NOTE.-Sections of this hearing have been deleted at the request of the Department of State and the Department of Defense. Deleted material is indicated by the notation "[Deleted]." CONTENTS Porter, Hon. William J., Ambassador, U.S. Embassy, Korea, accom- panied by Gen. John H. Michaelis, commander in chief, United Nations Command, COMUSK, commanding general, 8th Army; Maj. Gen. Leland G. Cagwin, commanding general, 2d Infantry Divi- sion (formerly); Maj. Gen. Livingston N. Taylor, Chief, Joint Mili- tary Assistance Advisory Group, Korea; and Brig. Gen. Arthur W. Page Holderness, Jr., commander, 314th Air Division, PACAF 1521, 1576, 1648 United Nations Command personnel in the Republic of Korea--- "Korea-United States talks end on terms for dispatch of troops," with "U.S. Commitments on dispatch of troops outlined in state- President Park's explanation of sending ROK troops to Vietnam__ Resolution of the General Assembly establishing UNCURK, October 7, 1713 UNITED STATES SECURITY AGREEMENTS REPUBLIC OF KOREA TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1970 UNITED STATES SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON U.S. SECURITY OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 2:30 p.m., in room S-116, the Capitol, Senator Stuart Symington (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Symington, Fulbright, Aiken, and Javits. Also present: Col. Edward N. Hathaway, 8th Army, Korea; Col. Paul P. Ellison, Jr., United Nations Command, U.S. Forces, Korea; Lt. Col. Melvin Goodweather, Air Force Legislative Liaison; Lt. Col. Ernest E. Davenport, 314th Air Division, Osan, Korea; Lt. Col. Wendell E. Cosner, 6146th Air Force Advisory Group, Seoul, Korea; Stanley N. Futterman, Assistant Legal Adviser for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Peter Knaur, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), International Security Affairs; Winthrop G. Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Michael H. Armacost, Staff Planning and Coordination, Department of State; Jerome H. Silberman, Office of the General Counsel, OSD; Miss Brynhild Rowberg, Korea desk, Department of State; Lt. Col. John M. Browder, Office of the Under Secretary of the Army; Richard B. Peters, Korean desk, Department of State; Joseph J. Wolf, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State; and H. G. Torbert, Congressional Relations, Department of State. Mr. Holt, Mr. Paul, Mr. Pincus of the committee staff. SWEARING OF WITNESSES Gentlemen, it is the practice to swear all witnesses; therefore, anybody who may testify will please stand up with Ambassador Porter and General Michaelis. Raise your right hand please. Do you swear that the testimony you give the subcommittee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. PORTER. I do. General MICHAELIS. I do. General CAGWIN. I do. General TAYLOR. I do. General HOLDERNESS. I do. IDENTIFICATION OF PARTICIPANTS Senator SYMINGTON. Inasmuch as we have been cautioned about the security of these hearings, will the gentlemen in the room and the lady stand and identify yourselves? Colonel DAVENPORT. I am Colonel Davenport, sir, of the 314th Air Division, Osan, Korea. Colonel COSNER. Colonel Cosner, 6146th Air Force Advisory Group, Seoul. Colonel GOODWEATHER. Colonel Goodweather, Air Force Legislative Liaison. Mr. FUTTERMAN. Stanley Futterman, Assistant Legal Adviser, Department of State. Mr. KNAUR. Peter Knaur, Office of the Secretary of Defense, International Security Affairs. Mr. BROWN. Winthrop Brown, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs. Mr. ARMACOST. Michael Armacost, for the Staff Planning and Coordination, State Department. Mr. SILBERMAN. Jerome H. Silberman, Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Secretary of Defense. Miss ROWBERG. Brynhild Rowberg, Korea desk, Department of State. Colonel BROWDER. Lt. Col. John M. Browder, Office of the Under Secretary of the Army. Mr. PETERS. Richard Peters. I am in Korean affairs of the State Department. Colonel HATHAWAY. Col. Edward N. Hathaway, 8th Army, Korea. Colonel ELLISON. Colonel Ellison, sir, United Nations Command, U.S. Forces, Korea. Mr. WOLF. Joseph Wolf, Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs, Department of State. Mr. TORBERT. H. G. Torbert, Congressional Relations, Department of State. Senator SYMINGTON. Mr. Brown, would you sit up here? Mr. Torbert? Do you have a prepared statement, Mr. Ambassador? Mr. PORTER. Yes, Mr. Chairman, I have. Senator SYMINGTON. Would you like to read it? Mr. PORTER. If you wish, sir. Senator SYMINGTON. Will you proceed? Mr. PAUL. Could I suggest that Ambassador Porter read the portion of his statement at this time that deals with basic agreements and commitments, which I think would be just pages (1703) through (1704) and the paragraph in the middle of page (1705). Senator SYMINGTON. Mr. Ambassador, it will all be made part of the record, a continuous presentation. Mr. PORTER. I understand, Mr. Chairman. May I proceed? |