Re: Another Set back to N-S Relations



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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 12:42:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dale M Benedict 
To: Bill Harms 
Cc: moogoonghwa 
Subject: RE: Another Set back to N-S relations

Incident was neither contrived by ROK nor 'training accident' by DPRK,
though perhaps indicator both of poor mechanical status of DPRK equipment,
andexcellent propaganda opportunity for ROK 'Hawks'.

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On Tue, 24 Sep 1996, Bill Harms wrote:

> At 09:19 AM 9/23/96 -0400, Jamie McDonald wrote:
> >
> >You refer to the "alleged" submarine incident, which also brings up
> >interesting possibilities.  Are you suggesting that the ROK invented the
> >incident?  
> 
> No, it is perfectly plausible, however, that the vessel was on a routine
> training mission in the northwestern part of the Sea of Japan and simply
> drifted off-course after developing mechanical difficulties.
> 
> 


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