UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 005927198 Date 07 19 2017 RELEASE IN PART 1 Classification Extended on 03 03 2016 Class CONFIDENTIAL Authority 0806 11 -1 Declassify on 06 02 2024 CONFIDENTIAL PT08023 PAGE 01 BEIJIN 04958 01 OF 05 0303112 ACTION NODS-OO INFO --D01DCE 0303112 BB 0 0303012 JUN 99 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3273 APPEALS PANEL ACTION ADDITIONAL 01 OF 05 BEIJING 004958 IINFORMATION RELEASED NOD48- EYES ONLY FOR - AMB SHERMAN EAP AIS ROTH AND DAS DEMING AND AMB KARTMAN E O 12958 DECL 6 04 19 TAGS PREL KN CH US SUBJECT DIRECTOR MAY 31 BRIEFING FOR CHINESE MFA OFFICIALS ON PERRY TRIP TO DPRK U CLASSIFIED BY JAMES F MORIARTY POLMINCOUNS REASONS 1 5 B AND D SUMMARY 1 MAY 31 EAP KOREAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR EVANS REVERE PROVIDED CHINESE MFA OFFICIALS A BRIEFING ON SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY WILLIAM MAY 25-28 VISIT TO PYONGYANG REVERE STRESSED THAT THE US VALUED CLOSE COOPERATION WITH CHINA ON DEVELOPMENTS ON THE PAGE 02 BEIJIN 04958 01 OF 05 0303112 KOREAN PENINSULA AND WITH THIS IN MIND THE SECRETARY AND UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-12763 Doc No 005927198 Date 07 19 2017 306 8 3ng @1318 5 0 Well-11195196 GEIAISSWONH WW NC 8th 30 388000 3H1 83A0 88008 UL 2 10 A8838 HJJM LHW GVH 0888 383 68 NI 80m00183m GNV LSOH Suka ad 80 SVM 0 808 0888 83181818 8813803 18813 LISIA 10 21-15080 S0 50 L0 NIFIEIQ 170 ESVCI 18883843888 8881 883 81 CiN v NIVLNIVW OJ 83080 NI 8V H008 83088I SISRLVELLS NO 3888800 01 VNIHD GNV 031nm 3H1 803 88M J I 088 3H1 NEIEMLEIE GESHVO GVH 30880138 NI 3838180 3H1 30 88l8W08 EHL @38031m08808 3831 38 031an 3H L GNV VNIHQ HLOEI 01 30WL808WI 0183LV8L8 W380 3 0 NV 80 3n001vm 01 0008 SNLLEBW 8I3HJ LVHJ VAN 3838180 81H 0'10 '17 3088 8IHJ NO 38010 Si CLL GNV 03mwx 03880 381 83808 38808 01 dim '80 NO 8180830 SSENIHO 8883188 20103 30 30881 808WI 3H1 03883818 088 838838 888 088 83800 AEVLEIEQEIS L881 883885 AS 8IH 038380 383A38 8880 83808 81808 01 LISIA 83-82 AVW 8 A8838 AOANEI 18883018388 ESNEHEIG 8381803 NO 88133188 8 3011 088 01 Immzi EDNIN 1883830 80J 03810 28 0830 v lS v V3w ESEINIHO i3w 3831 38 SNVAE 80103810 30830 NVHHOM 8V3 AVW NO 8 8 ESENIHS EIHJ 050 90 10 LG 8961570 MINES 80 - 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DPRK JOINT STATEMENT -- TO CONVEY TO SENIOR LEVELS OF THE PRK LEADERSHIP US INTEREST IN FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGING OUR SILATERAL RELATIONSHIP 8 GITHE U S APPROACH CONTAINED TWO CRITICAL ELEMENTS REVERE EXPLAINED FIRST THE US WAS WILLING IO PuIIHgPAeregwme gel BI I IREVERE ALSO NOTE THAT PRESIDENT CLINTON HAD ETERMINED A NEW APPROACH WAS NECESSARY AN THAT WE HAD UNDERTAKEN A MAJOR EFFORT TO REVIEW THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPALS OF OUR POLICY TOWARD THE DPRK DR PERRY HAD MADE CLEAR TO HIS NORTH KOREAN HOSTS THAT HE HA IVIET WITH THE PRESIDENT JUST PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE PAGE 03 BEIJIN 04958 '02 OF 05 