SfJCK8' E' Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 - 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 SECRH'T' PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 SEOUL INFO OASY-00 LOG-00 03331 01 OF 07 · 2223422 ADS-00 OOOW ------------------3ECFD2 0 212335Z APR 94 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL 212343Z 38 _ 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 S E C K E 'f SECTION _01 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 VIENNA FOR UNVlE E O 12356 DECL TAGS MARR MNtJC SUBJECT OADR PARM KS KN SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEF NSE RHEE SE CRE'£ OECRE'f PAGE 02 2 SUMMARY SEOUL 03331 01 OF 07 212342Z 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 FAILS 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 SBCRE Page 1 BEJC3 Hllf' · 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 n 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 EXPRESS1NG HIS CONDOLENCES FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE DOWNED HELICOPTERS- IN IRAQ HE THEN MENTIONED HOW SINCE THE SITUATION ON THE SfilCRE'f Of CKE 'f 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 S 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 rs 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 SECKE Page 2 t' 'V OBCR E'i' • Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL033•31 IN THE MORNING MEETING WITH GENERAL LUCK HE HAD ASKED LUCK FOR HIS RECOMMENDATIONS OF WAYS TO IMPROVE READINESS AND HE NOW ASKS RHEE TIIE 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 SECRE'f SBCRB'i' 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 OECR B'P NNNN OECRE'i PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 SEOUL 0333l INFO OASY-00 ADS-00 ooow· ------------------3ECFE3 LOG-00 02 OF 07 2l2343Z 212343Z 38 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 BE CR E Y SECTION 02 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 EX'1'It'l SPEOU E X CLl' lSIVE VIENNA FOR UNVIE E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUC PARM KS KN ·suBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE RHEE I Current Class OBCRB T Page 3 _________ _ Date Printed -29 Mar 2002 2 DOC Nl3R 1994SEOUL03H1 RELAT VE TO THE CONVENTIONAL- OR NUCLEAR TBRSA'r W t' ' IOUT 'Y dE BSSRF llfl PAGE 02' SEOUL 03331 02 OF 07 212343z· FUl L SUPPOR'f OF THE ROK 6 SECDEF SAID THAT HE BI ' LlEVED THE MEETING WlTH RHEE HAD TWO PURPO S l S 1 '1'0 DEVELOP MUTUAL RESPECT t IBCESSAR Y '1'0 REACH MUWAt vNDERSTANDING AND 2 TO JOINTLY DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO DEM WITH SECURITY PROBLEMS BUT SECDEF EMPHASIZED THAT NO PROGR J l IS AS IMPORTANT A S THE SOLIDA RI'l''t RETWEEti THE TWO COUNTR rn s- 7 AT WAT POI1' T t MINISTER RH EE PULLED OUT Ai OUTLINE HE DRAFTED H MSELF FOR THE MEETING HB TOLD SECDEF TF AT BE WOULD L KE TO BEGIN BE ASKING SECDEF A QUESTION ON THE NOR'l'H KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM HE IS CONFUSED BECAUSE RE RE AD TH AT SOME EELIE VE THAT NORTH KOREA ALREADY HAS ONE OR TWO BOMBS SO WHAT IS OUR OBJECTIVE 'l'O FREEZE THE i EOGRAM OR TO PROHIBIT KO REA FROM OWN'lNG P NY BOME' Page 4 ---------·······--····--··· · ssc Brz1 • SEOUL 03331 '02 OF 07 2123432 PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 SEOUL 03331 212344Z INFO OASY-00 PAGE 04 NNNN LOG- 00 0 21233SZ APi·94 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL 03 OF 07 · OOOW ADS-00 - - - - ·- ·· ··· ·· ·· ··· - - - - - -· 3 E CFEC' 213344 Z 38 'l'O S E CSTATF W ASHDC IMMEDIA'r E 5236 SECDEF WA SBDC IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO Jl MEMBA8SY BEIJING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW Page 5 ·nate Printed 29 Ma- r 2002 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 AMEMBASS'fAANIL -------------------------------- USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION· USV ENNA JOINTSTAFF WASHDC COMUSKOR 8A SEOUL KOR USC1NCPAC F ONOLULU El S- B C 'ffi 'f •SECTION 03· OF 07 SEOUL 03331 VIENNA FOR UNV B E Q 12356 PECL OADR TAGS MARR MNlJC PARM KS l H 11 DR PERRY NOTED THAT TEE SECOND QUE ST ON ON RHEE'S H hl1DWRITTEN OUTLINE WAS ON STP ATEGY EE SAID THAT THE QUES'r ON IS NOT WE ETIH11R WEl ARE F 'ACrNG AN lMM NENT NUCLEAR WEAPONS CRISIS IN l ACT T d E J S DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ·········••'•'• ' · BRINGnm NORTH KORE1V S l -LUTONI1JM INVENTORY UNDER· CONTROL IF SO THE X-T WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO S E EK SANCTIONS WE DO NOT CONSIDER SANCTION'S TO BE AN ACT OF WAR BUT NORTH KOREA HAS DECLARED THEM AS SUCH THEREFORE IF WB REACE · THAT STAGE WE MUST TAKE PRUDENT STEPS TO tNCREASE RI ADINESS op·ouR FORCES · S1NCB THE R SKS WI 1 ' INCREASE 12 MINIS RR RHEE THlU KEP SECDBF FOR CLARIFYING F-t S tJNDE RSl'ANDING OF -OUR ASSESSMENT l- ND l OL CY ON THE NORTH KORBA NUCLEAR PROBLEM HE SAID THAT SINCE THERE ARE SO MA NY DIFFERENT VOICES fu '1D VIEWS HE APl REC ATED SECRETJ I RY Current· Class 3E6RE'f Page 6 I ·l • ll Date Printed 29 Mar 2 00 2 2 DOC_N BR 1994SEOUL0333l HE THEN ASKSD FOR ONE MORE PERRY'S CLEAR EXPOSITION CLARIFICATION -- WH i T IS THE MEANING OP 'r' d B 0 S IX MONTE GRAGE PERIOD SBCDEF SAID TEAT TWAS THE RESULT OF MISQUOTES BY THE PRESS SECDEF SAID THAT THE PHRASE IS TH8 NVENTION OP A REPORTER WHO ASKED IF OUR D IPLOMAT C GEC R D'T PAGE 03 SEO L 03331 03 OF 07 212344Z EFfORTS FAIL BY THE END OF TSE YEA WOULD SANCTIONS BE NR'JrTAE-LE SECDEF TOLD RHEE TH T IN PACT' THINGS COULD COME 'I'O A HEAb EARL ER THAN THAT IF 1'HE DEF'UBL tNG TARES PLACE BUT HE NEVER MEN'r tONED ANYTHING ABOUT A ' 1rGRAC 8 PERIOD H THE CURRENT CR S18 IS TIED TO THE DEFUELING WHICH MA Y TAKE l LACE WlTH N ONE TO THREE MONTHS SO IAEA MONITORING OF 1 --L T ACTIVITY rs OUR F'OCµs AND OUR ·DIPLOMA'l'IC OBJECTIVE RIGET NOW NOTE ·· TH S MEE TING ' t'OOK PLACE JUST AFTER WE RECEIVED THE LATEST Y NG -GALLUCC LETTER SO COORDINll TION W nt THE ROKG ON A RESPONSE HAD NOT BEEN MADE YET SECDEF ADDED THAT THIS DlPLOMAT C El PORT STILL COU LD FA L 13 SECDEF EXPLAINED TH qT OUR DIPLOMATIC EFFORT NOW HAS '1'WO ELEMENTS t WB ARE WILLING TO v K E VERY EFFORT TO ASSIST TH R SUCCESS OF THE D I LOVlA'I'IC STR l 'rEGY AND IF DIPLOMACY FAILSJ THERE SHOULD BE AGREEMENT TO PREPARE TO 'ffiIS OF COURSE Ci ' NNOT GO TO THE UN TO ASK FOR Sk'iC'I'tONS BE DONE WIT HOUT THE CO NCURRENCE OF' THE ROK WE WANT TO SEE TBE PAGE 04 SEOlJ t Current Class 896R G'f' 0333 1 0- 3 OF 07 Zl 334-4Z Paget 7 -----··························· f Date Printed 2 DOC NBRr 195MSEOUL03331 29- Ma r- 2002 ---·············--·· ·······--------N NNN PAGE 01 AC'l'ION SS-00 NFO LOG-00 SEOUL 03331 OASY-00- 04 0F 07 ADS-00 212344Z 000-W --- - -----------3ECFEF 212345Z 38 0 2l2335Z APR 94 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5237 SECDEF WASHDC IMM EDIATE ·INFO lJl EMBASSY TOKYO AMEMEASBY BE JING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY MAN ILA U-SM SSION USUN NEW YORK USM tSSION USVI BNNA J'OlNTSTAFF WA SHDC · C0MUSK0REA SEOUL KOR USCH CPAC HONOLULU H S E t R E ' SECTION 04 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 E o 12356r DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUCf PARMf KS KN SUBJECT SECDEF MBET NG WITH ROK MINXSTER OF DEFENSE RHEE 1 f liz ii iiii 1 1 Ifiiili iii ifil i I i lf iM i i ii l11 1 l i i i ii i l li Il i i i1i i i 1l It iiii1ti iit i i iilif ti i i I II IIII lii i ilii 1 l i J I Jii 1t I S0€RE'i' Current Class -SBCR E'f' Pagei s · SlJCREl'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 WM 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 COUN I'RY 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 