TELEGRAM FROM SECSTATE WASHDC 178712 TO AMEMBASSY SEOUL 3777 /SALE OF KOREAN MANUFACTURED M-16 RIFLES TO A THIRD COUNTRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002400170032-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2008
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: August 15, 1974
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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S~ E C R k T STATE 178712
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SUI3JECTt SALE OP KOREA_iV_MANUFACTURED M-16 RIFLES TO A-THIRD
C O U N T R Y -----_. _ ., _.
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1, pEpARTMENT AND DOD HAVE CAREFULLY CONSIDRED ROK REDUEST
REPORTCD HE~'TEL TO APPROVE SALE AF M-16 RIFLES TO MOROCCO.
WE REt~RET THAT WE CAN;'~OT APPROVE THIS REpUEST.
~,_ SY~ICE~ CONGRESS HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT ROK PLANS TO PRODUCE
60t~,000 M~16 RIFLES rOR ROK USE ONLY, APPROVAL OF REfJUEST i3Y
ROK TO SITLL THi^aE RIFLES TO THIRD PARTIES WOULD BE DIFFICULT
TO"JUSTIFY TO CONGRESS ANp WOULD IN OUR VIE~J"RESULT IN UNFAVOR-
ABLE CRITICISM. MOREOVER, OUR AGREEMENT TO M-16 CO-PRODUCTION
IN KOREA WA5 JUS7IVIED ON BASIS OF ASSISTING ROKC TO BECOME
MIL.I7A~Il.Y SELF?RELIANT AND NOT TO PROVIDE KOREANS WITH EXPORT
CAPA6IL~I7Y, THIS POINT SHOULD BE MADE TO KOREANS IN EXPLAINING
"USG PUSI TTON,
;~~ FUR~'H~RMORE, WE .COULD ANTiCIpATE.TWAT U$ INDUSTRY, I.E.--
COLT', WOULD ITSEI.~' WISH TO PURSUE ANY REQUESTS FROM THIRD .,PARTIE"S
TQ_ .,~'URCHASE M-~,{~ 9 S . -:
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