NORTH KOREAN CIB ARTICLE 21 APRIL 1969

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• Publication Date: April 21, 1969

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North Korea: Pyongyang fails to win much interna-
tional support for its attack on the EC-121. (Page 3)
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North Korea: Pyongyang's light propaganda
coverage thus far of the EC-121 shootdown probably
reflects the realization that it is not receiving
international support for its claims.
The sparse coverage on the incident in the
North Korean press and radio seems geared primarily
to further the regime's domestic goals. A state-
ment by Defense Minister Choe Hyon and an editor-
ial in the party newspaper both interpret the 15
April incident as further proof that the Korean
people must prepare themselves "more thoroughly"
politically and ideologically to carry out the
party's program. The North Koreans have not yet
made any specific reference to the US announcement
that it will resume reconnaissance flights and
send a task force to Korean waters.
Only three Communist states--East Germany,
North Vietnam, and Cuba--have given full support
to Pyongyang's claims that the EC-121 violated
North Korean airspace. Articles from Belgrade,
Warsaw, and Bucharest describe US flights as "near"
or "in the region of" North Korean borders. Peking
has made no comment on the incident, and Albania,
Peking's close ally, did not even mention North
Korea when commenting on Nixon's press conference.
Moscow still has made no authoritative commentary
on the attack, and this, combined with Soviet co-
operation in searching for survivors, is almost
certainly interpreted by Pyongyang as disapproval
of its conduct.
The Japanese Government has strongly supported
the US position and publicly censured Pyongyang.
Cabinet Secretary Hon i stated that Japanese secur-
ity requires these reconnaissance flights, and he
dismissed opposition charges that President Nixon's
order to protect the flights would heighten tension,
saying that protection would prevent further inci-
dents.
North Korea has taken defensive measures
against the possibility of US retaliation.
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