UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No 92014 13304 Doc No 005636005 Date 07 10 2017 CONFIDENTIAL PTQ3373 PAGE 01 SEOUL 03152 01 OF 04 1508102 ACTION SSO-OO INFO LOG-00 ANHR-OO EAP-00 TEDE-OO 88-00 SAS-O 631198 15081 02 I38 - - 0 1507562 JUN 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9114 INFO ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY ROME IMMEDIATE AIT TAIPEI IMMEDIATE 7201 SECDEF IMMEDIATE NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE JOINT STAFF IMMEDIATE COMUSKOREA SEOUL IMMEDIATE AMEM BASSY BERLIN IMMEDIATE APPEALS PANEL ACTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEASED USCINCPAC HONOLULU IMMEDIATE SECTION 01 OF 04 SEOUL 0 Declassify on 06 14 2025 DEPT FOR PICKERING - AMB SHERMAN EAP - ROTH AMB KARTMAN AND NSC FOR SENIOR DIRECTOR LIEBERTHAL E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS PREL PGOV PINR KS KN SUBJECT NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT MOFAT OFFICIAL EBULLIENT OVER - PAGE 02 SEOUL 03152 01 OF 04 1508102 SUMMIT RESULTS SO FAR CLASSIFIED BY THE AMBASSADOR REASONS 1 5 B D 1 ESTSUMMARY IN A JUNE 15 BRIEFING FOR THE AMBASSADOR ROK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER BAN KI-MOON HAILED THE RESULTS OF THE NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT IN PARTICULAR BAN CITED THE JOINT SUMMIT DECLARATION SIGNED BY THE TWO TOP LEADERS FOLLOWING THREE HOURS OF DISCUSSION WHICH HE CALLED AN EXCELLENT FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE COOPERATION THE DECLARATION REAFFIRMED AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL THE PRINCIPLES OF THE 1991 NORTH-SOUTH BASIC ACCORD COMMITTED NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-IL TO VISIT SEOUL AT SOME POINT TO CONTINUE THE HIGH- LEVEL DIALOGUE AND PROMISED TO ALLOW SOME SEPARATED FAMILIES AND RELATIVES TO MEET ON AUGUST 15 THIS YEAR Classification Extended on 02 22 2017 Authority DSCG 11-1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-13304 Doc No C05636005 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO F 20 l4 13304 Doc NO 005636005 Date 07 10 2017 I I LIKE 1 4 3 MANY OTHER SOUTH KOREANS BAN APPEARED ELATED OVER KIM 14 0 UNEXPECTEDLY CHARMING AN PERSONABLE DEMEANOR B1 BUT SAID THAT KOREANS WOULD NOT LET THEIR HEARTS RUN AWAY WITH THEIR HEADS END SUMMARY 2 WICE FOREIGN MINISTER BAN KI-MOON MET WITH THE AMBASSADOR ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 15 TO BRIEF ON THE - RESULTS SO FAR OF THE UNPRECEDENTED NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT IN PYONGYANG BAN SAID THAT HE WOUL ALSO BRIEFING THE JAPANESE CHINESE AN RUSSIAN ENVOYS TO SEOUL ON THE PAGE 03 SEOUL 03152 01 OF 04 1508102 SUMMIT AND THAT HE WOULD DEPART THAT EVENING FOR BEIJING AND MOSCOW TO ISCUSS THE SUMMIT WITH LEAERS IN THOSE CAPITALS ROK NATIONAL SECURITY AVISOR HWANG WON-TAN WHO UNLIKE BAN HAS ACCOMPANIE PRESIDENT KIM AT THE TALKS IN PYONGYANG WILL BE LEAVING FOR THE UNITE STATES ON FRIDAY MORNING TO BRIEF PRESIDENT CLINTON BAN SAID WHILE BAN WAS VERY OPEN AND FORTHCOMING IN HIS PRESENTATION TO THE AMBASSADOR HE CAUTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THAT HE WAS WORKING FROM PRELIMINARY AN INCOMPLETE INFORMATION FROM THE IRON DELEGATION IN THE NORTH AND THAT A FULL REAOUT OF ALL THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND AGREED WOULD HAVE TO AWAIT PRESIDENT RETURN TO SEOUL VFM BAN SAID THAT THE ARRIVAL WAS SLATED FOR 5 PM SEOUL TIME ON JUNE 15 AND THAT THE PRESIDENT WOUL RETURN BY AIRPLANE NOT BY