ml DECLAS 3 Authority 86 jl 0 47 lI sasdoc 19 db elds capture_date 01 JAN 1994 lcapture_date channel nla lchannel concepts DlPLOMATlC DISCUSSIONS VISITS NUCLEAR COOPERATION copy SINGLE Icopy date 17 JAN 1976 ldate JAN 1960 ldecaption_date disp_date 01 JAN 1960 ldisp_date drafter O2 L MACFARLANE enclosure nla lenclosure eo X3 leo errors NlA lerrors handling EXDlS Ihandling isecure 1 lisecure Iocator TEXT ON-LINE ON 0ffice ORlG N origclass GEGRE lorigclass orighand EXDIS lorighand 0rigpclass nla lorigpclass origphand nla lorigphand pchannel nla lpchannel pclass nla lpclass reference 76 STATE 9920 76 STATE 11773 lreference review_action WITHDRAWN APPROVED APPROVED lreview_action review_date 13 APR 2004 lreview_date review review-history WITHDRAWN lt 13 APR 2004 by BoyleJA REFER TO APPROVED anus AUG 2004 by ellisoob gt APPROVED lt 01 MAR 2006 by DECLASSIFIED E0 13526 Sec 3 3 4 '7 DocIdz31618345 BY APPROVED lt 07 Mar 2006 - - - review_markings Margaret P Grafeld Not releasable under either Executive 0 I rder or US Department of State other law or regulation EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 review_markings status NATlVE lstatus subject ROK NUCLEAR tags PFOR MNUC PARM KS CA FR US NAM ltags type TE Itype db elds markings Margaret P Grafeld Not releasable under either Executive Order or other law or regulation US Department of State E0 Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 markings msgtext PAGE 01 STATE 012749 64 ORIGIN SS-15 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 880-00 016 666 DRAFT ED BY SIS-O L MACFARLANE DLB APPROVED BY SIS-O L MACFARLANE 025504 1721292 JAN 76 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO CINCPAC POLAD WTATE 012749 EXDIS MILITARY ADDEE HANDLE AS SPECAT EXCLUSIVE FOR AMBASSADOR SNEIDER FOL REPEAT OF SEOUL 0604 TO SECSTATE INFO OTTAWA TOKYO JAN 17 nEcussu- Tii Authority MAI 5035 DocId 31618345 I I QTE SEOUL 0406 EXDIS DEPT PLS PASS CINCPAC POLAD - FOR AMBASSADOR SNEIDER TOKYO PASS ERDA REP HENOCH E O 11652 TAGS PFOR MNUC PARM KS CA SUBJECT ROK NUCLEAR REPROCESSING REF A STATE 9920 B STATE 11773 1 ECON COUNSELOR TOOK ADVANTAGE OF PREVIOUSLY MADE APPOINT- MENT WITH DPM NAM THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS REF A 2 ECON COUNSELOR GAVE HIM NAMES OF VISITING TEAM AND SHORT BIOS HE INDICATED THAT MEETINGS WITH MOST MINISTER CHOI WOULD AEGREF- PAGE 02 STATE 012749 BE SCHEDULED FOR THE AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 22 AND THE MORNING OF JANUARY 23 HE ARRANGED A COURTESY CALL FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRATZNER AND CHARGE ON NAM FOR 9 00 JANUARY 23 HE HAD HOPED TO ARRANGE IT LATER IN THE DAY BUT NAM WILL BE OCCUPIED WITH THE PRESIDENT REF WAS RECEIVED SUBSEQUENT TO OUR MEETING WITH NAM SO WE MAY TRY TO RESCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY 3 ECON COUNSELOR INDICATED WE WISHED TO AVOID PUBLICITY TO WHICH NAM AGREED 4 ECON COUNSELOR RAISED THE SENATE HEARINGS ON THE FRENCH REPROCESSING FACILITY AND ON U S NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ROK MENTIONED IN PARA 5 AND INDICATED AGAIN CANCELLATION OF THE REPROCESSING CONTRACT WAS URGENT BOTH IN TERMS OF THOSE HEARINGS AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF POSSIBLE PUBLIC REACTIONS IN CANADA 5 NAME MADE NOTES BUT OFFERED LITTLE IN RESPONSE HE SAID MOST MINISTER CHOI WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THE TALKS ON THE ROKG SIDE AND NO ONE ELSE AS THE TALKS WERE TECHNICAL HE INDICATED ONE MORNING SEEMED VERY LITTLE TIME FOR THAT ONE AFTERNOON AND THE DISCUSSIONS ON COOPERATION ECON COUNSELOR INDICATED THAT THEY WERE MEANT TO BE INDICATIVE AND NOT NEGOTIATIONS SINCE WE WOULD NOT BE PREPARED TO GET INTO DETAILS UNTIL AFTER THE REPROCESSING FACILITY WAS CANCELLED NAM OBVIOUSLY UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORT OF SENATE HEARINGS BUT OTHER THAN VERIFYING THE DATES AND SUBJECTS OFFERED NO COMMENT QUESTION OF HOW TO CANCEL WITH 6 AT THE END NAM RAISED TH EATED THAT WE HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT THE FRENCH ECON COUNSELOR REP DocId 31618345 THEY HAD ALMOST FROM THE BEGINNING INDICATED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO CANCEL AND THAT MOREOVER VIE HAD UNDERSTOOD THEY THEMSELVES HAD HAD SOME SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ADVISABILITY OF THE PROJECT NAM THEN CLOSED THE SUBJECT BY SAYING THAT WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT THE MODALITIES OF CANCELLATION WITH THE FRENCH LATER--AS IF HE DID NOT WANT TO REVEAL HOW FAR THE ROKG HAD GONE IN ITS OWN THINKING 7 THE VISIT COINCIDES WITH THE PRESENCE OF NYT HALLORAN AND SAAR WHICH INCREASES RISK OF PUBLICITY WHILE WE ARE PREPARED TO USE YOUR SUGGESTED POSITION IT MAY PROVE PAGE 03 STATE 012749 DIFFICULT TO HOLD TO SINCE REFUSAL TO COMMENT FURTHER ON SUPPOSEDLY ROUTINE TALKS SUGGESTS THEY ARE NOT ROUTINE THERE- FORE IF PRESSED WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO ADD THAT TEAM IS HERE TO EXCHANGE VIEWS WITH ROK COUNTERPARTS ON FUTURE COOPERATION IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FIELDS I E TRAINING EXCHANGE OF PUBLICATIONS AND VISITS WHICH OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE DETAILED YET UNEXCITING 8 RE REF B KRATZER AND HELFRICH COULD ARRIVE EVENING JANUARY 21 VIA KAL 001 DEPARTING TOKYO 1830 SUGGEST THEY EXPLORE THIS POSSIBILITY WHICH MIGHT BE MORE CONVENIENT ALL AROUND ERICSON UNQTE KISSINGER sasdoc Au f i m I DocIdz31618345 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