Memorandum, State Department Summary of Telegrams

NLT(Naval Aide)357 the OFFICE OF DECLASSIFIED THE SECRETARY OF STATE E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 WASHINGTON State Dept. Guidelines, March 6, 1982 By DEB NLT, Date 2-26-85 May 29, 1952 TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION SUMMARY OF TELEGRAMS KOREA The UN Commission in Korea delivered a statement of its views on the present political crisis in Korea to President Rhee yesterday evening. Rhee is supposed to meet with the Commission this morning to discuss the statement. The UN state- ment points out the sacrifices that UN members are making for the sake of Korea and says that the observance of democratic guarantees and form of government are a matter of continuous concern to the UN. It says that martial law has been enforced in and around Pusan since last Sunday and notes that the National Assembly voted overwhelmingly yesterday to lift martial law. It then points out that Article 49 of the constitution and Article 17 of the law governing the enforcement of martial law have not been observed, that a number of Assemblymen have been arrested under martial law and are still under arrest, and that otherslive in fear of arrest or detention and are thereby prevented from attending meetings of the Assembly. In view of the above, the statement says, the UN Commission urges the following measures to be taken with- out delay: 1) Lifting of martial law in Pusan; and 2) Release of any Assemblymen still under arrest or otherwise detained, so as to enable the Assembly to function normally and freely -- this without prejudice to the right to prosecute Assemblymen in accordance with the constitu- tion for infringements of the law committed by them. The statement ends by reiterating that the Commission's good offices are available at all times. The Department has informed the UN Secretary General of its concern over developments in Korea and has urged him to en- courage and support the UN Commission in Korea in its continued efforts. BERLIN We have informed our High Commissioner in Bonn that the Department of the Air Force is urgently preparing a study of airlift capabilities in the event of a blockade. We have in- structed our High Commissioner to spare no efforts to speed the stock- piling in Berlin of fuel and other items required in large quantities, with a year's staying power, supplemented by a limited airlift, as the initial goal. We expect the Germans to finance the necessary additions to the coal stockpile, but if arrangements for this should run into unacceptable delays, we wish to have German consent to the use of any committed but unreleased JEIA (former Joint Export-Import Agency) or German Federal funds now available until the Germans have worked out more permanent arrangements. If this should turn out to be impracticable we would con- sent, though reluctantly, to the temporary use of the uncommitted balance of 265 million marks in GARIOA funds previously set aside for the Berlin investment program. TOP SECRET SECURITY INFORMATION