0 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO F-2014-13304 DOC NO 005636004 Date 07 10 2017 CONFIDENTIAL PTQ3287 PAGE 01 SEOUL 03150 01 OF 02 1507382 ACTION SSO-OO INFO LOG-00 TEDE-OO SS-OO SAS-OO 630F07 150738Zl38 0 1507242 JUN 00 APPEALS PANEL ACTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL RELEASED TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9111 INFO ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY BERLIN IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE Classification Extended on 02 15 2017 Class AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE CONFIDENTIAL Authority 0806 114 Declassify on AMEMBASSY ROME IMMEDIATE 05-14-2025 AIT TAIPEI IMMEDIATE 7199 SECDEF IMMEDIATE NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE JOINT STAFF IMMEDIATE COMUSKOREA SEOUL USCINCPAC HONOLULU IMMEDIATE SECTION 01 OF 02 SEOUL 003150 DEPT FOR PICKERING - AMB SHERMAN NP - AIS EINHORN EAP - ROTH PDAS DEMING AMB KARTMAN AND DEPT PLS PASS NSC FOR LIEBERTHAL FROM AMBASSADOR BOSWORTHI E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION CONFIDENILAL PAGE 02 SEOUL 03150 01 OF 02 1507382 TAGS PREL MARR MNUC PINR KS KN SUBJECT INITIAL THOUGHTS ON NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT OUTCOME CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR STEPHEN W BOSWORTH REASONS 1 5 B 1 GOTTHE KOREAN SUMMIT WAS A MAJOR SUCCESS IN ESTABLISHING AN UNPRECEDENTED DIRECT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TOP LEADERS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES AND IN PERSONALLY COMMITTING BOTH OF THEM TO SEEK INTRA-KOREAN RECONCILIATION THIS AND A MORE ENCOURAGING REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT ARE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NORTH- SOUTH DIALOGUE OF 1991-92 WHICH RESULTED IN MAJOR AGREEMENTS BUT ULTIMATELY COULD NOT BE SUSTAINED 2 G EVEN WITH THE DIRECT PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE TWO TOP OFFICIALS AND INTERNATIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT THE ROAD TO NORTH-SOUTH RECONCILIATION WILL BE LONG AND DIFFICULT INEVITABLY POINTS WILL BE REACHED AT WHICH PROGRESS STALLS HOWEVER FURTHER DRAMATIC EVENTS AND SUBSTANTIVE UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-13304 Doc No 005636004 Date 07 10 2017 39130 #00989900 30 939C 91318 ID luewuedeu 38V HJIIOS LSOW ICINV NOILVHIONOO3EI IHVMOL 88380088 803 LV O L NOSVEIEI EAVH A3HJ 133 MON A3H L l3iN3Cl3038dN SIHJ A8 A1833CJ N338 3'chO3cl -3- '9 3LVIE-Id08ddvu NV LV JJSIA 3H LVHL POE C133HOV SVH 3H 0780M ZSQLOSL 2'0 30 L0 OSLBO 1038 I70 39Vd mmamgo ow ram Him LOVLNOO Hons ansand OJ WIH asvanoorua mam Tum wagon Hmos SEIHOLVM 3H LVHJ avawo LI aavw 3H asnvoa CIEISSIW EAVH LON EH - 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AMB SHERMAN NP - AIS EINHORN EAP - ROTH PDAS DEMING AMB KARTMAN AND DEPT PLS PASS NSC FOR LIEBERTHAL FROM AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION PAGE 02 SEOUL 03150 02 OF 02 1507382 TAGS PREL MARR MNUC PINR KS KN SUBJECT INITIAL THOUGHTS ON SUMMIT OUTCOME TRANSLATED IN THIS CONTEXT AS RESOLUTION OF THE PENINSULAR ISSUES THIS IS A MILDER VARIANT OF THE LANGUAGE USED IN THE 4 1972 BY THEN- PRESIDENT PARK CHUNG HEE AND KIM IL SUNG WHICH STATED THAT SHALL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH AUTONOMOUS EFFORTS UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636004 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636004 Date 07 10 2017 WITHOUT EXTERNAL THE JULY 4 DECLARATION WAS EXPLICITLY CITED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT IN APRIL OF AGREEMENT FOR A NORTH-SOUTH 1 4 3 I 1 4 0 l I 3THE LANGUAGE DOES HAVE A CERTAIN RESONANCE WITH SOUTH KOREANS AS WELLI I 14 0 AS A REFLECTION OF SOUTH NATURAL DESIRE TO BE THE B1 LEADING PLAYER IN DETERMINING 8 KIM PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY ATTRIBUTES THE SUCCESS TO DATE OF HIS ENGAGEMENT POLICY IN CONSIDERABLE MEASURE TO US SUPPORT AND THE GENERAL SOUTH KOREAN PERCEPTION IS THAT THE USG IS COOPERATING CLOSELY AND WELL WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT ON NORTH KOREA IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE USG POSITION CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF COMPLETE SUPPORT PUBLICLY PRIVATELY AND IN PRACTICE FOR THE SUCCESS OF ENGAGEMENT POLICY THIS IS BOTH FOR CONEDEAEDAL PAGE 03 SEOUL 03150 02 OF 02 1507382 THE SAKE OF OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SOUTH KOREA AND FOR THE SUCCESS OF POLICY OFFERS THE BEST HOPE THAT ISSUES OF PRIORITY CONCERN TO US WILL ALSO EVENTUALLY BE SUCCESSFULLY RESOLVED THUS OUR PLANNED ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SANCTIONS-EASING STEPS AGAINST NORTH KOREA HAS BEEN VERY FAVORABLY REPORTED HERE AS AN INDICATION OF ACTIVE US EFFORTS TO SUPPORT SOUTH POLICYJWE CAN EXPECT THAT OUR ANNOUNCEMENT JUNE 15 OF ANOTHER 50 000 TONS OF FOOD AID TO THE DPRK WILL DE SIMILARLY VIEWED BY SOUTH KOREANS ON THE OTHER HAND THERE ARE MANY IN THE SOUTH KOREAN PRESS CORPS WHO ARE HYPERSENSITIVE ABOUT ANY OF US OR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SOUTH KOREAN APPROACH WE WILL THEREFORE NEED TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE IN ALL OUR STATEMENTS THAT WE REGARD THE TWO KOREAS AS THE CENTRAL PLAYERS ON THE PENINSULA AND THAT WE ARE MOST HOPEFUL FOR THE SUCCESS OF THEIR DIALOGUE BOSWORTH END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State NO C05636004 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