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UNCLAS BEIJING 004637 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/K (CKELLY), ENERGY FOR NNSA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL:  U.S. EXPERTS 
DELEGATION TO NORTH KOREA,  DECEMBER 28 -- JANUARY 17 
 
1.(SBU) Embassy Beijing welcomes and grants country 
clearance for experts listed below to travel to Beijing, en 
route to Pyongyang in connection with disablement 
activities December 23, 2008 - January 17,2009. George 
Anthony Anzelon, 
Natraj Chandrasekar Iyer, Laura Rosenberger, Richard Lee 
Nelson, Lin 
Turner. 
 
¶2. Political Control Officer: 
Mark Lambert, Political Officer 
Tel: (86-10) 8531-3764 
Cell: (86)139-1056-2317 
Fax: (86-10)8531-3525 (POL) 
Unclass E-mail: LambertMB@state.gov 
 
Admin Control Officer: 
 
Perry Chen, Asst. GSO 
Tel: (86-10) 8531-4181 
Cell:(86-10) 135-0109-9283 
FAX: (86-10) 8531-3008 (GSO) 
Unclass E-mail: ChenPY@state.gov 
 
Alternate 
Michael Graham, GSO 
Tel: (86-10) 8531-4341 
Cell: (86)139-1035-9394 
Fax: (86-10)8531-3008 (GSO) 
Unclass E-mail: GrahamMA2@state.gov 
 
Embassy or hotel driver will meet travelers at the 
airport and take them to their hotel. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Hotel reservations have been made at the 
Hilton Hotel, #1 DongFang Lu, North Donsan Huan. 
Telephone: (86-10) 5865-5000 
Fax: (86-10) 6465-3051. 
We will forward Hotel Reservation number to EAP/K by 
unclassified email 
 
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Security and Threat Assessment 
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¶4. (U) Per Secstate 30297, U.S. contractors working on 
disablement activities in the DPRK are required to provide 
proof of medevac insurance to EAP/K. 
 
¶5. (U) The threat level for all China posts is considered 
low for crime and medium for terrorism. 
 
¶6. (U) The Regional Security Office is not aware of any 
specific threat directed against any U.S. person or 
traveling delegation.  Should such information be 
developed, the Chinese security services are committed to 
advise the Embassy of pertinent information and to provide 
necessary security coverage. 
 
¶7. (U) China experiences a moderate rate of crime, 
including recent incidents ranging from petty theft to 
murder.  Pickpockets are particularly active in crowded 
markets, and foreigners are often sought out as primary 
targets.  Petty theft from hotel rooms is uncommon, but 
visitors are advised not to leave valuables lying loose or 
unattended in their rooms.  It is the policy of this 
Mission that employees, their family members and official 
visitors to China must not knowingly purchase counterfeit 
or pirated products during their stay in China.  Also, 
foreigners may be approached in tourist areas by 
individuals seeking to exchange U.S. dollars or to sell 
pirated or fake products, such as compact discs, in 
violation of intellectual property rights laws.  These 
transactions are illegal, violate Post policy, and must be 
avoided. 
 
¶8. (U) All U.S. citizen personnel serving under Chief of 
Mission authority in a temporary duty status of 30 days or 
more must complete appropriate overseas personal security 
training prior to travel (04 State 66580).  Employees who 
have completed the Security Overseas Seminar Course at 
State's Foreign Service Institute (FSI) after June 1, 2000, 
meet this requirement.  All other TDYers must either 1) 
complete the approved four-day seminar at FSI entitled 
"Serving Abroad for Families and Employees (SAFE)" or 2) 
have their agency certify to the State Department Bureau of 
Diplomatic Security that the employee has undergone 
equivalent security training.  The contact for this 
certification is Assistant Director of Training, DS/T, at 
telephone (703) 205-2617.  Country clearance will not be 
 
granted for any traveler with planned TDY in excess of 30 
days if this information is not stated/certified.  POC for 
additional information is DS RSO, Beijing at: 
ds rso Beijing@state.gov.  (Note: Travelers from DHS/CBP, 
DIA, FBI, DOD and the Peace Corp have been pre-certified by 
their agencies with DS.) 
 
