Identifier	Created	Classification	Origin
06FREETOWN855	2006-10-18 11:46:00	CONFIDENTIAL	Embassy Freetown

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NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: SIERRA LEONE

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PP RUEHPA
DE RUEHFN #0855 2911146
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 181146Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY FREETOWN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0407
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0215

					  C O N F I D E N T I A L FREETOWN 000855 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN, IO, EAP 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/18/2016 
TAGS: PREL PARM KNNP KPAO WMD MNUC SL
SUBJECT: NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST: SIERRA LEONE 
 
REF: (A) STATE 166404 (B) STATE 169418 (C) STATE 
 
     169269 (D) FREETOWN 747 (E) FREETOWN 840 
 
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Elizabeth Pratt for 
reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

1. (C) On October 17, Charge met with Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Director General Umaru Wurie to deliver reftel points
and share USG concerns with North Korea's October 8 nuclear
test and continuing efforts to develop WMD. Charge
emphasized the importance of preventing North Korea from
developing and exporting WMD and urged GoSL's full support
for the strong message and directives contained in UNSC
resolution 1718. Charge initially had raised the issue with
Minister of Foreign Affairs Momodou Koroma on October 9
during the launch of the government's new youth employment
initiative (Ref E). DG Wurie responded that Sierra Leone
supported UNSC resolution 1718 and said that he would cancel
a previously delayed invitational visit to North Korea.
PRATT