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Viewing cable 08SEOUL1085, ROK RESPONSE TO IRANIAN CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08SEOUL1085 2008-05-28 23:50 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Seoul 
VZCZCXYZ0004
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUL #1085 1492350
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 282350Z MAY 08 ZFF4
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0196
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 4349
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 8678
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 4485
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA SCJS SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP// PRIORITY
RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI PRIORITY 2706
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA CC SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J3 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RUACAAA/COMUSKOREA INTEL SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS SEOUL 001085 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY UNSC
SUBJECT: ROK RESPONSE TO IRANIAN CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS 
ACTION REQUEST 
 
REF: A. A. STATE 052030 
     B. B. STATE 021770 
     C. C. STATE 039585 
 
1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to Kim Jae-woo, 
First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation 
Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on 28 
May.  Kim relayed continued support for U.S. and UN efforts 
to curtail Iranian illicit procurement 
activities.  He undertook to convey the specific items of 
concern in reftel to the ROK Ministry of Knowledge and 
Economy (former Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy) 
and said the ROKG would continue to share any relevant 
information on Iranian procurement efforts with the USG, 
Nuclear Suppliers Group, and IAEA.  Kim further stated that 
he and several officials from the Disarmament and 
Nonproliferation Division recently attended a UN information 
exchange meeting in Berlin where he received 14 briefings on 
Iranian nuclear activities. 
VERSHBOW