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ove REFERENCE: DEPARTMENT'S TELEGRAM 1166, REPEATED USUN- UNNUMBERED + \
1. IN VIEW EXPECTED ARRIVAL JULY 13 iN SEOUL UF ROK UN OBSERVER

i) Sll=YONG FOR CONSULTATIONS, EMBASSY BELIEVES IT HIGHLY ADVISABLE
“UAT WE USE THIS STAY AS OCCASION TQ ATTEMPT REACH BROAD UNDER- Qdy
caND ING WITH ROKG ON TACTIGS-RE_KOREAN QUESTION AT 17TH UNGA- 3;

UrLcsSS MAJOR’ EFFORT REACH UNDERSTANDING MADE” (N-NEAR FUTUREs—GoN=-—-Y,
TINJED ROK SUCCESSES IN ESTABLISHING DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH AFRICAN Lg
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OEBATE ON "WITHDRAWAL FOREIGN TROOPS" FROM KOREA MAY WELL SOLIDIFY 39

RoKG IN [TS VIEW THAT DEBATE INEVITABLE AND PERHAPS EVEN DESIRABLE. &

BELIEVE PRESENCE OF YI» WHO (HOPEFULLY) MORE COGNIZANT PITFALLS GA us

DEBATE WILL BE HELPNUL FROM OUR VIEWPOINT IN DISCUSSIONS RE NEED. &

MAINTAIN FLEXIBILITY IN APPROACHING 17TH UNGA- - a

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MO ANEUTRALIST TitTIATIVES TO TAKE PROBLEM OUT OF UN CONTEXT,
nes. CONTINUES TO BELIEVE THAT 17 IN OUR INTEREST AVOID DEBATE;
1) FUSGIBLE.  RGWEVER AS SEEN FROM SEOUL, SOVIET UN INITIATIVE
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