COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM AND NSC

UNCLAS STATE 008769 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: EAP/K SUNG KIM AND NSC PAUL HAENLE JAN 29-FEB 3 TO SEOUL, BEIJING, PYONGYANG ¶1. 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 and Beijing en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to the Six-Party Talks from January 29 - February 3. Travelers will arrive Seoul January 29, travel to Beijing January 30, travel to Pyongyang January 31, return to Beijing February 2 and depart Beijing February 3. Embassy Seoul Public Affairs Section staff member Kwon Min-ji will accompany Kim and Haenle from Seoul to Beijing to Pyongyang and will return to Beijing en route to Seoul. ¶2. FOR EMBASSY SEOUL: Department requests Embassy Seoul arrange accommodations in Seoul for January 29, name a control officer, and provide administrative support as needed for Kim and Haenle. Department thanks post for its assistance. ¶3. FOR EMBASSY BEIJING: Department requests that Embassy Beijing arrange accommodations in Beijing, with dates as indicated in para 4. Department also requests that Embassy Beijing name a control officer and provide administrative support as needed. Please arrange for airport meet and assist. Please provide cell phones and activate classified log-ons for Kim and Haenle. Department thanks post for all assistance. ¶4. Traveler Information and Itineraries: Sung Y. Kim Director, Office of Korean Affairs (EAP/K) PPN: 900483224 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Seoul January 29 at 4:20 p.m. via Delta 7856 (operated by KE); Departs Seoul for Beijing January 30 at 7:00 p.m. via Korean Airlines 853 and arrives Beijing 8:10 p.m.; Departs Beijing for Pyongyang January 31 at 2:15 p.m. via Air Koryo 252; Departs Pyongyang for Beijing February 2 at 8:40 a.m. via Air Koryo 151 and arrives Beijing 9:40 a.m.; Departs Beijing for Washington, D.C. February 3 at 7:00 p.m. via United Airlines 0898 Paul T. Haenle Director, Chinese Affairs, National Security Council PPN: 910006711 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Seoul January 29 at 4:20 p.m. via Delta 7856 (operated by KE); Departs Seoul for Beijing January 30 at 7:00 p.m. via Korean Airlines 853 and arrives Beijing 8:10 p.m.; Departs Beijing for Pyongyang January 31 at 2:15 p.m. via Air Koryo 252; Departs Pyongyang for Beijing February 2 at 8:40 a.m. via Air Koryo 151 and arrives Beijing 9:40 a.m.; Departs Beijing for Washington, D.C. February 3 at 7:00 p.m. via United Airlines 0898 Kwon Min-ji Interpreter, Public Affairs Section, U.S. Embassy Seoul PPN: GK1439482 Travel plans to Beijing to follow via email. Departs Beijing for Pyongyang January 31 at 2:15 p.m. via Air Koryo 252; Departs Pyongyang for Beijing February 2 at 8:40 a.m. via Air Koryo 151 and arrives Beijing 9:40 a.m.; Travel plans returning to Seoul to follow via email. RICE