RESTRICTED
175557 MDHIAN 1570
4. A KOREAN GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID ON 30 JANUARY THAT THE DECISION WAS REACHED WITHOUT A REQUEST FROM WASHINGTON. IT WAS REACHED IN THE LIGHT OF KOREA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE US, AS WELL AS WITH OTHER ALLIES FROM THE TIME OF THE KOREAN WAR. PROSPECTS FOR KOREA'S PARTICIPATION IN POST-WAR REHABILITATION PROJECTS IN THE GULF WERE ALSO A FACTOR.
WRIGHT
YYYY
ΜΑΙΝ
IRAQ/KUWAIT
LIMITED
241
ADDITIONAL 36
IRAQ/KUWAIT
PS/CHANCELLOR, HMT
(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT) (PASSED POLAD HIGH WYCOMBE)
NNNN
DISTRIBUTION
277
MED [-]
FED