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SUBJECT: DPRK: 1718 COMMITTEE REPORTS ON ACTIVE WORK PERIOD 
 
¶1. (SBU) SUMMARY: The acting chair of the Security Council's 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions 
Committee briefed the Council about the Committee's 
activities over the previous ninety days, emphasizing its 
work to implement tasks contained in resolution 1874: new 
sanctions designations, approving a program of work and 
supporting the establishment of a Panel of Experts (POE).  He 
said the POE may not be able to submit a comprehensive 
interim report by September 12, as requested in resolution 
1874, and also noted that the Committee had just received a 
report of a possible sanctions violation.  The United States 
welcomed the Committee's unity of purpose, encouraged new 
sanctions designations and said it hoped the Committee's 
future work would be "proactive and sustained."  Japan, 
France and the UK welcomed the Committee's recent sanctions 
designations and encouraged it to remain active.  China and 
Russia warned that the sanctions must not cause an unintended 
humanitarian impact.  China highlighted what it termed the 
"reversibility clause" of the sanctions resolutions, whereby 
the Council agreed to lift or adjust the measures if the DPRK 
complied with its demands.  END SUMMARY. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Turkish charge Fazli Corman, acting chair of the 
DPRK Sanctions Committee ("1718 Committee") briefed the 
Security Council on August 20 about the Committee's 
activities over the previous ninety days (May 14 through 
August 20).  He noted that the Committee has carried out a 
number of tasks stemming from the Security Council's June 12 
adoption of resolution 1874.  Pursuant to that resolution, 
Corman said, the Committee adopted on July 15 a work program. 
 Also as a result of a resolution 1874 tasking, he explained 
that the Committee designated for targeted sanctions on July 
16 items, goods and entities, and agreed to continue working 
to identify entities that are acting on behalf of designated 
entities (i.e., subsidiaries) and designate additional items. 
 Corman noted that, Ambassador Philip Goldberg, the U.S. 
Coordinator for the Implementation of Resolution 1874, 
briefed the Committee on July 30 about U.S. implementation of 
that resolution.  Twenty-nine member states, he said, had 
since provided written reports to the Committee about the 
steps they have taken to implement resolution 1874. 
 
¶3.  (SBU) Corman explained that the Committee had held 
consultations with the Secretariat regarding resolution 
1874's establishment of a Panel of Experts (POE).  Noting 
that resolution 1874 had asked for an interim report from the 
POE by September 12, he observed that this timeframe may not 
allow sufficient time for a detailed report.  Corman pledged 
to consult with the POE and Committee to determine whether a 
brief delay in the delivery of the report is advisable. 
Corman added that the Committee had recently received from 
the Member State a report of a possible sanctions violation. 
He said the Committee would investigate the matter in line 
with its mandate to examine and take appropriate action to 
respond to alleged violations and was preparing a draft reply 
to the Member State involved.  (NOTE: This was a reference to 
the sanctions violation reported to the Committee by the 
United Arab Emirates on August 14.  The UAE has requested 
that its report be kept confidential.  END NOTE). 
 
¶4.  (SBU) USUN Minister Counselor highlighted the Committee's 
unity of purpose and the "unprecedented effort" worldwide to 
implement resolution 1874.  He called the Committee's 
activities as an "essential component" of this global effort 
and congratulated the Committee for its July designations of 
entities, individuals and items linked to North Korea's 
proliferation efforts.  Saying that the Committee's future 
work must be "proactive and sustained," USUN encouraged the 
Committee to be particularly active in responding to reports 
of non-compliance.  He recognized that due to delays in 
establishing the POE, its interim report may not be as 
comprehensive and detailed as we might wish, but expressed 
the hope that the POE will provide the Council with 
additional information and recommendations as soon as 
possible. 
 
¶5. (SBU) Japanese Deputy Perm Rep Okuda also welcomed the 
Committee's July designations of additional individuals, 
entities and items, adding that Japan hoped the Committee 
would continue to work for new designations.  He called 
Ambassador Goldberg's briefing to the Committee "very useful" 
and welcomed Goldberg's upcoming trip to Japan to consult on 
1874 implementation. 
 
¶6.  (SBU) French Deputy Perm Rep LaCroix said the "ball is in 
North Korea's court" to show its readiness to return to the 
Six-Party Talks.  He said it was essential that the Committee 
continue work on new sanctions designations and follow 
 
through on cases of potential violations.  UK Perm Rep Sawers 
also encouraged the Committee to continue designations work 
and said that the Committee will have important work to deal 
with the recent reported breach of the sanctions mentioned by 
Corman. 
 
¶7.  (SBU) Russian Deputy Perm Rep Dolgov emphasized that the 
measures imposed on the DPRK should not impose an undue 
humanitarian cost or otherwise interfere with the DPRK's 
legitimate trade.  He emphasized Russia's approach to 
resolving the DPRK nuclear issue through political means in 
the context of the Six-Party Talks.  Chinese Counselor Long 
said resolution 1874 sent a clear-cut message of the 
international community's condemnation of the DPRK's recent 
nuclear test, while at the same time leaving room for 
resuming diplomatic efforts.  He added that China had adopted 
national practices to implement comprehensively resolutions 
1874 and 1718, but that the measures should not cause an 
unintended humanitarian impact or jeopardize states' normal 
relations with the DPRK.  Long pointed to what he called the 
"reversibility clause" in 1718, under which the Security 
Council had agreed to lift or adjust sanctions measures if 
the DPRK complies with the provisions of the relevant 
resolutions. 
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