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INTELLIGENCE MEMORANDUM
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1. Pyongyang radio has broadcastminute statementrederick Carl Schumacher, who is described as the "operations officer" of the USS Pueblo. No further details are available at this time.
Korean President Pak Chong-hui and one of bis chief aides separately raised with the US Ambassador in Seoul the possibility that the ROK go into small-arms production to help counterNorth Korean infiltration.
President Pak told the Ambassador that he would like to see the ROK produceype" carbines. He said it was clear that the government could not depend only on the army and police but must alsoillion veterans, perhaps along the lines
of Israeli and Swiss militia. Pak said Koreanon the government's behalfwill get the program under way bytype" weaponsillion rounds of ammunition from US firms and will seek their help inactory.
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Panmunjora talks evoked variedtoday from South Korean officials. minister said the ROK "is not opposed toCommand's decision to conduct talks atwarned that "the talks must not be utilizedNorth Korean puppets for propaganda." Aspokesman noted that ROK and UShad close contacts in connection with thethe ROK "is watching the talks with keenchairman of the National Assembly's ForeignCommittee, however, scored the US fortalks" without South Korean participation,
and charged that this was the first such occurrence
in the Military Armisticeyear history.
One more of theorth Korean guerrillas who tried to assassinate President Pak in Seoul onanuary was shot dead todaymall town not far from the South Korean capital. ROK officials claim three of the guerrillas are still at large. Of the others, one was captured near the scene of the abortive attack and the rest are believed to have been killed.
Radio Pyongyang's domestic service and the South Korea beam today gave priority to reportsto the Pueblo and the persecution of South Koreannd placed less emphasis
on the South Vietnam situation. Pyongyang highlighted the "confession" of Pueblo officer Lt. Stephen R. Harris (see Sitreput alsoworld" reaction to the case.
(North) Korean Central News Agencya photo allegedly showing the "spy"of Lt. Stephen Robert Harris, theofficer." The word "confession" appearstop of the first of ten fanned-out pagessignature on the last- Only the firstreadable in its entirety and follows word the "confession" broadcast yesterday by
,p Several brief firefights were reported in the US sector of tho DMZ during the eveningebruary. No casualties on either side were
,?ne Nortn Korean was reported killed by the ROKhort distance south of the DMZ.
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