October 11, 1983
The President has asked Secretary of Defense Weinberger to head the official American
delegation to the October 13 memorial service in Seoul for the Korean victims of the tragic
incident in Burma. Other members of the delegation, representing the Government and people of
the United States, will include the Deputy Secretary of State Kenneth W. Dam, Army Chief of
Staff Gen. John Wickham, the American Ambassador to Korea, Richard L. Walker, the
Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Gen. Robert Sennewald, Congressman Claude Pepper of
Florida, and Congressman Tony P. Hall of Ohio.
The United States deplores this vicious attack, as it does acts of terrorism whenever and wherever
they occur. The President and all Americans share the grief and the deep sense of loss of the
Korean people at the tragic death of these fine public servants. We admired their profound
contributions to the relationship between the United States and Korea, and we knew them as
friends. We mourn their loss.