(C) COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: DEC 18-23 TO

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 167247 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/14/2017 TAGS: OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH SUBJECT: (C) COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: DEC 18-23 TO SEOUL, PYONGYANG FOR EAP/K SUNG KIM, NSC/PAUL HAENLE Classified By: EAP/K Director Sung Kim, reasons 1.4 (b),(d). ¶1. (C) Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to disablement activities from December 18-23. Travelers will arrive Seoul December 18, travel to Pyongyang overland December 19, return overland to Seoul December 21, and depart Seoul December 23. Specific times for DMZ crossings will be provided separately via email. ¶2. (C) Department requests Embassy Seoul to name a control officer and provide administrative support, including arrangement of ground transportation from Seoul to DMZ, and from DMZ to Seoul, ROKG and UNC cooperation in facilitating travel across the DMZ, and accommodations in Seoul December 18 and again December 21-23. Department thanks post for its assistance. ¶3. (C) Traveler Information and Itineraries: To Seoul, December 18 -------------- Sung Y. Kim Director, Office of Korean Affairs (EAP/K) PPN: 900483224 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Seoul December 18 at 4:30 p.m. via Delta 7856 (operated by KE); departs Seoul for Washington, D.C. via Atlanta December 23 at 10:05 a.m., via Delta 7851 (operated by KE) Paul T. Haenle Director, Chinese Affairs, National Security Council PPN: 910006711 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Seoul December 18 at 4:30 p.m. via Delta 7856 (operated by KE); departs Seoul for Raleigh-Durham, NC via Atlanta December 22 at 10:05 a.m., via Delta 7851 (operated by KE) RICE