Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07SEOUL3554
2007-12-17 07:26:00
SECRET
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:  

ROK UAV HAESONG-II TEST FLIGHT CANCELED

Tags:  KS MARR PARM PREL 
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DE RUEHUL #3554 3510726
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 170726Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7776
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 3609
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 8594
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 3743
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC//OSD/ISA/EAP// PRIORITY
RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI PRIORITY 2357
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA CC SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J5 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA J3 SEOUL KOR PRIORITY
S E C R E T SEOUL 003554

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/17/2017
TAGS: KS MARR PARM PREL
SUBJECT: ROK UAV HAESONG-II TEST FLIGHT CANCELED

REF: A. SEOUL 3449


B. SEOUL 3513

Classified By: POL M/C Joseph Y. Yun, Reasons 1.4 (b,d).

(S) On December 17, Lee Hong-yup of the ROK-U.S. Security
Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade notified the Embassy that the second flight test of the
Haesong-II UAV (originally scheduled for December 18, then
rescheduled for December 26 as reported reftels),has been
canceled. Lee said that the Anheung missile testing grounds
were still significantly contaminated by the December 7 oil
spill off the western coast of South Korea, preventing the
necessary preparations for the test flight. Lee said that
the ROKG plans to conduct the test flight sometime in early
2008 and would inform the Embassy of the date when decided.
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