- 8834 INT ZEZE 00 50A DE 0 OCT 79 EYE EFF-4 PM NIKE ARHACOST NITR SECDEF PARTY TO DEPSECDEF GRAHAM CLAYTOR ZEN kg EYES SUBJECT REPORT TO PRESIDENT OF SECDEF DISCUSSIONS IN KOREA 1 TSSISECRETARI BROWN ASKED THAT I PASS TO YOU THE TEXT OF MESSAGE SENT TO THE PRESIDENT REPORTING DISCUSSIONS IN KOREA TEIT FOLLOWS SECTION ONE E1 SUBJECT NI DISCUSSION IN EOREE U E EST SUNNERI TEE SECURITI CONSULTATIVE MEETING VERY SNOOTELI NO CONTENTIOUS ISSUES SURFACED ON DEFENSE I RELIEVE TEE DISCUSSIONS SERVED TO CONSOLIDSTE A SECURITY RELATIONSHIP NHICR IS IN GENERELLI GOOD SHAPE NEILE TEE INPOSITION CE NSRTIEL LAW IN PUSAN PROVIDED A DISCORDANT NOTE DISCUSSION OE TEE INTERNEL POLITICAL SITUATION RITE PRESIDENT PEER VENT SOHENEAT PETTEE THAN I HAD EEPECTED END SUNNERI S EST NI EXCHANGE RITE MINISTER OF DEFENSE RO TENT ACCORDING TO PORN I STRONOII REAPFIRHED OUR COMMITMENT TO ROE SECURITT IN ORDER TO LAY TO REST CONCERNS GENERATED RI STING STRETEGI LEAKS AND ST NIEE RECENT COMMENTS SUGSESTINC TEAT ROSES LIES OUTSIDE THE US DEFENSE PERINETER I INFORMED RC CF OUR PLANS TO NITEDRDN SONE 1526 U S MILITARY SUPPORT PERSONNEL PI TEE END OP CI IDES I URGED RIN TO SUSTAIN AND GREDUELLI TC EIPEND TEE DEFENSE EFFORT AS NERRENTED EI ASSESSMENTS UP THE TEREAT AND AS TEE ECONOMIC SITUATION PERMITS I EXPRESSED APPRECIATION POE EOE ACTIONS TO EURNISR US VARIOUS FACILITIES END ENCOURAGED RO AND GENERAL NICEREN US FORCES KOREA TO REVISE ADDITIONAL JOINT DEFENSE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO SUPPORT OUR EOECES HERE 4 PST EC ERIEPED CAME OFF MATTERS ME ON ROE PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING ITS IST FORCE IMPROVEMENT PLAN RE INDICATED PRESIDENT PARK NILE SOON APPROVE A ED PLAN RUNNING FROM 1982-86 WHICH HILL CONCENTRATE ON IMPROVING ROK GROUND FORCE CAPABILITIES AND ENHANCING ROS MOBILIZATION CAPABILITY 5 RO AND PARK ESPECIALLY WELCOHED TOUR APPROVAL OF THE ROE RE- QUEST TO CO-ASSEHBLE F-SS IN KOREA AND INDICATIONS THAT HE ARE PLAN- NING TO TAKE VARIOUS STEPS E G DEPLOIHENT OF AN A-IU SOUADRON TO TOREA IN THE EARLY TO AUGMENT OUR COMBAT CAPABILITIES HEREPER-5 J2 m1 J21 123 1231 32 #33 J1 FELT CJS PA 71 SEC IHSF JOII GEN J24 J24 4243 J25 J03 Kim PM a mum IPAPLN J73 J75 DEFENSE SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER DUTGDING RO ASSURED ME THAT THE ROES WOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER FINANCING THE A la BEDDONN FACILITIES AS WELL AS TO PAY CERTAIN SUPPORT COSTS WHILE REAEFIRNING INTEREST IN PROCURING RO DID NOT PRESS FOR THE SIGNING OF AN LOA THIS YEAR I EXPRESSED OUR NILLINGNESS TO CONSIDER SPECIFIC FORMS OF COOPERA- TION TO HELP THE ROE DEVELOP SURFACE-TO-SUREACE MISSILES ON THE BASIS OF UNDERSTANDINGS CONCERNING STRICT LINITS ON RANGE AND TECHNICAL SOPHISTICATION OF SUCH NISSILES SET FORTH IN CORRESPONDENCE EETNEEN GENERAL NICKHAH AND RO RU ASSURED HE HIS GOVERNMENT WOULD COM LY UTIE THESE UNDERSTANDINGS E RO EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT RECENT CONGRESSIONAL CUTS OF FUNDS 30R JOINT EXERCISES URGED CONTINUED US PROVISIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL EMS CREDITS SOUGHT MORE EIPEDITIOUS HANDLING OF ROE REQUESTS TO SELL SOME LOCALLY-PRODUCED ARMS TO THIRD