No.TM-02110
DATE. 291920
TO. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER
WITH REGARD TO THE REMARKS MADE BY FOREIGN MINISTER FUJIYAMA AT THE LOWER HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE ON FEB 26 CONCERNING RICE PROBLEM AND THE MUTUAL REPATRIATION OF DETAINEES, IT IS FOUND IN THE OFFICIAL STENOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE SAID COMMITTEE MEETING FURNISHED BY ASIA BUREAU DIRECTOR ISEKI, THAT FOREIGN MINISTER FUJIYAMA STATED TO THE EFFECT THAT THE RICE PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PROBLEM OF JAPANESE FISHERMEN DETAINED IN PUSAN. A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL STENOGRAPHIC RECORD CONCERNED OF THE SAID COMMITTEE MEETING TOGETHER WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION THEREOF IS BEING SENT TO THE GOVERNMENT VIA TODAY'S POUCH.
RE TM-02102 CONCERNING FOREIGN MINISTER FUJIYAMA'S REMARKS AT A PRESS INTERVIEW IN OSAKA, BOTH AFP AND UPI RESPECTIVELY DISPATCHED REPORTS THEREON ON FEB 27. BUT, BECAUSE OF RADIO OPERATIONAL CONDITION ACCORDING TO THEM, THEY FAILED TO REACH SEOUL. THEREFORE, THEY SAY THAT THEY WILL REDISPATCH THE SAID REPORT TONIGHT.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, UPI DISPATCH OF FEB 27 FROM OSAKA UNDER REFERENCE READS AS FOLLOWS;