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TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI IMMEDIATE 7821

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 061231 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PARM UNSC KN
SUBJECT: UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1874 ON NORTH 
KOREA: ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND FOR POSTS' USE 
 
¶1. The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted 
Resolution 1874 on June 12. This resolution unequivocally 
condemns North Korea's May 25 claimed nuclear test, 
imposes unprecedented new sanctions measures to address 
the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile 
proliferation activities, demands that the DPRK to commit 
itself to denuclearization and urges the DPRK to reengage 
in political dialogue.  With the passage of Resolution 
1874, North Korea now faces a strengthened sanctions and 
inspection regime and sinks deeper into its self-imposed 
isolation.  This cable provides additional details for 
posts to draw upon in discussions with government 
officials and the public, and includes the text of the 
U.S. explanation of vote in the Security Council. A fact 
sheet is available to INFOCENTRAL.   Posts should also 
draw on Ambassador Susan Rice's June 12 press briefing at 
the White House, which should be posted soon at 
www.whitehouse.gov. 
 
¶2. What the Resolution Does 
 
Resolution 1874 condemns in the strongest terms North 
Korea's nuclear test and states clearly the Council's 
demands. The resolution: 
 
-Demands that the DPRK not conduct any additional nuclear 
tests or missile launches. 
 
-Demands that the DPRK return to the NPT and IAEA 
safeguards. 
 
-Requires that the DPRK abandon all nuclear programs in a 
complete, verifiable and irreversible manner. 
 
-Calls on the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks 
without precondition. 
 
¶3. Sanctions Measures.  Resolution 1874 includes five 
broad categories of sanctions in response to the claimed 
nuclear test. 
 
-A total ban on arms exports (and expansion of the ban on 
arms imports). 
The DPRK is prohibited from transferring any arms 
(including conventional weapons) to another country. 
Member states are required to prevent imports to the DPRK 
of any arms, except for small arms/light weapons.  States 
must notify the DPRK Sanctions Committee before 
transferring any small arms/light weapons. 
 
-New financial sanctions to limit the ability of the DPRK 
to fund WMD and ballistic missile-related activities. 
States and international financial institutions are called 
upon not to enter into new grants or concessional loans or 
provide public financial support (e.g. export credits, 
loans or insurance) for trade with the DPRK. 
States are called upon to freeze or deny assets or 
financial services in any situation where such assets 
might be used to support nuclear and missile proliferation. 
 
- Enhanced inspection provisions for ships suspected of 
carrying proscribed goods, such as WMD or ballistic 
missile parts.  States are called upon to inspect cargo in 
their territory if there are reasonable grounds to believe 
that a vessel or aircraft is carrying banned goods. 
States are called upon to allow inspections of their flag 
vessels on the high seas if reasonable grounds exist to 
believe that the cargo contains prohibited items, and, if 
they refuse to consent, are required to direct the vessel 
to a port for inspection. 
 
-States are required and authorized to seize and dispose 
of banned cargo. 
 
-States are prohibited from providing "bunkering" services 
(e.g., fuel or water) to any vessel suspected of carrying 
banned cargo. 
 
-Designation of new entities, individuals and goods for 
sanctions.  The DPRK Sanctions Committee will, within 
thirty days, designate additional entities, and/or 
individuals linked to the DPRK's nuclear and missile 
proliferation activities to be subject to measures such as 
asset freezes or travel bans.  The Committee will also 
consider banning additional proliferation-sensitive items 
from being transferred to/from the DPRK. 
 
 
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-Improved mechanisms for monitoring sanctions 
implementation.  The DPRK Sanctions Committee will have an 
enhanced mandate to focus on compliance, investigations 
and outreach.  A Panel of Experts (POE), as in many other 
sanctions regimes, will be established to support the 
Committee's efforts to monitor and improve implementation. 
 
¶4.  Following is the explanation of vote delivered by 
Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo, U.S. Alternate Representative 
for Special Political Affairs on North Korea, in the 
Security Council on June 12, 2009. 
 
Begin text: Thank you, Mr. President.  The United States 
welcomes the unanimous adoption of Resolution 1874. This 
resolution provides a strong and united international 
response to North Korea's test of a nuclear device. 
The message of this resolution is clear: North Korea's 
behavior is unacceptable to the international community, 
and the international community is determined to respond. 
North Korea should return without conditions to a process 
of peaceful dialogue. It should honor its previous 
commitments to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. It 
should shun provocation and proliferation. But for now, 
its choices have led it to face markedly stronger 
sanctions from the international community. 
 
This resolution condemns North Korea's nuclear test in the 
strongest terms.  It strengthens and enhances sanctions on 
North Korea in five critically important areas: by 
imposing a total embargo on arms exports from North Korea 
and significantly expanding the ban on arms imports; by 
creating a wholly new framework for states to cooperate in 
the inspection of ships and aircraft suspected to be 
carrying weapons of mass destruction or other banned 
goods; by calling on states and international financial 
institutions to disrupt the flow of funds that could 
support North Korea's missile, nuclear, or proliferation 
activities; by committing to designate for targeted 
sanctions additional goods, entities, and individuals 
involved in North Korea's illicit behavior; and, finally, 
by strengthening the mechanisms to monitor and tighten the 
implementation of this toughened new sanctions regime. 
These measures are innovative, they are robust, and they 
are unprecedented. 
 
Mr. President, North Korea chose a path of provocation. As 
President Obama has said, actions must have consequences. 
Resolution 1874 has seen to it that they do. This 
resolution will give us new tools to impair North Korea's 
ability to proliferate and threaten international 
stability. We are particularly grateful to our colleagues 
on the Council, who have come together to help adopt this 
resolution; we thank them for their tremendous hard work 
in this process, for their good effort, and for their 
goodwill. 
 
Above all, Mr. President, Resolution 1874 reflects the 
resolve of the international community and the Security 
Council, which has spoken with one voice. The United 
States stands firmly behind these provisions and is 
committing to ensuring its implementation. 
 
Thank you, Mr. President. End Text. 
 
¶5. Minimize Considered. 
CLINTON