' ' S'SCK8'f' Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 SECRB PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 SEOUL 03331 01 OF 07 2223422 OASY-00 ADS-00 OOOW ------------------3ECFD2 0 2123352 APR 94 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5234 SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY MANILA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USVIENNA JOINTSTAFF WASHDC COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOR USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI INFO LOG-00 212343Z 38 8 E C K E 'f SECTION 01 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 VIENNA FOR UNVlE E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNtJC PARMI KS KN SUBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEF NSE RHEE I I SE CRE' OBCRE' PAGE 02 SEOUL 03331 01 OF 07 212342Z 2 SUMMARY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILLIAM PERRY MET WITH REPUBLIC OF KOREA MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RHEE BYONG TAE ON APRIL 2Q FOR EIGHTY MINUTES SECDEF REITERATED TO MINISTER RHEE THE DESIRABILITY OF CONTINUING ON THE DIPLOMATIC PATH BUT IF THAT FAlLS SANCTIONS WOULD BE NECESSARY SINCE SANCTIONS COULD RAISE RISKS FORCE READINESS MUST BE MAINTAINED AND DETERRENT ABILITY IMPROVED'FOR THE COMBINED FORCES SECDEF EMPHASIZED THE NEED FOR SOLIDARITY WITH THE ROKG AS WE-CONTINUE WITH THIS STRATEGY MINISTER RHEE AGREED AND REQUESTED THAT A DATE Current Class SECRE Page 1 BBCRB'f' Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 BE SET FOR NOVEMBER TO HOLD TEAM SPIRIT 94 AFTER A BRIEF DISCUSSION OVER A DRAFT AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED AND A PRESS RELEASE WAS MADE STATING THAT 11 WE AGREED TO RESUME PLANNING FOR TEAM SPIRIT 94 11 AND 11 IF NORTH KOREA FAILS TO TAKE THE STEPS ENVISIONED IN THE FEBRUARY AGREEMENT TEAM SPIRIT 94 WOULD BE HELD IN THE NOVEMBER TIME FRAME END SUMMARY 3 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILLIAM J PERRY MET WITH REPUBLIC OF KOREA MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RHEE BYONG TAE ON APRIL 20 IN SEOUL ACCOMPANYING SECDEF WERE AMBASSADOR LANEY GENERAL LUCK AMBASSADOR GALLUCCI MR ROTH LTG CLARK MR HALL MR WIEDEMANN MR OCHMANEK MS DELASKI MGEN MYATT BG KERN AND nR WOON MINISTER RHEE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CJCS GENERAL LEE ASSISTANT MINISTER CHO AND STAFF ' 4 MINISTER RHEE OPENED THE MEETING BY EXPRESSING HIS CONDOLENCES FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE DOWNED HELICOPTERS IN IRAQ HE THEN MENTIONED HOW SINCE THE SITUATION ON THE SBCRE' OECRB' PAGE 03 SEOUL 03331 01 OF 07 212342Z KOREAN PENINSULA IS CHANGING THIS CLOSE CONTACT BETWEEN THE HEADS OF TWO DEFENSE ESTABLISHMENTS IS VERY IMPORTANT HE THEN INVITED THE SECDEF TO SPEAK 5 SECDEF THANKED MINISTER RHEE FOR HIS THOUGHTFUL CONDOLENCES DR PERRY APOLOGIZED THAT HE HAD TO POSTPONE HIS VISIT TO KOREA LAST WEEKEND BECAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY IN IRAQ AND EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION FOR MINISTER RHEE ADJUSTING HIS SCHEDULE TO ACCOMMODATE THIS DELAYED VISIT SECDEF REMARKED THAT THERE IS ALSO A CRISIS DEVELOPING IN BOSNIA AND THERE WAS SOME SUGGESTION IN WASHINGTON THAT SECDEF FURTHER DELAY HIS KOREA TRIP BUT HE FELT THAT THIS TRIP TO KOREA WAS SO IMPORTANT THAT HE