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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000701 
 
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SUBJECT: DPRK:1718 COMMITTEE MAKES NEW SANCTIONS 
DESIGNATIONS 
 
REF: USUN 694 
 
¶1.  (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 16, the DPRK Sanctions Committee 
("1718 Committee") unanimously approved a package of new 
sanctions designations, which included five entities, five 
individuals, and two technical items linked to DPRK's nuclear 
and ballistic missile programs.  The Committee acted in 
response to a tasking from the Security Council, contained in 
resolution 1874, to make such designations in light of the 
DPRK's May 25 nuclear test.  After the Committee approved the 
package, the Chair announced the designations to the press 
and highlighted the Committee's "unity and resolve" in the 
face of a critical threat to international peace.  The 
Committee's focus will now shift to implementing its 
newly-adopted Program of Work and establishing a Panel of 
Experts (POE) to monitor and improve sanctions 
implementation.  END SUMMARY. 
 
COMMITTEE REACHES CONSENSUS 
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¶2.  (SBU) On July 16, the Security Council's DPRK Sanctions 
Committee ("1718 Committee") unanimously approved a package 
of new sanctions designations, including five entities, five 
individuals and two technical goods that are linked to the 
DPRK's nuclear and ballistic missile program (see para 7). 
The Committee took this action in response to a tasking from 
the Security Council, contained in resolution 1874, to make 
new sanctions designations in light of the DPRK's May 25 
nuclear test.  The final package included items from the 
joint U.S./UK/France/Japan designations proposal submitted to 
the Committee on June 19.  As a result of the Committee's 
decision, states are now obligated to freeze the assets of 
listed entities and individuals, prevent these individuals 
from traveling internationally, and ban the transfer of the 
specified goods to or from the DPRK. 
 
¶3.  (SBU) The Committee agreed also to continue work to 
identify subsidiaries of designated entities.  (NOTE: 
Subsidiaries of the designated are already covered by the 
scope of the assets freeze, yet the Committee may also choose 
to designate them explicitly.  END NOTE).  The Committee also 
agreed to continue work on identifying additional technical 
goods related to sensitive dual-use items, nuclear, and 
ballistic missile-related technology.  These commitments -- 
both expressed in writing -- were largely due to Russian and 
Chinese requests for more time to study the highly-technical 
proposals.  (NOTE: The Committee has a standing mandate to 
make new sanctions designations at any time.  END NOTE). 
 
¶4.  (SBU) During Committee discussion, all Committee members 
vocally supported the package, with many thanking the United 
States for its role in preparing the final decision document 
on which consensus was found.  The French representative 
highlighted the commitment on the part of the Committee to 
continue work on an "expedited basis" to designate additional 
materials or items that are used in DPRK's nuclear, 
ballistic, and WMD program.  Chinese and Russian delegates 
also confirmed orally their willingness to continue working 
on subsidiaries and a new set of designations of goods.  USUN 
Sanctions Unit chief praised the robust package, which he 
said illustrated the Security Council's commitment to fully 
implement resolution 1874. 
 
¶5.  (SBU) Following the formal meeting, the Committee's chair 
(Turkish Charge d'Affaires Fazli Coman) announced the 
decision to the press.  Reading from the Committee-agreed 
talking points, he characterized the outcome as a "positive 
result" that demonstrated "unity and resolve on this critical 
issue of international peace and security."  The chair also 
sent a formal report of the Committee's action to the 
President of the Security Council.  The Committee will also 
approve a Note Verbale to all UN Member States informing them 
of the decision. 
 
¶6.  (SBU) With the Committee having successfully accomplished 
these designations, its attention will now shift to 
implementing its newly-adopted Program of Work (reftel).  The 
Committee will also focus on establishing the seven-member UN 
Panel of Experts (POE), which has a mandate from resolution 
1874 to assist the Committee in monitoring and improving 
sanctions implementation.  The Committee, which has already 
held preliminary discussions on the POE, will be asked in the 
coming weeks to approve a slate of candidates prepared by the 
UN Secretariat. 
 
¶7.  (SBU) DESIGNATIONS: The 1718 Committee designated these 
entities, individuals, and goods subject to the measures 
imposed in resolution 1718: 
 
 
 
ENTITIES 
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¶1. Namchongang Trading Corporation 
¶2. Hong Kong Electronics 
¶3. Korea Hyoksin Trading Corporation 
¶4. General Bureau of Atomic Energy (GBAE) 
¶5. Korean Tangun Trading Corporation 
 
INDIVIDUALS 
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¶1. Yun Ho-jin: Director of Namchongang Trading Corporation 
¶2. Ri Je-son: Director of General Bureau of Atomic Energy 
(GBAE) 
¶3. Hwang Sok-hwa: Director in GBAE 
¶4. Ri Hong-sop: Executive Member in the Yongbyon Nuclear 
Research Center (a subordinate of GBAE) 
¶5. Han Yu-ro: Director of Korea Ryongaksan General Trading 
Corporation 
 
GOODS 
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¶1.  "Graphite designed or specified for use in Electrical 
Discharge Machining (EDM) machines" 
¶2.  "Para-aramid fiber (Kevlar and other Kevlar-like), 
filament and tape" 
RICE