14 I- PRIUIITY ZYII RUADBEAZSBR 1471514 HAY 83 FM MCUSUL-NAHA TO SECSTATE HASIDC 4319 INFO ANEFBASSY TOKYO 3338 ANEIBASSY SEOJL 270 mm MANILA 315 BEIJIE AD SECDEF HASHITETCII DC CINCPAC MILD HI YOIOTA AB JA OAC CARP BUTLER JA 313AD IADENA AB JA MAVFCHUAPAN YOKOSUKA JA JA - IENICDRUSAET NAKININATO JA comm ms mm LU 12356 DECL OADR TABS PREL PROV PINR MARR US JA SUBJECT U OAINAHA - THEN AND REF A 82 NANA 326 INITAL B NANA 179 IDTALT 1 c-mmz rm 2 SIHARY MAY 15 HARKED THE ELEVENTH ANNERSARY THE REVERSICN OF OKINAHA U S TO JAPAN THIS MESSAGE REFLECTS CN CCNSIDERABLE BENEFITS REVERSIN HAS BRCNEHT TO ALL PARTIES IN OKINAHA PERHAPS THE FIRST INTTABLE RESULT HAS BEEN THE DININUTIUT OF TENSICNS BETHEEN OAINAHANS AND AMERICANS All THE DEVELOHIENT OF AN OKINAHAN TOLERANCE FOR CUR NILITARY PRESENCE THIS TOLERANCE IS LIKELY TO CUITINUE SO LINE AS U S ENJOYS SUPPORT OF GOJ AND SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF JAPANESE PEOPLE TO HELP ENSURE CUTTINUED OKINAHAN TOLERANCE U S SEWLD ACCORD HIGH PRIORITY TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND mm MAINTENANCE OF CUITACTS HITH OKINAHAN LEADERS AND MEDIA ADEWATE BRIEFIES FOR U S MILITARY AND READINESS TO CUISIDER BASE ADJUSTMENTS IN AREAS UNDER HEAVY POPULATIINI PRESSURES END 3 MAY 15 MARKED THE ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RETURN OF OKINAHATO JAPAN A GREAT MANY HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THIS PERIOD AND SINCE THE UNDERSIGNED LAST SERVED GI OKINAHA FRUIT 1958-70 RETURN TO JAPAN AIR OTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF THE PAST ELEVEN YEARS HAVE CREATED AN ATTNISPHERE NI OKINAHA VERY DIFFERENT FRCN THAT HHICH EXIST ED BEFORE 1972 THIS NESSAGE REFLECTS ON SCHE OF THE CHANGES HROLNIHT BY REVERSIIHT AND THE -- -OF TIME AND ON THE VALUE OF REVERSIINT TO ALL PARTIES RNEO 4 IN 1988 REVERSION HAS THE CENTRAL ALL POLITICAL ISSUE AND THE REVERSION NOVEHENT HAS HELL UNDERHAY CONSTANT LY ORGANIZING DEMONSTRATIONS PROTESTS HEETINGS SYMPOSIA AND OTHER ACTIVITIES A HEATED ELECTICHI CAN- PAIGN FOR THE FIRST PUBLICLY ELECTED CHIEF EXECUTIVE ACTING GOVERNOR SUBJECT TO U S HAS UNDER HAY THE ANTI- VIETNAM HAR IDVENENT HAS AS ACTIVE HERE AS IN THE REST OF JAPAN LABOR UHREST TROUBLED OKINAHA AND CONFRCAITATITNS BETHEEN U S AND THE MILITARY BASE SCHETINES OCCURRED THERE HERE SEVERAL IXICASIUIS HHEN ANTED U S SOLDIERS DIRECTLY FACED AND EVEN CLASHED HITH JAPANESE CIVILIANS 5 THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF TENSIUI HAS THE REVERSION MOVEMENT A LARGE MAJORITY OF OKINAHANS HISHED TO REJOIN JAPAN AS OAINAHA PREFECTURE BUT PROSPECTS FOR REVERSICNI HERE UNCLEAR IN THE FACE OF THE CGFTINUATIUJ OF THE HAR IN VIETNAM AND U S SECURITY NEEDS IN scum um INFO USCINCCENTLOH SECBEH DEM 08-28 1 98-26 1 08-29 1 DB-anti DB-SDSU DIAU HASH DC TOTAL COPIES REQUIRED - I CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JCS