The council met in Seoul, South Korea on June 14–16, 1966 and helped establish the ROK as a rising Asian power.

[4] One month later, Park signed the Status of Forces Agreement, allowing the United States military to legally operate in South Korea and establish bases in the country.

[5] With the Vietnam War happening at the same time, Kim Il-Sung believed the American troops to be easily defeated by the NPKA.

This led him to broadcast a radio message on October 5, 1966, stating his intentions to launch an attack against the South Korean and American forces.

[6] In mid-October, President Park sent 46,000 South Korean combat troops to aid with the war in Vietnam, dividing ROK forces for the first time since 1953..