UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 CONFIDENTIAL PTQ5940 PAGE 01 SEOUL 02382 01 OF 04 031042Z ACTION NODS-OO APPEALS PANEL ACTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INFO LOG-00 00015-00 SAS-OD 1000w IRELEASED 527547 031048Z l38 0 0310102 MAY 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8096 Classification Extended on 11 05 2014 Class CONFIDENTIAL Authority DSCG 11-1 Declassify on 05 02 2025 SECTION 01 OF 04 SEOUL 002382 DECAPTIONED DEPT FOR PICKERING - AMB SHERMAN AND EAP - AIS ROTH PDAS DEMING AMB KARTMAN AND EAPIK DEPT PLEASE PASS NSC FOR SENIOR DIRECTOR LIEBERTHAL ISO 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS PREL PINR KS KN SUBJECT PRESIDENT KIM DISCUSSES N-S SUMMIT WITH AMBASSADOR CLASSIFIED BY THE AMBASSADOR REASONS 1 5 B D CALLING ON PRESIDENT KIM MAY 2 THE - AMBASSADOR B1 PAGE 02 SEOUL 02382 01 OF 04 031042Z 1 4 13 2 fej KIM SAID HIS GOALS FOR THE SUMMIT WERE IT B1 WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING OF A LONG AND ARDUOUS PROCESS WHOSE IMMEDIATE AIM WAS PEACEFUL HE HOPED THAT NORTH KOREA WOULD EVENTUALLY ADOPT MARKET ECONOMY PRINCIPLES AND BE MORE OPEN TO THE WORLD ALONG THE LINES OF THE PRC AND VIETNAM UNIFICATION WAS MUCH MORE OF A LONG-TERM GOAL IN PYONGYANG HE AIMED TO DISCUSS THE FOUR GENERAL AREAS HE HAD OUTLINED IN BERLIN ECONOMIC COOPERATION PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE DIVIDED FAMILIES AND THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF NORTH-SOUTH DIALOGUE 1 4 13 B1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 URGED A PAGE 03 SEOUL 02382 01 OF 04 0310422 RAPID RESOLUTION OF THE SOFA ALLOWING IT TO ANY LONGER WOULD BE TO THE HEALTH OF THE ALLIANCE THE AMBASSADOR URGED CONTINUED ECONOMIC REFORM IN THE ROK KIM WHILE NOTING THAT HIS FAILURE TO SECURE A MAJORITY IN THE APRIL 13 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION HAD COMPLICATED MATTERS SAID HE INTENDED TO CONTINUE TO PURSUE HIS ECONOMIC POLITICAL AND OTHER REFORM AGENIAS END SUMMARY AMBASSADOR APPRECIATION FOR CLOSE COORDINATION 5 WURING A CALL ON PRESIDENT KIM MAY 2 AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH CONGRATULATEI KIM ON THE SUCCESS OF HIS STRONG AND UNWAVERING EFFORTS FOR DIALOGUE THE AMBASSADOR WAS UNACCOMPANIED AND ONLY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER HWANG WON-TAK JOINEI KIM THE AMBASSADOR SAID THAT THE USG APRECIATED VERY MUCH THE ESPECIALLY CLOSE COORDINATION BETWEEN OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS AS KIM HIMSELF HAI NOTEI DURING HIS MEETING WITH DR PERRY NEITHER COUNTRY ALONE COULD MOVE NORTH WORKING TOGETHER WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO SO 6 AMBASSAIOR SAII THAT THE NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT OPENED UP GREAT NEW 1 UNCLASSIFIED U S Iepartmentof State Cage No Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 KIM PRAISE FOR US ROLE COORDINATION STRESSED 8 SAID HE AGREED COMPLETELY HE SPOKE AT LENGTH IN PRAISE OF THE EFFORTS OER PERRY COUNSELOR SHERMAN AND AMBASSADOR CONFIDENTIAL CQNEIDENIIAL PT061 93 PAGE 01 SEOUL 02382 02 OF 04 031042Z ACTION NODS-OO INFO LOG-00 CCOE-OO SAS-OO 52754E 031048Z 38 0 0310102 MAY 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8097 WECTION 02 OF 04 SEOUL 002382 DEPT FOR PICKERING - AMB SHERMAN AND-EAP AIS ROTH PDAS DEMING AMB KARTMAN AND DEPT PLEASE PASS NSC FOR SENIOR DIRECTOR LIEBERTHAL E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS PREL PINR KS KN SUBJECT PRESIDENT KIM DISCUSSES N-S SUMMIT WITH AMBASSADOR PAGE 02 SEOUL 02382 02 OF 04 0310422 10 SQ-KIM REITERATED HIS APPRECATION FOR USG EXPRESSIONS OF SUPPORT FOR THE SUMMIT AND HIS AGREEMENT WITH THE STRESS ON THE NEED FOR CLOSE COORDINATION HE SAID HE BELIEVED 0 THAT THE NORTH-SOUTH DIALOGUE WOULD ENCOUNTER MANY PROBLEMS AND WOULD TAKE A LONG TIMEY I 42 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05635984 Date 07 10 2017 1 4 0 B1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F92014-13304 Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO 92014 13304 DOC NO 005835984 Date 07 10 2017 1 4 3 i 14 0 KIM SUMMIT GOALS 12 FIFTY YEARS OF DIVISION KIM SAII IT WAS THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE UPCOMING NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT THAT WAS OF MOST IMPORTANCE HE NOT HAVE GREAT EXPECTATIONS OF THE HIS GOALS WERE MODEST HE WOULD DEAL WITH PROBLEMS AS THEY AROSE KIM ALSO NOTED HIS MEETING LAST WEEK WITH ROK MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY LEADER LEE AT WHICH THE TWO HAI AGREED TO COOPERATE ON NORTH-SOUTH ISSUES KIM AGENDA OUTLINED IN BERLIN IEOLARATION 13 THE SUMMIT AGENIA KIM SAII HE HOPEI TO PAGE 03 SEOUL 02382 02 OF 04 0310422 TALK ABOUT THE FOUR GENERAL AREAS HE HAI OUTLINED IN THE BERLIN DECLARATION ECONOMIC COOPERATION PEACEFUL CO- EXISTENCE SEPARATED FAMILIES ANI THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF NORTH-SOUTH 1 4 3 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005635984 Date UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 15 REITERATED THAT HE HIGHLY VALUED COOPERATION THE AMBASSADOR SHOULD ALWAYS FEEL FREE TO CALL PAGE 04 SEOUL 02382 02 OF 04 0310422 ON HIM AND TO OFFER HIS ADVICE THE SUCCESS OF ONE COUNTRY IN ENGAGING NORTH KOREA WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL OTHERS IMPROVEMENT IN ONE RELATIONS WITH THE NORTH WOULD FACILITATE THE IMPROVEMENT OF OTHER TIES WITH THE NORTH THERE WAS A SYNERGY IN THE PROCESS OVER TIME KIM SAID OUR OBJECTIVE WAS TO HAVE NORTH KOREA BECOME PRC OR ANOTHER IN TERMS OF ADOPTING FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES AND BECOMING MORE OPEN TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD KIM IMMEDIATE AIM OF CO-EXISTENCE ABOUT THE REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO NORTH-SOUTH DIALOGUE KIM RECALLED THAT ALL OF THE COUNTRIES IN THE REGION HAD SUPPORTED HIS BERLIN DECLARATION AND THE SUMMIT AGREEMENT THE U S JAPAN THE PRC AND RUSSIA ALL SHARED AN INTEREST ON PEACE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA WHILE THEY MIGHT HAVE DIFFERENT GONEIDENTIAI PT05947 PAGE 01 SEOUL 02382 03 OF 04 0310422 ACTION NODS-DO INFO SAS-OO 527558 0310492 I38 0 0310102 MAY 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8098 WL SECTION 03 OF 04 SEOUL 002382 DEPT FOR PICKERING AMB SHERMAN AND EAP - AIS ROTH PDAS DEMING AMB KARTMAN AND DEPT PLEASE PASS NSC FOR SENIOR DIRECTOR LIEBERTHAL E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS PREL PINR KS KN SUBJECT PRESIDENT KIM DISCUSSES N-S SUMMIT WITH AMBASSADOR PERSPECTIVES ABOUT UNIFICATION UNIFICATION WAS ONLY A LONG-TERM GOAL OF THE ROK IT WOULD NOT TAKE PLACE UNTIL LONG AFTER HE HIMSELF HAD LEFT OFFICE NOW HE WAS JUST LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR UNIFICATION WITH THE IMMEDIATE AIM BEING PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 305635984 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Dec No 305635984 Date 07 10 2017 14 3 1 4 0 BI 19 AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR TO RECEIVE COUNSELOR SHERMAN KIM RESPONDED THAT NO THANKS WERE NEEI COUNSELOR SHERMAN LEI THE USG INTERAGENCY ON KOREAN PENINSULA ISSUES AND IT WAS ONLY NATURAL THAT HE SHOULD SEE HER 1 4 3 1 403 81 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Dec No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 KIM SOFA REVIEW NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED SOON 22 KIM SAID THAT THE ISSUE OF THE SOFA REVIEW HAD GONE ON TOO LONG AND HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO FESTER IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE HEALTH OF THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE MOVE TO CORRECT THE SITUATION ANY FURTHER DELAY KIM SAID WOULD BE 23 AMBASSADOR REPLIED THAT THE NEW USFK CINC GENERAL SCHWARTZ AND HE HAD AGREED EARLY THIS YEAR ON THE NEED TO LOOK AGAIN AT THE ISSUE FROM A CREATIVE AND FLEXIBLE POINT OF VIEW AS A RESULT THE AMBASSADOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 04 SEOUL 02382 03 OF 04 031042Z EXPECTED TO BE ABLE IN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO TO PRESENT A NEW PROPOSAL FOR THE ROKG TO CONSIDERT THE AMBASSADOR SAID HE AGREED ON THE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ISSUE IT WOULD HOWEVER BE IMPORTANT FOR SENIOR OFFICIALS ON BOTH SIDES TO MONITOR THE TALKS AND INTERVENE AS WARRANTED TO ENSURE A MUTUALLY SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION AMBASSADOR CONTINUED ROK ECONOMIC REFORM NEEDED 24 TO THE ECONOMY THE AMBASSADOR NOTED THAT THE ROK HAD MADE MAJOR PROGRESS IN ECONOMIC REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING UNDER PRESIDENT LEADERSHIP AND THAT THE ECONOMY HAD RECOVERED STRONGLY HOWEVER THE CONDITIONS FOR THE KOREAN ECONOMY HAD BEEN PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE LAST PT06197 PAGE 01 SEOUL 02382 04 OF 04 0310422 ACTION NODS-OO INFO LOG-00 CCOE-OO SAS-OO 527566 0310492138 0 031010Z MAY 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8099 99W SECTION 04 OF 04 SEOUL 002382 WI DEPT FOR PICKERING AMB SHERMAN AND EAP - AIS ROTH PDAS DEMING AMB KARTMAN AND UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-20 l4 13304 Doc No 005635984 Date 07 1 012017 B1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-13304 Doc No C05635984 Date 07 10 2017 DEPT PLEASE PASS NSC FOR SENIOR IIRECTOR LIEBERTHAL E O 12958 AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS PREL PINR KS KN SUBJECT PRESIDENT KIM IISCUSSES N-S SUMMIT WITH AMIASSADOR YEAR THE JAPANESE YEN WAS INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATES WERE AND THE US ECONOMY BOOMING THOSE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS COULD NOT CONTINUE INIEFINITELY IT WAS THEREFORE CRUCIAL THAT THE ROK MAINTAIN MOMENTUM ON REFORM ANI RESTRUCTURING CONTINUED PROGRESS WOULD BE KEY TO MAINTAINING INTERNATIONAL CONFIIENCE IN THE KOREAN ECONOMY KIM REFORM TO CONTINUE BUT POLITICS COMPLICATED CONEIDENTW PAGE 02 SEOUL 02382 04 OF 04 0310422 25 SAID HE UNDERSTOOD AND HIS COMMITMENT TO REFORM AND RESTRUCTURING REMAINEI STRONG HOWEVER HIS MILLENIUM IEMOCRATIC PARTY DID NOT OBTAIN A MAJORITY IN THE APRIL 13 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ELECTION ALTHOUGH IT HAI INCREASED THE NUMBER OF ITS SEATS IN THE ASSEMBLY ANI EXPANDED ITS PRESENCE INTO MORE REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY MORE IMPORTANTLY 83% OF KOREANS BELIEVEI THAT THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION SHOULD COOPERATE WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON POLICY MATTERS THUS HE HAD IEEN HAPPY TO MEET OPPOSITION LEADER LEE LAST WEEK AND TO WORK OUT AGREEMENTS HIM ON POLICY COOPERATION KIM COMMENTED THAT HE WAS NOT TOTALLY OPTIMSTIC THAT THEIR AGREEMENTS WOULD BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED BUT HE WOULD PROCEED IN GOOD FAITH 26 AMBASSAIOR NOTEI THAT HE HAI JUST HAPPENEI TO HAVE LUNCH WITH LEE HOI-CHANG THAT IAY LEE HAI SAID THAT COOPERATION BETWEEN HIM ANI THE PRESIDENT ON BOTH ECONOMIC REFORM AND SOUTH-NORTH IIALOGUE WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY 27 AMBASSADOR CONCLUDED BY EXPRESSING AGAIN HIS APPRECATION FOR THE CLOSE CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION OF PRESIDENT MINISTERS HE NOTEI THAT CANIOR WAS INVALUABLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR ALLIANCE KIM RESPONDED THAT HE WAS PLEASED TO MEET THE AMBASSADOR AND HE AGAIN INVITED THE AMBASSADOR TO CALL ON HIS MINISTERS ANION THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF WHENEVER HE BOSWO RTH CONFIDEN I IAE PAGE 03 SEOUL 02382 04 OF 04 0310422 CQNETDEN I UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No I00 No 205635984 Iate 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doe No C05635984 Date 07 10 2017 END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005635984 Date 07 10 2017                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu