Office of the Historian

U.S. Efforts To Encourage Normalization of Relations Between the Republic of Korea and Japan

332. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Tokyo, January 3, 1964, 2 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 33–4 JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential. Repeated to Seoul and CINCPAC for POLAD.

333. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 21, 1964, 3 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Secret. Drafted by Bacon and approved in S on February 8. This memorandum is Part 1 of 2. The conversation took place in the Secretary’s Office.

334. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, January 23, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Files of Robert W. Komer, Japan-Korea. Secret.

335. Memorandum of Conversation

Tokyo, January 26, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Secretary’s Memoranda of Conversation: Lot 65 D 330, January 1964. Confidential. Drafted by Barnett and approved by Reischauer. The meeting was held at the Foreign Minister’s residence.

336. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, February 14, 1964, 7:32 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 33–4 JAPAN–KOR S. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Drafted by Barnett; cleared by Davis, Bacon, Green, and Harriman; and approved by Rusk. Repeated to Tokyo for Reischauer.

337. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, February 17, 1964, 7:30 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 33–4 JAPAN–KOR S. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to Tokyo.

338. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 29, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential. Drafted by Fearey and approved in S on March 8.

340. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, April 9, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Japan, Vol. I. Secret.

341. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, May 12, 1964, 7:54 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential; Limdis. Drafted by Barnett, Fearey, Vettel, and Norred; cleared by Bacon, Green, and Poats; and approved by William Bundy. Also sent to Tokyo.

342. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, May 19, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. I. Secret.

343. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, June 25, 1964, 7 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

344. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, July 22, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. II. Confidential.

345. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to President Johnson

Washington, July 31, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. II. Secret.

346. Memorandum From Robert W. Komer of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, August 3, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. II. Secret.

347. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, August 19, 1964, 6 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential; Priority. Repeated to Tokyo and CINCPAC for POLAD.

348. Letter From the Ambassador to Japan (Reischauer) to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Tokyo, August 21, 1964.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Korea, Vol. II. Secret. A copy was sent to Brown in Seoul.

349. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Tokyo, September 8, 1964, 9 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential. Repeated to Seoul and CINCPAC for POLAD.

350. Letter From the Ambassador to Korea (Brown) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)

Seoul, October, 23, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential; Official-Informal. The letter indicates that Bundy saw it. A copy was sent to Reischauer.

351. Letter From the Ambassador to Japan (Reischauer) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs (Bundy)

Tokyo, October 28, 1964.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential; Official-Informal. A copy was sent to Ambassador Brown.

352. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, November 11, 1964, 12:34 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Secret. Drafted by Komer and Barnett; cleared by Fearey, Stoneman (AID), and in substance by Blouin (OASD/ISA); and approved by Barnett. Also sent to Tokyo.

353. Telegram From the Embassy in Japan to the Department of State

Tokyo, November 21, 1964, 0357Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 JAPAN. Confidential. Repeated to Seoul and CINCPAC for POLAD.

354. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, November 23, 1964, 0225Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 KOR S. Secret; Limdis.

355. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, December 31, 1964, 7:36 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by O’Donohue, cleared by Bennett, and approved by Green. Also sent to Tokyo and repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.

356. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, January 12, 1965, 3:30 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Secret. Drafted by Petree and approved in S on January 26. The meeting was held in the Secretary’s Conference Room.

357. Memorandum From James C. Thomson, Jr., of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Bundy)

Washington, February 20, 1965.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Japan, Vol. III. No classification marking.

358. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, March 15, 1965.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 2 KOR S. Confidential. Drafted by Fearey and approved in S on March 22.

359. Memorandum Prepared in the Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, undated.

[Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files: East Asia Country Files, Japan, 1964, 1965. Secret; Eyes Only. 2 pages of source text not declassified.]

360. Telegram From the Embassy in Korea to the Department of State

Seoul, April 8, 1965, 0400Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 KOR S. Confidential; Priority; Limdis.

361. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Korea

Washington, April 30, 1965, 9:35 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL JAPAN–KOR S. Confidential. Drafted by Norred, cleared by Fearey and Barnett, and approved by Bundy. Also sent to Tokyo and repeated to CINCPAC for POLAD.