MESSAGE CENTER Eff fr- 5 3-3 5 - 1 midway A arc Use SO fp' f f f ASIA ACCIRDIHY THE REVERSIU WENT GREH YEAR TO YEAR ATTRACTED A HIDE SPECTRII KINAHANS All BECAHE A FACTCHI ELEMENTS MIN THE EXTRENE TO THE EDERATE 6 MINER OF THAT ERA HAS FRICTIN ASSTHIIATED HITH THE NECESSITY Fm THE TO FULFILL ITS AIHIINISTRATIVE RESPGISI- BILITIES All KEEP ITS BASES THIS MEANT THAT on - OCCASIIH ATHED SOLDIERS HAD TO PERFORH PUBLIC SAFETY IT ALSO MEANT THAT THE U S ENTERED DIRECTLY INTO OFTEN CCATENTIWS NEROTIATIUS HITH TEAL LABOR WINS AND LAND- MERS SUIETINES THE U S HAS EVEN FIHICED TO INTERVENE IN LEGISLATIVE TO ALTER IJLLIFY OR CHANSE LEGISLATION IHICH OPERATED ENTER THE AUTINNIITY OF THE U S HIGH CMISSINER HHICH MILD DININISH OR INTERFERE HITH U S NANY OF THESE ACTINS PROTEST ACTIVITIES IN SHIRT THE U S HAS WITE AFTER THE FMS OF RESENTHENT FOR REASEIS HOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO BASE OR THE REVERSICH ISSUE ITSELF 7 STILL AWTHER SENIRCE OF FRICTIUI LAY IN RELATICNS HERE AT THATTIME BETHEENTHEUJ AIRBOJ THEGOJ DE ALMST SIX TIRES AS TRAIN FINANCIAL AID TO THE ERI AS THE U S CUISIAMTLY STAB-IT TO INCREASE ITS INVOLVEMENT IN OKINAHAN AFFAIRS SGIETIMES TOE BOJ roam ITSELF TORN HHEN THE 6R1 AID THE U S DISABREED THE U S OFTEN HAS FORCED TO LIHIT OR FORESTALL DOJ INVOLVEMENT TO PREVENT GI ITS ANINI- ST RATIVE RIGHTS AND NICASICMIALLY DISAGREED HHEN THE GOJ LINED UP CH BASE-RELATED ISSUES HITH THE GRI CHI THE HATIWAL LEVEL OXINAHA RENAINED BY FAR THE TEST SERIUJS BILATERAL ISSUE BETHEEN THE THO CCAJNTRIES 8 THIS ENTIRE SITUATIUT HAS EHESHED IN VIETNAN PROTEST ACTIVITY LOCAL ANT I-BASE INTVEMENTS AND THE FIRST CHIEF EXECUTIVE ELECT ION CAMPAIGN HHICH BEGAN UNFFICIALLY IN EARLY 1968 BOTHCANDIDATES CHIBYO YARA CHIEF OF THE REFORMIST REVERSIEHT MIL CUIPOSED OF THE OSMP JSP JCP AND OTHER ELEMENTS AND THEN NANA MAYOR JUHJI NISHIME THE CNSERVATIVE AND PRESENT HERE FOR REVERSICHT CAUTIOIS CIHISERVA- TIVE STANCE ALLDHED THE REFOMISTS TO SEIZE CONTROL OF THE ISSUE SUBSEOUENT ELECTICNI IN MEMBER 1968 HAS HIDELY INTERPRETED AS A PLEBESCITE FOR REVERSIUT AS SW AS FEASIBLE THUS PLACITE THE U S UNDER EVEN GREATER PRESSURE TO ACT 9 THUS IN 1968 THE U S FINNRJ ITSELF ATTEMPTING TO COPE HITH AN INCREASITELY RESTIVE OKINAHAN POPULATITNI AND GRI KEEP THE LID ON REGULARLY RECURRING LABOR PRCOLEMS AND DEAL HITH A SET OF MILITARY LANDLORDS INCREASIAGLY DISSATISFIED HITH U S COTPENSA- TIOH AMOUNTS AND PROCEDURES AT THE SAME TIME THE U S FACED PROBLEHS BOTH LOCALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY HITH THE GOJ OVER OKINAHA INHIBIT 1N6 POSITIVE BILATERAL CCOPERATILHT IN THE SECURITY AREA HERE ADHEOVER THE USE HAS FACED HITH THE INCREASINGLY OIFFICULT NECESSITY FOR GAINING ANNUAL CUISRESSIONAL AUTHORIZA- TIENS FOR BUDGET SUPPORT AND OTHER AID TO OKINAHA AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION HERE AS HELL AS BEARING THE AMINISTRATIVE COSTS OF THE U S ADMINISTRATION OF THE ISLAND ID FINANCIALLY OXINAHA HAS A CUISIDERABLE DRAIN THE USE PAID ADJUST DOLS 36 MILLITHI IN TOTAL ASSISTANCE TO THE RYUKYU ISLANDS IN FY 1970 HHILE THE U S MILITARY SPENT DOLS 111 6 MILLION IN BT We of State MargaretP r'vrafeld DIr Rgijase Excise Deny Declassi l 1 a Date Exemption PAGE 1 OF 1 2501352 MAY 83 83147 16172 ap-Jay 14 OF DEFENSE ucs MESSAGE CENTER WTINE 2681352 MAY 83 FM AMCUISUL NANA TO SECSTATE HASHINSTINI DC 4328 INFO TOKYO 3339 AMEMBASSY MANILA 316 SECDEF NASHIIETCN DC COAUSJAPAN YOKOT A AB JA KADENA AB JA COIFLEACT OKINANA JA LU 12356 DECL OADR APPROPRIATED FUNDS THAT YEAR INCLUDING UOLS 15 2 MILLIUI FOR MILITARY DOLS 45 9 MILLION FOR LIIAL SALARIES AND MAGES AND OVER DOLS 9 MILLIIMI FOR LAND RENTAL THE OKINAVAN ECMIY HAS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON THE PRESENCE OF U S BASES MHICH EMPLOYED OVER 16 000 OKINAHANS AND PROVIDED ABINJT 22 4 PERCENT OF 1970 11 THE ATKISPHERE TCOAY OKINAMA IS DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT THE MST STRIKIAG CRANE THIS REPORTER HAS BSERVED IS THE PSYCINJLCEICAL IMPROVEMENT OF OKINAMAN AND AMERICAN ATTITUDES TOJARDS ISSUES AND EACH OTHER BASE-RELATED PRIBLEMS STILL EXIST TO BE SURE BUT THEY ARE VIENED IN- A SCMENHAT HIRE REALISTIC CONTEXT AND no LUASER MINATE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE TO THE EXTENT THEY DID FIFTEEN YEARS A60 12 THE PRINCIPAL REASONS FOR THIS CHANGE ARE THE ATTAIMIIENT OF REVERSION AND AN ASSURED PLACE FOR OKINAHA AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE REMOVAL OF THE VIETNAM MAR AS A SOURCE OF ANTI- MILITARY FEELING AND THE ASSUMPTION BY THE GOJ OF OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HELL BEING INCLUDING ENORMOUS SUPPORT OF THE ECINICMY IN FORM OF SUBSIDIES BUDGET SUPPORT MAJOR CONSTRUCTIINI PROJECTS MELFARE ETC IDREOVER THE GOJ HAS FULLY ASSLHED ROLE OF DEALING MITH THE PREFECTURE LABOR UNICVIS LANDLORDS MAINTAINING ORDER ETC TAKING THE U S PAGETHREE RUADBEAZ4OUCOMFIDENTIALNAHA SOD ENTIRELY OUT OF THAT PICTURE LOCAL AUTWY IS IN OKINAVAN HANDS ELIMINATING OVER LEGISLATION ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION RESOURCES ETC 13 THE CORDIAL AND EXTENSIVE U S -JAPAN CMPERATION IN THE SECURITY FIELD IS ONE DEVELOPMENT MHICH MAS LARGELY UNEXPECTED IN 1958 THE GOJ NOV PAYS ALMOST DOLS 160 MILLION IN LAND RENTALS ANNUALLY FOR U S BASE LAND HERE OR ALMOST 18 TIMES THE COST 15 YEARS AGO THE GOJ CONTRIBUTES OVER DOLS 4 311 le ANNUALLY IN AID TO THE PREFECTURE IN VARIOUS FORMS MAKING OKINAHANS THE LARGEST RECIPIENTS 0F PER-CAPITA AID FROM TOKYO OF ALL PREFECTURES APPROXIMATELY 90 PERCENT OF U S MILITARY COSTS HERE INCLUDING FAMILY HOUSING THE LARGEST OF OUR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT DOLS 125 MILLION ARE NON PAID FOR BY THE GOT THE GOJ ALSO SERVES AS A THE U S AND BASE LANDLORDS AND LABOR UNIONS