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SUBJECT: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ROK CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE COMMON DEFENSE
REF: STATE 223383
SUMMARY
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¶1. (U) The Republic of Korea made significant contributions
to the common defense of the Korean peninsula in 2004 and
¶2005. The ROKG demonstrated a strong commitment to the
U.S.-ROK alliance, working closely with the U.S. to address
the DPRK nuclear issue and making important contributions to
the war on terror and coalition efforts in Afghanistan and
Iraq. Most notably, in 2004, the ROK deployed approximately
3,000 troops to Iraq, becoming the third largest foreign
troop contingent. In December 2005, the ROK National
Assembly renewed the dispatch of ROK troops to Iraq for
another year. Under the Security Policy Initiative (SPI),
and its predecessor the Future of the Alliance (FOTA) Policy
Initiative, the U.S. and the ROK undertook a number of
important projects to enhance the combined deterrent
capability and made solid progress on realignment and
modernization of U.S. Forces Korea and the alliance,
including base relocation and mission transfers. In another
positive development, the ROK Ministry of Defense (MND)
unveiled a comprehensive plan to reform its military from the
top down in the next 15 years. However, the ROK Special
Measures Agreement contribution for 2005 decreased by nine
percent from the previous year. END SUMMARY.
USFK REALIGNMENT
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¶2. (U) In 2004 and 2005, the two governments continued to
implement a number of initiatives to realign U.S. Forces
Korea (USFK) and modernize the alliance. These important
measures include troop reduction, base consolidation, and
mission transfers. Total U.S. troops on the peninsula will
be reduced by 12,500 to 25,000 by the end of 2008. In the
most significant realignment in 50 years, USFK will close
dozens of facilities and consolidate its presence into two
major hubs-- one in the Osan and Pyongtaek region
approximately 40 miles south of Seoul and another in the
Busan-Daegu region in the southeastern part of the peninsula.
During this process, approximately two thirds of the land
currently occupied by USFK will be returned to the ROK. Also
during 2005, the ROK military assumed responsibility for
several significant military missions previously the
responsibility of USFK. Plans also are underway to jointly
identify additional missions for transfer to the ROK
military.
SUPPORT FOR OEF/OIF, PKO
------------------------
¶3. (U) The ROK currently has over 3,500 military personnel
deployed to 14 locations in 12 countries in support of the
Global War on Terror and ongoing Peace Keeping Operations.
In October 2004, the ROKG dispatched approximately 3,000
troops (Zaytun Unit) to Irbil in support of Operation Iraqi
Freedom. That number reached 3,300 by the end of 2005. The
ROK also has a brigade in Swarashi, located 30 km from the
Irbil Airport, to help rebuild nearby rural areas. The South
Korean Air Force 58th Airlift Group (173 personnel) also
operates C-130's from Kuwait, in support of the Zaytun unit.
At the end of 2005, the South Korean National Assembly voted
to extend its troop deployment for one year, with a plan for
a phased reduction of troops. The ROK also has been a
willing partner in Operation Enduring Freedom, and has
dispatched five liaison officers to CENTCOM, three to
Afghanistan and one to Djibouti. In addition, one ROK
medical support unit, consisting of 58 military personnel (14
officers and 44 enlisted), has been station in Bagram since
February 2002 to assist in the treatment of allied personnel,
Afghan trainees, and civilian patients. The ROK has also
dispatched an engineering construction battalion, consisting
of 14 officers and 133 enlisted troops, in February 2003 to
take responsibilities for runway and facility construction.
¶4. (U) The ROK continues to support Peace Keeping Operations
(PKO) around the globe. A medical support team of 20
military personnel, 18 officers and two enlisted, has been in
the Western Sahara since August 2004. Nine ROK personnel
have been in Islamabad, Pakistan since October 1994 as part
of the India-Pakistan Armistice observer group. Under the
authority of the UN Observer Missions, the ROK deployed seven
military personnel to Georgia in November 1994, two to
Liberia in October 1993, two to Burundi in September 1994,
and eight personnel were recently sent to Sudan in November
¶2005. In addition, under UN authority, the ROK dispatched
one person to Kabul in July 2003. In December 2005, the ROK
committed to sending two observers to the Initial Planning
Conference (IPC) for the Khaan Quest IV PKO training
exercise. However, the ROK is still undecided about its full
participation in the exercise.