DELEGATED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BOSNIA PROBLEM TO DEPSECDEF SECDEF SAID THAT WHILE THE MILITARY ISSUES IN BOSNIA ARE URGENT NO PROBLEM IS AS IMPORTANT TO THE U S NOW AS KOREAN SECURITY SINCE HE HAD NEVER MET RHEE BEFORE SECDEF FELT THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT THE TWO OF THEM MET FACE TO FACE SO THAT FRIENDSHIP AND UNDERSTANDING CAN BE DEVELOPED SECDEF THEN INVITED MINISTER RHEE TO COME TO wASHINGTON AT AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THE SECURITY DIALOGUE SECDEF NEXT SUGGESTED THAT THEY BEGIN TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN SUCH AS READINESS OF THE COMBINED FORCES SECDEF TOLD RHEE THAT Current Class SECKB' Page 2 o t OElCREl'f' o 2 Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL033Jl IN THE MORNING MEETING WITH GENERAL LUCK HE HAD ASKED LUCK FOR HIS RECOMMENDATIONS OF WAYS TO IMPROVE READINESS AND HE NOW ASKS RHEE THE SAME QUESTION SECDEF SAID THAT THE U S AND ROK MUST HAVE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING ON WHAT THE THREAT IS AND WHAT SOME OF THESE STEPS TO DEAL WITH' THE THREAT ARE SECDEF ALLOWED THAT FROM TIME TO TIME THERE MAY BE DIFFERENT VIEWS ON THE THREAT AND HOW TO DEAL SElCRE'f' SBCRE'f' PAGE 04 SEOUL 03331 01 OF 07 212342Z WITH IT BUT IT IS VITAL TO HAVE FULL SOLIDARITY ON A JOINT STRATEGY THIS IS BECAUSE NO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN OECRE'F NNNN OECRE'f' PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 SEOUL I 03331 02 OF 07 212343Z ooow OASY-oo Aos-oo ------------------3ECFE3 0 212335Z APR 94 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5235 SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY MANILA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USVIENNA JOINTSTAFF WASHDC COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOR USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI INFO 8 LOG-00 212343Z 38 E C R E Y SECTION 02 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 EXtl SPEOU EXCLt JOSIVE VIENNA FOR UNVIE E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUC PARM KS KN sUBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE RHEE I I Current Class OECRE'f' T I Page 3 ------- Date P rinted 29 t 1ar 2002 2 DOC Nl3R 1994SEotJls03H1 --- ----- -- --- RELAT VE TO THE CONVENTIONAL OR NUCLEAR 't'BRSA'r W t' ' OUT 'Y dE BESRF l'F SEeRE'i' SEOUL 03331 PAGE 02' SUPPORT OF THE ROK 02 OF 07 212343z FW L 6 SECDEF SAID THAT HE _sr t tEVED THE MEETING WlTH RHEE HAD TWO PtTRPOB l S 1 '1'0 DEVELOP MUTUAL RESPECT t ffiCESSAR Y '1'0 REACH MUWAt vNDERSTANDING AND 2 TO JOINTLY DEVELOP PROGRA - rS TO DEM WITH SECURITY PROBLEHS BtJT SECDEF EMPHASIZED 'l'H T NO PROGR J l IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE SOLIDARIT RETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES 7 AT THAT POHi'T MINISTER R ttEE PUL ED OUT A l OUTLINE HE DRAFTED H Y1SELF FOR THE t-1BE'J 'ING HB TOLD SECDEF TF AT BE 1 0ULD L KE TO BEGIN BE ASKING SECDEF A QUESTION ON TB B NOR'l'H KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM HE IS CONFUSED BECAUSE RE RE AD THJI T SOME EELI E VE THAT NORTH KOREA A t READY HAS ONE OR TWO BOMBS SO 't HAT IS OUR OBJECTIVE 'l'O FREEZE THE EOGR M1 OR TO PROHIBIT _NOR'I'R KOREA FRO f OWNING P NY B0to1E' Page 4 sse Brt' PAGE 04 SEOUL 03331 ' 02 OF 07 212343Z