Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06SEOUL1359
2006-04-25 04:19:00
SECRET
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:  

ROK: NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT

Tags:  PARM PREL MARR KS 
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DE RUEHUL #1359 1150419
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 250419Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7501
INFO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP// PRIORITY
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J2 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA SCJS SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
S E C R E T SEOUL 001359

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/MTR

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL MARR KS
SUBJECT: ROK: NHK-II PIP MISSILE TEST FLIGHT

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

(S) On April 25, Embassy received the following notice of a
ROK NHK-II PIP missile launch from MOFAT North America
Division III Deputy Director Park Chi-young.

BEGIN TEXT:

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROK'S NEW MISSILE GUIDELINES ADOPTED
ON JANUARY 17, 2001, THE ROKG WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE USG
WITH THE RELEVANT INFORMATION ON THE PLANNED FLIGHT TEST OF A
NEW ROCKET AS FOLLOWS:
(A) NAME OF THE ROCKET SYSTEM: NHK-II PIP
(B) NOTIFICATION CATEGORY: PART 3 OF THE GUIDELINES
(C) THE 7TH FLIGHT-TEST DATE/PLACE: APRIL 27, 2006/ANHEUNG
PROVING GROUND

END TEXT.
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