KOREA AT 30TH UNGA: GABON

C O N F I D E N T I A L 75 LIBREVILLE 1895

E.O. 11652: NGDS



TAGS: PFOR, UNGA, GB, KS, KN



SUBJ: KOREA AT 30TH UNGA: GABON



REF: STATE 272523; USUN 6028



1. PRESIDENT BONGO HAS JUST PERSONALLY ASSURED ME THAT

GOG PERMREP HAS NOW RECEIVED FIRM INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE

AGAINST HOSTILE RESOLUTION IN PLENARY THIS AFTERNOON.



2. ACCORDING ROK AMBASSADOR KIM, INSTRUCTIONS HAVE NOW

BEEN SENT THROUGH TWO CHANNELS: (A) BY PHONE FROM

PRESIDENT TO GABONESE AMBASSADOR IN PARIS, WITH LATTER

SENDING THEM ON BY TELEGRAM TO NEW YORK IN PRESIDENT'S

NAME; AND (B) DIRECTLY FROM LIBREVILLE BY ACTING FONMIN

REKANGALT TO ESSONGHE IN NEW YORK.



3. PRESIDENT ADDED THAT HIS CALL TO PARIS WAS PROMPTED

BY REQUEST LATE LAST NIGHT FROM FRENCH CHARGE, WHO

TELEPHONED HIM AFTER CONSULTING WITH KIM. PRESIDENT

ADDED THAT HE WOULD SACK ESSONGHE AS PERMREP IF HE

FAILS CAST NEGATIVE VOTE ON HOSTILE RESOLUTION AS

INSTRUCTED.



4. AMBASSADOR KIM WILL ATTEMPT CALL PARK IN NEW YORK

AT OPENING OF BUSINESS TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF INSTRUCTIONS,

AND HAS EXTRACTED PROMISE FROM REKANGALT TO

PHONE ESSONGHE DIRECTLY THIS AFTERNOON IF HE STILL

APPEARS TO BE WAVERING.

STEIGMAN

CONFIDENTIAL