SElCR El'P S BCRE'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 rs 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 SECKE'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 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 18 SE C E 'f SECRE'l' PAGE 04 SEOUL ' 03331- 04 OF-07 212344Z SECRE'i' NNNN BECRE'f PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 INFO LOG-00 SEOUL 03331 05 OF 07 212345Z OASY-00 ADS-00 ooow ------------------3ECFFA 212345Z 38 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 0 21233SZ 8 EC RE 'i' SECTION 05 OF 07 SEOUL 03331 EJqJIO OPDC Nf 33lEC JUSIVl3 VIENNA FOR UNVIE E O 12356' • DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUC PARM KS KN SUBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE RHEE Current Class o·E CRB'i' -- Page 10 313CRB' P Date Printed 2 9 Mar 2 0 0 2 · DIALOGUE 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 AT THIS TIME WE WOULD STILL LIKE INSPECTIONS OECRE'i' SBCR E'P PAGE 02 SEOUL 03331 05 OF 07 212345Z · TO BE REVIVED AND IF THEY ARE WE ARE STILL WILLJNG NOT TO HOLD TE AM 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 CONDITIONAL THAT WOULD BE BETTER AT THIS POINT T IE 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 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 -i9 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 AND ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE 11 RECONFIRMATION OF FIRM ROK-US ALLIANCE S SCRE' P 8BCRJ3' P PAGE 03 SEOUL 03331 05 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 c1a·ss S SCRB'f Page 11 • Sl3CRJ3'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 S'BCRE 'f NNNN OBCR El'i' PAGE 01 ACTION SS-00 SEOUL 03331 06 OF 07 212346Z OASY-00 ADS-00 000W ------------------3ED000 0 212335Z APR 94 ' FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5239 SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO MEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW INFO LOG-00 Current Class SECRE 212346Z 38 Page 12 •' SECREI 2 Date Printed DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 29 Mar 2002 AMEMBASSY MANILA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION USVIENNA JO INT STAFF WASHDC · COMUSKOREA SEOUL KOR USCINCPAC RONOLULU HI 5 Ir C lt E ' ' SECTION 06 OF 07 - SEOUL 03331 VIENNA FOR UNVIE E O ·12356 DECL OADR TAGS MARR MNUC' PARM KS' KN SUBJECT SECDEF MEETING WITH ROK MINISTER OF DEFENSE RHEE I THE TWO MINISTERS RE OGNIZED THAT NK'S THREAT AGAINST THE OECRE' P SBCREl' E' PAGE 02 SEOUL 03331 06 OF 07 212346Z · SOUTH CONTINUES TO EXIST AND THIS THREAT IS INCR ASING GRADUALLY DUE TONK'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 CONSIDERArioN 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 •· Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 · 2 poc 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 Sl3CRE'3 SBCRBCf' 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 FOR TS '94 · IF NORTH KOREA FAILS TO TAKE THE STEPS ENVISIONED IN THE FEBRUARY AGREEMENT TS '94 WILL BE HELD I NOVEMBER TIME FRAME AS -BEFORE THE US AND ROK WOULD ST1LL BE WILLING TO CONSIDER SUSPENSION OF TS '94 IN THE CONTEXT OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AR RANGEMENTS 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 SECRE'f 0 El CR Ell f ' PAGE 04 SEOUL 03331 06 OF 07· 212346Z SEJCRE'f' Current Class qrnCRE Page -14 ' · StlCRE'f' Date Printed 29 Mar 2002 ' -t ' 2 DOC NBR 1994SEOUL03331 NNNN 01 ACTION SS-00 PAGE SEOUL 03331 07 OF 07 212346Z OASY-00 ADS-00 OOOW ----- ----- ------3ED003 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 INFO· LOG-00 212346Z 38 0 BC RB SECTION 07 0 07 SEOUL 03331 BXDIS GPDCM ElJCCI JUS 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 Bl3CRE' I SDCRE'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 SBCRB Page 15