AND THROUGH THE LOCAL DFAB PAVES THE HAY NITH LOCAL ENTITIES FOR U S ACTIVITIES EXERCISES SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NEH U S INITIATIVES E G STATIONING OF NEH OR UNUSUAL U S UNITS SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION ETC THE MERE FACT THAT SUCH DEALINGS ARE NON IN A JAPANESE- TO- JAPANESE CONTEXT REMOVES THE CHANCES FOR MISUNDERSTARDING OR RESENTMENT PAGE FOUR RUADBEA24ODCONF IDENT I ALNAHASOO HHICH OFTEN OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD OF U S ADMINISTRATION 14 ANOTHER POST-REVERSICNI PHENOMENON IS HEIGHTENED SELF- CONFIDENCE ON THE PART OF OKINANANS RECENTLY FOR EXAMPLE A STORY APPEARED ABOUT AN OKINAHAN FARMER HHO HAD DEVELOPED A STRAIN OF SHEET GREEN PEPPER A POPULAR JAPANESE VEGETABLE HHICH TASTED BETTER GREM FASTER AND KEPT LONGER THAN ANY NOV SOLD THROJGHOUT JAPAN THE FARMER HAS NON CORNERED A SUBST ANT IAL PART OF THE NATIONAL MARKET THIS TYPE OF SUCCESS STORY HAS RARE A DECADE AGO OVN CULTURE SUBMERGED TO SWE EXTENT DURING THE PERIOD OF U S ADMINISTRATION IS NON IMMENSELY POPULAR ZYUM RUADBEA24OD 1460135 AMEMBASSY SEOJL 271 AMEMBASSY BEIJING 41 CINCPAC MULU HI OAC CAMP BUTLER JA COINAVFORJAPAN YOKOSUKA JA IENICDRUSAGO MAKIMINATO JA ACTION LN INFO SECDEFIQ DC-AAUI AT-XU DION DEIIT 08-20 1 SECTIONALYII TOTAL COPIES REQUIRED 37 83146 19152 SUBS DANCES WICRAFTS CUISINE RECEIVE MASSIVE ATTENTICNI HERE AS DOES HISTORY HIE NEMSPAPER HAS HINT A SERIES OF CGIICS DEPICTIIE RYUXYUAN HEROES OF THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES RESISTIIE AND OFTEN BEST INC THE AS THE MAIN- JAPANESE ARE TERMED HERE SHARP DIFFERENCES EMERGED LAST SIIHER BETMEEN THE OKINAHANS AND THE GO OVER THE ISSUE OF GOJ DELETION FRGI JAPANESE OF ALLEGED MARTIME MASSACRES OF - OKINAMANS BY IMPERIAL FORCES REF A DURIIE THE REVERSICNJ STEELE MANY OF THESE DIFFERENCES HERE PLAYED MN OR SUBMERGED IN ORDER TO DEPICT THE OKINAHANS TO BE AS JAPANESE AS POSSIBLE NOT SURPRISIIELY MANY OF THESE ARE NON CHUNG TO THE FORE POLITICS IN OKINAMA HAS BECOAE MORE POLARIZED NITH A MUCH RIDER GAP BETHEEN LEFT All RIGHT OF THE POLITICAL PARTIES OUT THERE HAS BEEN OF UNAFFILIATED MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD VOTERS RATHER IDEOLIEICALLY THE REVERSICNI CAMPAIGN PROVIDED A com CAUSE MHICH MEDERATE AND LEFT IST ELEMENTS BOTH KIRKED TO ACHIEVE ABSENT THIS UNIFYIIMI MOTIVE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES HAVE IIDENED FOR EXAMPLE THE OKINAMA SOCIALIST MASSES PART-Y A RELATIVELY KDERATE PRO-REVERSION UNIWELY OKINANAN PARTY IN 1953 IS IN MANY HAYS NON FURTHER TO THE LEFT THAN THE JAPAN SOCIALIST PARTY IN 1958 REVERSION HAS THE IMMEDIATE ISSUE AND DREH A GREAT DEAL OF SUPPORT NON THE ISSUE HAS BECEHE OPPOSIT 1m TO SECURITY POLICIES AND TO U S BASES AND MILITARY ACTIVITIES NHICH ATTRACTS SUPPORT FRUIT THE CWITTED IDEOLCGICAL GRCAIPS BUT HIT INIOERATE ELEMENTS ESCHEHING