NORTH KOREA REMAINS UNYIELDING IN PUEBLO CRISIS (BEST COPY)

Created: 2/2/1968

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NORTH KOREA REMAINS UNYIELDING IN PUfELQ CRISIS

North Koreans show no si5ns of retreating from the confrontacton with the USby their seizure of the Pueblo and its crew.

They appear to be gambling on the assumption that, byche crew as hostages, they can deter US military reprisals, force che us co restrain the South Koreans, and prolong the

confrontation. Their immediate aim apparently is to maintain diversionary pressures on the USigh level during thecountry-wide Communist in South Vietnam. Over the longer term, Pyongyanghopes these taccics will aggravateouth Koreandiscredit the Seouland extract valuable concessions from the US.

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