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NO 900624
DATE 90920
SENT TO KORIC WASHINGTON AMBASSADOR YANG
WITH REGARD TO KOREA-JAPAN PRELIMINARY TALKS FOR RESUMPTION OF THE CONFERENCE YOU ARE INFORMED THAT THE DRAFT PREPARED IN JAPAN REACHED SEOUL ON SATURDAY THE 15TH ONE DAY PRIOR TO PRIME MINISTER KISHIS DEPARTURE FOR AMERICA PD ACCORDING TO RECENT PRESS REPORTS FROM JAPAN THE JAPANESE INDICATED THAT THEY EXPECTED THE ROK GOVERNMENT TO COME TO A FINAL DECISION BEFORE MR KISHI WERE TO LEAVE AND SEEM TO E LAME ROK GOVERNMENT FOR FAILING TO SIGN THE PRESENTED PAPERS PD PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY STEPS FOR FINAL CORRECTIONS THAT ROK REPRESENTATIVE DID NOT GIVE ANY COMMITMENT TO JAPAN TO SIGN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE MR, KISHIS DEPARTURE PD AS THE AMERICANS ARE PRESSING THE JAPANESE FOR SOME AGREEMENT WITH ROK MR KISHI MAY BLAME US FOR THE DELAY PD POINT OUT THAT DOCUMENTS ARRIVED ON THE 14TH IN THE AFTERNOON BY DIPLOMATIC POUCH AND OFFICIALLY REACHED THE FOREIGN MINISTRY ON THE 15TH PD

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