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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.

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IRAQ/KUWAIT

LIMITED

241

ADDITIONAL 36

IRAQ/KUWAIT

PS/CHANCELLOR, HMT

(PASSED TO EMERGENCY UNIT) (PASSED POLAD HIGH WYCOMBE)

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DISTRIBUTION

277

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