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May 21, 1980
Ambassador Gleysteen writes that the "massive insurrection in Kwangju is still out of control."
Donald Gregg proposes that the United States "work with the current Korean leadership" but "express a carefully calibrated degree of disapproval" of the Gwangju massacre.
May 23, 1980
Donald Gregg and Michel Oksenberg outline US policy toward Korea in light of the incident in Gwangju.
May 22, 1980
Officials from the US Department of State, the White House, the CIA, NSC, OSD, and JCS determine US policy toward South Korea in light of the events in Gwangju.
Richard Holbrooke and Anthony Lake brief the US Secretary of State on the upcoming policy review committee meeting on the ongoing unrest in South Korea.
June 6, 1980
A North Korean newspaper editor describes his views of Chun Doo-hwan to a Hungarian diplomat.
May 28, 1980
A Hungarian diplomat learns of the North Korean Minister of Public Security's activities in light of the Gwangju Uprising in South Korea.
Document Year: 1980