Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Message Text CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 SEOUL 04902 030607Z 10 ACTION EA-10 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 IO-10 ISO-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-03 H-02 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 OMB-01 FEA-01 ACDA-05 EB-07 NRC-05 OES-03 100 W --------------------- 038073 R 030535Z JUL 75 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC 1152 INFO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA USMISSION IAEA VIENNA AMEMBASSY TOKYO C O N F I D E N T I A L SEOUL 4902 E O 11652 GDS TAGS MNUC KS CA SUBJECT CANADIAN ROK TALKS ON NUCLEAR ENERGY REF A SEOUL 4707 B SEOUL 4708 1 SUMMARY CANADIAN AMBASSADOR STILES PROVIDED AMBASSADOR WITH FURTHER BACKGROUND ON FONMIN MACEACHEN'S TALKS WITH ROKG REGARDING NUCLEAR PLANS ROKG CAPABCLITIES FOR DEVELOPING NUCLEAR WEAPONS DISCUSSED WITH PRESIDENT PARK AND FONMIN KIM DONGNJO WHO DENIED PLANS END SUMMARY 2 AT MEETING WITH PARK HE STATED UNEQUIVOCABLY THAT ROKG HAD NO PLANS TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN RESPONSE TO DIRECT QUESTION BY MACEACHEN PARK SPECIFICALLY DENIED NDWSWEEK REPORT THAT ADD DIRECTED TO DEVELOP SUCH WEAPONS HE SET FORTH HIS VIEW THAT IT WAS NOT REPEAT NOT IN ROKG INOEREST TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS SINCE USSR AND PRC POSSESS SUCH WEAPONS AND WOULD USE THEM IN PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKD AGAINST ROK IF ROKG DEVELOPED WEAPONS OF ITS OWN CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 SEOUL 04902 030607Z PARK FURTHER DID NOT LINK ROK DEVELOPMENT OF WEAPONS TO 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 POSSIBLE WITHDRAWAL OF US NUCLEAR UMBRELLA ALTHOUGH HE HAD DONE SO PREVIOUSLY TO CANADIAN MINISTER OF TRADE GILLESPIE 3 IN MEETING WITH FONMIN THERE WAS LONG BATTLE WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNIQUE LANGUAGE CANADIANS INSISTED UPON SPECIFIC LANGUAGE ON NON-MANUFACTURE OR ACQUISITION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR DEVICE IN FINAL SENTENCE PENULTIMATE PARAGRAPH REF B FONMIN RESISTED THIS LANGUAGE AS REDUNDANT AND TOO SPECIFIC BUT EVENTUALLY FOLDED PARTICULARLY AFTER MACEACHEN DANGLED BAIT OF CANADIAN CO-SPONSORSHIP OF UNGA RESOLUTION ON UNC 4 CANADIANS HAVE ALSO AGREED TO SPEED UP PROCESSING OF SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT PRINCIPAL OBSTACLE IS DELETION BY ROKG OF PARAGRAPH PROVIDING FOR CANADIAN CONTROL OVER SPENT FUELS AND REPROCESSING OF FUELS CANADIANS WILL INSIST UPON ITS INCLUSION WHICH AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGED STILES SAID THAT ONCE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENT REACHED CANDU REACTOR SALE CAN MOVE AHEAD WHILE FULL FINANCING NOT YET AVAILABLE THERE IS SUFFICIENT FINANCING TO START PROJECT FURTHERMORE ROKG WOULD HAVE TO PAY SUBSTANTIAL PENALTY IF THIS FINANCING NOT UTILIZED BY NOVEMBER 1975 SNEIDER CONFIDENTIAL 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 X Capture Date 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts SALES MINISTERIAL VISITS NUCLEAR REACTORS NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 03 JUL 1975 Decaption Date 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Authority GolinoFR 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 1975SEOUL04902 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Film Number D750230-0395 From SEOUL Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1975 newtext t19750787 aaaaczxe tel Line Count 85 Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Office ACTION EA Original Classification CONFIDENTIAL Original Handling Restrictions n a Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification CONFIDENTIAL Previous Handling Restrictions n a Reference 75 SEOUL 4707 75 SEOUL 4708 Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Authority GolinoFR Review Comment n a Review Content Flags Review Date 01 APR 2003 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review History RELEASED 01 APR 2003 by IzenbeI0 APPROVED 07 APR 2003 by GolinoFR 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 CANADIAN ROK TALKS ON NUCLEAR ENERGY TAGS MNUC KS CA MACEACHEN ALLAN PAK CHONG-HUI KIM DONGNJO To STATE 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 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