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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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global asia V.2, n. 1
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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