Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Message Text SECRET PAGE 01 STATE 135879 61 ORIGIN SS-25 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SSO-00 NSCE-00 026 R DRAFTED BY OES H D BENGELSDO APPROVED BY OES H D BENGELSDOR ACDA WOLFOWITZ ERDA FRIEDMAN EA K FORBES HS P KALICHI PM NPO NOSENZO SUBS SUBS S S-FVORTIZ --------------------- 124348 O 110140Z JUN 75 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY TOKYO USMISSION IAEA VIENNA S E C R E T STATE 135879 EXDIS E O 11652 GDS TAGS TGEN TECH KS MNUC SUBJECT KOREAN REPROCESSIVE REF A SEOUL 4086 B STATE 133123 1 AS EMBASSY WILL NOTE FROM STATE 133123 AND FOLLOWING SEPTEL WE WISH TO HANDLE OUR REPROCESSING DISCUSSIONS WITH ROKG IN TWO DISTINCT STEPS FIRST NAILING DOWN THE RIGHTS IN OUR AGREEMENTS BEFORE ENGAGING IN A BROAD SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION WE ALSO WISH TO TALK TO FRENCH AND CANADIANS BEFORE EXPOSING ROKG TO SUBSTANCE OF OUR CONCERNS RE SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 135879 KOREAN INTENTIONS ACCORDINGLY IN VIEW OF PROPOSED TIMING Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 OF OUR APPROACH TO GOF AND SHORT TIME FRAME AVAILABLE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO HOLD BROAD RANGING DISCUSSIONS WITH MINISTER CH'OE AT THIS TIME EARLY DISCUSSION WITH CH'OE ALSO COULD DEFEAT OUR PROPOSED PLAN TO HOLD DISCUSSIONS IN TWO PHASES SINCE CH'OE MAY BE RELUCTANT TO ONLY DISCUSS THE AGREEMENT AND MAY PRESS TO COVER OTHER POINTS AS WELL CONSEQUENTLY WE WOULD PREFER TO DEFER TALKS WITH HIM HOWEVER IF CH'OE DESIRES TO COME TO WASHINGTON AND TAKES INITIATIVE IN THIS REGARD WE WOULD ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE APPROPRIATE CALLS ALTHOUGH SEVERAL PRINCIPALS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO MEET PERSON OF HIS RANK WE WOULD NEED TO LIMIT OUR DISCUSSIONS TO INTERPRETATION OF AGREEMENT FOR COOPERATION DESCRIBED REF B 2 SHOULD ROKG ARGUE WITH EMBASSY THAT WE ARE TRYING TO EXPLOIT THE KORI LICENSE TO RAISE A SUBSTANTIVE POINT EMBASSY SHOULD EMPHASIZE THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPELLED TO CORROBORATE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF TEXT OF AGREEMENT IN ANY EVENT BECAUSE OF THE BROADER IMPLICATIONS KOREA'S REPROCESSING PLANS HOLD FOR OUR COOPERATION KISSINGER SECRET NNN Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning Z Capture Date 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS PEACEFUL USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY NUCLEAR COOPERATION PROGRAMS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 11 JUN 1975 Decaption Date 28 MAY 2004 Decaption Note 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Authority CunninFX Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 28 MAY 2004 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1975STATE135879 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Film Number D750205-1032 From STATE Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1975 newtext t19750660 aaaaccts tel Line Count 81 Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Office ORIGIN SS Original Classification SECRET Original Handling Restrictions EXDIS Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification SECRET Previous Handling Restrictions EXDIS Reference 75 SEOUL 4086 75 STATE 133123 Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Authority CunninFX Review Comment n a Review Content Flags Review Date 07 APR 2003 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review History RELEASED 07 APR 2003 by BoyleJA APPROVED 22 SEP 2003 by CunninFX Review Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Review Media Identifier Review Referrals n a Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject KOREAN REPROCESSIVE TAGS TGEN TECH MNUC KS US To SEOUL Type TE Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 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