SEOUL 03331 212344Z NNNN PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 INFO LOG 00 OASY-00 0 21233SZ AP 94 FM ANENBASSY SEOUL 03 OF 07 A JS-00 ooow - - - - - - - -- - - 3 BCFEC' 2lZ344 Z 38 'l'O S E CSTATF W AS IDC It-1MEDIA'r E 5436 SECDEF HA SBDC IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO Jl MEMBA8SY BEIJING AMEMBASSY HOSCOW Page 5 ' SECRS'%1 nate Printed 2 DOC 29 Mar 2002 Al' 1EMBASS'YAANr t NBR 1994SEOUL03331 - - -- -- - --------- - --- - ---- -- -- ---- USMISSlON USUN NEW YORK USNISSION USV ENNA JOINTSTAFF WASHDC COMUSKOR A SEOUL KOR USClNCPAC F ONOLULU El S- B C 1' 'f oSECTION 03 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 VIENNA FOR DWJ B E Q 12356 PECL TAGS HARR MWJC OADR PARM KS l H 11 DR PERRY NOTED THAT TEE SECOND QtJE ST ON ON ltHEE'S H hl1DWRITTEN OUTLINE WAS ON STP ATEGY EE SAID 'HAT T E QUES'r ON IS NOT WHETHER HEl ARE F 'ACrNG AN lMN NENT NUCLEAR WEAPONS CRISIS IN FACT dB u S DOES NOT BELIEVE THE DIFF LAND WE ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL N BRINGXNG NORTH KOREA'S l 'LUTONiu 'M INVENTORY tiNDER CONTROL o IF SO THE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO SEEK SANCTIONS WE DO NOT CONSIDER SANCTION'S TO BE AN ACT OF HAR BUT NORTH KOREA HAS DECLARED THEM AS SUCH THEREFORE IF WB REACE THAT STAGE WE t ill'ST TAKE PRUDENT STEPS TO tNCREASE R l DINESS OF OUR FORCES S1NC E THE R SKS WI lt INCREASE MINIS RR UNDgRSTl DING 12 RHBE THl' NKED SECDBF FOR CLARIFYING F-t S OF OUR ASSESSMENT AND POL CY ON THE NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROBLE -1 HE SAID THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MA 'NY DIFFERENT VOICES AND VIEWS HE APl REC ATED SECRETJ I RY Current Class SEeRE'f Page 6 ll Date Printed 29 t tar 2 00 2 DOC_N BR 1994SEOU 0333l PERRY'S CLEAR EXPOSITION HE Ti ffu1fl@'if' 6 'o fr oNE r 10RE CLARIFICATION -- t H i T IS THE MEANING OP 'Fd lii us I K HONTB' GRAGE PERIOD SBCDEF SAID TEAT 'X' WAS THE RESULT QF MISQUOTES BY THE PRESS SECDEF SAID THAT TBE PHRASE IS TH8 'VENTION OF A REPORTER WdO ASKED IF OUR D IPLOMAT C iEC R E' f PAGE 03 SEO L 03331 03 OF 07 212344Z EF ORTS FAIL BY THE END OF THE YB WOULD SANCTIONS BE N 'JrTl SLE SECDEF TOLD RHEE TH T IN PACT' THINGS COULD COtvlE 'I'O A HEAl EARL ER THAN THAT IF 1'HE DEF'tJBL tNG TARES PLACE BUT HE NEVER ME trr tONED ANYTHING ABOUT A ' 1rGRAC 8 11 PE RIOD THE CURRENT C R SlS IS TIED TO THE DEFUELING WHICH l'ltA Y TAKE l l ACE WlTH N ONE TO THREE NONTIIS SO IAEA IvlONITORING OF 1 -l T ACTIVITY IS OUR F'OC S AND OUR D I l LOMA'l'I C OBJECTIVE R GE'I' NOW NOTE TH S MEE TI NG ' t'OOK PLACE JUST AFTER vts RECEIVED 'I'HE LATEST Y NG -GALLUCC LETTER SO COORDINll TION W nt THE ROKG ON A RESPONSE HAD NOT BEEN MADE YET SECDEF ADDED THAT THIS D PLO T C El PORT STILL COULD FA L 13 SECDEF EXPLAINED TaqT OUR DIPLOMATIC EFFORT NOW HAS '1'WO ELEMENTS 1E f RE WILLING TO v K E VERY EFFORT TO ASSIST TH l i SUCCESS OF THE D I LOVlA'I'IC STR l 'rEGY AND IF DIPLOMACY FAILS J THERE SHOULD BE AGR EEMEN r TO PREPARE TO GO TO THE UN TO ASK FOR Sk'iC'I'tONS 'ffiiS OF COURSE Ci ' NNOT BE DONE WITHOUT THE CO NCURRENCE OF' THE ROK JE WANT TO SEE 'I'BE PAGE 04 Current SEOlJ t Class 596F G' ' 0333 1 0 3 OF 0 7 ' Zl 334 4Z Page 7 _____ o o f Printed 29- Na r 2002 Date NSR DOC 19 9 4SEOUL03331 --- -- --------- N NNN PAGE 01 AC'l'ION SS-00 SEOUL LOG-00 NFO 