¶5. (U) In the area of humanitarian relief, the ROK has
quickly responded to international needs in the face of
natural disasters. During 2005, the ROK contributed almost
USD 45 million in cash support of Hurricane Katrina relief
efforts, the Pakistan Earthquake Relief Operation, and the
Tsunami Relief Operations.
SIPDIS
ROK DEFENSE REFORM
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¶6. (U) In September 2005, the ROKG announced a plan to
drastically transform and modernize its military by 2020,
including an initiative to downsize its total troop level to
500,000 from the current 681,000. In conjunction with the
reductions, the plan calls for dramatically streamlining the
military's combat organization, with numerous units being
consolidated or eliminated. To maintain combat
effectiveness, the ROKG plans for significant modernization
of its military's combat weaponry and support systems.
¶7. (U) The reform plan calls for annual increases of 11
percent in the defense budget until 2015. From 2016 to 2020,
the military budget would then be increased 7 percent
annually. However, it is not clear whether the National
Assembly would appropriate sufficient funds for the major
undertaking. For 2006, NA allotted 22.5 trillion won (USD
22.84 billion) for defense in the new year, representing a
6.7 percent increase over the 2005 defense spending.
Moreover, spending on The Force Investment Program, which
includes Force Improvement, Research and Development, and
support activities, was only raised 2.7 percent from the
previous year (to 7.4 trillion won (USD 7.51 billion)). The
bulk of the 6.7 percent increase was in Operations and
Maintenance (O&M) activities, which as a category increased
8.8 percent (to 15 trillion won (USD 15.23 billion)).
Expenses for salary, pension, meals and clothing accounts for
over 70 percent of the O&M budget, but the majority of the
increase was centered around quality-of-life-expenditures
such as housing improvements and personnel welfare programs.
O&M makes up approximately two-thirds of the defense budget.
DEVELOPMENTS IN DEFENSE PROCUREMENT
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¶8. (U) The United States remains the principal offshore
source of defense articles and services for the ROK.
However, U.S. market share is shrinking as we lose influence
over ROK purchases. In the past decade, 78 percent of
Korea's offshore procurement came from the United States. In
2004 the share shrank to approximately 70 percent. That
said, in FY2005 Korea's FMS purchases were the third largest
in the region, behind Japan and Taiwan, and sixth worldwide,
with an open FMS case value of over USD 10.01 billion as of
December 2005. Korea continues to view Foreign Military
Sales (FMS) as an important method for acquiring U.S.- origin
defense articles and services. In FY2005, over 81 percent of
all U.S.- origin defense articles and services were acquired
through FMS. Since 1996, there has only been one year in
which the FMS share of the total U.S. sales to Korea was less
than 50 percent (in 2002 when Korea purchased the F-15K
through DCS). Although U.S.-ROK interoperability is still
considered, cost, offsets, and technology transfers have
become increasingly important considerations.
¶9. (U) The ROK procurement strategy is to promote indigenous
production first and buy offshore only when ROK production is
prohibitively expensive or technically unfeasible.
Government agencies and companies from both nations continue
close coordination to mutually develop defense related
systems. One recent example is the ROK's interest in a
cooperative venture with the U.S. Navy to develop the LOGIR
missile. The ROK proposed to invest USD 5 million, and
several man-years into the project. Other discussions
currently underway include proposed cooperation on Airborne
Warning Surveillance System (AWSS) and Broad Area Maritime
Surveillance (BAMS).
¶10. (U) Another example of efforts to improve
interoperability with the U.S. is the ROK's enthusiastic
participation in U.S. training programs. There are currently
numerous programs in place whereby military officers from
both the ROK and U.S. attend training and professional
schools hosted by the counterpart nation. For example, the
ROK has a total of 61 FMS students studying in military
schools in the U.S. There are also four ROK military
officers studying in the U.S. under the Professional Military
Education (PME) exchange program.
