NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01017929
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2017
• Case Number: F-2016-01488
• Publication Date: September 19, 1996

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Table of Contents
SOUTH KOREA: Reaction to Infiltration Attempt
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North Korean Submarine Infiltration, 16-18 September 1996
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Developments
SOUTH KOREA: Reaction to Infiltration Attempt
South Korean officials are talking tough after a North Korean submarine ran
aground on the east coast yesterday. The director of operations at the Joint
Chiefs of Staff called the incident a grave provocation, and a Unification
Ministry statement said it was a direct threat to Seoul's security, according
to press reports.
� The rhetoric probably is meant to preempt domestic pressure for
a stronger response and avoid creating new obstacles to dialogue
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that Seoul wants to "minimize" the impact on "already
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ac, N orth7South relations.
South Korean leaders probably would be forced to take a harder line
if there were violent clashes between infiltrators and security forces or
revelations that P'yongyang was targeting South Korean leaders.
� The last detected infiltration involved two agents infiltrating by sea
in late October. The media afterward sharply criticized President
Kim Yong-sam for his efforts to improve relations with
P'yongyang, and the incident coalesced public opposition to
provision of additional food assistance to North Korea.
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