03331 OASY-0 04 0F 07 ADS-00 2 2344Z OOOW --w - -----------3ECFEF 212345Z 38 0 2l2335Z APR 94 FM EMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IIVlMED ATE 523 7 SECDEF WASHDC IMM EDIATE INFO l'Jf EMBASSY TOKYO AMEMEASBY BE JING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY MAN I LA USM SS ON USUN NEW YORK USM tSSION USVI BNNA J'O NTSTAFF rlASHDC CONUSKOREA SEOUL KOR USCH CPAC HONOLULU H S B E o c R E ' SECTION 04 OF 07 12356r DECL TAGS MARR MNUC f SUBJECT SBOUI 03331 OADR PARM f KS 1 KN' SECDEF MBET NG WITH ROK MINXSTER OF DEFENSE RHEE l l l i l i i i l i l l l i i i i i i i i i i i i i l li i lili i l i il lilili i i i i i l i l i l i i i i i i i l i l i lilil lil lil i i il SBEURRE'i' SECREl'f' Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 15 AT THIS POINT MINISTER RHEE LAUNCHED INTO A SUMMARY OF THE' SOUTH KOREAN DETERMINATION TO AVOID CONFLICT ON THE PENINSULA HE SAID THAT THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA HAS DEVOTED ITSELF SINCE 1950 TO NATION-BUILDING THE PER CAPITA INCOME HAS GONE FROM $80 TO $7000 PER YEAR IF THERE lS ANOTHER WAR THE COUNTRY WILL BE TO ALLY WIPED OUT IN ORDER TO DETER WAR WE MUST BEEF UP READINESS OF OUR FORCES HE REMARKED THAT HIS GOOD RELATIONS WITH GENERAL LUCK SYMBOLIZE THE STRONG ALLIANCE THE ROK IS SPENDING TWENTY PERCENT OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET ON DEFENSE TO MAINTAIN A STANDING FORCE OF 680 000 THIS PROVES THAT HIS COUNTRY IS INTENT ON PREVENTING WAR MINISTER RHEE SAID THE ROK PEFENSE BUDGET IS $12 BILLION THIS YEAR WITH 30 PERCENT GOING FOR MODERNIZATION BUT THE ROK CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT IS RESISTANT TO RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN SUCH A STRONG DEFENSE THE KOREAN PEQPLE ARE THINKING THAT SINCE THE SOVIET UNION HAS DISSOLVED THERE IS NOW PEACE SO WHY IS THERE SUCH A LARGE MILITARY BURDEN IN THE COUNTRY MINISTER RHEE CONTINUED THAT DURING THE KOREAN WAR THERE WERE TWO MILLION CASUALTIES WITH TEN MILLION FAMILY SEPARATIONS A WAR NOW WOULD BE 100 TIMES SEJCRE 'f' SECRE'f' PAGE 03 SEOUL 03331 04 OF 07 212344Z WORSE AND SOUTH KOREAN NATION-BUILDING WOULD BE TURNED INTO ASHES IN ORDER TO PREVENT THAT RHEE EMPHASIZED STEPS MUST BE TAKEN TO IMPROVE ROK AND COMBINED FORCES READINESS 16 DR PERRY SAID THAT HE WOULD SUM UP THE ISSUE WITH THREE STATEMENTS 1 WE WILL NOT INITIATE WAR 2 WE WILL NOT PROVOKE A WAR BUT 3 WE SHOULD NOT INVITE A WAR BY BEING WEAK THEREFORE DETERRENCE IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT AND READINESS IS VERY VERY IMPORTANT THE DPRK ASSERTS THAT OUR DETERRENT ACTIONS ARE PROVOCATIVE E G EVEN CLAIMING THAT PATRIOTS ARE PROVOCATIVE BUT WE CANNOT BE COWED BY NORTH KOREAN PROPAGANDA 17 MINISTER RHEE THEN TURNED TO THE SUBJECT OF TEAM SPIRIT HE SAID THAT WHEN WE NEGOTIATE WITH NORTH KOREA WE MUST DO IT WHEN OUR MILITARY FORCES ARE STRONG IN DEALING WITH NORTH KOREA WE MUST MAINTAIN PERSEVERANCE HE COMMENTED THAT ROK DECISION-MAKING IS NOW HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION-- IN ORDER TO INDUCE NORTH KOREA TO ACCEPT IAEA INSPECTIONS WE MUST HAVE A FIRM ATTITUDE MINISTER RHEE SAID THAT HE REALIZED SECDEF DID NOT WANT TO Current Class SECRE'f Page 9 Date Printed DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 29 Mar 2002 SET A SPECIFIC DATE BUT HE REMINDED