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Viewing cable 07SEOUL1817, MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07SEOUL1817 2007-06-14 07:53 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Seoul 
VZCZCXRO4812
PP RUEHDE
DE RUEHUL #1817 1650753
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 140753Z JUN 07
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5028
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 2651
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 2765
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 8095
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 0027
RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI 1984
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J2 SEOUL KOR
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA SCJS SEOUL KOR
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP//
 
UNCLAS SEOUL 001817 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
PLEASE PASS NEA/IR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EUN KS IR
SUBJECT: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN 
 
REF: STATE 80300 
 
(SBU) On May 12, A/POL conveyed reftel points, requesting 
that capitals convey U.S. concern about AmCit harassment in 
Iran to their Iranian interlocutors, to Kang Do-ho, MOFAT's 
Middle East Division Director.  In a subsequent meeting on 
May 14, Kang told A/POL that the ROKG would deliver U.S. 
concerns to the Iranian Government, especially about the case 
of the missing person.  Kang noted that the Iranian 
Ambassador to Seoul in late May had met with MOFAT's 
Director-General for the Middle East and African Affairs 
Bureau to deliver concerns about alleged detained Iranians in 
Iraq.  A/POL emphasized that suspicious Iranian activities in 
Iraq, particularly those with Iraqi insurgents, were of an 
entirely different nature than the cases of American citizens 
detained while visiting relatives or conducting humanitarian 
work that posed no threat.  Kang conceded the point and said 
Seoul would communicate with Iranian interlocutors about the 
missing/detained AmCits. 
STANTON