UNCLASSII-IEL US Department of State Case No F-2014-13304 Doc No 005636013 Date 07 10 2017 CONFIDENTIAL PTO8371 PAGE 01 STATE 121925 2623372 ORIGIN APPEALS PANEL ACTION ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELEASE INFO LOG-00 SAS-OO 121925 SOURCE DRAFTED BY -- 06 26 00 71512 APPROVED BY EAPISROTH --673A81 262340Z I38 0 2623342 JUN 00 Classification Extended on 02 22 2017 Class CONFIDENTIAL Authority DSCG 11-1 Declassify on 06 25 2025 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE STATE 121925 Em DECAPTIONED E O 12958 DECL AFTER KOREAN REUNIFICATION TAGS OVIP ALBRIGHT MADELINE K PREL KS KN SUBJECT MEETING WITH ROK FOREIGN MINISTER LEE JOUNG-BINN ON JUNE 23 2000 IN SEOUL KOREA CLASSIFIED BY DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY STEVE MULL REASONS 1 5 B D 1 U JUNE 23 2000 16 00 ROK FOREIGN MINISTRY SEOUL 2 U PARTICIPANTS U S CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 STATE 121925 262337Z THE SECRETARY STEPHEN BOSWORTH AMBASSADOR ELAINE SHOCAS CHIEF OF STAFF WENDY SHERMAN COUNSELOR OF THE DEPARTMENT STANLEY ROTH ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC AFFAIRS HAROLD KOH ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR RICHARD A BOUCHER SPOKESMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT DONALD KERRICK LTG ASSISTANT TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF LEE FEINSTEIN PRINCIPAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR SIP TOM GIBBONS POLITICAL OFFICER NOTETAKER REPUBLIC OF KOREA LEE JOUNG-BINN FOREIGN MINISTER JANG JAI-RYONG DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER SONG MIN-SOON DIRECTOR GENERAL NORTH AMERICAN AFFAIRS UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636013 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636013 Date 07 10 2017 CHOI JONG-IL ASSISTANT TO MINISTER KANG ASSISTANT TO MINISTER KIM KYOU-HYUN DIRECTOR NORTH AMERICA IVISION I YOON YEO-CHEOL NORTH AMERICA DIVISION I NOTETAKER 3 SUMMARY LEE TOLD SECRETARY ALBRIGHTIHAT 1 4 8 1 4 THE SECRETARY VOICED WARM PRAISE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE SUMMIT AND URGED CONTINUE CLOSE COOPERATION ON NORTH KOREA POLICY ON OTHER BILATERAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES FM LEE CALLED FOR A CONCERTED EFFORT TO RESOLVE FRICTION OVER THE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT THE SECRETARY ADVOCATED A I ISOUGHT ROKG v1 4 SUPPORT FOR THE US STANCE ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL 1 COURT AND URGED SOUTH KOREA TO GIVE UP ITS 80 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENTS EN SUMMARY KIM JONG IL IN CHARGE ACTING PURPOSEFULLY 4 CTFOREIGN MINISTER LEE EXPRESSED A THAT THE ALLIANCE HAD BEEN AND WOULD CONTINUE TO BE THE BASIC PILLAR OF SOUTH SECURITY POLICY THE FOREIGN MINISTER UNERSTOOD THAT THE SECRETARY HAD BEEN WELL BRIEFED ON THE OUTCOME OF THE SUMMIT IN PYONGYANG DURING THE VISIT TO WASHINGTON OF ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HWANG WON-TAK 1 4 8 1 40 PAGE 04 STATE 121925 2623372 14 0 31 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO DOC NO 305636013 Date 07 10 2017 UNCLASSIFIED 0 3 Department of State Case Doc No 005630010 date 07 10 2017 3 1 403 B1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636013 Date 07 10 2017 30 17088 6393 91318 8 17 EIH L LV VEE-JOM HLHON NOISSHOSICI GELLSEIHELLNI SVM SEELLVW NOJSSHOSIG SAVH OJ AVM @009 SVM SEHJ 8V HELSINIW Mad AHVJEIBOBS EHL NVEISV LV ONILEEW 10 VEOI EHL SHOE LVHL GELVLS 33 1 HELLSIMW LV MOE ENVEL SIHJ NO SSOHO CIEIH LO WVii ggJ jleO INHOHV 133W MOM SHESWBW 00L EWOS 3H1 BOA SLISIA NOILSEHO 3H1 NO LNEIWEIOVEDNEI GEHODOJ GVH HOIHM OJ 3H1 SEELVM NE ONISSVHO WOEH ONIHSH SJJ IVH M dl SIP-LL MOT-13A NI AHVINHOS EWILIHVW EIH L NEIBHLHON 3H L CIEISSOEIO GVH ONEHSH WVESAES GVH MEMO EHJ iO NI 3H1 SNIONHONEI laddOLS IVH VIIEIW GNV ONILSVOIVOES GVH VEHOM ONIGEOOQV Eled OS HWSIEDNVL EIWOS LIWWFIS EIH L LVHJ IEOCHP OM03 6 SNOIS I AA 19196 ELOQSQSOO 9333 31318 10 luewuedeo GBHISSVTONFI 810989903 939C L8 0 171 