SECDEF THAT DURING THE NOVEMBER 93 U S -ROK SUMMIT IT WAS AGREED THAT THE ROKG WOULD TAKE THE LEAD ON THE TEAM SPIRIT DECISION THIS IS WHY THE ROK WANTS TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY lB DR PERRY RESPONDED BY REVIEWING THE RECENT HISTORY OF TEAM SPIRIT 94 -- THAT IT WAS SUSPENDED IN FEBRUARY UNTIL THE NORTH DID NOT ALLOW THE COMPLETION OF'IAEA INSPECTIONS AND FAILED TO ENGAGE THE SQUTH IN NUCLEAR S ElC E'f' PAGE 04 SEOUL ' 03331- 04 OF-07 212344Z SECRE'f' BECRE'f' PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 INFO LOG-00 SEOUL 03331 05 OF 07 212345Z OASY-00 ADS-00 OOOW ------------------3ECFFA 212345Z 38 0 21233SZ APR 94 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5238 SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY MANILA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USVIENNA JOINTSTAFF WASHDC COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOR USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI 8 13 C R E 'f' SECTION OS OF 07 SEOUL 03331 E IO OPDC i E' 331EC E JUSIVE VIENNA FOR UNVIE E O 12356' DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUC PARM KS KN SUBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE RHEE Page 10 Current Class a ECR El'f' -- OECRB'f' Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 _ DIALOGUE 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 AT THIS TIME WE WOULD STILL LIKE INSPECTIONS OECRE' SECRE'f' PAGE 02 SEOUL 03331 OS OF 07 212345Z TO BE REVIVED AND IF THEY ARE WE ARE STILL WILLJNG NOT TO HOLD TEAM SPIRIT 94 DR PERRY SAID THAT HIS CONCERN WAS THAT IF THERE IS A FIRM SETTING OF A DATE NOW WE MAY CANCEL IT LATER_AGAIN AND THAT WOULD MAKE US LOOK WEAK IF OUR ANNOUNCEMENT WERE MORE VAGUE AND CONDITI-ONAL THAT WOULD BE BETTER AT THIS POINT E ATTENTION OF MINISTER RHEE AND SECDEF TURNED TO A DRAFT THE U S HAD PROVIDED TO THE ROK REGARDING TEAM SPIRIT 94 AFTER A DISCUSSION OF THE LANGUAGE THE TEXT OF AN AGREED PARAGRAPH WAS WRITTEN TO BE INSERTED IN A PRESS RELEASE PREVIOUSLY DRAFTED BY 'MND AND REVISED CONSIDERABLY BY SECDEF'S PARTY THAT PRESS STATEMENT WAS RELEASED AT 1600 AFTER THE MEETING WITH MINISTER RHEE AND CAN BE FOUND IN PARAGRAPH 20 -i9 AFTER THIS AGREEMENT WAS REACHED ON LANGUAGE MINISTER RHEE WAS ECSTATIC HE SAID THAT PRESIDENT KIM PERSONALLY HAD DELEGATED THIS RESPONSIBILITY TO HIM AND HE WAS GLAD THAT DR PERRY AND HE WERE ABLE TO AGREE TO MAKE THE TEAM SPIRIT ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THE VISIT NOTE PRESIDENT KIM TOLD DR PERRY LATER THAT HE WAS DELIGHTED WITH THE AGREEMENT REACHED WITH MINISTER RHEE ON TEAM SPIRIT 20 BEGIN TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT AS PREPARED AND RELEASED BY THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AS RENDERED IN ENGLISH BY MND 11 DISCUSSION BETWEEN U S SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MINISTER OF DEFENSE 11 AND ROK RECONFIRMATION OF FIRM ROK-US ALLIANCE SECRE' P SBCRE'f' PAGE 03 SEOUL 03331 OS OF 07 212345Z THE TWO MINISTERS CONFIRMED THAT THE ROK-US COMBIN D DEFENSE SYSTEM WHICH WAS BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY IS BEING MAINTAINED MORE SOLIDLY THAN EVER AND AGREED TO STRENGTHEN AND FURTHER DEVELOP Current Cla ss SECRB'f' Page 11 SECRE'f Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 THE SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY TO INCREASE DETERRENCE CAPABILITY AGAINST THE NK ESPECIALLY SECRETARY PERRY REASSERTED THE FIRM COMMITMENT OF THE US TO RENDER PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE TO COPE WITH ANY SECURITY THREAT AGAINST THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND TO CONTINUE TO PLAY ACTIVE ROLE IN MAINTAINING THE STABILITY AND PEACE IN THE NORTHEAST ASIA JOINT MEASURES IN RESOLVING NO TH KOREA'S NUCLEAR ISSUE -------------------------------------- ----------------- BOTH MINISTERS RECONFIRMED THE BASIC POSITION OF BOTH GOVERNMENTS THAT THE NK' S NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT MUST BE HALTED AND THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RESOLVED IN PEACEFUL AND DIPLOMATIC MANNER THROUGH DIALOGUE UNDER A FIRM INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION SYSTEM IN ADDITION THE TWO MINISTERS DISCUSSED IN DEPTH ABOUT ROK-US NEED TO MAINTA1N THE DETERRENCE AND PREPAREDNESS FOR UNEXPECTED CONTINGENC IES ASSESSMENT OF NK THREAT AND CONSULTATIONS ON THE ENHANCEMENT OF COMBINED DEFENSE CAPABILITIES SBCRE Cf' SECRE' PAGE 04 SEOUL 03331 05 OF 07 212345Z SECRE 'f NNNN OBCR El'i' PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 SEOUL 03331 06 OF 07 212346Z OASY-00 ADS-00 OOOW ------------------3EDOOO 0 212335Z APR 94 ' FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5239 SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO EMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW INFO LOG-00 Current Class SE CRE'f 212346Z 38 Page 12 SECREI 2 Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL0333i AMEMBASSY MANILA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USVIENNA JOINT STAFF WASHDC COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOR USCINCPAC RONOLULU HI 5 Ir C lt E ' ' SECTION 06 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 VIENNA FOR UNVIE E 0 12356 DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUC' FARM KS' KN SUBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE RHEE I THE TWO MINISTERS RE OGNIZED THAT NK'S THREAT AGAINST THE OECRE' SECREl'3 PAGE 02 SEOUL 03331 06 OF 07 212346Z SOUTH CONTINUES TO EXIST AND THIS THREAT IS INCR ASING GRADUALLY DUE TO NK' S FORCE MODERNIZATION AND NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS HOWEVER THEY ASSESSED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY PARTICULAR INDICATION WHICH SUGGESTS A HEIGHTENED RISK OF MILITARY CONFRONTATION AT PRESENT TIME BOTH MINISTERS AGREED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE STATE-OF-THE-ART DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEMS SUCH AS PATRIOT MISSILES WAS VERY TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE ME ASURES WHI CH WOULD GREATLY IMPROVE ANTI-AIRCRAFT AND ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE CAPABILITIES AND THUS GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DETERRENCE OF ROK-US ALLIANCE THEY ALSO AGREED TO CONTINUOUSLY STRENGTHEN THEIR EFFORTS TO MODERNIZING ROK ARMED FORCES AND U S FORCES IN KOREA AND THEIR COMBINED OP RATIONS CAPABILITIES MINISTER RHEE EXPLAINED THAT THE ROK ARMED FORCES HAVE BEEN STEADILY DRIVING ITS FORCE IMPROVEMENT AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS YEAR IN CONSIDERA ION OF CURRENT SECURITY SITUATION THE PRIORITY HAS GIVEN TO THE PROJECTS