DELIVERED: REQUEST FOR ALLIED DEMARCHE TO CHINA

S E C R E T SEOUL 000114 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/13/2017 TAGS: PREL PARM MNUC MARR SUBJECT: DELIVERED: REQUEST FOR ALLIED DEMARCHE TO CHINA FOLLOWING ITS ASAT TEST REF: A. SECSTATE 4836 ¶B. SECSTATE 4837 Classified By: Classified By: AMB. ALEXANDER VERSHBOW. REASONS 1.4 (b/ d). ¶1. (S) The Ambassador delivered the talking points contained in reftel A to Cho Jung-pyo, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday January 14, 2007. He also showed A/FM Cho the photographs of the event, but as instructed did not leave the photographs behind. High level officials from MOFAT's North American Affairs Bureau and Asian Affairs Bureau were also present at the meeting. ¶2. (S) A/FM Cho thanked the Ambassador for informing the South Korean government, and for the U.S. Government's willingness to share such information with its ally. He said he would confer with other officials in the room immediately following the meeting, and would convey the concerns raised by the Ambassador to other relevant parts of the ROKG. ROK officials present at the meeting asked a few questions about the details of the event and expressed concern over what impact the development would have on U.S.-China relations. ¶3. (S) A/FM Cho promised that he would get back to the Ambassador once the ROKG had discussed the matter internally. VERSHBOW