REQUEST TO PROCESS 24 NORTH KOREANS IN BANGKOK

C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 003398 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/19/2017 TAGS: PREF PHUM KN KS SUBJECT: REQUEST TO PROCESS 24 NORTH KOREANS IN BANGKOK Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR SUSAN SUTTON, REASONS 1.4 (B, D). ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. ¶2. (C) On Thursday, June 14, 2007, Thai Immigration Commissioner gave Embassy Bangkok the green light to process 24 North Koreans currently under U.S. refugee resettlment program consideration. Embassy will shortly initiate fingerprints of the 24. Deputy RefCoord has also informed the ROK Embassy in Bangkok that these fingerprints will be forwarded to them for appropriate vetting. Names and dates of birth of the 24 North Koreans follows: Shin, Mu Lim DOB 05FEB74 Ree, Jeong Geum DOB 04NOV74 Yoon, Gwang Jin DOB 12AUG98 Kim, Heng Geum DOB 01SEP79 Bin, Cheol Soo DOB 16JUN77 Choe, Yeong Nam DOB 26SEP75 Lee, Gyeong Hee DOB 24NOV54 Dong, Ok Seon DOB 18AUG80 Hyeon, Cheol DOB 05JAN82 Hyeon, Sook DOB 07JUL81 Jeong, Yang Jun DOB 22FEB79 Pak, Jeong Shil DOB 30APR84 Kang, Song Mee DOB 15OCT57 Choe, Jin Ok DOB 19JAN88 Hyeon, Eun Gyeong DOB 26MAR81 Hong, Myeong Sook DOB 25SEP74 Choe, Yeong Sil DOB 22FEB80 Kim, Cheol Ho DOB 03JUN87 Ree, Joo Phil DOB 23MAY69 Kim, Cheol DOB 16SEP71 Kim, Hyae Seong DOB 01APR95 Yoon, Yeong Shil DOB 01JAN72 Moon, Il Nam DOB 22AUG64 Seo, Soon Deok DOB 02JAN54 ¶3. (C) Action request: Please provide guidance on whether Washington wants post to take further steps in processing these cases for U.S. resettlement. BOYCE