(C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SOUTH KOREA WEIGHING

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 040434 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/22/2034 TAGS: PINR MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL AF KS SUBJECT: (C) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON SOUTH KOREA WEIGHING AID TO AFGHANISTAN (C-AL9-00181) REF: A. SEOUL 000045 ¶B. SEOUL 002431 Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C). ¶1. (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE REFERENCED REPORTING AS IT PROVIDES EXCELLENT INSIGHT INTO SOUTH KOREAN LEADERSHIP CONSIDERATION OF A POTENTIAL MILITARY DEPLOYMENT TO AFGHANISTAN, AND THE FACTORS WEIGHING ON THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS. THE REPORTING WAS USED IN A CURRENT WRITTEN PRODUCT WHICH WAS BRIEFED TO AND WELL-RECEIVED BY SENIOR US POLICYMAKERS. ¶A. (C) ANALYSTS APPRECIATE CONTINUED REPORTING ON THIS TOPIC. AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON SPECIFIC MILITARY CAPABILITIES OR ASSETS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A POTENTIAL DEPLOYMENT (SUCH AS IN SEOUL 002431, PARA 4). ¶2. (U) PLEASE CITE C-AL9-00181 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF REPORTING IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTIONS. CLINTON