KOREAN SITUATION AS OF 1:00 P.M. EDT 21 AUGUST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-267-4-11-9
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 24, 2009
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: August 21, 1976
• Content Type: CABLE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2009/11/24: LOC-HAK-267-4-11-9
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SUBJECTS KOREAN SLTN:AT:LON AS OF 1 11N ,P.M. EDT B1 AUGUST
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BACKGROUND. AND ANALYSIS
THE NORTH KOREAN REACTION TO THE TREE CLEARING , OPERATION
CONT;I ES TO SE MARKEDLY RESTRAINED. PYONGYANG'S INTERNATIONAL
BROADCASTING SERVICE FIRST REPORTED THE. EVENT AT 0"9 EDT
AUGUST 21,, NE 1-L HOURS AFTER THE OPERATION WAS 'COMPLE.TE i.
DESCRIBING THE INCIDENT AS A SECOND GRAVE PROVOCATION THE
BROADCAST SSE 'CBE US OF' USING "EVERY . CONCE.IVABLE:. NS" TO
ENTRAP NORTH E EA" `I:N' YAK? PROVOCATI ';MAVEN E.: THE RE, PORT
CO UDED WITH A DEMAND .FOR. DISCREET US DEPORT NT *:
NORTH KOREAN "ARMED FORCES" REMAIN IN ,A NI STATE OF.
"READINESS, BUT . S'IGNI ICANT MILTT.AWYVENT 1TS HAVE BEEN
DETECTED.
MOSCOW OR ''EK IN k ,YI T T N' RED TD T 1 D:,. U.S. TREE C49 TI NG
INCIDENT
A OF T IC1N. DTHEIITR T"R. M
fE, ER-r N O'Y _SWG.SIS THAT
THEY A'R ,NSAPPT" I T 'ED-70 "TIDE. YESTERDAY
AFTER A LAPSE OF E " DFt' , AVA- `REACTTHE INITIAL
111CIN NT YTTH A" ARTBAL. A6 OR,NT OF" RECENT_DEVELOP NTS, AVOID'I'NG
ANT COMMENT OF ITS OWN. THE "CHINESE- MEDIA HAS . LI WISE HELD
T 'As SITUATION AT ARM LENGTH.,, _ IN, ITS FIRST OFFICIAL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ; OF THE DISPUTE, THE-NEW CHINA NEWS '. A N CY
YESTERDAY _REP AYED PYONGYANG'S 'OFFICIAL STATEMENT :0111, THE AUGUST
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2009/11/24: LOC-HAK-267-4-11-9