COST SHARING
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¶11. (U) FY 2004 and FY 2005 USFK Cost Sharing Report
Table 1 summarizes USFK Non-Personnel Stationing Costs
(NPSC). Total NPSC are the criteria used to compute the ROK
cost sharing contributions
Table 1 - USFK NPSC Summary (FY 2004 & 2005)
All Data in billions of Korean Won
CATEGORY FY04 FY05
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US NON-PERSONNEL
STATIONING COSTS*
Total O&M (w/civ pay) 1,579.8 1,483.9
Ttl Family Housing Operation 53.1 49.3
Ttl Family Housing Construction 5.1 10.3
Total MILCON 140.8 82.4
USFK Direct Logistics Costs 179.3 167.8
USFK Direct KN Personnel Costs 130.0 171.7
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USFK SUBTOTAL 2,088.1 1,965.4
ROK Direct Cost Sharing
Contribution 789.4 713.2
ROK Indirect Cost Sharing
Contribution 657.3 568.0
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ROK Subtotal 1,446.7 1,281.2
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TOTAL NPSC COSTS 3,534.8 3,246.6
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* USFK NPSC costs computed at average expenditure rates of
1,050 Won:1 Dollar for 2004 and 1,000:1 for 2005.
Table 1 report covers ROKG cost-sharing contributions for the
periods 2004 and 2005. These two years fell into the
provisions of two different SMA's, one covering the 2002-2004
period, and another the 2005-2006 period. The 2004 ROK SMA
contribution was 747.7 billion Won. This amount, while short
of Congressional and SECDEF mandate, constituted the highest
level of ROKG cost-sharing to date. However, the ROK SMA
contribution for 2005 was 680.4 billion Won, representing a 9
percent decrease from 2004. Table 2 and 3 show the summary
of ROK's direct and indirect cost sharing contributions.
Table 2 - ROK Direct Cost Sharing Contributions Summary
In billions of Korean Won
CATEGORY CASH In-Kind Total Remarks
2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005
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Labor (KN) 324.1 287.4 324.1 287.4 1
ROKFC 224.7 236.9 11.8 12.5 236.5 249.4 2
CDIP 87.1 43.0 87.1 43.0 3
Logistics 100.0 100.6 100.0 100.6 4
Rents 12.0 1.4 12.0 1.4 5
KATUSA 9.4 8.8 9.4 8.8 6
Relocation
Construction 20.4 22.6 20.4 22.6 7
Vicinity
Improvements 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8
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TOTAL 590.6 557.1 198.9 156.1 789.4 713.2
Notes:
¶1. Labor (Korean National) - SMA category; the ROKG provided
three equal cash deposits in April, June, and August.
¶2. Republic of Korea Funded Construction - SMA category; 95
percent cash, 5 percent in-kind
¶3. Combined Defense Improvement Projects - SMA category
¶4. Logistics Cost Sharing - SMA category; in-kind
projects/services provided by ROK MND
¶5. The cost of leases and rents of privately owned land and
facilities occupied or used by U.S.; ROK MND budgeted and
paid to applicable landowners
¶6. Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army; KATUSA salaries
budgeted by ROK MND.
¶7. Costs of the functional transfer of a structure and
function from a facility being released by U.S. forces to a
facility being retained
¶8. Improvements to the vicinity of facilities and areas
occupied by U.S. forces, e.g., projects aimed at disaster
prevention and noise abatement
Table 3 - ROK Indirect Cost Sharing Contribution Summary
In billions of Korean Won
CATEGORY 2004 2005 REMARKS
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Foregone Rents 512.4 430.0 1
Tax Exemptions 144.9 138.0 2
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TOTAL 675.3 568.0
Notes:
¶1. Estimated; foregone rents include leases and fair-market
value of rent of government-owned land used by U.S. forces
¶2. Estimated; tax exemptions include tax concessions and
customs duties that are waived by the host nation
COMMENT: The Republic of Korea (ROK) total 2004 cost sharing
contribution of 1.45 trillion Won paid for approximately 40.9
percent of USFK's Non-Personnel Stationing Costs (NPSC) of
3.53 trillion Won. The ROK's total 2005 cost sharing
contribution of 1.28 trillion WON paid for approximately 39.5
percent of USFK's NPSC of 3.25 trillion Won. END COMMENT.
