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To the Editors of Global Asia:

I have been able to obtain a TOP SECRET

memo from Kim Gye Gwan, the head of

the North Korean delegation to the Six

Party Talks, to North Korean leader Kim

Jung Il. The memo is dated February 12,

one day before the joint agreement on

North Koreas nuclear disarmament was

announced. I think the memo provides

some insight into Pyongyangs perception

of the new agreement and long-termnuclear strategy.

Sincerely yours,

Gary Samore

Vice President and Director of Studies

Council on Foreign Relations

New York, New York

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Dear Dear Leader,

on again w ar viri. t rl ci-n g y l p , b w

rig in ir a an y wr rign

ak rng nr mar. t arrgan

Amrian g y l ak yr mny

an qz abann r nlar r-

rn. Ina, y ar r giv bak m

mny an ap a rz a kp r vial

nlar a n. t brazn Japan

g y l l a nlar al ag

ir miing ppl, b y av n pall by mlv. tank gn r gnr-

b gllibl Kran brr kp ning

a an n mar wa w .

t ra agrmn w prn r yr ap-

prval i a w al. All w av i

wn an al Yngbyn ailii nr

IAeA prviin wiin 60 ay. t mak r

IAeA n ry any i l rik inv-

iga r pa aivii, w av nr a

agrmn pif a nary mnir-ing an vrifain mar m b agr

bwn IAeA an dPRK. A y knw dar

Lar, ing wn 5 MW rar i n

big l. W alray av ng plnim r

r nainal rrn. W will p pn l

rm rar, wi nain ng pl-

nim r a bmb r w, in rag pn

av r a rainy ay, j lik w i in 1994.

In xang r ing wn Yngbyn, w

g 50,000 n avy l il, pai r by s Kran. Y will rall a i i

am pri w g in 1994 wn 5 MW

rar. ti im, w av n pif w lng

wn la. In n ag

agrmn, w ar pp prvi a m-


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pl larain r nlar prgram an

iabl all xiing nlar ailii in xang

r nmi, nrgy, an maniarian ai-an p qivaln n millin n

il. Y an r ar a ngiain

will n b ay. I Amrian n ap

r man, a mplin lig wa-

r rar prj, w an alway ran rn

5 MW rar bak n an rpr pn

l nl w g anr 50,000 n il. t

s will pay kp pa.

Frnaly, -nlarizain wrking

grp will b air by cina. W n rm, b y knw br an ppr n-

ranabl u.s. man r inriv inpin

an iarmamn. hwvr, i Amrian -

r ng mpnain, w l i

iabl 5 MW rar, pning n wa

iabl man. diabl i a m br wr

r n imanlmn, wi w a

ap in 1994 agrmn. W will wrk wi

ci enginr Li ign iablmn ma-

r a l b rvr in a pin. Fll -larain r nlar prgram will b riky

ba w will av ay ming ab

r nrimn prgram, b Amrian

ar alray ignaling y will b aif i w

lar nrig w bg a w yar

ag. W an giv p i jnk r a g pri a

lng a w kp r plnim bmb. Y will

ni, dar Lar, a nw agrmn

n xpliily rqir liminain r xiing

plnim k an bmb.o r, w an agr prinipl -

nlarizain a lng a w nvr av

i. In 1994, w link iarmamn lig

war rar prj, b razy Amrian

aally in ging prj

grn an w a g nrig rm Pa-

kian in a w wr r imanl r

plnim prin ailii. W wn mak

a miak again. Mayb i im, w l

rqir a pa ray ning Kran War a

a niin r nlar iarmamn. W an al-

way blk a pa ray by maning a al

wirawal us r.

In nlin, dar Lar, I rplly r-q a y apprv ra agrmn. W

giv p vry lil an lav all r pin pn.

I Amrian mibav again, w an rar

nlar prgram an vn again. Mayb

r ini will g i rig nx im. I

pay i gnr ng, w an i

iabl 5 MW rar an lar r n-

rimn pping li. or, w an j all r

w yar an wai r nx u.s. Prin.

In any vn, w av rawn vnm rm B Aminirain. ty ar wak an i-

ra r . In manim, w an lk

rwar six Pary Minirial ming in

Bijing an ming srary Ri.

Brak nak liqr!

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