Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06SEOUL1268
2006-04-18 06:40:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:  

ROKG REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO CWC/HCA

Tags:  PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 001268 

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/17/2016
TAGS: PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS
SUBJECT: ROKG REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO CWC/HCA

REF: A. SEOUL - OSD & ISN/CB EMAILS

B. SEOUL 00728

Classified By: POL-MIL Chief Sung Y. Kim. Reasons 1.4 (b,d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 001268

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ISN/CB FOR HANLINE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/17/2016
TAGS: PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS
SUBJECT: ROKG REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO CWC/HCA

REF: A. SEOUL - OSD & ISN/CB EMAILS

B. SEOUL 00728

Classified By: POL-MIL Chief Sung Y. Kim. Reasons 1.4 (b,d).


1. (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3.


2. (C) On April 6, MOFAT Disarmament and Nonproliferation
Director Kwon Hee-seog informed poloff of the ROKG's request
to amend the proposed Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the
conduct of Chemical Weapons (CWC) challenge inspections (Ref
A). Although MOFAT had expressed a preference to make the
agreement "politically binding" (Ref B),Kwon noted that upon
further review by relevant sections, the ROKG decided that
this agreement would require National Assembly ratification
and therefore should be in a "legally-binding" format.


3. (C) In light of the ROKG's requirement for National
Assembly approval, Post requests appropriate adjustments to
the outstanding CWC/HCA.
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