60. Editorial Note

Korean Foreign Minister Yi Tong-won visited Washington November 29–December 1, 1965. On November 29 the Foreign Minister met with Assistant Secretary of State Bundy for discussions covering the treaty with Japan, the Korean item and Chinese representation in the United Nations, Korean procurement for and the situation in Vietnam, and Korean fishing interests. Many of those topics were also discussed between Foreign Minister Yi and Secretary Rusk later that day. The Foreign Minister also met with Vice President Humphrey and Secretary McNamara during the visit. The major topic discussed at those meetings was Vietnam.

Memoranda of conversations and other relevant documentation pertaining to the Foreign Minister’s visit are in National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964–66, POL 7 KOR S; [Page 129] POL 15–1 KOR S; POL 27 KOR/UN; POL 33–4 KOR S-US; POL 27 VIET S; and Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD/OASD/ISA Files: FRC 70 A 3717, 333 Korea.