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Viewing cable 06SEOUL1758, POINTS ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CHINA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06SEOUL1758 2006-05-24 07:09 2011-05-31 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Seoul 
VZCZCXYZ0005
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUL #1758 1440709
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 240709Z MAY 06
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8102
INFO RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP// PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J2 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J3 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA SCJS SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 001758 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/21/2014 
TAGS: PARM PREL PM CH KS
SUBJECT: POINTS ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CHINA 
DELIVERED TO ROKG 
 
REF: STATE 82425 
 
Classified By: POL M/C Joseph Y. Yun. Reasons 1.4 (b,d). 
 
(C) On May 24, poloff briefed reftel points, which discussed 
the release of the 2006 Report to Congress on China's 
Military Power by the Defense Department, to Deputy Director 
Lee Heon and Assistant Director Park Chi-young of North 
America Division III at MOFAT.  Undertaking to share the 
information with relevant officials, Lee stated that his 
office had already reviewed the report and asked the 
significance of mentioning North Korea on page 12.  He said 
he did not recall references to instability in North Korea in 
previous reports and wanted to know if the USG had 
information that the ROKG was not aware of.  He also 
highlighted that the reference to the DPRK had already been 
made by the local press. 
VERSHBOW