UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 Doc No 006119629 Date 10 31 2016 SECRET IN PAGE 01 TOKYO 13749 2502592 ACTION ODS-00 INFO OCT-01 ADS-00 001 -267600 2503032 ISO 0 2502552 JUL 81 2FF-4 FM AMEMBASSY TOKYO TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1808 TOKYO 13749 DECAPTIONED FOR OES E O 12065 07 25 88 CLARK WILLIAM TAGS ENRG TECH MNUC SCSA JA SUBJECT NEXT STEPS ON TOKAI MURA REF A STATE 192200 NODIS B TOKYO 13605 NODIS 1 S ENTIRE TEXT 2 ON JULY 24 KANEKO OFFERED ADDITIONAL COMMENTS TO THOSE MADE AT JULY 23 MEETING WITH EMBASSY OFFICERS ON JULY 27-28 TOKAI MURA TALKS IN WASHINGTON REFTEL AD THOUGH GOJ APPRECIATES U S SENSITIVITIES IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS IN IRAQ AND OPINION IN WASHINGTON IT IS DISAPPOINTED IN THE PROPOSED RETENTION OF RESTRICTIONS ON BOTH THE AMOUNT OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL TO BE REPROCESSED AT TOKAI MURA AND THE PERIOD OF OPERATION AT THE FACILITY IT ALSO SEES THE PROPOSED ELEMENTS AS ES- ENTIALLY RETAINING THE MAJOR RESTRICTIONS ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECOND REPROCESSING PLANT IF COMMUNIQUE IS PRESENTED TO JAPANESE PUBLIC IN FORM PROPOSED BY U S JAPANESE PUBLIC WILL PERCEIVE IT AS THE PROLONGATION OF THE UNPOPULAR 1977 COMMUNIQUE KANEKO STRESSED THAT IN LIGHT OF THE GREAT OPTIMISM SECRET REVIEW AUTHORITY Charles Lahi E P E i d SECRET Reviewer PAGE 02 TOKYO 13749 2502592 ENGENDERED BY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENTS ON TOKAI MURA AND POLICY THE DISAPPOINTMENT FELT BY JAPANESE INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC OPINION WOULD BE PRONOUNCED 3 KANEKO STATED THAT THE JAPANESE POSITION ON THE ISSUE WILL BE BASED ON THEIR PROPOSALS MADE EARLIER THIS YEAR THESE PROPOSALS ARE CONTAINED IN TWO PAPERS PASSED TO THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE EMBASSY OF JAPAN IN LATE MARCH THE PAPERS ARE ENTITLED UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case NO F-2016-02521 Doc No 306119629 Date 10 31 2016 39190 6ZQ6LLQOO OOCI 9993 91918 Jo GTIEIHSNVIN 'S'n SQOIHVA CINV HELSINIW EHSSI vanw IVMOJ NO smassnosza 10 3m OJ 3v CEISIAGV oNlaa ELVIoaaddv 031v mnom vaa1aa OJ saNuaaw NO O L AVW vsow GNV Iin NOILOIEH man NI ESEHJ 10 Aavanoov OJ sv SHEIOH aamano 321va NI GELLON 9v S'n HBHLO CINV sawvr AHVLEIHOEIS 2693093 6171 814 OAMOJ 90 AOEENE EICIVEIJ LNEICIISEIEICI HOIA SSNILEEW SIH NI CINV EICIVEEJ HELSINIW A8 EICIVIN N338 OJ SVM 3H1 NI 13nd 3HJ NO SNOLLOIELLSEEI NI HOIHM SLNEWEILVLS SNEIN SELON ASSVQINS '17 NI SIH EISEHJ OJ SIDS EIHJ EIH VEHW EIOILON EIONVACIV SNIHSI 803 SIH 33333de3 OMENW EDNISSEOOHCIBE CINOOEIS NOIJDFIELLS 3H1 NO SNOILOIBLSEIEI GNV EIH L NOILVEIEICIO NO SNOLLOIELLSEH CINV BWLL EIH L EIHJ SIHJ NOdn QNINIVHCI NEIN NI GEINIVLNOO 38 OJ CINV 230 NOILVNIWEBLEICI NEIN 39190 6296LL900 3 50 939C 91918 40 'S'n This document is from the holdings of The 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