Department of State janw-r- -- SECRET AN N750006-0508 PAGE 01 STATE 288550 TOSEC 230296 Im ORIGIN NUDE-00 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 001 DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY - NR INGERSOLL OES - HR KRATZER INFORHED EUR - NR LOHENSTEIN PH - HR VEST DRAFT EA-NR MILLER SIS - HR SHANKLE -- 056073 0 0518302 DEC 75 ZFFH FH SECSTATE HASHDC TO USDEL SECRETARY INHEDIATE INFO ANENBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE AHENBASSY OTTAHA INHEDIATE PARIS AHENBASSY TOKYO USHISSION IAEA VIENNA STATE 288550 TOSEC 230296 NODIS E O 11652 XGDS-I TAGS HNUC PARN KS FR CA SUBJECT ROK NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT NEGOTIATION REF STATE 2856H0 1 AS INDICATED PARA REFTEL ACTING SECRETARY ON DECENBER 5 CALLED IN CANADIAN AMBASSADOR RARREN VEST KRATZER LOHENSTEIN ALSO PRESENT 2 ACTING SECRETARY NOTED BOTH USE AND SOC HAVE COMMON CONCERN OVER ROK DESIRE FOR NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT ACTING SECRETARY INDICATED THAT HE HAVE PRESSED PAGE 02 STATE 288550 TOSEC 230296 SECRET -migiggia 133332233532 0155135351121 Authority iiaziziizxgi ig iiazii ii silliliai 135131T3 ig -- - SECRET ROKG TO CANCEL NEGOTIATIONS HITH THE FRENCH FOR ESSING FACILITY STRESSING CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMA- TION HE TOLD HARREN HE HAVE INFORNATION THAT ROKG IS ENGAGED IN COVERT PROGRAM TO DEVELOP A NUCLEAR HEAPONS CAPABILITY AND THAT REPROCESSING PLANT IS PART OF THAT EFFORT 3 ACTING SECRETARY SAID THAT ROKG HAS REFUSED TO CANCEL NEGOTIATIONS FOR REPROCESSING FACILITY AND HAS OFFERED TO ALLOH US RIGHT TO INSPECT THE FACILITY IF HE DESIRE HE HAVE NOT ACCEPTED ROK OFFER AND DESPITE ROK AD- HERENCE TO NPT REMAIN OPPOSED TO REPROCESSING PLANT IN KOREA SINCE ROKG CAN AT SOME FUTURE TIME CONTROLS UNILATERALLY H ACTING SECRETARY TOLD AMBASSADOR HARREN THAT SECRE- TARY HAS DIRECTED US TO INSTRUCT OUR AMBASSADOR IN KOREA TO APPROACH PRINE MINISTER AND IF THAT FAILS PRESIDENT PARK ACTING SECRETARY NOTED THAT HE ARE DEADLY SERIOUS AND THAT OUR AMBASSADOR HAS BEEN IN- STRUCTED TO INDICATE TO ROKG THAT HE HILL HITHDRAH OUR EXIM CREDITS FOR KORI II PLANT AS HELL AS REFUSE TO ALLOH REPROCESSING OF US PROVIDED FUEL IN ANY SUCH FACILITY HE ARE ALSO HARNING KOREA THAT ROKG DECISION TO GO AHEAD HITH PURCHASE OF REPROCESSING PLANT FACILITY HILL AFFECT OUR FUTURE NUCLEAR COOPERATION S INGERSOLL EXPRESSED HOPE THAT GOC HILL ALSO EXPRESS ITS SERIOUS CONCERN TO ROKG OVER ROK DESIRE TO POSSESS NUCLEAR REPROCESSING FACILITY OUR ANBASSADOR IN SEOUL HOULD BE READY TO MEET HITH CANADIAN AHBASSADOR ON FURTHER COORDINATED APPROACHES AND HE HOPE GOC HILL SO INSTRUCT HIM 6 AMBASSADOR HARREN INDICATED THAT HE HOULD BE HAPPY TO CONVEY OUR VIEHS TO OTTAHA HE SAID THAT CANADIAN NEGOTIATIONS ON CANDU NUCLEAR PLANT ARE IN DELICATE STAGE HITH SIGNATURE SCHEDULED FOR SOHETIME BETHEEN DECEMBER 7TH AND 9TH HOHEVER AMBASSADOR HARREN PERSONALLY INDICATED HE FULLY APPRECIATED SENSITIVITY PAGE 03 STATE 288550 TOSEC 230296 SECRET DECLASSTEIED Authority QQ I I SECRET OF KOREAN SITUATION AND OUR CONCERN HITH REGARD TO NUCLEAR REPROCESSING FACILITY 7 OUERIED ACTING SECRETARY ON FRENCH ACTING SECRETARY INDICATED THAT THE FRENCH HERE READY TO CANCEL CONTRACT IF SO REQUESTED BY KOREANS FURTHER FRENCH HAD TOLD US THAT THEY HOULD NOT HASTEN NEGOTIATIONS HITH KOREANS ON REPROCESSING PLANT FOR OUR PART HE RECOGNIZE THAT FRENCH ARE IN DELICATE POSITION AND APPRECIATE THAT THEY HAVE COOPERATED TO EXTENT DESCRIBED ABOVE 8 IN CONCLUSION ACTING SECRETARY STRESSED CONFIDENTIAL ITY OF OUR DISCUSSIONS AND NOTED THAT HE HAVE NOTTOLD KOREANS DIRECTLY THAT OUR OPPOSITION BASED ON KNOHLEDGE OF THEIR COVERT NUCLEAR HEAPONS CAPABILITY INTENTIONS INGERSOLL SECRET                     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