14TH SCM JOINT COMMUNIQUE

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• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
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• Publication Date: March 31, 1982
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SUBJECIT: 14TH SCM JOINT COMMUNIQUE
THE FOLLOWING JOINT COMMUNICLE kAS RELEASED TO THE PRESS
AT 1100 MARCH 31 FOLLOi ING THE CONCLUSION OF THE 14TH
U..S.-KOREA SECURITY CONSULTATIVE MEETING.
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE
OF THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL
SECURITY CONSULTATIVE MEETING
MARCH 31, 1982
SEOUL, KOREA
1. THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL SECURITY CONSULTATIVE
MEETING BETi+EEN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA WAS HELD IN SEOUL ON MARCH 30 AND 31,
1982.
MINISTER CF NATIONAL DEFENSE CHOO YOUNG BOCK AND
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CASPAR 6. i+EINBERGER LEO THEIR
RESPECTIVE DELEGATIONS, WHICH INCLUDED SENIOR FOREIGN
AFFAIRfS AND DEFENSE OFFICIALS OF BOTH COUNTRIES. PRIOR
TO THEI MEETING, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
OF THE TWO COUNTRIES PRESIDED OVER THE ROK-U.S. MILITARY
COMMITTEE MEETING ON MARCH 299 1982.
- SECRETARY WEINBERGER* DURING HIS STAY IN KOREA, PAID
A COURTESY CALL ON PRESIDENT CHUN 000 HUAN. THE SECRETARY
VISITED MAJOR MILITARY BASES AND 0BSER1-EO THE ROK/U.S.
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JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE,
"TEAM SPIRIT 082."
2. ON THE CENTENNIAL OF KOREA-UNITED STATES RELATIONS,
THE TAO DELEGATIONS, NOTING kITH SATISFACTION THAT THE
TRADITIONAL TIES OF SECURITY COOPERATION HAVE BEEN STEADILY
PROMOTED BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES, PLEDGED TO DEVELOP
FURTH_IR SUCH CCOPERATIVE RELATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF THE
PEACE AND STABILITY OF NORTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
REGIO4.
3. REVIEhING THE SECURITY SITUATION IN ASIA AND THE
PACIFIC AREA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE KOREAN PENIN-
SULA, THE TWO DELEGATIONS AGREED IN THEIR APPRAISAL OF THE
THREAT TO SECURITY IN THE REGION. THE DISCUSSION INCLUDED
THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THE REGIONAL SITUATION ON THE
SECURITY INTERESTS OF BOTH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND THE
UNITED STATES.
IN PARTICULAR, MINISTER CHCO AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER
SHARED THE VIE6 THAT THE CONTINUING MILITARY BUILD-UP OF
NORTH KOREA AND ITS AGGRESSIVE POSTURE POSED A MAJOR THREAT
TO THEI SECURITY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AS WELL AS TO
PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE REGICN. IN THIS CONNECTION,
THEY HAD FULL CELIBERATIONS ON COMBINED ROK/U.S. MEASURES
TO DEAL EFFECTIVELY WITH THE NORTH KOREAN THREAT.
4. THE Ti,C SIDES REAFFIRMED THAT THE SECURITY OF THE
REPUBLIIC OF KOREA IS PIVOTAL TO THE PEACE AND STABILITY OF
NORTHEAST ASIA AND, IN TURN, VITAL TO THE SECURITY OF THE
UNITED STATES.
SECRETARY wEINBERGER? REAFFIRMING THAT THE UNITED
STATES WILL REMAIN A PACIFIC POWER* REITERATED THE FIRM
COMMITMENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO RENDER PROMPT AND
EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE TO REPEL ARMED INVASION AGAINST THE
REPUBLIIC OF KOREA--WHICH CONSTITUTES A COMMON DANGER--IN
ACCORDANCE wITF THE KOREA-UNITEC STATES MUTUAL DEFENSE
TREATY OF 1954, HE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE UNITED STATES"
NUCLEAR UMBRELLA WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL
SECURITY TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
MINISTER CHGO AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER AGREED THAT
THE REINFORCED U. S. FORCES IN KOREA NOT ONLY ATTEST TO THE
UNITED STATES* FIRM RESOLVE TO HELP DEFEND KOREA, BUT
RENCER, A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE PEACE AND
STABILIITY OF NORTHEAST ASIA.
5? MINISTER CHOO AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER, EXPRESSING
SATISFACTION WITH THE EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF THE ROK/U.S.
COMBINED FORCES COMMAND, AGREED TO CONTINUE COMMON EFFORTS
TO ENHANCE FURTHER THE ROK/U.S. COMBINED DEFENSE CAPABILI-
TIES.
