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