- 0 THE AMETARV OF DEFENSE - wnsumemm nu 20301-2400 - - In reply refer tea - - AFFAIRS mon 3512- been sacaaeanf DEFENSE FOR eerie FEB 1992 _mbqee_ nab 13 I I SUBJECT North rean Nu iear Issue and Dc Hearst-11g N I At a poliay re ex of the Narth Korean nuclear issue chaired by AS Solemn on conga-me which cainci led with cancems about Nerthv Noreen s't'alli g were raisedr acne JCS an l- use were dis't rbed that North Korean - ratification of the IAEA 'sa eguarde agreement may not take place - for two or mere months and certainly hat by tgife previausly - premised- date bf February 19 bhen the sixth retina of North-vsouth ministeri'ale take place however was sympathetic '_wit'h t 1e ROE strategy of putting the nuclear an a separate track from reconciliation believing that the latter wi 11 lead to a - - selb i'orl of the far z also had a very positive feeling from the New Ian meeting with the DPRK - Nlthough some believed that the ROKS sho'uld the Feb' 19 ministerialsaweinee the ratification promise was made to the most belieyed there was little chance that t e- ROKs would want to take such- elation There W955 a' however- - - - 1346f that the Feb 19 ministeriais going forth does have acme bene ts w sp cificalIy it allows the Dec 31 Joint eDeclaration f'dr a- New nuclear Korean Benihsukal' to came iat o n iiebt ant-I the Rim Nuclear Comissian t6 heg iin war on a b aterag inspectian regime' A deiay lei these tea events would mat be in our intereet _ A - cable was jest seat 12 3 Seouin gi g the Santh ZKdreans to press an Feb during tlieir-E working meeting at' Pamunjom for North Kgrean ratificationi fair 3933 andqto lay- 316m a anker far diepleasuremshort 0 13 threateni g cancel the Feb 19 meeting the- Short tem strategf whi h age toward is pressure on S' uth Korea 9 28 iLace the semta wound miniIeterials peatage to both sets rsp ctiqne being implemented 31611 12 511 - W- -In order as have at - Ieast- thfe aet strategy wen need a Deputies Comittee meeting to' discuss the' week woulgl be- 1 Tlie EC cqurd ebide how 12 4335 stiffea u p the 'Rst jot bilateral insjaeetimis negotaations wh'idh - begin on Iteh 19 21' The DC ca ' decide 'on how to send a high- level message to the RbKe emphasizing the need be fiz m an the nuclear iesne Ron Lehman could return to Seoul 'x'aeit't weekend to a - 1 0 both of ACNE can review for the the results' 4 339 the ROE inspection tiraining session and whether there is a sense the ROKS will negotiate a robust inspection regime 4 The DC can discuss what kind of timelinee can be set for North Korea on ratification 5 The DC can discuss the nausea available to tighten around the North Koreans in the coming months should there be more stalling a However we have heard that as Kanter is not inclined to feel that a me is necessary at this point In order to convene a DC USDP needs to persuade Mr Kanter and ADM Howe that a Dc is needed next week Recommend that call them this week to make the points as attached UR Attachment 9 a s Reviewed by Acting Jam WMvemah 1m Jae 1m 1 Which L2 WW1 mm BYASN c 1' DATE FOIA CASE VHF DECLASSPFIED USDP PHONE CALL TO ADM HOWE AND US KANTER IN DEFENSE ARE CONCEENED ABOUT CLEAR INDICATIONS 0F STALLING WE HEAR Now EATIFICATTCN MAY BE MONTHS TEIS DATE No ESSPECITON HAS TAKEN PLACE BELIEVE A DCNEXT WEEKIS VERY NECESSARY DC NEEDS TO DISCUSS WHAT TEIELEIES WE CAN ACCEPT FOR EATLFICATTON I --ALSO WHAT MESSAGE To SEND To TEE ROKS BOTH 0N BEATEEAL NEGOTIATION AND ON THEIR FEB 19 TEE DISCUSS WHAT NOOSES ARE AVAILABLE To AEOUND - CLENEYFEELS DC To ADDRESS THESE POINTS IS NEEDED TIME CENEETWEEKTDDISCUSS DECLASSIFIED INTERQFFICE COORDINATION SHEET 92 93mm sel n nitiated To rati es 1383 call NSC and State ta set up Dc meeting on North Korea Encommas zommhat nsnlazsa initial mamoxandnm next under on x7775 secuam cn s mum ESLASSWEEB                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu