Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09UNVIEVIENNA190
2009-04-28 17:26:00
SECRET
UNVIE
Cable title:
IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR DOUBTS NORTH KOREA
VZCZCXYZ0021 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHUNV #0190 1181726 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 281726Z APR 09 FM USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9358 RHEBAAA/DOE WASHDC IMMEDIATE INFO RUEHII/VIENNA IAEA POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING IMMEDIATE 0833 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW IMMEDIATE 0888 RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE 0303 RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO IMMEDIATE 0687 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 1613
S E C R E T UNVIE VIENNA 000190
SIPDIS
ISN FOR GROMOLL AND MAHAFFEY, IO FOR DETEMPLE, EAP FOR
KELLY AND JOHNSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2034
TAGS: AORC IAEA KN KNNP
SUBJECT: IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR DOUBTS NORTH KOREA
COULD HAVE BEGUN REPROCESSING
REF: A. UNVIE 00164
B. UNVIE 00162
Classified By: AMBASSADOR GREGORY L. SCHULTE FOR
REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
S E C R E T UNVIE VIENNA 000190
SIPDIS
ISN FOR GROMOLL AND MAHAFFEY, IO FOR DETEMPLE, EAP FOR
KELLY AND JOHNSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2034
TAGS: AORC IAEA KN KNNP
SUBJECT: IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR DOUBTS NORTH KOREA
COULD HAVE BEGUN REPROCESSING
REF: A. UNVIE 00164
B. UNVIE 00162
Classified By: AMBASSADOR GREGORY L. SCHULTE FOR
REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
1. (U) This is an action request, see para 3.
2. (S) Director of Safeguards Division Operations A, Marco
Marzo, told MsnOff on April 28 that he did not believe North
Korea could have begun reprocessing the spent fuel by April
25, as the DPRK claims. (Note: North Korea publicly
announced on April 25 that it had begun reprocessing spent
fuel rods and that it would use the plutonium extracted from
the rods to make nuclear weapons.) Marzo indicated that the
IAEA has not engaged with North Korea since inspectors
departed North Korea on April 16 (see reftels),so this
judgment is based only on the IAEA's historic knowledge.
3. (SBU) Action request: Mission notes that the Vienna-based
DPRK "Core Group" (composed of Canada, Australia, the UK,
Japan, South Korea, Germany France, and the United States)
will meet on April 30 to share views on the current situation
with North Korea, including the status of Six Party Talks and
next steps. Mission requests guidance for any points to
raise during this meeting with our like-minded colleagues.
SCHULTE
SIPDIS
ISN FOR GROMOLL AND MAHAFFEY, IO FOR DETEMPLE, EAP FOR
KELLY AND JOHNSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/28/2034
TAGS: AORC IAEA KN KNNP
SUBJECT: IAEA/DPRK: INSPECTIONS DIRECTOR DOUBTS NORTH KOREA
COULD HAVE BEGUN REPROCESSING
REF: A. UNVIE 00164
B. UNVIE 00162
Classified By: AMBASSADOR GREGORY L. SCHULTE FOR
REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)
1. (U) This is an action request, see para 3.
2. (S) Director of Safeguards Division Operations A, Marco
Marzo, told MsnOff on April 28 that he did not believe North
Korea could have begun reprocessing the spent fuel by April
25, as the DPRK claims. (Note: North Korea publicly
announced on April 25 that it had begun reprocessing spent
fuel rods and that it would use the plutonium extracted from
the rods to make nuclear weapons.) Marzo indicated that the
IAEA has not engaged with North Korea since inspectors
departed North Korea on April 16 (see reftels),so this
judgment is based only on the IAEA's historic knowledge.
3. (SBU) Action request: Mission notes that the Vienna-based
DPRK "Core Group" (composed of Canada, Australia, the UK,
Japan, South Korea, Germany France, and the United States)
will meet on April 30 to share views on the current situation
with North Korea, including the status of Six Party Talks and
next steps. Mission requests guidance for any points to
raise during this meeting with our like-minded colleagues.
SCHULTE