a t7'L EIHJ A8 GELLEIEDEVJ TILLS SVM 'S'n AHAA CIEINIVWEEH NOLLSEIDO HHJ in CIVH LSNIVOV Mada O L AHEA SVM Ll EHJ EWISSIW GNV 381W OJ SiHOdzEl SOHOH EHL SSH 3H L CINV 3H L 2 10 SVM HOIHM IEIHEIH CINV EHJ GHVMOJ SEG ililV SHOW MONM Oi cl'ElH 3700M Ll 8V TIEM 8V OIWONOOEJ 8V 83088 HOFIS NO 8V HOHW 8V MONM O L ci lEH _Ll iSEllzl CINV NO 380W HAVH Oi GWROM Ll SHEIHM SVEHV 800 STVOE 3HJ HJJM ENH NI ATIFH SVM CINV VENOM ONIAOW dais LSOIN EHJ HOIHAA GHVMOJ SEAILVILINI 956 LZL 80 SEMOH 10 8830003 NO WEIVM 8 380 3H L 33 Wzi OJ GHAEANOO 3Hi f3' SIHJ OJ ONIAOW NI EGO EINO A'l tlJ SVM 3H L GBAHBSEIG HOIHM 'ilWlN S LV 8330008 EHJ CIECIFIW AHVLEHOES EINSNELLXE 8 33 OJ 99 - LIWWHS - HELLSINIW 3190 810989900 000 9390 91918 JO 'S'n GEHISSWONH ELOQEQQOQ 3063 939C @1918 10 'S'n L8 1 17 AEVLHHOES EIH L CINV EIHL O L SVM Ll LXEIN NI EMVJ OJ LES EDNILEEIW 900 0 CINV LXBN EHJ OS HLEON LNIOP EH10 GEMEVW CIVH HOIHM 3H L EHJ AOl'iOd L8 OWL 8 171 11 88396 936 LZL 0L L8 am AA 38V EH1 LV EWIHO LNEIWNOHIANE EIHJ Lg SSHOSII O L 318V 38 LHSIIN SHIELLNFIOO NVISV LSVEHLHON mt-L NSIEEJOA 3H1 133W O L SVM HHS LVHJ Cll v S AHVCLEEOES 3H1 HEN OJ 3H L SNINEIFIL 48 Mm AA LIAO SLOQSQQOQ @890 0 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636013 Date 07 10 2017 18 OTHER ISSUES OF BILATERAL LEE SAID MAJORITY OF ROK CITIZENS HOPE FOR THE LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT OF CLOSE TIES WITH THE US AND FOR A STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE STATIONING OF US FORCES IN KOREA SONFTDENTIAL PAGE 11 STATE 121925 2623372 BOTH OF OUR GOVERNMENTS WILL HAVE TO EXERT ALL THEIR EFFORTS TO RESOLVE TENSIONS OVER THE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT SOFA WHICH WERE APPROACHING LEVELS IN SOUTH KOREA DESPITE MOFAT EFFORTS TO COMMUNICATE TO ROK CITIZENS THE IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUED CLOSE RELATIONS WITH THE US IT WOULD TAKE A STRONG EXERTION OF LEADERSHIP ON BOTH SIDES TO REALIZE THE SOFA REVISION GIVEN THE INCREASE OF ANTI-AMERICANFEELING AMONG SOME GROUPS 19 CLTHE SECRETARY RESPONDED THAT AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH HAD PRESENTED THE USG SOFA PROPOSAL AT THE END OF MAY AND THAT WE WERE PREPARED TO DISCUSS ONLY THE ISSUE OF CRIMINAL CUSTODY THE USG WAS READY TO SEND A TEAM TO SEOUL AS SOON AS THE ROKG RESPONDED TO OUR PROPOSAL AND REQUESTED A DATE FOR TALKS UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-13304 Doc No 005636013 Date 07 10 2017 PAGE 12 STATE 121925 2623372 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 21 SECRETARY STRONGLY URGED THAT THE ROKG SUPPORT ONGOING USG EFFORTS IN NEW YORK TO ALLOW THE US TO ABIDE BY THE ROME TREATY ON THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT WHILE THE US COULD NOT SIGN THE TREATY AND DID NOT WANT TO REOPEN NEGOTIATIONS ON IT IT HAD PROPOSED SOME IDEAS WHICH WOULD HELP RESOLVE THE SITUATION IT WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE IF THE ROK DELEGATION IN NEW YORK COULD LEND ITS STRONG SUPPORT FOR US EFFORTS GIVEN THAT THE ROK WAS HOST TO SUCH A SIGNIFICANT FORCE OF US TROOPS FM LEE NOTED THAT THE ROKG HAD SIGNED THE ROME TREATY AND SAID THAT MOFAT WOULD KEEP THE US REQUEST IN MIND B1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005636013 Date 07 10 2017 UN PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENTS 22 6- THE SECRETARY ALSO MAE A STRONG CASE FOR THE ROKG TO FOREGO ITS CURRENT 80 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON UN PEACEKEEPING ASSESSMENTS MANY OTHER COUNTRIES HA RENOUNCED THEIR ISCOUNTS AND IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE ROK ALSO TO DO SO GIVEN ITS GLOAL ECONOMIC STATUS FM LEE SAID THAT MOFAT WAS ITS TO INCREASE THE PKO CONTRIBUTION BUT THAT DIFFICULTIES REMAINED THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY STILL HE SAID THAT HE WOULD KEEP IN TOUCH ON THIS MATTER PICKERING END OF OCUMENT UNCLASSIFIE US apartment Of State Case NO 92014-13304 DOC NO 305636013 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