Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08SEOUL1089
2008-05-29 04:50:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Seoul
Cable title:  

ROK SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE AMB SWING FOR IOM DG

Tags:  AORC PREF PREL SMIG KS 
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0203
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1974
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 4355
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 4491
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 8761
RUEHIN/AIT TAIPEI 2710
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RHMFISS/COMUSKOREA CC SEOUL KOR
RUACAAA/COMUSKOREA INTEL SEOUL KOR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 001089 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/28/2018
TAGS: AORC PREF PREL SMIG KS
SUBJECT: ROK SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE AMB SWING FOR IOM DG

REF: STATE 55840

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

C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 001089

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/28/2018
TAGS: AORC PREF PREL SMIG KS
SUBJECT: ROK SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE AMB SWING FOR IOM DG

REF: STATE 55840

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


1. (C) Chung Seon-ho, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Overseas
Korean Policy Division, confirmed that the ROKG will support
Ambassador William Swing for Director General of IOM, and has
already instructed ROK Geneva Permanent Mission to vote for
Swing until the balloting concludes. Ms. Chung also said
that the ROKG has already made public its support for Swing.
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