARDS FOR EACH SIDE WOULD BE SEPARATED BY THE MILITARY DEMARCATION LINE RUNNING THROUGH THE CENTER Or THE DEMILITARIZED ZONE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA. THE DEMARCATION LINE DIVIDES THE PANMUNJOM SECURITY AREA EXACTLY IN HALF. THE NORTH KOREANS ALSO REPEATED A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT KIM IL-SUNG TERMING THE FIGHT LAST WEDNESDAY ''REGRETFUL,'' BUT DECLINING TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY. THE U-S NEGOTIATOR AT TODAY'S PANMUNJOM CONFERENCE -- REAR ADMIRAL MA RK FRUDDEN -- CALLED THE PROPOSAL AND THE ACCOMPANYING EXPRESSION OF RE GRET ''A POSITIVE STEP.'' BUT HE SAID IT'S STILL ' 'UNSATISFACTORY,'' AND HE PRESSED NORTH KOREA TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. EARLIER TODAY. NORTH KOREAN RADIO ACCUSED THE U-S OF STAGING LAST !.4EEK ' S INC IDE NT. 06:19AED 08-25-76 • ·. '· ... < ' . •;• .. .. . \ · . ,\•.. ·. ' . . • .. I •· • A039 D A PM - KOREA SKED 8-25 PICTURt. t/;LJ-1 ~I LL BY PAUL SHIN PA~l..,U~JOM, KOREA WPI) -- THE UNITED STATF:S F"OR"lALLY CALLED ON t-JORTH KOP.~A TODAY TO PUN! SH THO Sf RF.'SPONS!BLE F'OR KILL I~G TWO A~ERICAN OF"FIC~RS IN T~r D!,ILITARIZED ZONF LAST WE[¥ . U.S. NAVY REAR AD,. ~A?.K FRUDD~N, CKI~F DELF.G~TF. OF THE U.N. COW!f4~D , "'!ET WITH NORT~ ! .. , . ; ... I• ' ...