AUTDAAI UNASSIBNED at 2 PA FOR GEN JONES ADH IHAYHARD ACTING CJCSI HEP AC FDR ADM H I JAE Fez ut 'v YEARS AND 1 1 FAz uAss 0F 1A UNASSIGNED ti DACOCIJ TOTAL COPIES BEBE - 11 A EHBLEBH FRUH GEN HIEKHAM CINE MUR caEs CINEBACI DER OF THE PRESIDENT HPLIED THAT KIM SUFFEPED A SERI REASINB SIGNIFICA PPESIDENT PARK PIEKED HIM THAN HIS GH-N- SECDEF CABLE 3 DEPSEC AWL-E f SUMMARIZES A LONG PRIVATE DEINE CFC DURING DINNER AT MY QUART GENERAL LEN BEGAN BY CDMHEN - - 1223 36 DISCUSSION WITH ERS 28 OCT 7 9 TINGT QM THE MaTIan HA5 KNOWN KIH ES BF PERADNAL NEE As HE FILLED HIGHER UP FOR GENERAL KIH HAD Gong _Nn To AT SETH a 41 1 CVH ms grz Hill I 4177 - '5 77- -- - 3 M3 isms ve TM mums k- Pam man 572P0337 SEVEN CORPS EDHHAND DUT HA5 RELIEVED AFTER A 5 ETT HE HAS APPDINTED TD THE NATIQHAL ESSENFLT AND AGAIN TURNED TN A PDDR PERFORMANCE As DEPUTT KDIA 1' IHEEHRETERCE ELDD HA5 APPARENT As A CLOSE FQIEDD OF THE PRESIDENT RE EDNTINUED TD RECEIVE FAVDRS pr DISH FDEITIDN CULHIHRTIND IN THE CURPENT DNE As HEAD UP THE KEIA HITH THE CURRENT ASSIGNMENT HIS HAS INCREAS- 5D3LY EVIDENT AND NTDEERREAD EHTDTED THAT HE HAS TD BE IN THE CABINET RESHUFFLE GENERAL LEN SAID NEH DAD UNDER GREAT PRESSURE ERDN IN THE HDIA RHD 5 HA5 LESS THAN ABLE 1N INFLUENCING POLICY ALso HE HAS SETEFE ATTACK FROM TD THE PRESIDENT SUCH As CHA J1 CFULI AS A 1T 13 CONCEIVABLE IN GENERAL LEWIS MIND DERANGED KIM DECIDED TO ELTHINATE THE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL LEH RENT DN TD DESCRIBE SOME OF THE DETAIL ASSASSINATIDN DINNER HITH THE KCTA DIRECTOR RAE ARRANGED LTTE 1 THE BY CHA J1 CHUL ARRARENTLT THE KCIA DTREDTDR HAD ARRANGED FDR DINNER HITH THE ARHT CHIEF OF SEUNG ON THE SAME DAY THIS HA5 SCHEDULED BEFORE THE FRESIBENTTS DINNER DUT HIM DID NDT HHEN THE AERETLD FDH DJNHER KID ExcusED HIMSELF AND HENT TD ANDTHER RDDH CHUNG SEUNG DNA HAS WAITING HTH EXPLAINED THAT THE DINNER HAD BEEN ARRANGED SUDDENLY AND IF sauna HHA HOULD FERN POLIYICAL TD HDST HIN FDR DINNER WOULD BE BACK IN THD HDURs CHUNG SEUNG HRA AGREED Ann NIH EADK TD DINNER HTTH THE PRESIDENT DURING THE DINNER NITH THE FEESIDENT THERE HA5 HEATED DISCUSSION HTTH CHA CHUL AND KIM LEFT THE RDDH HE THEN RETURNED TD THE RDDH HTTH THE HEAPDH RHTEH HE DEED TD KILL EHA AND THE PRESIDENT DTHER PERSONAL AIDEs OF KIN JAE KTU KILLED NEARBY SECURITY GUARDS THIS HAD BEEN FREARHANRED ALTHDUDH IT IS NDT CLEAR HHETHER NDRE THAN THE PERSONAL RIDES HERE INVOLVED ALSO AT THE DINNER HA5 BLUE HOUSE SENTDD SECRETARY KIM KYE HDN HHD EMEREED FRDH THE AFTER THE HURDER DE THE HTH KYE HDN TDDH HTH TD A HILTTART NEARDT HHTLE THE KCIA DIREDTDR RUSHED AND TNTD THE RDDH HHERE CHUNG DEUNR HHA HA5 FINISHING DINNER HE EXPLEINED EXEITEDLT THAT TRAGEDY HAD DDEURRED AND CHUNG SEUNG Hun EHDULD THHED ATELY HITH HIH AND HIS ASSISTANT