ROKG DECISION TO RELEASE MACHINE TOOL EXPORT TO

S E C R E T SEOUL 004404 SIPDIS SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME COLLECTIVE E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/05/2016 TAGS: PARM MTCRE PREL ETTC KS PK SUBJECT: ROKG DECISION TO RELEASE MACHINE TOOL EXPORT TO PAKISTAN REF: SECSTATE 202354 Classified By: POL M/C Joseph Y. Yun. Reasons 1.4 (b,d). ¶1. (S) On December 26, PolOff delivered the information contained in reftel to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Deputy Kim Jae-woo. On December 28, Kim informed PolOff that the Ministry of Commerce, Energy and Industry (MOCIE) decided to release the shipment, unless more information is provided by the USG. Kim stated that specific names and positions of the employees concerned and/or more conclusive evidence on their association with Pakistan's Project Management Organization (PMO) would be needed for MOCIE to suspend the shipment. The estimated shipping date is February 2007. ¶2. (S) Kim shared that MOCIE had already issued the permit for Sambu Korea Tek to export the machine in October 2006, prior to USG inquiry. Upon USG inquiry, however, MOCIE delayed the process of the machine shipment but was pressured by the company which already possessed the export permit. Kim commented that MOCIE is unable to further delay the process without more concrete evidence. VERSHBOW