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the of in Sburh Vi?knam bctveln 1952?1970
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uqriad of tineT If thezn herbfcidon wire employed in Koren,
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Ind the amount; or Inch herbiC1de 

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Official ule q!.herbicidcs
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our cooperation in L?it 
Sincerely ynu'rn. .i 
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JBJECT: Use of Chemical Herbicides in Korea (U)

To answer specific questions-asked by the
.Administrator of the Veterans Administration
in his 29 October 1979 letter to the Department

of Defense.

,x.'eunposr:

Oursrzons AND . 
0. 'Were any of the herbicides employedzby the Department of
Defense in South Vietnam between 1962?1990 utilized in the 

demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Korea during the same period of
time??. 
A._Yes; however, no evidence indicates that US personnel were
involved in-the actual aplecation.oE the herbicides. It is
possible that US personnel were exposed to them but not likely
since the herbicides were applied'by hand or trailer mounted?
spraycrs instead of by aerial spraying as in South Vietnam.

0. 'If-these herbicides were employed in Korea, could you
provide us with data concerning their identity??

A. ORANGE, BLUE, MONURON, Zed-D.
?The geographic sites where they were employed?"

A. Between the south tape of the DMZ and the civilian control
line in I Corps (GP) and First ROK Army areas.

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O. 'The timcframe during which they were used??

   

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and 2-4-D at nine

  locations tetaf?ng?aoiacg?s_
Apr?Hay 68 -_5,000 drums of MONURON to 200 meter wide strips

along DMZ security fence for a total coverage of 2020 acres.

Apr-Aug 68 BLUE and ORANGE in un?peciriea amounts:t0518,425

acres .

May-Jul 69 unnamed herbicides redistributed from South
Vietnam to Korea were applied to 3,162 acres.

0- "The amounts of each herbicide sprayed??

A. Limited information available but
data found in historical records.

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