To 51 HEADDUAWERS ON THE HAT TD THE EHUND HHA THAT THE MAY HAVE BEEN INCAPICATED HE HAD HEARD AND SUGGESTED THAT HIS CALLED FOR lm 70 50 70 THE HND HHERE THE RDH ARHT BUNKER HAD LDEATED ON THE HRH TC THE ARHT BUNKER HTH AERED CHUND IF THE DARE FOLLUHING THEN PRESIDENTIAL TDREE DUARDE COULD BE EAHSERDUD CHUNG SAID ND THET DDNTAINED DNLY ATDEs AND HETA DECLASSIFIED Irn n J m- - 3 Enhw hq ficF- - 3375 a375 NNHH I DECLASSIFIED I Ramzm mmngas i 2i1 233 31 - IDPDT C s DKADGD TDQS 2913332 OCT 79 707 2913342 OCT 79 Fwap tpg n a La UNASSIGNED ct CTIGHDH UNASSISNED - 35-24 gr DNCDIS GUZD to xss a 2329i - DECLASSIFIED RY A ZRZR DD DDA DE ZDK DUE TO NUMEROUS svcis CLKS CLEAR WI HHERN I ZKZK 00 50A DE 0 2916342 BET 79 530 KDREA 550 DIA FDR BROWN SECDEFJ FUR GEN CJCS TOY JCS FER ADM ACTING FUR ADM HEISNER Rah GEN RIDRHAH DIND DMD arc SUBJECT ASDASSINATIDN AND THE AFTERRAIH - 4 WHEN KIM AMD CHUNG SEUNG NRA ARRIVED AT THE ARMY BUNKER CHUNG CALLED MND RD GEN KIM AND GEN LEN THEY ALL AFEIVED AT THE BUNKER AROUND 9 P H AND FDR THE NEXT THREE ID FOUR DEBATED HHAI TD DD KIH JAE KYU DID NDT CONFESS THE SLAYING EDI RAIHER ARGUED STRONGLY FDR THE MILITARY T0 TRKE ACTION IN SUP- PDDI Dr THE SITUATION KIM SAID THAT HDST OF THE POPULATION IN DEDDL RAD ANTI-GOVERNMENT AND RDULD SUPPORT THE MILITARY TAKING RCTIDD DURING THIS INTERVAL KIM KYE RDN HA5 CALLED ALTHOUGH IT - am PFLOL SEPTICOLT TO TRACK HIN OOAN HE HAPPENEO TO BE HITH PRIHE VIAIHTER CNOI THE PHONE KIN KTE HON TOLD THE GROUP TO COME THE BLUE HOUSE BUT KCIA DIRECTOR KIM REFUSED CITING DANGER WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL SECURITY FORCE GUARDINS THE BLUE HOUSE ONREM KY5 AND PRIME HINISTEE BHUI HERE ASKED TO CUHE TO THE ARMY SUNKER AFTER ARRIVAL AT THE BUNKER KIM KTE NON INITIALLT DID NOT REYFAL RHO BEGAN THE SHOOTING APPARENTLT CONCERNEO FOR HIS OHN SAFETY HE HAS SIZING UP THE SITUATION AMONG THE HILITARY AND K33 TO FTNO OUT HHO AAS IN CHARGE FINALLY AROULD I ATTER PUCH HEATED DISCUSSION KCIA DIRECTOR KIN CONFESSED THAT HE HAD KILLED THE PRESIDENT AND ARGUED STRONGLY THAT NO SDISCLOSURE OF- THIS SHOULD BE MADE UNTIL THE MILITARY HAD DECIDED HHAT ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN ACCORDING TO SEN LEN IT HAS AT THIS POINT THAT THE HILITART DECIDED TO THRON THEIR SUPPORT BEHIND PRIME MINISTER CHOI AND THE EXISTING CABINET SUBSEOUENTLT KIN HAS ST AND OISARHEO OF THE THO LOADED PISTOLS HE HAS CARRTINC IN ASOITION SEVERAL BUDYGUARDS THAT KIN HAO BROOSHT HITS NIH TO THE BUNKER ALSO HERE AS EVIDENCE OF THE INNOCENCE DURING THIS EPISOOE SEN LEN SAID THAT THE PEN IN THE BUNKER HAD NO ANNO NITH THEIR 5- SEN LEN CONCLUOEO THAT THERE STILL EXISTS MYSTERY ABOUT BLUE HOUSE SENIOR SECRETARY KIN KTE NON INHO HA5 JUST-BEEN ARRESTED PARTICULARLY HOH HE ESCAPEO UNSCATHEO