DECLASSHHED m um n Authority 0 251 Department of State SECRET AN N750005-0699 PAGE 01 STATE 291712 TOSEC 290023 61 ORIGIN NODS-OO INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 00 DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY D-HR PENDLETON - HR FORBES -FVORTIZ - HR ROUSE 105032 1023592 DEC 75 ZFFG FH SECSTATE HASHDC TO AHEHBASSY SEOUL PRIORITY INFO USDEL SECRETARY PRIORITY AHEHBASSY OTTAHA AHEHBASSY PARIS USHISSION IAEA VIENNA AHEHBASSY TOKYO 5 STATE 291712 TOSEC ENOOEB HODIS 11652 TAGS HNVC PARH KS FR CA SUBJECT ROK NUCLEAR REPROCESSING PLANT 5 REF STATE I IN RESPONSE TO ACTING SECRETARY DECEMBER 5 APPROACH ON KOREAN REPROCESSING PLANT REFTEL CANADIAN AHBASSADOR HARREN TELEPHONED HR INGERSOLL ON DECEHBER TO SAY THAT GOC HAD DECIDED TO HOLD OFF ON SIGNING OF NUCLEAR ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT UITH ROK SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 8-9 AND TO FOLLOI THIS ACTION HITH APPROACH TO ROK SEEKING INFORMATION ON KOREAN SECRET EU 25353311- 3352 2555552 53 a 3333 DECLASSHHED Authority A in i see on SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 291712 TOSEC 240023 REPROCESSING PLANS 2 CANADIAN MINISTER TURNER SAN PH DIRECTOR VEST DECEMBER 10 TO REVIEN SITUATION AND ELABORATE ON CANA- DIAN RESPONSE TURNER SAID THAT SIGNING OF AGREE- NENT FOR NUCLEAR ASSISTANCE HAD BEEN SCHEDULED FOR DECEM- BER 8 OR 9 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOHING ACTING APPROACH ON DECENBER 5 GOC HAD INFORMED ROK THAT THEIR MINISTERIAL TIMETABLE NOULD NOT PERMIT CANADA TO SIGN BEFORE JANUARY AT EARLIEST GOC ALSO INTENDS TO MAKE EARLY APPROACH TURNER ASSUMED THROUGH-CANADIAN GOG HILL LEAVE ROK TO DRAH ITS OHN CONCLUSIONS FROH THESE THO ACTIONS TURNER EXPRESSED HOPE THAT US NOULD APPRECIATE DIFFICULTIES GOC HAD FACED IN DECIDING TO DEFER SIGNING AT ELEVENTH HOUR ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE TO HHICH IT EXPECTED SHARP ROK REACTION AND STRESSED DESIRE FOR CLOSE CONTACT ON THIS MATTER TURNER CON- FIRMED THAT OTTANA CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD US HAD NOT RE- QUESTED ANY SPECIFIC CANADIAN ACTION SUCH AS HOLDING UP SIGNATURE OF AGREEMENT 3 AS HAD INGERSOLL VEST EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR RAPID AND HELPFUL CANADIAN RESPONSE HE RECOGNIZED THAT TIHING OF OUR APPROACH HAD INADVERTENTLY PUT GOC IN TIGHT POSITION HE HERE UNAHARE OF PROJECTED SIGNING DATE AT TIME OF INGERSOLL APPROACH HE FELT OBLIGED TO NOTIFY CANADA OF OUR CONCLUSIONS AND PLANS AS SOON AS SECRETARY HAD DECIDED UPON US COURSE OF ACTION R YOU SHOULD COORDINATE CLOSELY HITH YOUR CANADIAN COLLEAGUE AND REPORT ANY FURTHER CANADIAN APPROACHES TO ROK INGERSOLL SECRET 1135112115 13333 112                     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