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SOUTH KOREA: North Korean Deployments Prompt Reaction Q
South Korean reactions have sharpened as heavily armed North Korean troopsentercd the Joint Security Area at P'anmunjom yesterday for the third straight day.
Yesterday evening an estimated ISO North Korean soldiers in
combat gear entered the arca,|
As on the previous days, the troops were equipped with recoilless rifles and
On Friday, South Korean Foreign Minister Kongessage to Wa-.hington proposed jointly raising the North's declaration regarding the demilitarized zone in the UN Security Council. On Saturday, President Kim Yong-sam convened only the third emergency meeting of his Security Council since taking office inesterday, accordingouth Koreanhigh-level authority" warned that ihe South will immediately retaliate against any armed provocation or intrusion across the Military Demarcation Line if the North's attempt to paralyze the armistice expands to other parts of the DMZ.
- Press reports say Seoul will ask Washington to exclude political issues from impending US-North Korean missile talks and may seek suspension of US-North Korean contacts if the North'sactions become more serious. South Korean authorities have slated that the US and Soulh Korean Presidents al their meeting next week will decide on an "appropriate level of chastisement" in response to P'yongyang's
Fostering friction between Seoul and Washington may be one of the objectives of the North's latest peace agreement initiatives
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