COUNTRIES AND OFFERED POHANG AS A EASE FOR DEPLOYING PSC PLANES FOR ASH MISSIONS I ASSURED HIH OF CUR INTEREST IN AND INTENTION TO SUSTAIN JOINT EXERCISES I INDICATED THAT HE NCULD FURNISH EMS CREDITS BUT PROBABLY AT DIMINISHED LEVELS REHINDED SIN THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROCESS THIRD COUNTRY ARMS SALES REQUESTS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BUT WOULD TRY TO OVERCOME ISTRATITE DELAYS IN PROCESSING SUCH REQUESTS AND AGREED TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY DEPLOYMENTS OF P55 TO POHANG FOR TRAINING PURPOSES REVS 2 OCT 39 #8534 77% I - 2305179 1D m a 8855 ZNY ZEZK HIKE annacosw SITE PARTY TO DEPSECDEF GRAHAM CLAYTOR zEr EYES 0qu FINAL SECTION OF Two SUEJICT REPORT TO PRESIDENT OF SECDEP DISCUSSIONS IN KOREA T PARK EXPRESSED GREAT SATISFACTION WITH YOUR ADJUSTMENT IN OUR TROOP NITRDRAHAL PLAN AND OUR RESPECTIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE LOCAL BALANCE OF FORCES I EXPLAINED TO PARK THE SCOPE AND PURPOSE OF MY PLANNED TRIP TO CHINA SOUGHT TO PLACE RECENT REVELATIONS ABOUT OUR SWING STRATEGY IN PERSPECTIVE AND REPEATED THAT OUR COMMITMENT TO THE DEFENSE OF THE ROE REMAINS ASSURED EIN TRAT NE ARE TAKING STEPS TO COUNTER SOVIET EFFORTS TO PROJECT ITS MILITARY POWER MORE VISIBLY INTO THE NORTH- EAST ASIAN REGION E CST AMBASSADOR GLEYSTEEN AND I WERE MILDLY ENCOURAGED RY PRESIDENT CALM REACTION DURING OUR PRIVATE MEETING ON KOREAN DOMESTIC POLITICAL SITUATION AFTER SANDING RIM TOUR LETTER AND REVIEWING ITS CONTENTS I NOTED THAT IT NAS NOT OUR INTENTION TO ALLOW THE CURRENT SITUATION TO AFFECT OUR SECURITY TIES HITS TEE ROE HUT AS A PRACTICAL MATTER IT WOULD BE DIFPICULT FOR US IF THERE HERE NO RETURN TO THE MORE LIBERAL TREND ASSOCIATED NITR YOUR VISIT TO KOREA TEE AMBASSADOR IXPLAINED URI MEMBERS OF CONGRESS INCLUDING CLOSE FRIENDS OF THE ROE FELT SO STRONGLY ALOUT EIPULSION FROM THE ASSEMBLY CI TEE OPPOSITION LEADER CLEYSTEEN URGED THAT PARK TATE ACTIONS WHICH NCULD REASSURE THOSE WHO PEARED A NIDESPREAD CRACEDOUN AND NOULL ALSO OPEN UP THE POSSIBILITY FOR COMPROMISE WITH THE OPPOSI- TION PARTY NE CONPLIMENTED THE PRESIDENT ON THE DECISION TODAY TO RELEASE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HELD UNDER EMERGENCY MEASURE BECAUSE IT INDICATED AN INTENT TO LIMIT THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF MARTIAL LAW IN THE CITY OF PUSAN G CSIHTHE BURDEN OF PRESIDENT RESPONSE WAS THAT HE HAS PREPARED TO ACCEPT PRIVATE AND INFORMAL ADVICE FROM THE U S ON DOMESTIC KOREAN MATTERS BUT COULD NOT DO SO IF THE U S PUBLICLY CRITICIZED EIS GOVERNNENT BY STRONG STATEMENTS AND PUBLIC ACTIONS SUCH AS CALLING BACK THE AMBASSADOR RE SAID THAT OUR ACTIONS NOT ONLY EMBOLDENED THE OPPOSITION TO DEFY THE 3 155 - GOVERNMENT BUT ALSO TO PROVOKE A POPULAR SACKLASE AGAINST THE U S FOR DICTATING T0 KOREA 0N ARE OBVIOUSLY EONESTIG MATTERS ET THE SAHE TIME PARK ACKNONLEDGED THAT RECENT GOVERNMENT MEASURES MIGHT HAVE TOO HARSH AND HE IMPLIED THAT IF WE GIVE HIP ENOUGH RUNNING BOON HE WOULD TRY TO EXTREME ACTIONS 16 U END 0 TEXT - WARN REGARDS HEVH 26 OCT 69 550 NOTE DELIVER DURING WORKING HOURS #8835                     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