AUTOMOBILE THROUGH THE PANMUNJOM TRUCE BAN DI NOT ELABORATE ON THE REASONS FOR THE CHANGE IN TRAVEL PLANS THE HUMAN FACE OF KIM JONG-IL 3 VFM AN AND NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS IRECTOR GENERAL SONG MIN-SOON WHO ALSO TOOK PART IN THE BRIEFING WERE CLEARLY IN VERY HIGH SPIRITS OVER THE SUMMIT NOT ONLY FOR ITS SUBSTANTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS PARTICULARLY THE TWO SIGNING OF THE FOUR-POINT JOINT STATEMENT BUT ALSO FOR THE UNEXPECTEDLY AFFABLE PERSONALITY ISPLAYED BY NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG-LI 1 4 8 81 PAGE 04 SEOUL 03152 01 OF 04 1508102 UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Case NO DOC NO COSSBSOOS Date 07 10 2017 CONE-IDEW PT03375 PAGE 01 SEOUL 03152 02 OF 04 150811Z ACTION SSO-OO INFO EAP-OO SS-00 --6311A5 O150756Z JUN 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9115 INFO ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEIVIBASSY BERLIN IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY ROME IMMEDIATE AIT TAIPEI IMMEDIATE 7202 SECDEF IMMEDIATE NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE JOINT STAFF IMMEDIATE COMUSKOREA SEOUL IMMEDIATE USCINCPAC HONOLULU IMMEDIATE SECTION 02 OF 04 SEOUL 003152 DEPT FOR PICKERING - AMB SHERMAN EAP - AIS ROTH AMB KARTMAN AND NSC FOR SENIOR DIRECTOR LIEBERTHAL E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS PREL PGOV PINR KS KN SUBJECT NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT MOFAT OFFICIAL EBULLIENT OVER PAGE 02 SEOUL 03152 02 OF 04 1508112 SUMMIT RESULTS SO FAR UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636005 Date 07 10 2017 1 4 3 B1 1 4 3 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-13304 Doc No 005636005 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO F 20 l4-13304 DOC NO C05636005 Date 07 10 2017 1 4 8 81 6 CTTHE ROKG DEEPLY APPRECIATED PRESIENT STRONG STATEMENT OF SUPPORT AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUMMIT VFM BAN 14 8 B1 - CDNEIDEALDAL PAGE 03 SEOUL 03152 02 OF 04 1508112 S1 A HE JOINT DECLARATION WHICH HAD BEEN SIGNE AT AROUND 11 30 PM ON JUNE 14 AFTER A ROK-HOSTED BANQUET WHICH ITSELF FOLLOWE OVER THREE HOURS OF TALKS BETWEEN THE TWO LEADERS IN SUMMARY THE DECLARATION DECLARE THE TWO INTENTION TO RESOLVE THE REUNIFICATION ISSUE AMONG SEEK COMMON GROUN ON THEIR REUNIFICATION RESOLVE THE SEPARATED FAMILIES AN LONG-TERM PRISONER PURSUE COOPERATION IN ECONOMIC AND OTHER AN HOLD FURTHER HIGH-LEVEL TALKS INCLUDING A FUTURE VISIT BY KIM JONG-IL TO SEOUL NOTE FULL TEXT OF DECLARATION IN PARA 14 3 B1 UNCLASSIFIE US Department Of State Case NO F-20 i4-13304 DOCNO 005630005 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05636005 Date 07 10 2017 CQNEIDENIIAL PTQB376 PAGE 01 SEOUL 03152 03 OF 04 1508112 ACTION SSO-DO INFO LOG-00 ANHR-OO TEDE-OO 1508112 38 1507562 JUN 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9116 INFO ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY BERLIN IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY ROME IMMEDIATE AIT TAIPEI IMMEDIATE 7203 SECDEF IMMEDIATE NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE JOINT STAFF IMMEDIATE COMUSKOREA SEOUL IMMEDIATE USCINCPAC HONOLULU IMMEDIATE WSECTION 03 OF 04 SEOUL 003152 DEPT FOR PICKERING - AMB SHERMAN EAP - AIS ROTH AMB KARTMAN AND NSC FOR SENIOR DIRECTOR LIEBERTHAL E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS PREL PGOV PINR KS KN UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-13304 Doc No C05636005 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State Cage NO DOC NO 005630005 Date 07 10 2017 SUBJECT NORTH-SOUTH SUMMIT MOFAT OFFICIAL EBULLIENT OVER PAGE 02 SEOUL 03152 03 OF 04 1508112 SUMMIT RESULTS SO FAR 1 D 81 11 61 ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE SUMMIT WAS THE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW AN EXCHANGE OF VISITS AMONG SERARATEO FAMILY MEMBERS AND RELATIVES ON AUGUST 15 THE ANNIVERSARY OF LIGERATION FROM JAPANESE COLONIAL RULE ACCORDING TO VFM I 14 0 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case N0 F-2014-i 3304 DOC NO 005636005 ate 07 10 2017 12 U UNOFFICIAL ROKG TRANSLATION OF SOUTH-NORTH JOINT DECLARATION FOLLOWS BEGIN TEXT SOUTH-NORTH JOINT DECLARATION CONEIDENIEIAL PAGE 04 SEOUL 03152 03 OF 04 1508112 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NOBLE WILL OF THE ENTIRE PEOPLE YEARNING FOR THE PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION OF THE NATION PRESIDENT KIM DAE-JUNG OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND NATIONAL DEFENSE COMMISSION CHAIRMAN KIM JONG-IL OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KOREA HELD A HISTORIC MEETING AND SUMMIT TALKS IN PYONGYANG FROM JUNE 13 TO JUNE 15 2000 THE LEADERS OF THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH EVALUATING THAT THE MEETING AND THE SUMMIT TALKS WERE OF IMPORTANT SIGNIFICANCE IN PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPING SOUTH-NORTH RELATIONS AND REALIZING PEACEFUL REUNIFICATION DECLARED AS FOLLOWS 1 THE SOUTH AND THE NORTH HAVE AGREED TO RESOLVE THE QUESTION OF REUNIFICATION INDEPENDENTLY AND THROUGH THE JOINT EFFORTS OF THE KOREAN PEOPLE CONFIDENTIAL PTQ3377 PAGE 01 SEOUL 03152 04 OF 04 1508112 ACTION SSO-00 INFO LOG-00 ANHR-OO EAP-OO TEDE-OO SS-OO SAS-OO 1000W 1508112 38 0 1507562 JUN 00 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9117 INFO ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY BERLIN IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY ROME IMMEDIATE AIT TAIPEI IMMEDIATE 7204 SECDEF IMMEDIATE NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE JOINT STAFF IMMEDIATE COMUSKOREA SEOUL IMMEDIATE UNCLASSIFIED 08 Department of State Case No Doc No 305636005 Date 07 10 2017 IMO 13330 900999900 390 @330 81318 40 OILVEIOOWEICI EISNEHECI 1VNOILVN EHJ NVWHIVHO EIHJ 50 I70 ZQLSO 80 1m 0002 91 NV LV 10038 LISIA WIN NVWEIIVHO CINV 10038 LISIA OJ WIN NOISSIWWOO EISNEHEICI 1VNOLLVN IELLIANI A11VICIEIOQ WIN SLNEIWEEIHSV EAOSV 0 1 EVEN EII-IJ NI SEIILIHOHLFIV 0 L 03389 EIHJ GNV H1008 EIHJ '9 CINV EHJ SNICIFHONI 11V NI SESNVHOXEI CINV OIWONOOEI HSHOEHJ AWONOQE 1VNOILVN A8 EILVCIHOSNOCI GEEBSV EAVH EIHJ GNV 17 3H1 NI SEIONELNES SNIAHES SLSINQWWOO 50 NOILSEIDD EII-LL CINV AVG NOILVEIEQH 1VNOLLVN 9L HHJ EIHJ N0 SEIAILWEEI CINV SHEEWEIW A8 SLISIA EBNVHOXH 8V H009 SEHSSI NVIEIVLINVWFIH 300838 OJ GBHEIEN HLEION EIHJ INV EIHJ '9 ESEHJ HSFIOHHJ NOILVOIAINHEIE ONV EII-LL 38001 803 1V80d08d CINV NOILVEIECIEHNOO 80 NI NOWWOO SI EHBHJ LVHJ 3M 10 EIHJ 305 '2 08 31 10833 ZLIBDSL 70 V0 ZSISD 10038 30 azmo 5110050 8 4 aNId Aosd 133d issm NOILVOHINFEIEI 331% 11030 89621 '03 EOINEIS aozl OSN INV 81V 0 Sl 39 L900 10039 170 10 NOELOES FWWO EILVIGEIWWI 33190 900989900 17099 3390 31818310 IUQUJIJBCIBCI UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-20 l4 13304 Doc No 305636005 Date 07 10 2017 END TEXT BOSWORTH QQNELDENILAE END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-20 l4 13304 Doc No C05636005 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