UNRESOLVED ISSUES IN THE RHEE-ROBERTSON TALKS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000100060046-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: July 30, 1953
• Content Type: BRIEF

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NTSC BRIEFING 30 July
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On 21 u1j, South Korea is Prime Minister and foreign
,!it.iister accused the United States of bad faith in not imple-
menting the Rhee-i obbertson a i,reer ent, and threatened to
repudiate ttlic
lent and denounce the armistice.
ey demanded clarification over reports that ter
von the ;or; runists assurances that it would not suppor t
,i E efts. Arm ?
to t' o Bert son t s oro-Vi .se s that he would seek
violation of the ar i sti ce which they noted
.cien_t isenftow+er's assurances of iiora1 and material support
or unilateral South Korean attack if the political conference
nriel were not necessary
ea that i hey would not nave to enter Kcrea to ad-tin: ster
risoners g repatriation.
.hey then inquired whether .resident Eisenhower has given
assurances of moral and material support for a unilateral
South Korean attack if the political conference fails to achieve
zicatton and a Chinese +lthdr?aral. after 90 dajs.
in re,,aria tc tale promised mutual security pa
I position was for a . ATO-tJ3pe treaty which would
South Korean sovereignty to all territory south of
t .e Yalu, and wcc ulu provide t . at an attack is to be met
"forthwith and ira ediatel
witrrout further congressional action.
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nister reiterates South Korea's preference
for ?lils type rather than an alternative offered by the
united States, and inquired whetnner they can expect favorable
resaii.s. Ile also charged that American failure to implement
sea rocomnondations for economic aid contravenes U.S.
ese points officially raised are only a few of the un-
reconciled issues in the itriee-t-ooertson a reomient which ghee
tvo repudiate the ari istice.
Ot ier zossiuilitiea;
(1) while ? z ee has a,. reed not to obstruct the armistice up
to U:.e end ol: tU days .1' to:e political conference,, he qualif
t sls by retaining his ' soverei i ri6ht' to interpret his position
freely and statin his agreement was valid oni
font , a s no
measures or acLloia taken under the armistice are detrimental to
our national survival." This obviously permits him to repudiate
tie areermment at any time,
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Thee insists that after the period. of explanation the
,;2ti-Cormaxuaaisc Koreans Le released to south Korea
Chinese
is contrary to the draft armistice agreement
for turning tiers over for an aciditional 30 days to
tical conference, followed Dy tneir release to a "neutral
attached t
l' iJ nited State ha
l 's
c !IowieC: gea the CoIId1t OU3 'wtiica ai
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autornaticaily from the political conference after 90 days*
e s position is that Lae 'United States is committed to
such withdrawal,
(4) Rhee has agreed tilt hUK troops will remain uriaer t h
NC ;?so to . as the U anna ti-le OK pursue tno same corn n oU-
le i:ter of ltted any reference to this issue.
vision level
e US aas almost been reached, arici the target should
flexible,
Neither tie US nor bauta } ,or'
cussed the .''Jeutral
Supe `t sort ;+omiaissiof* aose inspection activities will
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require them to enter Scuts Korea. In view or .h.es's oDject ons
Indian troops, he is not likely to consent to Czech anc.
Polish personnel enterar ,.
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