Eye Spy - May 2018

74 EYE SPY INTELLIGENCE MAGAZINE 115 2018

KOREAN ENCOUNTER

CIA RESPONSIBLE FOR HISTORIC

INTER-KOREAN SUMMIT

LANGLEY’S CAREFULLY CRAFTED BACK-CHANNEL

he day-long summit on 27 April

inside the DemilitariSed Zone (DMZ)

that divides the Koreas was a major

step forward for international

diplomacy - the first summit in

Tmore than a decade between the

two Koreas and marks a significant change

from North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s

previous statements that he would continue to

expand his nuclear arsenal.

THE INTELLIGENCE CONNECTION

Despite protracted communications between

various countries and North Korea, the CIA is

quietly taking credit for arranging the historic

meeting - this after months of careful

negotiation between senior US intelligence

officials - led by former Director CIA Mike

Pompeo, and their NK counterparts from its

secretive Reconnaissance General Bureau

(RGB). Besides the CIA and RGB, intelligence

sources also said that South Korea’s National

Intelligence Service (NIS) played a “significant

par t” in paving the way for the creation of a

tri-nation back-channel which enabled

diplomats to comment, give opinion and

ultimately agree to talk face-to-face. Some

commentators believe Pompeo’s careful

delegation and diplomatic prowess impressed

President Trump - thus he was offered the job

Kim Jong-Un and President Moon Jae-in

with South Korean military honour guard

“YOUR SUCCESSES ARE UNHERALDED...

YOUR FAILURES ARE TRUMPETED”