0303112 FOR PYONGYANG HIS MISSION WAS TO CONVEY AN IDEA OF HOW A NEW RELATIONSHIP COULD COME ABOUT PERRY WAS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF THE POLICY REVIEW BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS REPORT AND SUBMITTING FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT HE WANTED TO VISIT THE DPRN TO PRESENT IDEAS AND EXPLORE NORTH KOREAN VIEWS U S STRATEGIC VIEW OF THE REGION 9 69 REVERE SAI THAT PERRY HAD PRESENTED TO THE DPRK A US STRATEGIC VIEW OF THE REGION AND HOW KOREAN RELATIONS FIT INTO THAT VIEW NONE OF POINTS WOULD SURPRISE CHINA THE UNITED STATES REGARDE ITSELF AS A PACIFIC POWER WITH LEGITIMATE SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE REGION THE UNITED STATES HA ADOPTED A NUMBER OF NEW APPROACHES TO THE REGION TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT THE COLD WAR HAD ENDED THE US MILITARY PRESENCE IN THE REGION WAS NO LONGER DIRECTE TOWARD ANY ONE COUNTRY AND OUR APPROACH TO MILITARY AND SECURITY ISSUES AND RELATIONSHIPS WAS ONE OF RESPECT FOR ALL COUNTRIES SOVEREIGNTY THE US INTENDED TO MAINTAIN ITS SECURITY ALLIANCES IN THE REGION WE SAW NO REASON FULLY NORMAL U S -DPRK RELATIONS COULD NOT COEXIST WITH THESE ALLIANCES REVERE OUOTED PERRY AS SAY ING WE RECOGNIZED THE POTENTIAL FOR NORTH KOREA TO PLAY AN ACTIVE AND POSITIVE ROLE IN PRESERVING PEACE AND STABILITY IN NORTH UNCLASSIFIE US Department of State Case No 92014-12763 Date 07 19 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2014-12763 Doc No 005927198 Date 07 19 2017 EAST ASIA AND ACKNOWLEDGED THAT NORTH KOREA HAD ITS OWN STRATEGIC VIEWS AND LEGITIMATE DEFENSE CONCERNS DR PERRY HAD ASKED THE DPRK TO CONSIDER LEGITIMATE U S PAGE 04 BEIJIN 04958 02 OF 05 0303112 SECURITY CONCERNS IN THE REGION INCLUDING ITS ALLIANCE STRUCTURE PERRY HAD UNDERSCORED U S WILLINGNESS TO RESPECT THE SOVEREIGNTY AND NATIONAL DIGNITY OF THE DPRK AND HAD NO INTENTION OF INTERFERING IN THE NATIONAL SYSTEM NORTH KOREA HAD CHOSEN TO ADOPT THREATS TO US AND ITS ALLIES OUTLINED DISCUSSION OF THE CONTINUED THREATS ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND THE NEED FOR A PROCESS OF MUTUAL THREAT REDUCTION DPRK DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND LONG RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEMS WERE THE TWO MAJOR THREATS THAT THE US AND OUR ALLIES PERCEIVED TO BE EMANATING FROM THE DPRK PERRY MADE CLEAR THE ESSENTIAL NEED TO ADDRESS THESE TWO ISSUES IN A ROBUST FASHION IN THE FUTURE IF THEY WERE NOT A DETERIORATION OF THE SITUATION ON THE PENINSULA WERE POSSIBLE PERRY DID NOT DWELL ON THIS POSSIBILITY CONFIDENTIAL PT08025 PAGE 01 BEIJIN 04958 03 OF 05 0303112 ACTION NODS-OO INFO LOG-00 SAS-OO 03031 12 I38 0303012 JUN 99 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3275 SECTION 03 OF 05 BEIJING 004958 154-9818 EYES ONLY FOR - AMB SHERMAN EAP - AIS ROTH AND DAS DEMING AND AMB KARTMAN E O 12958 DECL 6 04 19 TAGS PREL KN CH US SUBJECT DIRECTOR MAY 31 BRIEFING FOR CHINESE MFA OFFICIALS ON PERRY TRIP TO