''99 99Depa rtment of State TELEGRAM PAGE 01 SEOUL 01239 2609252 5 ACTION 55-25 INFO OCT-01 - 325 052379 2503092 FEB 75 FM ANEHBASSY SEOUL TO SEESTATE HASHDF 3549 SEOUL 1239 EXOIS E O 11652 TAGS PARM SUBJECT NON-PROLIFERATIDN TREATY REF STATE 37797 1 AMBASSADOR CALLED ON ACTING FONMIN NO LHO SIN-YONG FEBRUARY 26 TO URGE EARLY ROK RATIFIEATION OF NPT ALONG LINES SET FORTH REFTEL NO SAID HE EOULO ASSURE THE AMBASSADOR THE ROKG HAS MOVING QUICKLY IN THAT HE ASKED THAT THIS INFORMATION BE HELD CLOSELY UNTIL DECISION HAD BEEN FINALLY APPROVED BY CABINET AND ANNOUNCED BY ORKG AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED PLEASURE AT REMARKS AND SAID THAT ROKH ADHERENCE TO NPT HAS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT FROM STANDPOINT OF PROLIFERATIOH PROBLEM BUT HOULD ALSO SERVE TO HELP ROKG IN THE UH AND THE INTERNATIONAL ARENA IN ENSUING DISCUSSION DIRECTOR OF MDFA INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS BUREAU HAN NOTED THAT ROKG HAS DISCUSSING ADDITIONAL SAFEGUAROS AGREEMENTS NITH IAEA AS WELL AS HITH CANADA AND FRANCE 2 IN RELATED DEVELOPMENT CANADIAN FIRST SECRETARY LONGMUIR PROTECT TOLD OCH FEBRUARY 26 THAT ROKG READ PRESIDENT PAK HAD MADE DECISION TD RATIFY NTP DIRECTOR HAN HAD OFFICIALLY INFORHEO HIM OF THIS FACT ON A CONFIDENTIAL BASIS THAT MORNING SCENARIO AS OUTLINED BY HAN CALLED FOR ROKG NOTIFICATION OF 2 PAGE 02 SEOUL 01239 2609252 gw m EEGMSSEFIED Lk 45Hm 5 699999 99999991 999 I 999 99 999 99 999 9999999 99999999 999999999 999 999 999 99999999 99999999 999 999 999 999999999 99999999 999_99999e 999999999 999 9999999 999 9999 9999 999 99 99 9999 IllnkuJic w 99999 9999999 999999999 999 P99999999 9999999 9999999999 99999999999 999 999 9 999 9999999999 9999999999 9 999 999 999 99999999999 9999999999 999999999999 999999999999 99999999 99999999999 999 999 r 999 999 999 99999999999 9999999999 999 9999 99999 99999 999 999 999 999 999 9999999 9999999 DECISION TO US AND UK ABOUT THO HEEKS REQUIRED CABINET APPROVAL HOULD TAKE PLACE AT CABINET MEETING IN APRIL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEHENT DESIGNED TO OBTAIN HAXIHUN FAVORABLE IHPACT IN TERHS RDKG INTERNATIONAL POSITION NORTH KOREA KOREA HOULD FOLLOH ROKG NOT YET CERTAIN AS TO EXACT TIHING BUT ACCORDING TO HAN ROKG APPARENTLY NOR FEELS THAT ANNOUNCEHENT AT FORTHCONING NPT CONFERENCE HOULD APPEAR HOST PROPITIOUS OPPORTUNITY ROKG HOULD THEREAFTER PROCEED AT LEISURELY PACE HITH RATIFICATION PROCESS TO AVOID IHPRESSION THAT IT ACTING UNDER ANY PRESSURE THIS PRESUHABLY WOULD HEAN PASSAGE OF RATIFICATION BILL AT NEXT REGULAR SESSION BY NATIONAL ASSEHBLY THIS FALL IN ACTUALITY LONGHUIR SAID CANADIAN ENBASSY THOUGHT PRESIDENT MADE DECISION LARGELY BECAUSE OF CANADIAN PRESSURE IN CONNECIIDN HITH CANDU REACTOR SALE 3 LONGHUIR SAID CANA PUT TO HITHHOLD INFORMATION REGARDING ROKG DECISION SINCE CANADIAN GOVERNNENT UNDER SEVERE PRESSURE IN PARLIAMENT TO JUSTIFY CANDU SALE TO COUNTRY UNICH NIGHT HAVE NUCLEAR HEAPONS POTENTIAL NE THOUGHT IT NOT ENTIRELY IHPOSSIBLE THEREFORE THAT ROKG DECISION MIGHT BE DISCREETLY LEAKED SNEIDER - 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