US NORTH KOREA POLICY REVIEW TEAM
Perry Report on US Policy toward the DPRK
October 13, 1999: The complete text of the unclassified version of former US Defense Secretary William Perry's review of United States policy toward the DPRK. This report is also available on the US Department of State's website.
US GAO
Agreed Framework Reports
Foreign Assistance: North Korea Restricts Food Aid Monitoring (Letter Report, 10/08/1999, GAO/NSIAD-00-35)
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October 8, 1999: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the procedures the World Food Program (WFP) has established and implemented to monitor and report on U.S. government-donated food aid provided to North Korea.
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Status of Heavy Fuel Oil Delivered to North Korea Under the Agreed Framework (Letter Report, 09/30/1999, GAO/RCED-99-276)
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September 30, 1999: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO investigated issues related to the implementation of the U.S./North Korean Agreed Framework, focusing on the: (1) status of heavy fuel oil funding and the deliveries to North Korea undertaken pursuant to the Agreed Framework; and (2) controls in place to prevent the diversion of heavy fuel oil from heating and electricity generation to other purposes not specified in the Agreed Framework and any limitations in these controls that would allow North Korea to divert heavy fuel oil.
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Uncertainties With Implementing IAEA's Strengthened Safeguards System (Letter Report, 07/09/98, GAO/NSIAD/RCED-98-184)
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July 21, 1998: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed: (1) changes the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is undertaking to strengthen
its safeguards program; (2) the reasonableness of IAEA's assumptions
regarding the impact of these changes on program costs and efficiency;
and (3) comments on the extent of IAEA's reliance on the United States
to finance the Agency's safeguards activities.
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Difficulties in Accomplishing IAEA's Activities in North Korea (Letter Report, 07/07/98, GAO/RCED-98-210)
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July 20, 1998: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed issues related to the Agreed Framework between the United States and North Korea, focusing on the status of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA): (1) nuclear-freeze-monitoring activities; (2) inspections of facilities not subject to the freeze; and (3) plans to verify the accuracy and completeness of North Korea's 1992 declaration of the amount of nuclear material in its possession.
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Implementation of the U.S./North Korean Agreed Framework on Nuclear Issues
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June 17, 1997: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Agreed Framework between the United States and North Korea, which addresses the threat of North Korean nuclear proliferation. This second report reviews issues related to the implementation of the Agreed Framework, discussing (1) U.S. costs to implement the Agreed Framework; (2) options for disposing of North Korea's existing spent fuel; (3) the contracting for the light-water reactors and other goods and services; (4) the status of actions to normalize economic and political relations between the United States and North Korea; and (5) the status of actions to promote peace and security on the Korean Peninsula.
Nuclear Nonproliferation: Implications of the U.S./North Korean Agreement on Nuclear Issues
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October, 1996: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Agreed Framework between the United States and North Korea, which addresses the threat of North Korean nuclear proliferation. GAO found that: (1) the United States executed a non-binding political agreement, since it would not have been in the United States' interest to legally obligate itself to provide nuclear reactors and interim energy to North Korea; (2) the Korean Peninsula Development Organization has taken steps to protect its members from nuclear liability claims by North Korea and third-party countries by establishing a risk management program; (3) North Korea is not legally obligated to pay for upgrades to its electric power distribution system; (4) the Departments of State and Energy have complied with the statutory requirements governing technology transfers to North Korea; and (5) State has secured a commitment from North Korea to execute an agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation if needed.
US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, Office of International Security Affairs
US Security Strategy for the East Asia-Pacific Region
March 1996: The report looks at modernizing and strengthening alliances and friendships with Japan, the ROK, Australia, New Zealand, and the ASEAN countries. It also addresses the desirability of exploring new multilateral security initiatives with the PRC, Russia, and Vietnam. Then the report outlines the benefits of implementing the Agreed Framework with the DPRK and addresses long-standing regional issues. It concludes with a section of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DPRK Human Rights Practices, 1995
March 1996: The DPRK leadership perceives most international norms of human rights, especially individual rights, as illegitimate and subversive to the goals of the state and party. The citizens of the DPRK are subject to extrajudicial killings, torture, and kidnappings. Moreover, the citizens are denied freedom of the press, freedom of association, and freedom of religion.
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