SUCH AS COUNTER-BATTERY CAPABILITY NIGHT-FIGHTING CAPABILITY AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF INTEROPERABILITY TO FURTHER IMPROVE ROK-US COMBINED WARFIGHTlNG CAPABILITY UNDER THE POLICY THAT THE VULNERABLE AREAS SHOULD TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER OTHER AREAS Current Class SECRE Page 13 o Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 - 2 poe NBR 1994SEOUL03331 SECRETARY PERRY IN RESPONSE ASSESSED THAT ROK MND'S ACTION WAS VERY APPROPRIATE TO DETERRING THE NORTH KOREAN THREAT AND EXPLAINED THAT THE US WAS ALSO DRIVING CONTINUOUSLY-ITS PROGRAMS TO MODERNIZE USFK AND TO REINFORCE'ITS VULNERABLE AREAS SECRf l'f SElCRf lCf' PAGE 03 SEOUL 03331 06 OF 07 212346Z TEAM SPIRIT '94 THE US AND THE ROK DISCUSSED THE CONDUCT OF TS '94 IN FEBRUARY WE AGREED TOGETHER TO SUSPEND TS '94 IN THE CONTEXT OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE US AND DPRK TO MEET FOR A THIRD ROUND OF TALKS THAT AGREEMENT INCLUDED SAFEGUARDS REQUIRED BY THE IAEA TO MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF SAFEGUARDS AND THE RESUMPTION OF THE SOUTH-NORTH DIALOGUE TO INCLUDE THE NUCLEAR ISSUE THE US AND ROK AGREED TODAY TO RESUME PLANNING FORTS '94 IF NORTH KOREA FAILS TO TAKE THE STEPS ENVISIONED IN THE FEBRUARY AGREEMENT TS '94 WILL BE HELD IN NOVEMBER TIME FRAME AS -BEFORE THE US AND ROK WOULD ST LL BE WILLING TO CONSIDER SUSPENSION OF TS '94 IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF GEMENTS FOR THE THIRD ROUND OF US-DPRK TALKS OTHER MATTERS I SECRETARY PERRY EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION TO THE ROK GOVERNMENT FOR ITS COST SHARING EFFORT TO THE MAINTENANCE OF USFK MINISTER RHEE REQUESTED ACTIVE COOPERATION OF THE UNITED STATES IN DEFENSE INDUSTRIES AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER'AREAS FOR AN EFFICIENT EXECUTION OF ROK_'S FORCE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM THE TWO MINISTERS PROMISED TO MEET AGAIN AT THE 26TH SCM SBCRB'f OE CRE ' f ' PAGE 04 SEOUL 03331 06 OF 07 212346Z SEICRB'f Current Class QEICRE Page 14 ' StlCRE'f' ' nate Printed ot 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 29 Mar 2002 NNNN PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 INFO LOG-00 SEOUL OASY-00 03331 07 OF 07 ADS-00 212346Z OOOW ----- ----- ------3ED003 212346Z 38 0 212335Z APR 94 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5240 SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AM MBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY MANILA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USVIENNA JOINTSTAFF WASHDC COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOR USCINCPAC ONOLULU HI 0 B CR B SECTION 07 0 07 SEOUL 03331 B KDIS GFBCM ElJECLUS IV ffi VIENNA FOR UNVIE E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUC PARM KS KN SUBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE RHEE TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON D D IN OMING FALL TO DISCUSS BBCRE' P SECRE'3 PAGE 02 SEOUL 03331 07 OF 07 212346Z MORE IN-DEPTH ABOUT COMMON SECURI'rY MATTERS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES END TE X T 21 THIS CABLE WAS DRAFTED AND CLEARED BY SECDEF PARTY LANEY Current Class Sf lCRf l'3 Page 15 This document is from the holdings of The 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