Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Message Text PAGE 01 SEOUL 05016 080507Z 14 ACTION SS-25 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 026 W --------------------- 084449 P R 080419Z JUL 75 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1234 AMEMBASSY OTTAWA INFO USMISSION IAEA VIENNA S E C R E T SEOUL 5016 EXDIS E O 11652 GDS TAGS MNUC KS CA SUBJECT ROKG CANADIAN NEGOTIATIONS ON NUCLEAR ENERGY REF A SEOUL 4902 B STATE 135500 SUMMARY AS RESULT CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARY PRESSURES CANADIAN AMBASSADOR STILES HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO APPROACH ROKG ON PURCHASE OF FRENCH NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT END SUMMARY 1 CANADIAN AMBASSADOR STILES INFORMED AMBASSADOR LATE JULY 7 THAT IN CANADIAN PARLIAMENTARY DISCUSSIONS ON CANDU REACTOR SALE TO ROKG OPPOSITION HAS PRESSED VERY HARD REGARDING NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT OPPOSITION HAS CLAIMED NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT PURCHASED BY ROK COULD ONLY BE USED FOR PRODUCTION WEAPONS GRADE PLUTONIUM BELYING PARK PLEDGE NOT TO DEVELOP NUCLEAR WEAPONS 2 AS RESULT STILES WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEEK CLARIFICATION FROM ROKG ON REASONS FOR ITS PURCHASE OF FRENCH NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT STILES' INITIAL INQUIRY TO KORI PRESIDENT MIN BROUGHT RESPONSE THAT REPROCESSING PLANT WOULD BE USED TO REPROCESS US-PROVIDED SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS FROM US-SUPPLIED SECRET PAGE 02 SEOUL 05016 080507Z NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS STILES HAS APPOINTMENT WITH FONMIN LATE AFTERNOON JULY 8 TO SEEK OFFICIAL CLARIFICATION FROM ROKG 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 3 WITHOUT GETTING INTO DETAILS I TOLD STILES THAT WE HAD NOT REPEAT NOT AGREED TO REPROCESSING OF ENRICHED URANIUM FUEL ELEMENTS BY ROKG AND INTENDED TO MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL OVER SPENT FUEL ELEMENTS COMMENT CANADIAN INQUIRY ON FUEL REPROCESSING MAY EXPLAIN IN PART ROK DELAY IN RESPONDING TO OUR AIDE MEMOIRE STILES INDICATED THAT ROKG FAILURE TO EXPLAIN PURCHASE OF FRENCH REPROCESSING PLANT ADEQUATELY COULD RESULT IN CANCELLATION OF CANDU REACTOR SALE OTTAWA MAY WISH TO COMMENT FURTHER RECOMMENDATION WITH CANADIANS IN FRONT RUNNING I BELIEVE THAT WE ARE IN A POSITION RIGHT NOW TO PRESS ROKG TO CANCEL FRENCH CONTRACT EVEN IF ROKG DOES NOT RESPOND AFFIRMATIVELY TO OUR AIDE MEMOIRE VERY SHORTLY I WOULD SUGGEST GOING AHEAD WITH FURTHER APPROACH ON NUCLEAR REPROCESSING REF B STATING FIRMLY THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL FUEL ELEMENTS WITHOUT ACCEPTANCE OF U S INTERPRETATION CLARIFYING OUR UNWILLINGNESS TO PERMIT REPROCESSING OF U S FUEL ELEMENTS IN FRENCH PLANT AND SUGGESTING THAT ROKG CANCEL FRENCH CONTRACT IN INTEREST OF AVOIDING FURTHER SUBSTANTIAL DIFFICULTIES IN DEVELOPMENT OF ITS NUCLEAR POWER POTENTIAL SNEIDER SECRET END OF DOCUMENT 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 26 AUG 1999 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts DIPLOMATIC DISCUSSIONS NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES NUCLEAR REACTORS NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS SALES Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 08 JUL 1975 Decaption Date 28 MAY 2004 Decaption Note 25 YEAR REVIEW 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 1975SEOUL05016 Document Source ADS Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order 11652 GDS Errors n a Film Number D750234-1018 From SEOUL Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1975 newtext t197507107 baaaaunu tel Line Count 83 Locator TEXT ON-LINE TEXT ON MICROFILM Office ACTION SS Original Classification SECRET Original 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