Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Message Text SECRET PAGE 01 STATE 008531 64 ORIGIN SS-25 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SSO-00 NSCE-00 026 R DRAFTED BY EA K JFORBES VM APPROVED BY OES HDBENGELSDORF EA K - MR O'DONOHUE ERDA - MR HELFRICH SUBS OES - MR KRATZER PM NPO - MR OPLINGER SUBS --------------------- 082309 O 132340Z JAN 76 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY TOKYO IMMEDIATE S E C R E T STATE 008531 EXDIS E O 11652 XGDS TAGS MNUC PARM KS SUBJECT ROK NUCLEAR REPROCESSING REF A SEOUL 0252 B STATE 006731 C STATE 305630 TOKYO PASS ERDA REP HENOCH 1 WE AGREE WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT THAT ROKG CLEARLY WAVERING ON REPROCESSING PLANT DEAL AND IS FINALLY REALIZING DANGER TO ITS PEACEFUL NUCLEAR PROGRAMS PRESENTED BY ITS FAILURE TO REACH EARLY DECISION TO CANCEL WE FURTHER AGREE IT IMPORTANT FOR US TO GIVE ROKG OCCASION FOR EARLY DECISION TO CANCEL BY SENDING WASHINGTON GROUP TO SEOUL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SEPTEL WILL REPORT STATUS GOC REEVALUATION ENTIRE CANDU PROJECT 2 AS INDICATED REF B WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO SEND GROUP FROM WASHINGTON TO HEAR ROKG EXPLAIN ITS PEACEFUL NUCLEAR NEEDS AND TO ENGAGE IN PRELIMINARY SINGLE DISSECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 008531 CUSSION OF FUTURE ROK-US PEACEFUL NUCLEAR COOPERATION Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 YOU SHOULD INFORM KIM THAT WE PROPOSE MEETINGS IN SEOUL JANUARY 22-23 BETWEEN MINISTER CHOI AND WASHINGTON GROUP HEADED BY ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY KRATZER AND INCLUDING KOREAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR O'DONOHUE AND ERDA OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION DIRECTOR HELFICH YOU SHOULD EXPLAIN TO KIM THAT THIS INVOLVES WASHINGTON DEPARTURE ON JANUARY 20 LESS THAN ONE WEEK FROM NOW AND REPRESENTS PROMPTEST POSSIBLE SCHEDULE ON WHICH WE CAN DISPATCH THIS SENIOR GROUP KRATZER WILL ARRIVE EARLY AFTERNOON OF JANUARY 22 AND IS PREPARED TO MEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY MORNING AND IF NECESSARY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT SAME TIME YOU SHOULD STRESS IMPORTANCE TO OUR MUTUAL INTERESTS OF EARLY CANCELLATION REEMPHASIZING OUR INABILITY TO GO BEYOND THIS SIMPLE EXCHANGE UNTIL ROKG HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL PER INSTRUCTIONS REF B 3 KRATZER AND HELFRICH PLAN DEPART WASHINGTON JANUARY 20 AND ARRIVE SEOUL JANUARY 22 ON NW 21 THEY INTEND TO DEPART SEOUL ON NW 22 AFTERNOON JANUARY 23 OR ON JANUARY 24 NW FLIGHT O'DONOHUE WILL ARRIVE TWO DAYS EARLIER AND WILL SEND TRAVEL INFORMATION SEPTEL 4 REGRET IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO PASS THROUGH HONOLULU ENROUTE TO SEOUL IN VIEW SHORT TIME AVAILABLE AND OTHER PRESSING COMMITMENTS BY GROUP MEMBERS 5 WOULD APPRECIATE RESERVATIONS CHOSUN HOTEL FOR GROUP 6 FOR HENOCH ERDA REQUESTS THAT YOU JOIN GROUP FOR SEOUL DISCUSSIONS KRATZER AND HELFRICH WILL OVERNIGHT IN TOKYO JANUARY 21 AND YOU SHOULD MAKE RESERVATIONS ON NW 21 FLIGHT TO SEOUL JANUARY 22 KISSINGER NOTE BY OCT EXDIS CAPTION ADDED PER D MACK S S-O SECRET NNN Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006                     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