SECRETARY WEINBERGER OUTLINED THE ONGOING EFFORTS TO
UPGRADE U.S. GROUND COMBAT FORCES AND DEPLOY A-10'S AND
F-16'S IN KOREA AND PLEDGED TO CARRY ON THE MODERNIZATION
OF U.S. FORCES IN KOREA.
THE TWO SICES AGREED TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR
EARLY WARNING CAPABILITIES, TO BROADEN THE EXCHANGE OF
STRATEIGIC IMFORMATION AND TC FURTHER DEVELOP ROK/U.S. JOINT
MILITARY EXERCISES.
5. MINISTER CHOO AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER REVIEWED
THE PROGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA'S FORCE IMPROVEMENT
PLAN A4N0 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE KOREAN DEFENSE INDUSTRY.
MINISTER CHCC AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER, NOTING WITH SATIS-
FACTION THE ROK/U..S. COOPERATION TO DATE IN THIS AREA, HAD
CLOSE CONSULTATIONS ON CONCRETE STEPS TO WIDEN THE SCOPE
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OF SUCH COCPERATICN.
SECRETARY WEINBERGER ASSURED MINISTER CHOO THAT,
SUBJEC=T TO CONSULTATIONS WITH AND THE APPROVAL OF THE
CDNGREI.SS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE AGENCIES, THE UNITED STATES
WOULD CONTINUE TO SEEK TO IMPROVE THE TERMS FOR THE PROVI-
SION OF FMS CREDITS TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.
MINISTER CHOO AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER AGREED TO
FURTHER STEP UP MUTUAL COOPERATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
KOREA% DEFENSE INDUSTRY INCLLDING THE USE OF KOREAN
FACILITIES FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF UNITED STATES DEFENSE
EQUIPMENT.
? T. MINISTER CHCO AND SECRETARY WEINBERGER AGREED ~TO
UPDATE: AND CONTINUE TO DEVELCP THE CURRENT 4ARTIME
RESUPPLY REQUIREMENTS STUDY AND JOINTLY TO AUGMENT STOCK-
PILES OF WAR RESERVE MATERIEL WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCING
COMBAT READINESS IN THE EVENT OF A CONTINGENCY ON THE
KOREANS PENINSULA. TO THIS END, THEY SIGNED AN AGREEMENT
COVERING THE EXPEDITIOUS TRANSFER OF WAR MATERIEL TO THE
KOREANS GOVERNMENT IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCY.
B. MINISTER CHOO ANO SECRETARY WEINBERGER SHARED THE
VIE4 THAT IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LASTING
PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA TO EASE TENSIONS AND CREATE
AN ATMOSPHERE FCR NATIONAL RECONCILIATION THROUGH DIALOGUE
BETWEEW THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH OF KOREA.
PARTICULARLY, SECRETARY .EINBERGER EXPRESSED HIS FULL
S.UPPO. T FOR THE FAR-REACHING 'PROPOSAL FOR DEMOCRATIC
REUNIFICATION THROUGH NATIONAL RECONCILIATION' PUT FORWARD
BY PRESIDENT CHUN 000 HWAN ON JANUARY 22, 1982.
9. BOTH SIDES RECONFIRMED THAT THE EFFECTIVE
FUNCTIONING OF THE UNITED NATIONS COMMAND AS A PEACE
KEEPING MECHANISM HOLDS CONTINUING IMPORTANCE UNTIL ALTER-
NATIVE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE AGREED UPON TO ENSURE LASTING
PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA.
MINISTER CHOO AND SECRETARY wEINBERGER SUPPORTED THE
UNITES NATIONS COMMAND'S PROPOSAL THAT EACH SIDE OF THE
MILITARY ARMISTICE COMMISSION INVITE THE OTHER TO OBSERVE
MAJOR MILITARY EXERCISES ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA.
10. THE TdO DELEGATIONS AGREED TO CONTINUE CLOSE
CONSUUTATIONS THROUGH THE YEAR ON SECURITY MATTERS OF
MUTUAL1 CONCERN.
BOTH SIDES RECONFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ANNUAL
SECURITY CONSULTATIVE MEETING AND AGREED TO HOLD THE NEXT
MEETING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN 1983.
11. SECRETARY WEINBERGER EXPRESSED THE SINCERE
APPRECIIATION OF THE U.S. DELEGATION FOR THE COURTESY AND.
HOSPITALITY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND
FOR TIE EXCELLENT ARRANGEMENTS WHICH LED TO A PRODUCTIVE
AND SUCCESSFLL MEETING.
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