POLITICS AND LEERY OF INVOLVEMENT HITH THE EKTREMIST GROUPS PROVIDING THE LEADERSHIP 15 REVERSION HAS BEEN A GOOD THING FOR ALL PARTIES CUICERNED JAPAN REVERSION MEANT ACHIEVEMENT OF THAT MOST DIFFICULT OF DIPLOIIATIC GOALS THE RETURN OF IRREDENTA AND THE RESULTANT PAGE SIX RUADBEAZAOD NF I I A NAHA 300 ENHANCED NATIONAL PRIDE FOR OKINAHA IT MEANT RECOVERY OF A NATIENIAL IDENTITY AND OF A FAMILIAR ROLE UNDER A NATION MHICH IF NOT MIDELY LOVED MAS AT LEAST RESPECTED AND ACKINHLEOGED AS THE CLOSEST ETHNIC RELATIVE ECONOIICALLY - REVERSIINI MEANT FAR MORE SUPPORT AND GROMTH VITHIN DYNAMIC ECWY FINALLY REVERSION MEANT FULL RECOVERY OF OKINAUAN AUTWCIIY EVIATING THE NECESSITY FOR DEALING DIRECTLY HITH THE U S NI CMROVERSIAL OR POLITICALLY SENSITIVE MATTERS FOR THE U S REVERSICNI REMOVED AN INCREASINGLY VEAING BILATERAL PROBLEM NITH ITS MOST IMPORTANT PACIFIC ALLY THE TERMINATION OF INCREAS- INGLY DIFFICULT AND ONERWS ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES CH OKINAMA AND ECONIMICALLY RELIEF FRCM SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE RYUKYUS INCLUDING AID MILITARY LAND RENTALS MUCH MILITARY CONSTRUCTION ETC BI PAGE 1 OF 1 5 - 51241- 2 751 Avian # rrsi- 3 4 A - CONFIDENTIAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE JCS MESSAGE CENTER RWIINE IYUV 1471618 PLBLIC AFFAIRS PRESRANS 2601352 MAY 83 CUTACT MITH LLMZAL MEDIA LEADERS PERHAPS SENDING FM WSUL MAHA LIKELY CHEERS TO U S on IVP GRANTS CNGEN REGARDS MEDIA TO SECSTATE VASHM 4321 INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO 3340 AMETBASSY SEUJL 272 AMEMBASSY MANILA 317 AMEMBASSY BEIJM A2 SECDEF VASHINGTGI DC CINCPAC HI DMHEST PRIORITY TARGET AUDIENCE GREATER CULTIVATION OF CUIUSJAPAN YOAOTA AB JA OAC CAMP BUTLER JA KIRKIIS LEVEL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES CEAILD RESULT OVER TIME IN 313AD XADENA AB JA COINAVFORJAPAN YOKOSUKA- JA MORE BALANCED OJVERAGE OR AT LEAST DEGREE OF UNDERSTANDING COAFLEACT OKINAVA JA IEMICDRUSAGO MAKIMINATO JA TO PROVIDE CGHAND BRIEFINS TD BOTH NEMCOIIERS AND LINGTIME MILITARY RESIDENTS THESE SINIJLD INCLUDE PRESENTATION I I A NARA SECTICNT 03 OF 03 NAHA 3DO CAI CUISIDERABLE CNTRIBUTIONS TO AIR MUTUAL SECURITY THAT FUTURE EWIC HILL E O 12356' DECL OADR INEVITABLY RESULT IN PREASSURE TO OR REDUCE SCALE OF 17 THE PRESENT SITUATION on OKINAMA IS THAT A HARD CORE OF ANTI- BASES IN POPULATED AREAS USG SIRIULD MAINTAIN FLEXIBLE ATTITUDE BASE LEFTISTS CMINUES TO BE VERY ACTIVE BUT IT HAS INT THIS AND BE MILLING TO EXPLORE SOLUTIONS VITH ITS OMN 60 S PAGE NO RUADBEAZADI I I A AND INTERESTS IN MIND FEATHERSTONE BT PROGRESSIVELY INIRE DIFFICULT TO GENERATE HIDE SUPPORT FM THE ANTI-BASE MOVEMENT ON IDEOLOGICAL GRERHIOS ALONE ANTI-BASE ACT IVISTS CAN ONLY DO SO IF PROBLEM TO BE TARGETTED IS PERCEIVED AS THREATENITB LIFE ITSELF OR QUALITY OF LIFE E G AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS SEVERE POLLUTIM ETCJ IN SHIRT U S MILITARY PRESENCE IS TOLERATED BY VAST MAJORITY OF OKINAMANS ID ARE ORDINARILY DISINCLINED TO CCOPERATE MITH AN ACTIVE All INCREASIPNILY RADICALIIED ANT I-BASE LEFT ONE FACTOR CENTRIBUTING MENSELY TO CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF ANTI-BASE INIVEMENT IS EXTREME ANTI- MILITARY CRITLIMIA OF MAJOR NEMSPAPERS ORINAVA TIMES AND RYUKYU SHIMPO MHICH HAVE NEAR-MONOPOLY OF LCIAL MARKET FOR CLOSE TO THREE DECADES THESE PUBLICATIONS IDENTIFIED REVERSION AS A PRIMARY GOAL AND DECIDED ON AN ANTI-MILITARY ANTI-BASE LINE OF HYPERBOLE AS AN EFFECTIVE MAY TO REACH THAT GOAL THIS MIND-SET STILL PERSISTS AND BOTH PAPERS AN UNREMITTIMGLY HOSTILE LINE HHEN REPORTING MILITARY-RELATED NEVS OR IN FACT OFTEN TREATING NON-EVENTS IN ORDER TO GET A DIG IN AT EITHER THE U S MILITARY OR THE JSDF VHICH RECEIVES EVEN MORE MEDIA 18 RMERSION OBVIWSLY HAD A GREAT DEAL TO DO VITH DIMINISHING PAGE THREE RUADBEAZAOI I I AL TENSION Ml OXINAMA OTHER FACTORS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE THE END OF THE VIETNAM MAR AS A PROTEST TARGET THE CCDPERATIVE U S -JAPAN SECURITY RELATIONSHIP AND CONSIDERABLE ECONCMIC AID OKINANA RECEIVES AS CUISEOUENCE OF BASE PRESENCE OKINAMAN POLITICIANS INCLUDING MOST NOTABLY PRESENT GOVERNOR JUNJI NISHIMEI USE SKILLFULLY IN BTAIHING MAXIMW OFF-SETTING ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FROM TOKYO ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR IN DIMINISHED TENSION IS HEIGHT ENED CCMMAND SENSITIVITY TO LOCAL PROBLEMS AND NEEDS AND RECOGNITION OF NECESSITY FOR AT LEAST MODICUM OF LOCAL ACOUIESCENCE TO BASE ACTIVITIES DESPITE A FEM NOTABLE INCIDENTS CRIME HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANT LY OVER PAST TEN YEARS AND TREND CONTINUES I REF B PRESENT COHMANDERS HERE PAY CDNSIDERABLI ATTENTION TO CWUHITY RELATIONS PRCIERAMS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS POLICY AND THESE EFFORTS CONTINUE-TO PAY OFF 19 OUTLOOK PRESENT TOLERANCE FOR U S PRESENCE--MILL LIKELY CONTINUE SO LONG AS U S ENJOYS POSITIVE SUPPORT OF 60 AND SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF JAPANESE PEOPLE A MAJOR U S CONCERN SHOULD BE AVOIDING DISRUPTING ITS RELATIONSHIP MITH OIINAMANS A SERIOUS BASE-RELATED INCIDENT FOR EXAMPLE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF LIFE PAGE FOUR RUADBEAZADI 0 NF I DENT I A WOULD INFUSE NEV LIFE INTO ANT I-BASE MOVEMENT AND CREATE CEN- SIDERABLE PROBLEMS AT LEAST FOR A TIME OTHER HHICH U S COULD TAKE TO MAINTAIN ACCEPTABLE ATMOSPHEREHERE MIGHT INCLUDE CORDIAL AND CLOSE RELATIENISHIPS VITH OPG DFAB SDF ANDOKINAVAN LEADERS TO GIVE HIGH PRIORITY TO CWUNITY RELATIONS AND ACTION LN INFO USCINCCENTLOII USDPUS DEH DB-ZDII 138-201 1 DB-AEZU DIAH HASH DC SECT IONALU TOTAL COPIES REUJIRED 83147 03021 83147 16182 PAGE 1 OF 1 DE NTIAL Ham This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu