Deployment of P-3K2 Aircraft in Support of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Against North Korea - Cabinet Documents

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The aircraft would contribute to coordinated efforts, also involving the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and France, to support United Nations Security Council resolutions that sanction international trade with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

This publication comprises:

• the Cabinet minute of decision: Deployment of P-3K2 Aircraft in Support of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Against North Korea [CAB-18-MIN-0390]
• the associated Cabinet paper: Deployment of P-3K2 Aircraft in Support of United Nations Security Council Sanctions Against North Korea [CAB-18-SUB-0390].

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