¶9. (U) All/all official visitors are required to obtain a 
pre-departure, country specific counterintelligence 
briefing from their parent agency before departing for 
China.  Visitors should contact the security office of 
their parent agency.  If the parent agency is unable to 
give the briefing or needs assistance/guidance, the visitor 
should contact the Bureau of Diplomatic Security's Division 
of Counterintelligence (DS/ICI/CI) at 571-345-7641, 3966, 
or 3968 to schedule a briefing.  HQ DS/CI is located at 
SA-20, 1801 Lynn St., Rosslyn, Virginia 20522-2008. 
Department of State personnel should contact the DS/ICI/CI 
directly to schedule a briefing. Official visitors may also 
be required to attend a Post-specific security briefing 
upon their arrival in country.  The type of briefing is 
contingent on the length of the planned visit.  Upon 
arrival in Beijing, all TDY personnel should contact the 
Regional Security Office at 6532-3831, ext. 6036, to 
determine level of briefing required. 
 
¶10. (U) Visitors are reminded to take necessary precautions 
in safeguarding sensitive material and information.  All 
non-USG facilities must be considered technically 
compromised and may not be used to discuss, process, or 
store classified information.  Telephone calls, e-mail, and 
Internet usage are routinely monitored and hotel rooms 
searched. 
 
¶11. (U) All TDY U.S. citizen employees of the U.S. 
Government, civilian or military, who are under the 
authority of the Chief of Mission are subject to the 
reporting requirement stated in 12 FAM 262 regarding 
contact reports, i.e. any initial (non-business related) 
contact with a national from a country with a Critical 
threat (counterintelligence) post, as listed on the 
Department's Security Environment Threat List (SETL), must 
be reported.  In general, employee reporting should occur 
within one business day after such contact has occurred. 
If unable to report within this time frame, or unsure about 
the need to report at all, employees should contact the RSO 
or PSO as soon as practicable.  If the RSO/PSO is 
unavailable, notify the Management Officer or the Deputy 
Chief of Mission. 
 
¶12. (U) Per 12 FAM 262, this reporting requirement 
generally applies whenever: 
 
(1) Illegal or unauthorized access is sought to classified 
or otherwise sensitive information. 
 
(2) The employee is concerned that he or she may the target 
of actual or attempted exploitation by a foreign entity. 
 
(3) That national attempts to establish recurring contact 
or seems to be actively seeking a close personal 
association, beyond professional or personal courtesies. 
 
¶13. (U) Travelers should be aware that previous visitors 
have reported that their unattended computers have been 
subjected to tampering.  The efforts may be directed toward 
obtaining information on the computers, but problems 
ranging from viruses left on their systems to hard drives, 
that are no longer functional, have been reported.  Hotels 
and private Chinese Internet providers have in some cases 
given hotel guests "free" thumb drives for use with their 
computers.  The source and quality of these devices are 
unknown.  Such devices could contain malicious codes and 
viruses and should not be used on government computers. 
Official visitors are reminded that non-inspectable 
electrical/electronic equipment, i.e., cellular telephones, 
laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc., 
may not be brought into the controlled access areas of the 
Chancery.  If a visitor intends to travel with USG-owned 
computers and equipment for use within the Chancery, please 
contact the Regional Security Officer at 86-10-6532-3831 
ext. 6058, or GormanB2@state.gov or MooreBM@state.gov, for 
information and guidelines. 
 
¶14. (U) Additionally, all classified and sensitive 
materials must be secured at the Embassy upon arrival in 
country.  All classified material must be brought into 
China via diplomatic pouch. 
 
¶15. (U) Travelers must contact the Embassy or nearest 
 
Consulate General upon arrival in China and provide 
telephone and address information while in country. 
 
¶16. (U) Passports and visas are required.  Americans 
arriving/transiting without valid passports and Chinese 
visas are not permitted to enter China and may also be 
subject to fines.  Visas are required to transit China on 
the way to and from Mongolia or North Korea.  Those 
visitors traveling to China on a single-entry visa should 
be reminded that trips to Hong Kong or Macau Special 
Administrative Regions are treated as a visit outside 
Mainland China.  If the traveler is planning to return to 
Mainland China after a visit to one of these two 
destinations on the same single-entry visa, they will be 
denied entry.  Visitors facing this dilemma will be 
required to apply for a new visa at the Chinese Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs Office in Hong Kong to gain re-entry into 
   Mainland China. 
Randt