Cablegate: Country Clearance Request: A/S Hill to Singapore,

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TO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING IMMEDIATE 0000
RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE IMMEDIATE 0000
INFO RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 0000
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0000
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SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH JA
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: A/S HILL TO SINGAPORE,
BEIJING APRIL 7-9

1. Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant
Secretary Christopher R. Hill and his delegation, listed in

SIPDIS
para 3, to travel to Singapore and Beijing from April 7-9 for
consultations related to the Six-Party Talks. Department
thanks post for all assistance.

2. FOR EMBASSY SINGAPORE: Please arrange accommodations,
name a control officer, and provide administrative support as
needed. Please arrange for airport meet and assist. Please
provide cell phones.

3. FOR EMBASSY BEIJING: Department requests that Embassy
Beijing name a control officer, provide administrative
support, interpretation, and notetaking as needed. Please
arrange for airport meet and assist, provide cell phones, and
activate classified log-ons for delegation members. Please
arrange accommodations in Beijing for Sung Kim for April 9.

4. Delegation Members and Itineraries:

To Singapore, April 7
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Amb. Christopher R. Hill
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific
Affairs
PPN: 900493956
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Singapore via Garuda Airlines GA 840 at 6:20 p.m.;
departs April 9 at 12:15 a.m. via Air China CA 0970

Christopher Klein
Special Assistant to A/S Hill
PPN: 910051392
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Singapore via Garuda Airlines GA 840 at 6:20 p.m.;
departs April 9 at 12:15 a.m. via Air China CA 0970

Sung Y. Kim
Director, Office of Korean Affairs (EAP/K)
PPN: 910048156
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Singapore via United Airlines UA 803 at 11:55 p.m.;
departs April 9 at 12:15 a.m. via Air China CA 0970

Paul T. Haenle
Director, Chinese Affairs, National Security Council
PPN: 910014713
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Singapore via United Airlines UA 803 at 11:55 p.m.;
departs April 9 at 12:15 a.m. via Air China CA 0970

Timothy Hefner
DPRK Desk Officer (EAP/K), Notetaker
PPN: 900439216
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Singapore via United Airlines UA 803 at 11:55 p.m.;
departs April 9 at 7:15 a.m. via United Airlines UA 0804

Min-ji Kwon, Korean Interpreter
Arrives from Seoul. Country clearance request and itinerary
provided septel.

To Beijing, April 9
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Amb. Christopher R. Hill
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific
Affairs
PPN: 900493956
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Beijing via Air China CA 0970 at 6:20 a.m.; Departs
for Washington, D.C. April 9 at 6:30 p.m. via United Airlines
UA 898

Christopher Klein
Special Assistant to A/S Hill
PPN: 910051392
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Beijing via Air China CA 0970 at 6:20 a.m.; Departs
for Washington, D.C. April 9 at 6:30 p.m. via United Airlines
UA 898

Sung Y. Kim
Director, Office of Korean Affairs (EAP/K)
PPN: 910048156
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Beijing via Air China CA 0970 at 6:20 a.m.; departure
TBD April 10

Paul T. Haenle
Director, Chinese Affairs, National Security Council
PPN: 910014713
Clearance: TS/SCI
Arrives Beijing via Air China CA 0970 at 6:20 a.m.; Departs
for Washington, D.C. April 9 at 6:30 p.m. via United Airlines
UA 898
RICE

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