ask U.S. forces to stay in the country." US Official In Seoul To Discuss North Korea. Reuters (7/7, Shin, Smith) reports Deputy Secretary of State Biegun, who has "led working- level negotiations with the North Koreans," is scheduled to "meet with South Korean officials in Seoul on Wednesday for wide-

ee Do-hoon. The Washington Free Beacon (7/7, Beyrer, 78K), however, says "North Korean officials rejected a potential meeting with South Korea" and Biegun, the Associated Press reported. Senior foreign ministry official Kwon Jong Gun said in a statement released by North Korea's EFTA00150775 officia