sasdoc Docs 81 1907 db elds - capture_date 26 AUG 1999 Icapture_date channel nla lchannel concepts POLlCIES NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS NUCLEAR FUELS INDUSTRIAL PLANTS NUCLEAR COOPERATION PROGRAMS lconcepts copy SINGLE Icopy date 22 SEP 1975 Idate decaption_date 01 JAN 1960 ldecaption_date disp_date 01 JAN 1960 Idisp_date doc_nbr 197SSTAT522601 1 doc_nbr eo 11652 errors nla lerrors from STATE Ifrom handling EXDIS lhandIing isecure 1 lnsecure Iocator TEXT ON-LINE TEXT ON orighand EXDlS lorighand origpcIass nla lorigpcIass pchannel lpchannel pclass nla lpclass phandling nla lphandling m review_action WITHDRAWN APPROVED lreview_action 4 911% mm m review_date 03 APR 2003 lreview_date you 3 50 use 403g - cu review_history WITHDRAvw It 03 APR 2003 by Worrelsw RtI-tl-t uzzo DocId 31628050 SEP 2003 by SmithRJ review_markings g rev'ew-h'smry Margaret P Grafeld Not releasable under either US Department of State Executive Order or other law or regulation EO Systematic Review 05 JUL 2006 review_markings review_media_id dia id - review_referrals efe-rrals FOIA 3 50 USC 4039 CIA dale event subject nla lsubject tags PARM KS FR CA US tags INFO TOKYO PARIS OTTAWA type TE ltype db elds markings Margaret P Grafeld Not releasable under either Executive Order or other law or regulation US Department of State E0 Systematic Review 05 JUL 2006 markings msgtext PAGE 01 STATE 226011 66 ORIGIN 88-25 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SSO-OO NSCE-OO DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY THE SECRETARY EA - PCHABIB LD PM-JGOODBY 25 1 DOS DOS ACDA- TDAVIES Fonub 3 - 50 USC 403g CIA ERDA - GHELFRICH -- 72172 2223102 SECSTATE 0 AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE DocId 31628050 Authonty' 59333 INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIO AMEMBASSY PARIS RITY AMEMBASSY OTTAWA USMISSION IAEA VIENNA WTATE 226011 EXDIS E O 11652 XGDS-3 TAGS UC PARM KS FR CA SUBJECT ROK NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING PLANS REFS A STATE 195214 B SEOUL 6495 6608 6859 6900 6989 7186 7187 6990 1 WE HAVE CAREFULLY REVIEWED ROKG RESPONSE TO YOUR APPROACH ON NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT AND YOUR EARLIER RECOMMENDA- TIONS THE NEGATIVE ROK REACTION WAS NOT UNEXPECTED AND WE ARE NOT SURPRISED THAT KOREANS HAVE TAKEN TOUGH INITIAL PAGE 02 STATE 226011 POSITION GIVEN CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF REPROCESSING PLANT TO THEIR NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM IT IS REASONABLE FROM THEIR POINT OF VIEW TO PROBE FOR MIDDLE GROUND WHICH THEY MAY HOPE WILL MEET OUR OBJECTIONS WHILE PRESERVING DEAL FRANCE GIVEN APPARENT INTERNAL ROKG DIVISIONS ON THIS ISSUE WE ARE HOPEFUL THAT MAINTAINING OUR POSITION EMPHA- SIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF ROK AGREEMENT FOR OUR OVERALL RELATIONSHIP AND OFFERING FACE-SAVING DEVICES FORMAL SUPPORT FOR LOW-ENRICHED FUEL FABRICATION AND FOR A REGIONAL REPROCESSING ALTERNATIVE OFFER OPPORTUNITY TO PRESIDENT PARK TO REVERSE THE INITIAL DECISION LOT-SCALE REPROCESSING PLANT AS 2 OUR ASSESSMENT OF PI TO YOU BY KOREANS INDICATES THAT DESCRIBED BY FRENCH AN ITS PRODUCTION CAPABILITY IS SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE THE ROK TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS OVER TIME IF PRODUCED PLUTONIUM IS DEVOTED TO THIS PURPOSE IN ABROGATION OR VIOLATION OF SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT HOWEVER ROK WOULD HAVE To DEPEND US REACTORS AT THIS STAGE AND US RECENTLY REAFFIRMED APPROVAL RIGHTS TO THIS REGARD ADDITIONALLY WE ARE CONCERNED THAT ROK ACQUISITION OF PILOT FACILITY WOULD DIMINISH OUR CAPABILITY TO PREVENT DEVELOPMENT OF IARGER-SCALE REPROCESSING FACILITIES IN ROK TO DEVELOP REGIONAL ALTERNATIVES TO SUCH NATIONAL I IES AND TO ENCOURAGE RESTRAINT IN OTHER SENSITIVE AREAS AT THIS POINT WE CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT DETERRING KOREAN NATIONAL FACILITY IS MOST DESIRABLE AND EFFECTIVE WAY OF REMOVING THESE RISKS DECLASSIFIED 50997 DocId 31628050 - 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