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The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History

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by Oberdorfer, Don


  interview with ROK president, 89, 212, 224, 277, 280

  Nixon, Richard, 31, 112, 196

  Korea comments, 33, 55, 68

  resignation of, 44, 73

  triangular diplomacy of, 10–11

  Nixon Doctrine, 10

  NMD See United States National Missile Defense plan

  Nobel Peace Prize, 4, 340

  Nonaka, Hiromu, 332

  Non-Proliferation Treaty. See Nuclear

  Non-Proliferation Treaty

  Nordpolitik, 146–150, 163, 165

  North Korea. See Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

  North Vietnam, 10, 52

  Northern Limit Line (NLL), 363, 441, 443, 444

  North-South Coordinating Committee, 35–36

  North-South railroad, 339

  North-South talks in 1971, 11–12

  in 1972, 12–13, 18–25, 36–38

  in 1984–1986, 115–119

  in 1990, 173–174

  in 1991, 203–206

  in 1992, 212, 213

  in 1993, 229

  in 1994, 262–263, 265–266

  2000, 339–340

  in 2009, 443–445

  in 2010, 445–446

  Novak, Robert, 57

  Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),

  DPRK and, 196, 242, 257, 261, 405, 435

  DPRK suspension of withdrawal from, 223, 228, 229

  DPRK withdrawal from, 215–218, 219, 239, 276, 394

  enforcement efforts of, 209, 228–230

  negotiations on, 198, 226–227

  Nuclear Posture Review, 357

  Nuclear reprocessing, 205–206

  North and, 241, 248, 394, 396, 398

  Park Chung Hee and, 55–59

  Nunn, Sam, 249

  Obama, Barack, 431

  Lee Myung-bak and, 438

  North Korea policy, 433–434

  North Korea provocations during administration of, 431–435, 444–446

  Obuchi, Keizo, 320

  OECD. See Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development

  Oh Won Choi, 55

  Oil

  Agreed Framework provisions for, 279, 284, 307, 378–379

  DPRK need for, 122, 157, 249, 265, 275, 312

  global economics of, 78, 82, 89, 250

  Olympics of 1988, 128, 149–150, 340

  background of, 140–143

  DPRK on, 140–142

  political possibilities for, 140, 146–150

  televised, 156–157

  Olympics of 2000, 339–340

  O’Neill, Tip, 47

  OPCON, see Wartime Operational Control

  Operation Paul Bunyan, 64, 66

  Operation Plan 50–27, 224

  Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 317, 458

  Outer Space Treaty, 432

  Paekdu, Mount, 272

  Page, Trevor, 290

  Pak Chul, 260

  Pak Nam-ki, 376, 450

  Palestinians, 346

  Panmunjom, 2, 22, 59, 75, 117, 183

  meetings in, 11–13, 36, 205, 229, 237 See also Joint Security Area

  Park Chul Un, 117, 118, 147, 148, 157

  Park Chung Hee

  assassination attempt against, 39–40, 43–44, 45

  assassination of, 87–88

  Carter and, 70, 72–73, 83–85, 113

  defense budget of, 54–55

  DMZ killings, 64, 66

  election of, 26, 34, 135

  end of regime of, 89–91

  Gerald Ford and, 53–54

  Kim Dae Jung and, 26, 34–35, 36, 138

  Kim Il Sung, 20

  life and character of, 8, 25–27, 95

  martial law regime of, 30–36, 41–42, 385

  Nixon Doctrine, 10, 11

  nuclear plans of, 55–59

  relations with the North, 25, 36–38

  rise of, 26–27, 48, 78

  rule of, 27–30

  unification, 18–19, 20

  yushin, 30, 33–36

  Park, Han S., 16

  Park Hee Do, 138

  Park Jie Won, 334, 335

  Park Kye Dong, 295

  Park Seh Jik, 142

  Park Sung Chul, 19

  Park Tong Chin, 70

  Park Tong Sun, 73–74

  Park Yong Ok, 206

  Park Yong Su, 237

  Patriot missiles, 234, 238

  Perricos, Dimitri, 242

  Perry, William, 289, 326–327, 353

  nuclear crisis of 1994, 241, 247, 248, 249, 259, 289

  on possibility of war, 240, 247, 254–255, 287

  visit to Pyongyang, 327–330

  Persian Gulf War, 175, 235, 254

  Platt, Nicholas, 84–85

  Plunk, Daryl, 305

  Plutonium

  DPRK freeze on production of, 374, 368, 383, 385

  DPRK production of, 206, 210–211, 321, 380, 385

  Park Chung Hee and, 55, 57

  supply for weapons, 215, 240–242, 275, 371, 392

  Yongbyon reprocessing plant for, 195, 237, 281, 322, 349

  Pond, Elizabeth, 26

  Porter, William, 27, 36

  Portsmouth, Treaty of, 4

  Powell, Colin

  on North Korea, 350, 361, 368, 399

  on North Korea policy, 352, 354, 375

  Powell, Jody, 69

  Presidential Review Memorandum/NSC–13, 69

  Presidential Review Memorandum/NSC–45, 82

  Primakov, Yevgeni, 161

  Pritchard, Jack, 356, 360, 362, 378, 416

  Pueblo, 120

  Putin, Vladimir, 340, 344, 351, 361

  Pyongyang, correspondent’s view of, 182–183

  Pyongyang Declaration (2002), 361, 397

  Qian Qichen, 220, 251, 300

  relations with North, 178, 180, 395

  relations with South, 180, 187, 189, 190–191

  Quinones, C. Kenneth, 221–223, 229, 231

  Rakhmanin, Oleg, 15, 121

  Rangoon, 272

  aftermath of bombing, 113–114, 117, 151, 184

  bombing of, 110–112, 146, 273

  Rason, 450–451

  Reagan, Ronald, 15, 60, 130

  Chun and, 106–108, 112, 127, 131–132

  DPRK and, 184–185

  Gorbachev and, 125, 155

  Iran-Contra, 130

  Korea policies of, 113–114, 145

  relations with China, 121

  Roh Tae Woo and, 152

  Red Cross, 311, 426

  diplomatic and policy role of, 12, 115–116, 119

  Kyongbok Palace meeting of 1972, 22–25, 110, 117, 173

  Panmunjom meeting of 1971, 11

  Reid, Tom, 181, 183

  Remittances, 249–250

  Republic of Korea

  anti-Americanism in, 102, 124, 129, 380, 385–386

  Christianity in, 40, 41

  contrasted with DPRK, 78, 183–184, 316

  and December (1991) Accords, 203–206

  economic assistance to DPRK, 332, 334

  economic condition of, 78, 289, 316–317

  economic relations with Soviet Union, 175–177

  floods in 1984, 115

  food aid to DPRK, 266, 291, 311, 318, 454

  Grand National Party, 340

  growth of democracy in, 126–139, 387

  human rights abuses in, 41, 70, 73, 85, 91, 347

  military preparedness of, 49–50, 54–55, 310, 391

  nuclear weapons research, 40, 55–59

  Olympics in, 128, 149–150, 340

  parliamentary elections of 2000, 335

  political scandal in, 295–299

  presidential elections, 212, 380, 385, 438–439, 444

  relations with China, 146–148, 161–165, 186–193

  relations with Eastern bloc countries, 169–170

  relations with Hungary, 117, 147–149, 169

  relations with Soviet Union, 123–124, 154–177

  relations with Ta
iwan, 179, 191–192

  relations with US, 55–59, 107–108, 381–418

  student activism in, 41, 78–79

  against Chun Doo Hwan, 98–103, 129–132

  against Park Chung Hee, 41–42, 87, 385

  against Syngman Rhee, 8, 31, 40–41, 78, 130

  US nuclear umbrella and, 57, 201, 202, 390

  Reunification. See Unification 7, 244

  Reykjavik summit, 125

  Rhee, Syngman, 6–7, 26, 31, 107

  opposition to armistice, 285

  protests against, 8, 31, 40–41, 78, 130

  Ri Chan Bok, 416

  Ri Chol, 425

  Ri Gun, 305, 395–396

  Ri Jong Hyok, 302

  Rice, Condoleezza, 350, 359, 405, 406, 414

  on New York Philharmonic

  performance in Pyongyang, 420, 423

  on North Korea policy, 352, 395, 417, 418, 428

  Rich, John, 21

  Rich, Robert, 74

  Richardson, Bill, 281, 305

  Ridgway, Matthew, 196

  RisCassi, Robert, 201, 213, 244

  Ro Jae Hyun, 93

  Rogachev, Igor, 166, 176

  Rogers, William, 11, 32

  Roh Jae Won, 189

  Roh Moo-hyun, 381, 382, 385, 387

  death of, 437

  election of, 380, 385–386

  George W. Bush and, 387–388, 410

  impeachment of, 400

  inter-Korean summit, 420, 424, 428, 439–441

  Lee Myung-bak and, 438

  life and character of, 385, 387

  North Korea policy under, 386–387, 448

  North-South relations under, 400, 403, 410

  US-ROK relations under, 388–392

  Roh Tae Woo, 95, 147, 189

  George Bush and, 202

  Chun and, 94–95, 117, 136

  Gorbachev and, 159–165, 175–177, 301

  Kim Il Sung and, 203, 212, 262

  Kim Young Sam and, 162

  life and character of, 95, 103, 135–136

  Nordpolitik of, 146–150, 163, 165

  nuclear policy of, 205–206

  peacemaking by, 134, 150–153

  presidency of, 139, 188–189, 191

  presidential candidacy of, 130, 134, 135, 138

  relations with China, 188–193

  scandal around, 295–299

  ROK. See Republic of Korea

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 4

  Roosevelt, Theodore, 4

  Roth, Stanley, 260

  Roux, François-Xavier, 425–426

  Rumsfeld, Donald, 58, 321, 354, 392, 414–415

  on North Korea policy, 354, 364, 384,

  Rusk, Dean, 5

  Russia

  early relations with Korea, 3–4, 164

  multilateral talks, 301, 383

  North-South détente, 339

  relations with DPRK, 186, 207, 250, 361, 363

  UN sanctions, 250, 415

  Russo-Japanese War, 4, 328

  Ryu Kwang, 360

  Ryzhkov, Nikolai, 155

  Saar, John, 72

  Salisbury, Harrison, 18, 48

  Samaranch, Juan Antonio, 128, 142–143

  Samore, Gary, 229

  Sanger, David, 322–323

  Satellite, DPRK launch of, 320, 343, 431–432, 455

  Schlesinger, James, 50, 54, 57–58, 61, 200

  Schmidt, Helmut, 162

  Scowcroft, Brent, 58, 63, 201, 254

  Security Consultative Meeting, 390

  September 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks, impact of, 356–359, 409

  Shalikashvili, John, 246–247, 259, 287, 289

  Shanghai, 334, 346, 365

  Sherman, Wendy, 327, 342, 346

  Shevardnadze, Eduard, 142, 145–146, 166

  relations with North Korea, 142, 155–156, 165–169

  relations with South Korea, 158–159

  Shin Dong Won, 150

  Shin Sang Ok, 273

  Shultz, George, 109, 114, 134, 152

  North Korea threat, 145–146

  South Korea policy, 127, 130

  Sigal, Leon, 368, 369

  Sigur, Gaston, 129–130, 134, 151, 283

  Sihanouk, Norodom, 10, 244

  Singapore, talks in, 334, 359, 360, 443, 444

  Singlaub, John, 72

  Six-party talks, 395–398, 403–410

  accomplishments of, 420, 427–428, 429

  collapse of, 430, 431, 432, 435

  North Korea withdrawal from, 403, 432

  obligations to North Korea as a result of, 429, 430, 431

  September 19 joint statement, 405–406

  three-party precursor to, 395, 396

  Smith, R. Jeffrey, 231

  Sneider, Richard, 70

  on nuclear issue, 57–59,

  policy recommendations of, 52–53, 66

  Sohn Jang Nae, 103, 106, 116, 118

  Solarz, Stephen, 17, 206, 229

  Solidarity, Polish trade union, 159

  Solomon, Richard, 164, 202

  Son U Ryun, 59

  Song Ho Gyong, 335

  Song Min-soon, 405

  Song Young Dae, 238, 309

  South Korea. See Republic of Korea

  Soviet Union, 4, 5

  downing of KAL 007, 109–110

  economic aid to DPRK, 122–123, 157, 325

  economic relations with ROK, 175–177

  Korean War, 6–7

  military aid to DPRK, 9, 49, 125

  nuclear aid to DPRK, 198, 227

  Olympics of 1988, 142, 156–157

  relations with DPRK, 29, 119–125, 203, 327

  relations with ROK, 123–124, 154–177

  relations with US, 120, 420

  relations with West Germany, 162

  Sino-Soviet conflict, 79, 120, 123, 161, 179, 313

  Spain, 340

  Stalin, Joseph, 13, 119, 283

  Kim Il Sung and, 7, 14, 16

  Stilwell, Richard, 62–65

  Stock markets, 253, 316, 340, 346

  Submarine incident, 302–307, 317, 351, 412

  Suh Dae-Sook, 17

  Suh Dong Kwon, 173, 291

  Sullivan, Kevin, 304

  Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, 95

  Taeduk, 56

  Taft, William Howard, 4

  Taiwan, relations with South Korea, 179, 191–192

  Tanaka, Hitoshi, 360, 361

  Taylor, William, 267

  Team Spirit, 118

  DPRK reaction to, 118–119, 213–214

  Team Spirit (1976), 61, 200

  Team Spirit (1972), 206, 213

  Team Spirit (1993), 213–214

  Textiles, 115

  Thatcher, Margaret, 189

  Theis, Willi, 211

  Thirty-eighth parallel, historical importance of, 4–5, 7–8

  Tilelli, John, 306, 310, 328

  Tito, Josef, 113

  Tkachenko, Vadim, 120, 124, 162

  Tourism, 274, 334, 340

  Toyotomi, Hideyoshi, 3, 190

  Trading with the Enemy Act, 428, 429

  Trilateral Coordination and Oversight Groups (TCOG), 327, 378, 385

  Tuchman, Barbara, 240

  Tunnels under DMZ, 45–47

  Umashev, Vitaly, 156

  Unification, 337

  United Nations

  aid to DPRK, 290–291, 293, 302, 311, 323

  antiterrorism convention, 356

  DPRK mission in New York, 353, 355, 394, 396, 420, 430

  North and South Korea admission to, 180, 189, 299

  Security Council resolutions, 415, 432–435, 443, 455, 459

  troops, 7–8, 63, 65, 366

  World Food Program of, 290, 302

  United States

  aid to DPRK, 284, 311, 323, 455, 456

  anticipation of DPRK regime change, 384, 410–411, 412

  bombing of Yugoslavia, 329

  Central Intelligence Agency (CIA),

  analysis of DPRK, 236, 240–241, 276, 322
, 363

  Defense Department, 227, 236, 357, 358

  Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), 82, 322

  diplomacy with DPRK, 151–153, 207–208, 340–346

  early treaty with Korea, 3

  election of 2000, 346, 351

  election of 2004, 402, 403

  election of 2008, 431

  influence on Park regime, 91

  joint communiqué with DPRK (1993), 345, 347, 351, 354–355

  journalists detained in North, 436–437

  military presence in Korea, 10–11, 108, 369, 382

  plans to withdraw, 68–75, 80–86

  South Korean opposition to, 380, 385–386

  war plan of, 244–248

  National Missile Defense plan (NMD), 321, 344, 351, 354, 414

  Nixon Doctrine, 10–11

  nuclear negotiations with DPRK, 323, 376–377

  first negotiations, 221–224, 226–227

  Framework Agreement, 274–280

  Leap Day Agreement, 455, 456

  nuclear weapons in ROK, 71, 72, 86, 200–202

  relations with DPRK, 340–346, 366–380, 392–395, 413–416

  relations with ROK, 55–59, 107–108, 381–418

  Treasury Department, 408–411, 413, 417, 418, 424

  US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement, 386

  Vance, Cyrus, 83, 90

  on withdrawal policy, 68–71, 74, 75, 84–85

  Vessey, John, 70, 74, 81

  Vietnam War, 29, 52, 225, 244

  Walker, Richard, 112, 127, 188

  Wan Yongxiang, 332–333

  Warnberg, Tim, 100

  Wartime Operational Control (OPCON), transfer to ROK, 391–392

  Washington, George, 127

  Washington Post, 254, 280, 298, 352, 375, 423

  interview in Pyongyang, 37

  classified leaks to, 82, 231, 237

  correspondents of, 146, 181, 230, 252, 304, 423

  Oberdorfer articles for, 68, 185, 199, 378

  interviews with South Korean leaders, 304, 350,

  Washington Special Actions Group (WASAG), 60

  Watergate scandal, 44, 73

  Weapons of mass destruction, 356, 360

  Webster, William, 127

  Weinberger, Caspar, 113

  Wen Jiabao, 446–447, 448, 449

  West Germany, 141

  West Sea

  2007 inter-Korean joint statement provisions on, 440–441

  clashes in, 363, 443, 444–446, 451–452

  Whelan, Richard, 4

  Wickham, John, 93–94, 97, 99, 102, 104

  Won currency, 295, 296, 297

  Woolsey, James, 259

  Y. H. Industrial Company, 89

  Yakovlev, Alexander, 154

  Yalta conference, 4

  Yalu River, 2, 179, 365, 447, 448

  Yang Baibing, 192

  Yang Bin, 366

  Yang Shangkun, 192

  Yeltsin, Boris, 202–203

  Yi Sun Sin, 3

  Yim Sung Joon, 362

  Yongbyon nuclear reactor, 195, 199, 220, 349

  crisis (1994), 240–244

  crisis (2003), 370–371, 394, 396, 400

  disabling of (2007), 427–428

  freeze of (1994–2002), 374, 368, 383, 385

  history of, 196–197

 

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