NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01017928
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-01488
• Publication Date: September 24, 1996

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NORTH KOREA: Demanding Return of Submarine and Crew
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NORTH KOREA: Demanding Return of Submarine and Crew
The Ministry of People's Armed Forces yesterday claimed the "small
training submarine" that ran aground off South Korea's east coast last
Tuesday had engine trouble after leaving port on 13 September and drifted
toward Kangnung. P'yongyang said the crew had no choice but to abandon
ship for the "enemy side's land," even though it "might cause an armed
conflict."
� The single captured crewman said the 34-meter Sango submarine
encountered mechanical problems after it arrived in the Kangnung
area, according to press reports.
P'yongyang's statement probably is driven by its lack of knowledge of
what documents and equipment the crew failed to destroy and what
information the captured crewman has provided. It will want to be
positioned to discount as fabricated any evidence the South eventually
releases.
� A South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said the statement
was "nonsense" and part of P'yongyang's "habitually deceitful
policy" to defuse criticism. Lawmakers yesterday adopted a
resolution demanding tighter security and international cooperation
to deter North Korean aggression.
� Meanwhile, South Korean forces are closing in on as many as five agents
still at large, according to press reports. The death toll includes 20 North
Korean crewmen and agents, three South Korean soldiers, and one civilian
mistaken for an infiltrator.
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