1 I Authority Department of State SECRET AN N750006-0613 PAGE 01 SEOUL 09987 1009162 10 ACTION NODS-OO INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 001 095521 1008182 DEC 75 FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL TO SECSTATE HASHDC IMMEDIATE H369 SEOUL NODIS DEPT PASS TOKYO OTTAHA PARIS IAEA VIENNA FOR INFO E O 11652 GDS TAGS MNUC PARM KS FR CA SUBJECT ROK NUCLEAR REPROCESSING REF A STATE 285690 B SEOUL BHHO C SEOUL 9959 1 NON THAT I HAVE MADE CALL ON PRIME MINISTER ON NUCLEAR RE- PROCESSING I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT PLANNED APPROACH ON THIS ISSUE TO AMBASSADOR HAHM IN HASHINGTON PARA H REF A BE MADE SOONEST SO THERE IS AMPLE TIME FOR HIS REPORT TO BE TRANSMITTED AND DIGESTED PRIOR TO ANY MEETING I MAY HAVE HITH PRESIDENT PARK NEXT HEEK GIVEN SERIOUSNESS OF ISSUE AND HIGH LEVEL ROKG INVOLVEMENT CONVERSATION HITH HAHN SHOULD BE CONDUCTED AT HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVEL 2 CONVERSATION HITH PRIME MINISTER REF B INDICATES THAT TO BE EFFECTIVE OUR APPROACH MUST EMPHASIZE ADVERSE IMPACT ON OUR BROADER RELATIONSHIP MITH ROKG IF THEY PERSIST IN COMPLETING FRENCH REPROCESSING DEAL THIS POINT IS REINFORCED BY INITIAL NEGATIVE REACTION TO OPPROACH TO PRIMIN HHICH I RECEIVED FROM DEPUTY PRIMIN HAM THIS MORNING REF C THUS IN APPROACH TO HAHN I BELIEVE HE MUST MAKE INDELIBLY CLEAR THAT FAR MORE THAN OUR NUCLEAR SUPPORT IS AT STAKE HERE THAT IF ROKS PROCEED AS THEY HAVE INDICATED TO DATE HHOLE RANGE OF SECURITY AND POLITICAL RELATIONSHIPS BETHEEM US AND ROK HILL BE AFFECTED PAGE 02 SEOUL 09337 1009162 SECRET o82332883a DECEKSSIFIED Authority ff - 335 SECRET INCLUDING POTENTIAL FOR ADVERSE CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR KOREA NHILE NOT STINTING ON NEGA- TIVE FACTORS I HOULD SUGGEST ALONG POSITIVE LINES ASKING ROK COOPERATION IN FOREGOING NATIONAL REPROCESSING IN INTEREST OF PRESERVING AND EVEN STRENGTHENING OUR RELATIONSHIP A LINE I INTEND TO TAKE NITH PRESIDENT PARK HE SHOULD BY ALL NEANS REITERATE OTHER ECONOHIC AND TECHNICAL ARGUNENTS HE HAVE HAOE IN PAST BUT AS DEPARTNENT RECOGNIZES IN REF THESE ARE NOT LIABLE AT THIS STAGE TO HEIGH HEAVILY IN ROK THINKING 3 IN ADDITION TO ABOVE I RECONNEND THAT JAPANESE ASPECT OF ISSUE BE ADDRESSED FRONTALLV IN CONVERSATION HITH HAHN FACT THAT JAPAN IS PROCEEDING HITH REPROCESSING DEVELOPMENT HITHOUT OBJECTION APPARENT TO ROK ON OUR PART STICKS IN KOREAN CRAH HHATEVER ADDITIONAL ARGUMENTS CAN BE HARSHALLED TO MAKE OIS- TINCTION BETHEEN JAPANESE AND KOREAN SITUATIONS HOULD BE USEFUL IN THIS CONNECTION I BELIEVE IT HOULD ALSO BE USEFUL TO POINT OUT EFFORTS HE ARE MAKING TO ORAN JAPAN INTO HULTINATIONAL RE- PROCESSING AS HELL AS KOREA SNEIDER 113335 2 T13 i iaa $135151 23% 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