DPRK AND STRESSED TO THE NORTH KOREANS THE US HOPE FOR A POSITIVE COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP TWO PATHS FOR U S -DPRK RELATIONS LAID OUT TWO POSSIBLE PATHS FOR UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State CaseNo F-2014-12763 Doc No 005927198 Date 07 19 2017 UNCLASSIFIED US Department Of State CSSG NO F-2014-12763 DOD N053605927198 Date 07 19 2017 RELATIONS REVERE POINTE OUT A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT OR A DRAMATIC DETERIORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP REVERE EMPHASIZE THAT THE UNITED STATES DELEGATION IN PYONGYANG HAD STRESSED THE OF THE POSITIVE RATHER THAN WWAE PAGE 02 BEIJIN 04958 03 OF 05 0303112 THE NEGATIVE PATH TO THE NORTH KOREANS REVERE SAID THAT NORTH KOREAN RESPONSES HAD INDICATED THAT PYONGYANG UNDERSTOOD THE US WANTED TO TAKE THE POSITIVE PATH NUCLEAR PROGRAMS 13 STREVERE EXPLAINED THAT PERRY EMPHASIZED TO THE NORTH KOREANS THAT THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE POSITIVE GOALS WE SOUGHT THE US GOAL WAS CLEAR IN THIS REGARD THE AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE WITH US A MECHANISM TO GIVE THE UNITED STATES COMPLETE AND VERIFIABLE ASSURANCES THAT NORTH KOREA HAD NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM MISSILE PROGRAMS -- NORTH CHOICE 1-WPERRY HAD TOLD NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS THAT THE LONG RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS POSED AN UNACCEPTABLE THREAT TO THE UNITE STATES AND AN UNACCEPTABLE DANGER TO OUR ALLIES AND OTHERS IN THE REGION REVERE CONTINUED NORTH LONGER RANGE MISSILES COULD REACH US TERRITORY AND ALREADY THREATENED THE ROK JAPAN AN OUR OTHER FRIENDS AND ALLIES IN THE REGION MOREOVER SUCH PROGRAMS CREATED PROBLEMS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREE FRAMEWORK AND THREATENE KEDO PARTNERS NORTH KOREAN BALLISTICI MISSILE EXPORTS POSED A THREAT TO OTHER REGIONS AS WELL PERRY NOTE OF COURSE THAT IT WAS NORTH CHOICE WHETHER TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS AN BALLISTIC MISSILES HOWEVER THE US VIEWE NORTH PURSUIT OF THESE PROGRAMS AS INIMICAL TO THE NATIONAL PAGE 03 BEIJIN 04958 03 OF 05 30311 2 INTEREST US PROPOSAL 15 PROPOSAL TO THE NORTH KOREANS REVERE SAID THE US HOPED TO BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE NORTH KOREANS ON NUCLEAR AND MISSILE I I I PERRY CONVEYED OUR DESIRE TO ENGAGE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DPRK TO VERIFY THE NON-PURSUIT OF NUCLEAR AND MISSILE PROGRAMS AND TO ENSURE NORTH KOREA WOULD ADHERE TO MTOR STANDARDSI I THE UNITED STATES WAS PREPARED TO TARE STEPS TO CREATE A POSITIVE IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER FOR NORTH KOREA TO AGREE TO NEGOTIATIONS UNCLASSIFIE US Department Of State DDSNO 305927198 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 305927198 Date 07 19 2017 BI 1 4 0 18$ REVERE EXPLAINED TO THE CHINESE MFA OFFICIALS THAT THE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS IN PROPOSAL WERE