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS, MILITARY ASSISTANCE,
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
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¶A. Recent Contingency Operations:
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NONE
¶B. Military Assistance (as provided by ROK MOFAT):
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In number of personnel
Iraq - a. Zaytun Unit 3,265
b. MNF-I 14
Afghanistan - a. 100th Construction Battalion 147
b. 924th Medical Support Group 58
c. CJTF-76 2
d. CFC-A 1
CENTCOMM - 5
CJTF-HOA - 1
United Nations Activities
a. Sub-Sahara Medical Support Team 20
b. India-Pakistan Armistice Observer 9
c. Georgia Observer Group 7
d. Liberia Observer Group 2
e. UN-Afghan Group 1
f. Brundi Observer Group 2
¶C. Humanitarian Relief Operations:
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Pakistan Earthquake Relief Operation - USD 4.2 million
Hurricane Katrina - USD 30 million
Tsunami Relief Operations - USD 20 million
¶D. Capacity Building:
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¶12. (U) The ROK has been active in educating and training
Iraqis and Afghanis on law enforcement, judicial assistance,
and public administration. The ROK invited 475 Iraqis to
educate them on public administration and development and
dispatched 10 ROK personnel to teach irrigation and sewage
treatment methods. Two ROK personnel have been dispatched to
Afghanistan, and 60 Afghans were invited to Korea for law
enforcement training. The ROK also hosts an unspecified
number of officials from sundry African countries to teach
economic policies.
¶E. Counterproliferation Contributions:
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¶13. (U) ROK continued to be a strong supporter of USG
nonproliferation efforts and participated actively in
international nonoproliferation reforms. The ROK was a key
participant in the Six Party process on the North Korean
nuclear problem, and recently decided to participate as an
observer in some aspects of the Proliferation Security
Initiative (PSI). The ROK also contributed USD 90 Million
and USD 28 Million, respectively in 2004 and 2005 to the
Korea Energy Development Organization (KEDO). KEDO is now
defunct, the ROK, in addition to Japan, the U.S., and the EU,
are finalizing plans to settle all outstanding obligations by
the organization.
ROK DEFENSE BUDGET
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¶14. (U) ROK Defense Expenditures for FY2004 in billion Won
units:
CLASSIFICATION FY2004 Percentage
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Operation & Maintenance 12,648 66.8
Personnel Expenses 7,988 42.2
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¶1. Wages/Pension 6,655 35.1
¶2. Other 1,333 7.0
Operational Expenses 4,660 24.6
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¶1. Meals/Clothes 1,310 6.9
¶2. Troop Activities 475 2.5
¶3. Education & Training 168 0.9
¶4. Equipment & Facility 779 4.1
Maintenance
¶5. Resource Procurement 100 0.5
¶6. Military Construction 818 4.3
¶7. Reserve Forces 71 0.4
¶8. Research/Subsidiary 159 0.8
Organization
¶9. USFK Support 334 1.8
¶10. Basic Project Expenses 428 2.3
¶11. Other 18 0.1
Force Investment 6,293 33.2
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Force Improvement 3,376 17.8
Research & Development 651 3.4
Support Activities 2,267 12.0
Total 18,941 100.0
ROK Defense Budget under Medium-Term Expenditure Framework
(MTEF) for 2005-2008 in trillion Won units
FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 Growth
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Operations &
Maintenance 13,738 14,861 15,560 16,711 7.2
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Personnel
Expenses 8,595 9,032 9,582 10,165 6.2
Operational
Expenses 5,143 5,828 5,978 6,546 8.9
Force Investment 7,085 7,849 9,345 11,095 15.2
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Force Improvement 4,034 4,347 5,033 6,548 18.3
Research &
Development 754 895 1,022 1,114 14.9
Support Activities 2,298 2,607 3,290 3,432 11.3
Total 20,823 22,709 24,905 27,806 10.1
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¶15. (U) The Embassy point of contact (POC) for this report is
PolMilOff Hyun S, Kim, TEL 82-2-397-4215, e-mail:
kimhs@state.sgov.gov
¶16. (U) This cable was coordinated with USFK.
VERSHBOW