UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 Doc No C06119640 Date 10 31 2016 SECRET PAGE 01 STATE 281927 ORIGIN EA-12 RELEASE IN FULL INFO ADS-00 DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY A L SELIGMANN SUBS DESIRED DISTRIBUTION EA ONLY 2222172 170 2221052 OCT 31 ZEX - SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY TOKYO IMMEDIATE INFO ALL EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC POSTS IMMEDIATE CINCPAC HONOLULU HI IMMEDIATE XMT PORT MORESBY 0000 STATE 281927 CINCPAC FOR POLAD E O 12065 US SUBJECT WEEKLY STATUS REPORT JAPAN OCTOBER 22 1981 NOTE EA CAPTION ONLY TO EA MR HOLDRIDCE PROM - A L SELIGMANN 1 S AMBASSADOR OKAWARA REPORTS ON ARAFAT VISIT AS YOU KNOW FROM YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING AMBASSADOR OKAWARA CAME IN OCTOBER 20 TO BRIEF UNDERSECRETARY STOESSEL SECRET SECRET REVIEW AUTHORITY Charles Lahiguera Senior I PAGE 02 - STATE 281927 ON THE RECENT ARAFAT VISIT TO JAPAN OKAWARA HAD TO ADD TO WHAT WE HAD ALREADY DERIVED FROM VICE MINISTER MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR BUT WE NEVERTHELESS FELT THE CALL WAS USEFUL IN THAT IT PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE US OPPOSITION TO THE NOTION THAT JAPAN SHOULD SEEK SOMEHOW TO PLAY AN INTERMEDIARY ROLE WITH THE PLO OR INVOLVE ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS OKAWARA WAS SPECIFICALLY LOOKING FOR US REACTION AND TARY EXPOSITION OF OUR POSITION WAS JUST WHAT WE NEEDEDBILL HAS REINFORCED THE MESSAGE WITH MOFA MIDDLE UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No Doc No 306119640 Date 10 31 2016 czogmmimU cm 028 2529n m m m zo 000 20 003598 Um 85 508 1ft 0m MCNCE 20 m0200 5mm v 4 2 520 1cm imm 02 202m I m 2 3 m A9 ImEsm meOerOZ OZ w 02 IE Im sm 2 014 nm m2 24 200C0m 02 cm L _u 2 mm 20 2 025x om_ _ _O_Nmm L wu 2_w mOm mm _m_02 Om 4 1m mmocai Om wm wO mO_ _m Om 4 1m mm_ 0m_m mmoc j ImrU _2 _2 Cmcm _ Ammo I m nmmv mm0 4 2 520 _uOmZ _ m mom Umm0 20 4 1m g mv 2 _m 2 3520 4 0 m m Him 4 12 509 0 00 020920 mmOCm_ _ w mo I m OCI ImEu _2 Omzmm r 4 m_N_sm O rrm uOm mEnOEw OCH wig- 20 OS mm _ Im_Mm_nOmm mm m02 mwr Him mmomma mmommJ _u 2 09 WCE mmommq m O 20mrr d02 I_m u wu 2 mow mm5 z O Cmm0 4m tom m 02 mm 0 0_m _ cmwm0 O mm mm w 02 20 Em m_ mom 4 1m mmc m0 w m20mxw 02L I_m m0 cm IO m mm_ 20 Him mom L Zc m 3mm mcm 1055mm _m wr OZ maO m I_m Im m _2 4 050 02 ms 00 m I m Crr mm 0 0C4 Cm m_0m mom _ IOmm Im 0m0 w 0 w cmL wu Z mxvumm OZ I m mom ZO m wmm mom r 22_20m 22 OOHmem M -mo I m umm_u mm0 Om wzu 02 O_u ID C w Umbmajma 2n m m m Zo 000 20 002395 0m m UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 Doc No 006119640 Date 10 61 2016 OUTSIDE OF SAPPORO AND FACILITIES IN HOKKAIDO ON OCTOBER 28 I WILL BE BACK IN WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 1 WOLFOWITZ AND COMPANY WILL GO ON TO SEOUL AND CINCPAC MV - 5 C AICHI VISIT TO WASHINGTON MOFA PARLIAMENTARY VICE MINISTER AICHI PLANS TO VISIT WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 1-4 ALTHOUGH THE DATES MAY HAVE TO SECRET - SECRET PAGE 04 STATE 281927 SLIP BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY OF SECURING CONGRESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS OVER ELECTION DAY AICHI AT FIRST INTENDED TO FOCUS