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Korean Air Flight 858


These documents concern the crash of Korean Air Flight (KAL) 858 on November 29, 1987. KAL was exploded in mid-air by a time bomb planted by North Korean Agents. All 104 passengers and 11 crewmembers were killed. Included are documents on the investigation into the crash; the arrest and trial of Ms. Kim Hyon-Hui who admitted the terrorist act; and the response by South Korea, the United States, and the International Community.


-CIVAIR - Disappearance of KAL #858  [25 Kb]
-CIVAIR - Korean Air Says KE #858 Crash Was Likely the Result of a Terrorist Bomb  [22 Kb]
-Search for the Wreckage of Korean Air #858  [19 Kb]
-Suspected North Korean Complicity in Sabotage of KAL 858  [32 Kb]
-KAL 858 Tragedy  [19 Kb]
-Official Informal  [17 Kb]
-Search for Wreckage of KE 858 Crash  [20 Kb]
-Further ROK Reaction to Suspected North Korean Sabotage of KAL 858  [26 Kb]
-KAL 858 and North Korea Visas  [11 Kb]
-Ambassador Meets with Foreign Minister Choi Over KAL 858, December 4  [50 Kb]
-President's Condolence Letter to ROK President Chun  [20 Kb]
-Unification Ministry Official Comments on KAL Crash and North Korea  [56 Kb]
-Foreign Minister's Request Regarding KAL 858, December 7  [41 Kb]
-Dec 5-6 Developments in the KAL Case as Reported by ROK Media  [32 Kb]
-Weekly Status Report: Korea - 4 December 1987  [45 Kb]
-KAL 858: POLCONS' Dec 8 Meeting with MOFA DIRGEN Soh  [38 Kb]
-KAL 858: U.S. Assistance  [20 Kb]
-Current Developments in KAL Case  [25 Kb]
-Weekly Status Report: Korea 11 December 1987  [48 Kb]
-KAL 858  [19 Kb]
-KAL 858: Arrival of Hachiyas in Seoul, Request for Another P-3C Search  [25 Kb]
-KAL 858: Further on Arrival of Hachiyas, Identification of KAL Debris  [24 Kb]
-KAL 858: FAA Forensic Assistance  [19 Kb]
-KAL 858: FAA Forensic Assistance  [11 Kb]
-Weekly Status Report: Korea - 7 January 1988  [73 Kb]
-KAL 858: Possible USG Steps  [13 Kb]
-President Chun Doo-Hwan on the Mayumi Hachiya Case  [23 Kb]
-MOFA Considers Next Steps in KAL Case  [57 Kb]
-ROKG Announcement on KAL 858, TV Appearance of "Mayumi"  [117 Kb]
-Approved Press Guidance on KAL 858  [40 Kb]
-KAL 858: ROKG Pamphlet Describing the Incident and Evidence  [23 Kb]
-January 19, 1988 Memo to The Secretary Re: North Korea and the Terrorism List  [49 Kb]
-KAL 858: List of Sanctions  [24 Kb]
-Press Guidance: Korea: North Korea and KAL Flight 858  [40 Kb]
-KAL 858: MOFA Request for U.S. Demarche to UN Security Council Members  [22 Kb]
-KAL 858: MOFA Urges Full Disclosure to Soviets and East Europeans  [11 Kb]
-ROKG Views on Possible North Korean Representation at St. Louis Skating Event  [19 Kb]
-New Developments in ROK Unofficial Relations with the USSR and East Europe  [99 Kb]
-KAL 858: Briefing Foreign Governments  [18 Kb]
-KAL 858: Amb Okun's Meeting with FM Choi on UN Security Council Strategy  [52 Kb]
-Weekly Status Report: Korea - 29 January 1988  [65 Kb]
-Zambian Questions on KA-858 Incident: More Details Please and What Does the U.S. Want?  [38 Kb]
-KAL 858: Responding to Queries on Credibility of the ROK's Case  [22 Kb]
-KA 858: Evolving Korean Strategy for U.N.  [30 Kb]
-KA 858: Rebutting North Korean Misinformation  [20 Kb]
-Status Report: Korea, 5 February 1988  [72 Kb]
-KAL 858: Legal Prosecution or Extradition of Suspects  [23 Kb]
-KA 858 in the UNSC: Ambassador's Feb. 10 Meeting with Foreign Minister  [29 Kb]
-KA 858: ROK Reaction to Solarz Hearing  [12 Kb]
-KA 858: South Korean Action in ICAO  [11 Kb]
-Secretary's On-The-Record Briefing: Beijing Enroute Seoul, 7/16/88  [82 Kb]
-Press Guidance: U.S. Policy Toward North Korea  [136 Kb]
-KAL 858: Bomber Case to Be Sent to Prosecutor  [26 Kb]
-Kim Hyon Hui Questioned by Prosecutor; Bereaved Families Demonstrate  [23 Kb]
-Kim Hyon-Hui's Second Day in Court: Language Skills Demonstrated  [25 Kb]
-Prosecution Asks Death Sentence for KAL 858 Saboteur  [52 Kb]
-Amnesty for KAL Saboteur  [21 Kb]

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