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Rec’d: DEC. 5, 1961
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CIA 1.. POLITICAL COUNSELOR YESTERDAY CALLED ON FONOFF |NTERNAT! ONAL
NSA RELATIONS BUREAU DIRECTOR CHONG SANG-CHIN TO DISCUSS ROK TACTICS
IN HANDLING KOREAN ITEM AT UN, ACCORDING CHOR, ROK CASE WILL BE
RMR PRESENTED IN TWO-PRONGED ARGUMENT:

A. "OFFENSIVELY IMPLYING NORTH KOREAN REGIME AS BEING UNWORTHY
BE SEATED FOR UN DEBATE, AND WILL POINT UP ACTUAL CONDITIONS IN
COMMUN | ST CONTROLLED NORTH;

B, "DEFENSIVELY" KOREAN SIDE WILL ENUMERATE ROKG ACHIEVEMENTS
WITH EMPHASIS ON SCNR STATED GOALS AND PROMISES RE RETURN TO CIVIL
GOVERNMENT 1@vE.*

>, CHON SAID DRAFT ITEM ALONG MODERATE LINES ENCOMPASSING THESE
ARGUMENTS NOW BEING REVIEWED BY FONMIN CHOE AND FONOFF. DISEUS-
SION WITH CHON DID NOT DEVELOP ANY FURTHER DATA USEFUL FOR DEBATE
BEYOND THAT INCLUDED EMBTEL 772 OR DEPTEL 631.

3. RE SEATING PROBLEM, CHON STATED FONOFF FAVORED STRONG RESO-
LUTION WHICH WOULD DENY SEATING TO DPRK. CHON |MPLIED STEVENSON-
TYPE AMENDMENT NOT AS STRONG AS ROKG DESIRED BUT DID SAY FONOF F
HAS "NO OBJECTION" TO IT; HOWEVER WILL NOT TAKE INITIATIVE TO
PUSH SUCH RESOLUTION OR PUBLICLY ENDORSE,

4%. CHONDESW! J#CLAIMED FONMIN NOT AUTHOR! ZED S!1T WITH NORTH
KOREANS IF POLITICAL COMMITTEE INVITES BOTH ANA DPRK REPLY
ACCEPTED. JN THAT EVENT FONMIN MUST CABLE SEOUL FOR INSTRUCT
WhiICH CHON INDICATED WOULD HAVE TO BE PROVIDED BY CHAIRMAN PAK

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