REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT

S E C R E T SEOUL 03039

S/CT FOR WHARTON

E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PTER KS
SUBJECT: REPUBLIC OF KOREA: 1987 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT

REF: STATE 42378


1. SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT.


2. CLASSIFIED SECTION FOR THE REPORT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF
KOREA FOLLOWS:

U.S.-ROK BILATERAL COOPERATION:
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3. ROK COUNTERTERRORISM UNITS TRAINED WITH U.S. CT FORCES
ON MANY OCCASIONS IN 1988. THE JADE NUGGET EXERCISE IN
JUNE INCLUDED ROKG PLAYER AND OBSERVER CELLS. A SIMILAR
THOUGH MORE ELABORATE ROK-US EXERCISE, JADE NUGGET 88, IS
PLANNED FOR JUNE OF THIS YEAR. EXERCISE IVY CRAWLER IN
OCTOBER 1987 WAS AN EXTREMELY INVOLVED ROK-US EFFORT. THE
SCENARIO POSITED THREE TERRORIST SITES IN COMMUNICATION
WITH ONE ANOTHER AND REQUIRED BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND
MILITARY COORDINATION. U.S. FORCES TOOK DOWN ONE SITE,
ROK FORCES ANOTHER, WHILE AN INTEGRATED FORCE TOOK DOWN THE
THIRD. IT WAS A COMPLEX EXERCISE AND OF GREAT VALUE IN
EVALUATING UNILATERAL AND COOPERATIVE METHODS AND
CAPABILITIES. FURTHER MILITARY COOPERATION INCLUDED FIVE
SMALL UNIT EXCHANGE/TRAINING EXERCISES, BOMB DOG, AND
EXPLOSIVE ORDINANCE DEMOLITION TRAINING.


4. THE USG HAS ALSO PROVIDED COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE
AND TRAINING THROUGH A VARIETY OF AGENCIES INCLUDING
CUSTOMS, INS, FBI, FAA, AND SIRO (S/NF). FURTHER DETAILS
OF SIRO (S/NF) COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE TO THE ROK ARE
RESTRICTED TO SIRO (S/NF) REPORTING CHANNELS.

JUDICIAL RESPONSE:
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5. DURING EXERCISE IVY CRAWLER, ROK OFFICIALS RESISTED
ATTEMPTS BY U.S. PLAYERS TO TRY TO EXERCISE LEGAL
JURISDICTION OVER TERRORISTS ACTING AGAINST U.S. CITIZENS
ON A U.S. INSTALLATION AND CAPTURED BY U.S. FORCES. WHILE
THIS EXAMPLE OF EXERCISE PLAY CANNOT BE TAKEN AS AN
OFFICIAL ROKG POSITION AS HIGH-LEVEL ROKG DECISION-MAKERS
DID NOT TAKE PART, WE BELIEVE IT A LIKELY RESPONSE.
NONETHELESS, SHOULD THE ROKG DECIDE NOT TO EXTRADITE THE
USG WOULD PROBABLY FIND A KOREAN LEGAL DECISION
ACCEPTABLE, AS ROKG AND U.S. POLICIES ON TERRORISM AND
TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ARE GENERALLY IN AGREEMENT.

NORTH KOREA:
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6. WE ASSUME THAT PREPARATION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S REPORT
ON NORTH KOREA CAN BEST BE PREPARED IN WASHINGTON.


LILLEY