HIS DISCUSSIONS IN WASHINGTON ON EXPLAINING RECENT VISIT TO TOKYO HOWEVER REFLECTING AMB HELPFUL SUGGESTION THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER NOT TO REKINDLE INTEREST AND IRRITATION OVER WHAT HAS BECOME A DORMANT ISSUE AICHI TO BROADEN THE SCOPE OF HIS TALKS TO TRADE AND DEFENSE ISSUES THE JAPANESE EMBASSY WILL BE HANDLING HIS APPOINTMENTS ON THE HILL AND WE WILL WANT TO SCHEDULE A MEETING WITH YOU AND TOM SHOESMITH GR 6 C CIVIL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS THE JAPANESE EMBASSY CALLED ON EB YESTERDAY TO PROPOSE THAT THE NEXT ROUND OF FORMAL AVIATION NEGOTIATIONS BE HELD NOVEMBER 17-22 IN TOKYO WE HAVE AGREED TO THE DATES BUT ASKED THAT THE MEETINGS BE HELD IN EITHER SAN FRANCISCO OR HONOLULU BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING CONFLICTS IN EB AND DOT WE EXPECT TO SETTLE ON THE SITE NEXT WEEK THE JAPANESE PRESS HAS TAKEN ON A SURPRISINGLY CONCILIATORY TONE IN RE- CENT WEEKS ON THIS WOULD APPEAR TO INDICATE A GOJ OR JAL DESIRE TO HANDLE THE MATTER ON A PRAG- MATIC RATHER THAN POLITICAL BASIS WHILE WE FULLY EXPECT THAT THIS ROUND WILL SEE SUBSTANTIVE SOLUTIONS OR THE OUTLINES OF SOLUTIONS ON A NUMBER OF POINTS A SUBSEQUENT ROUND IN TOKYO WILL ALSO BE REQUIRED JH C SCIENNISTER VISIT OUR REQUEST FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR NAKAGAWA WITH THE SECRETARY WAS TURNED DOWN BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE HAVE LEARNED THAT RICHARD ALLEN MAY HAVE TOLD AD - SECRET SECRET PAGE 05 STATE 281927 VANCE MN OSHIMA THAT AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE VICE PRESI- DENT MIGHT BE POSSIBLE WE INTEND IN CONJUNCTION WITH UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 DOC No 006119640 Date 10 31 2016 UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No F-2016-02521 DOC No 006119640 Date 10 31 2016 OES TO RECLAMA WITH THE SECRETARY ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME QUESTION ACCORDING TO JAPANESE EMBASSY SOURCES WHETHER NAKAGAWA WILL BE ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM THE DIET AS A FALL BACK WE HAVE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULEDAMEETINGWITH STOESSEL FOR NAKAGAWA ON OCTOBER 28 JH a C TOKAI MURA THE NEW TENTATIVE SIGNING DATE FOR THE AGREEMENT ON THE TOKAI MURA SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTIS OCTOBER 30 OES IS PUTTING THE FINAL TOUCHES ON THE NEGOTIATED TEXTS AND WE ARE PLANNING A SIGNING CEREMONY FOR AMBASSADOR OKAWARA AND UNDERSECRETARY KENNEDY A CLOUD ON THE HORIZON MAY BE THE HEARINGS ON THE AGREEMENT CON- GRESSMAN BINGHAM HAS SCHEDULED FOR THE AFTERNOON OF BER 28 WHILE THERE IS LITTLE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE HEARINGS WILL DELAY THE SIGNING BINGHAM HASCALLED THEM FOR THE LAST DAY OF THE 15-DAY CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PERIOD AT A MINIMUM THE HEARINGS WHICH WILL HIGHLIGHT THE LIMI- TATIONS REMAINING IN THE AGREEMENT WILL CAUSE DISCOMFORT FOR THE JAPANESE NEGOTIATORS WHO ALREADY HAVE HAD TROUBLE SELLING THE CONTENTS OF THE NEGOTIATED PACKAGE AT HOME JH 9 U NOTE EA CAPTION ONLY CLARK SECRET UNCLASSIFIED US Department of State Case No DOC No 006119640 Date 10 31 2016 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