Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 04 MAY 2006 Message Text SECRET PAGE 01 STATE 014176 65 ORIGIN SS-25 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 SSO-00 NSCE-00 026 R DRAFTED BY PM NPO LVNOSENZO DS APPROVED BY PM NPO LVNOSENZO EA K-MR FORBES EUR CAN-MR KRUSE EUR RPE-MR WOLF OES-MR BENGELSDORF S S -FVORTIZ --------------------- 062114 O P 202306Z JAN 76 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY SEOUL IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY TOKYO IMMEDIATE INFO AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY CINCPAC PRIORITY S E C R E T STATE 014176 EXDIS MIL ADDEE HANDLE AS SPECAT EXCLUSIVE E O 11652 XGDS-3 TAGS PARM KS CA FR SUBJECT ROK REPROCESSING TOKYO PLEASE PASS TO MYRON KRATZER CINCPAC FOR POLAD POLAD PLEASE PASS TO ASST SEC HABIB AND AMB SNEIDER ONLY 1 CANADIAN EMBASSY COUNSELOR NUTTING INFORMED DEPARTMENT TODAY JAN 20 THAT THEIR AMBASSADOR IN SEOUL HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO THE ROK FOREIGN MINISTER QUOTE FOR REASONS WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED WITH YOU AND SHARE IN COMMON WITH THE US WE ARE PREPARED TO SIGN THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT AS SOON AS YOU GIVE US ASSURANCE THAT THE ROK WILL NOT PURSUE ACQUISITION OF THE PROJECTED REPROCESSING PLANT FROM FRANCE UNQUOTE SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 014176 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 2 EMBASSY OFFICIAL SAID THAT SAME MESSAGE DELIVERED TO ROK AMBASSADOR IN OTTAWA LAST EVENING ALSO THEY INTENDED TO INFORM THE FRENCH AT SOME POINT BUT NOT REPEAT NOT UNTIL THEY RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM THE ROK 3 FOR SEOUL DEPARTMENT INFORMED CANADIAN AND FRENCH EMBASSIES LAST WEEK OF US DECISION TO SEND TECHNICAL TEAM TO SEOUL FOR SINGLE MEETING WITH ROK AND GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SUCH DISCUSSIONS AS OUTLINED IN EMBASSY INSTRUCTIONS REFTEL STATE 9920 NOTAL 4 IN A FOLLOW-UP CALL CANADIAN COUNSELOR NUTTING GAVE FOLLOWING DETAILS OF AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROK ROK FOREIGN MINISTER RESPONDED ALONG FOLLOWING LINES CANCELLATION OF THE PLANT IS DIFFICULT AND AWKWARD FOR ROK FRENCH GOVERNMENT CERTAINLY EXPECTS ROK TO GO AHEAD WITH SALE ROK WOULD HOPE THE GOC WOULD ACCEPT ROK ASSURANCES OF PEACEFUL INTENT IN GOOD FAITH IN LIEU OF THIS ROK DECISION ON REPROCESSING WILL COMPLETELY DEPEND ON TALKS WITH US TEAM AND NEGOTIATION OF ALTERNATIVES DISCUSSIONS MIGHT TAKE SOME TIME PERHAPS SEVERAL MONTHS 5 CANADIANS INTERPRET THIS AS ROK DECISION TO HANG TOUGH AND ROK WILLINGNESS TO DELAY CANADIAN AGREEMENT INDEFINITELY IF NECESSARY UNTIL US ROK TALKS ON FUTURE COOPERATION REACH OUTCOME SATISFACTORY TO ROK DEPARTMENT REITERATED TO CANADIAN COUNSELOR A US DECISION TO SEND TEAM FOR SINGLE MEETING WITH ROK B US INTENT NOT TO GET INTO PROTRACTED DISCUSSIONS OR NEGOTIATIONS WITH ROK C THAT FOLLOW-ON TALKS ON FUTURE US ROK NUCLEAR COOPERATION WOULD BE HELD ONLY AFTER ROK CANCELS REPROCESSING PLANT AND D THAT ROK HAD BEEN CLEARLY INFORMED OF THE ABOVE SISCO 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