SWB
FE/0073 A3/5
12 Feb 88
manipulations of the USA and the military dictatorial group. This resulted in the deplorable situation of traitor No Tae-u being elected president.
Truly, this greatly disappointed our masses who ardently desired to stop the military dictatorial group from coming into power again with united strength and lay a foundation for democratisation. Now, with the National Assembly elections approaching, the Chon Tu-Hwan No Tae-u fascist ring is viciously scheming to divide the democratic forces into pieces and destroy them one by one, tempting the opposition camp with tactics of appeasement and deception. If the opposition camp fails to stop these divisive manuoeuvres, the democratic forces will be divided and demolished again as they were in the 16th December presidential election, further solidifying the No Tae-u military dictatorial system. . .
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All our democratic patriotic forces should counter the cunning strategy of the Yankee aggressors and the Chon Tu- hwan No Tae-u fascist ring of dividing and destroying with a strategy of unity, put an end to the division of the democratic forces, and crush the fascist forces' divisive manoeuvres.
All who are truly concerned about the fate of the country and nation and truly wish for democratisation should place the utmost emphasis on this aspiration of the nation and the masses and unite with one mind along the road of struggle to put this into practice. If the democratic patriotic forces are divided and demolished and fail to end the military rule, they will be committing an unpardonable sin against the many known and unknown fallen fighters who laid down their youth and lives in the cause of national salvation for independence, democracy and reunification; the fighters who continue resolute struggle, remaining true to their principles despite the severe hardships they must endure in fascist prisons; and the masses who struggle on the street of resistance, crying out, "Give us democracy, or give us death", as well as against history and the nation.
It is useless to regret bitterly and lament deeply after being defeated through utter disunion. All democratic patriotic forces should awaken and enlighten themselves and unite in one mind in the cause of true democracy, civil rights, independence and reunification...
(ii) Excerpts from remarks by "Mme Yun Chong-won” in a dialogue with the announcer
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The Chon Tu-hwan No Tae-u fascist clique is running amok with fascist suppression while raving that it would deal severely with leftist pro-communist forces and those who violate the election law on the pretext of ensuring smooth transfer of government and smooth general elections.
Thus, the masses from all walks of life have predicted that the forthcoming elections will clearly be a replica of the fraudulent 16th December election, which was perpetrated amid corruption by money and government power. . .
I think our masses should clearly realise, above all, why the Chon Tu-hwan No Tae-u fascist clique is attempting to hasten the general elections. Needless to say, it is scheming to obtain many seats in the National Assembly by fully mobilising money and government power before the grand united front of the democratic forces can be realised, thus consolidating its military fascist dictatorship.
This being the case, the forthcoming general elections are merely another political formality designed to consolidate the foundation of the No Tae-u fascist regime...
"TRANSPORT OFFICER” FROM US BASE
DEFECTS TO NORTH KOREA
Pyongyang home service 1100 gmt 10 Feb 88
Excerpts from report
Son Hak-su,55, formerly known as Son Chang-ku in South Korea, a civilian transport officer employed at the headquarters of the second division of the US forces occupying South Korea, defected to the Northern half of the Republic recently...
His domicile of origin is Myongchon County, North Hamgyong Province, and his birth place is Yanjin County, Jilin Province, China. Returning to the fatherland with his parents following national liberation, he lived in Pyongyang.
During the fatherland liberation war, he petitioned the People's Army to join and went as far as Yosu, South Cholla Province, South Korea, following his unit. He sustained a wound in an area near Sangju, North Kyongsang Province, and was obliged to part from the unit. Later, he was forcibly drafted into the puppet South Korean army and was made to serve in it. After being discharged from the puppet army, he had worked at a US unit as a menial worker, financial clerk and transport officer.
Upon returning to his beloved homeland after nearly 40 years of absence, he said: Never since I was forced to remain in the South against my will until now, when my hair is gray, have I ever forgotten my home town, where my parents and relatives live. While I was in the South, I tried to seize opportunities on many occasions to come over to the North, but I was not able to fulfil my goal as I was from the North and the authorities kept their eyes on me...
While undertaking the transporting of weapons at a unit of US forces, I saw for myself that large armed forces are deployed for action in the frontline area near the truce line. I could not suppress my curses for the US forces' criminal commotion of preparing for a war of aggression.
In the second division of the US forces alone, there are approximately 100 various nuclear weapons and tens of neutron bombs targeted on the North. How could I stop worrying about the formidable nuclear catastrophe that my fellow countrymen would suffer?...
Biding my time to come over to the north, I decided to seize a chance of doing so when I went abroad as a tourist last year and thus recently succeded in coming into the bosom of the Republic, which I have longed for even in my dreams, by travelling through various regions for a long time...
OTHER REPORTS ON KOREA
North Korean Red Cross asks South to confirm
receipt of letter (Text) Son Song-pil, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Red Cross Society of the DPRK,