AND WHY HE LATER FULL DISCLOSURE OF THE KCIA ACTIONS ALSO HHILE THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME OUESTION ABOUT GEN CHUNG SEONS HNAIS IN- TOLTEOENT SEN LEN NOTEO THAT THE DINNER ENGAGEMENT WITH - KIH HAD BEEN THE SUDOEN DINNER ARRANGEMENT KITH THEOO PRESIOENT THUS ELIHINATINC THE POSSIBILITT OF COLLUSIDN GEN CONSIDERS CHUNG SEUNS HHA TOTALLY INNOCENT HE VIEHS HIM AS A HOOERATE HAN KITH TOO MUCH AT RISK RITH FOUR CHILDREN AND YHUT BRANOQHILOREN 6 HOVINC BEYOND THE ASSASSINATION GEN LEN EXPRESSED DEEP CONCERN ABOUT THE TRANSITION PERIOD HE FELT THERE NOOLO BE RANT LDUDIHDUTHS SUCH AS KIN TAE CHUNO ANO KIN YANG SAM HHO HOULO 5T STATEMENTS AND ACTIONS CREATE OISSEHSION AND PRESENT A PICTURE OF NEAKNESS TO NORTH KOREA HE SAIO THAT THE ACTING PRESIDENT HOST TAKE FIRH STEPS RITHIN A HEEK TO ANNOUNCE A STRONG PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FULL RANGE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES SEN LEN FELT THAT THE ACTING PRESIDENT HAS NEAK ANO PROBABLY HOULD NOT BE A SOCCESSFUL CANDIDATE FOR ELECTION THE OTHER THO OBVIOUS BANOII- DATLS KIN IONS PIL AND CHUNG IL KHAN ALSO HAD SIGNIFICANT AS HELL AS PERSONAL LIABILITIES AND THEREFORE ALSO HICHT NOT BE IN ELECTION SEN LET DID NOT SUSOEST OTHER POTENTIAL- CAHOICATES HERELT NOTINC THAT IT HAS TOO EARLT TO COMMENT SEN LEN TOLO ME THAT HE IS CAUTIONINS ALL HILITART OFFICERS ASAINST TAKING ACTIOOS FOR THEIR PERSONAL CAIN OORINO THIS TROUBLEO PERIOD HE ORCINS THEN TO PLACE THE FUTURE Or THE REPUBLIC ABOVE PERSONAL IBTSRESTS HE SEES NO PERSONAL THREAT TO HIHSELF BUT HE REMAINS VERY CANTIOUS AND IS NOT LIVING AT HOHE FOR DECLASSIFIED 1 FIE-T WATT Ifwi sk ILR - 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WM 5 PAGE 2 OIOTCL I PLEDGE OF 5UPPORT FOR THE CABINET HHILE THESE LEADERS SPEAK SINCERELY OF THEIR SUPPORT F5 a THE CONSTITUTIUEJAL PROCESS THEY REHAIN DEEPLY CONCEROEO ABOUT - Trfi FGTEHTIAL FOR INSTABILITY AND FOR NORTH KOREAN INTERVENTION AS cansgguENcE 1T HILL BE FOR THE U s To CONTINUE 1N UVEHT HAYS STRONG SUPPORT AGAINST ARMED INTERVENTION BY NORTH KOREA 1 TOE nag MILITARY LEADERS HAVE BEEN OEEPLT HDVED BY THE PROHPT AND UVEKUIVECAL EVIDENEE OF u s SUPPORT OURIOO THIS CRISIS IN Ow sfpifloh IT HILL EE IMPORTANT FOR THE U s TO CONTINUE URGING THAT Tr r LOOSTITUTIONAL PROCESS BE SUPPORTED BY ALL ELEMENTS IN THE mane-I SOCIETY THIS SHOULD ASSIST THE MILITARY IN FOLLDHING THE IT HAS CHARTED TDHARD SAFEOUAROING THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROCESS 3f 9 U BASED ON HHAT HE KNOW AT THIS TIME THE FOREGOING 13 HOW THE OHBASSADDR AND I SEE THE SITUATION IO VERY RESPECTFULLV sso NUTET DELIVER DURING 11' 7 52 '3 - 4 isDECLASSIFIED                     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