COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING

UNCLAS STATE 163398 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO BEIJING AND TOKYO, DECEMBER 5-7 ¶1. Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in SIPDIS para 3, to travel to Beijing and Tokyo for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from December 5-7. Assistant Secretary Hill will not/not overnight in Tokyo. SIPDIS ¶2. Please arrange accommodations in Beijing only with beginning dates as indicated per arrival and departure dates noted in para 3 for individual travelers. Department requests that Embassy Beijing name a control officer and provide administrative support, interpretation, and notetaking, as needed, for all meetings. A/S Hill and those arriving with him would appreciate airport courtesies and transportation to the hotel. Please provide cell phones and activate classified log-ons for all delegation members. Department thanks post for its assistance. ¶3. Delegation Members and Itineraries: To Beijing, December 5 -------------- Amb. Christopher R. Hill Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs PPN: 900493956 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Beijing via milair; departs December 7, at 8:45 a.m., via NH 0956 Christopher Klein Special Assistant to A/S Hill PPN: 900328504 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Beijing via milair; departs December 7, at 8:45 a.m., via NH 0956 Sung Y. Kim Director, Office of Korean Affairs (EAP/K) PPN: 900483224 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Beijing via milair; departs December 6, at 7:00 p.m., via UA 898 Paul T. Haenle Director, Chinese Affairs, National Security Council PPN: 910006711 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Beijing via milair; departs December 6, at 7:00 p.m., via UA 898 Yuri Kim Chief, DPRK Division, Office of Korean Affairs (EAP/K) PPN: 900430435 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Beijing via milair; departs December 6, at 7:00 p.m., via UA 898 Kwon Min Ji Interpreter, Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy Seoul PPN: GK1439482 Arrives Beijing via milair; departure to be determined. To Tokyo From Beijing, December 7 -------------- Amb. Christopher R. Hill Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs PPN: 900493956 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Tokyo-Narita via NH 956; departs December 7, at 4:25 p.m., via UA 804 Christopher Klein Special Assistant to A/S Hill PPN: 900328504 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Tokyo-Narita via NH 956; departs December 7, at 4:25 p.m., via UA 804 RICE