CW OOH-HEWL PT08026 PAGE 01 BEIJIN 04958 04 OF 05 0303122 ACTION INFO LOG-00 SAS-OO DDS 0303122 38 0 0303012 JUN 99 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3276 SECTION 04 OF 05 BEIJING 004958 EYES ONLY FOR AMB SHERMAN EAP - AIS ROTH AND DAS UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No DOC No 005927198 Date 07 19 2017 UNCLASSIFIE US Department Of State Case NO DOC ate 9 2017 DEMING AN AMB KARTMAN E O 12958 ECL 8 04 19 TAGS PREL KN OH US SUBJECT DIRECTOR MAY 31 BRIEFING FOR CHINESE MFA OFFICIALS ON PERRY TRIP TO DPRK CONSTRUCTED OVER THE COURSE OF SIX MONTHS OF INTENSIVE COORDINATION WITHIN THE OSLOQERNMENTAND mum GOVERNMENTS I I I 20 ASIREVERE NOTED HOWEVER THAT ALL THE DPRK INTERLOCUTORS HAD EXPRESSED STRONG INTEREST IN IMPROVING RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES THE USO REGARDED THESE SENTIMENTS AS A POSITIVE SIGN BUT BELIEVED THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVED RELATIONS WAS A NARROW ONE WHICH COUL CLOSE SOON SPECIFICALLY REVERE POINTED OUT THAT THEIMOO IN THE UNITED STATES WAS SUCH THAT MANY POWERFUL MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WERE ARGUING IN FAVOR OF A SHIFT OF US POLICY TOWARD NORTH KOREA IN A DIFFERENT UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NCL DOC NO 305927198 Date 07 19 2017 3-1 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05927198 Date 07 19 2017 B1 1 403 REVERE RESPONDED THAT THE US BELIEVED B1 THE NORTH KOREANS WERE SINCERE IN THEIR DESIRE TO IMPROVE RELATIONS THE QUESTION WAS WHETHER THEY WERE WILLING TO 1403 PAY THE PRICE NECESSARY TO DO 80 IE BY ADDRESSING NUCLEAR AND MISSILE CONCERNS THEREFORE WE WERE STRESSING THAT WE WANTED TO UNDERTAKE A FUNDAMENTAL IN US POLICY AND THAT THE BENEFITS FLOWING TO NORTH KOREA AS RESULT OF SUCH A SHIFT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT B1 1 4 3 PTO8027 PAGE 01 BEIJIN 04958 05 OF 05 0303122 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05927198 Date 07 19 2017 86 ME mm MAC 33190 BELAZBSDOJGN UN 3390 91818 JO luawuedal 6903 ON 30 59 3953 94918 10 NEIHZ mawmwau vasv 3H1 NI wwaaoas INV amavnH N a l la HOLQEEIG 133 vaaml de A8 eel AleTOd OW A8 aalwciwoasv Baa Ga amoaala '93 SLNleOliH v d 83 1 1318 SNIHS OJ HEHLEIEDOJ BMW GNV WEI-I NIOP l'l OM INN SIH CINV OJ SWIM Ll i v Hl 3H1 CNS Baa ea OJ SNHEQNOO 8 318ch 3H1 10 3mg ma mnom 3 41 Masai am 50 SNVAQNOM 0 1 usm INV wm 0 1 smamsa ad 3H1 Lyra adngVasgagdxa gag ea Mada Oi di r dl NC SWVIlelle v dW ESENIHO SNHEIIHS L9 AVW LLOBFSFIS 3n 38963L 0'3 NVWLEIVM SVCI GNV SW d v'El 30 AWNO SEAS wen 8961700 eNImae 90 10 90 Nomas VWG 138 amaaww ELVLSOES smmaa W3 66 mm zweoeo 325 ZZLEOSO 30 11 00 oo svs 00-3003 00-901 Olei NOLLOV UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No C05927198 Date 07 19 2017 28 U DIRECTOR REVERE HAS CLEARED THIS CABLE SASSER END OF DOCUMENT UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No 92014112763 Doc No 005927198 Date 07 19 2017                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu