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KH/NK294 (SLW L683 LCB753)
TOKYO 190 15 1819
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DR CHANGWHAN SOHN PRESIDENT KORCROSS SEOUL
(PRESONAL) I AM GLAD TO LEARN THAT THANKS TO SINCERE EFFORTS OF OUR TWO GOVERNMENTS CMA THE ISSUE OF DETAINEES IN PUSAN AND OMURA HAS NOW BRIGHT PROSPECT FOR SOLUTION STOP IT IS INDEED A MATTER OF GREAT REGRET EVEN FROM POLITICAL
VIEWPOINT THAT THE RELATIONS BETWEEN OUR TWO NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN DEADLOCKED FOR SUCH A LONG TIME AND MAY CONTINUE TO BE SO ONLY BECAUSE OF SUCH A SIMPLE AND ELEMENTRY QUESTION STOP EVEN MORE IT IS A SHAME THAT IN THIS FAR EAST SECTION OF THE FREE WORLD MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE TO BE DETAINED EVEN AFTER FINISHING THEIR TERMS CMA FOR POLITICAL REASONS FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY AT ALL AND CAN DO NOTHING BY THEMSELVES STOP THEREFORE CMA I SINCERELY WISH DASH AND I HOPE IT WILL BE THE SAME WITH YOU DASH THAT THE ISSUE SHOULD BE SOLVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AND ONCE FOREVER IN ORDER THAT THIS KIND OF SCANDAL WILL NOT BE REPEATED AGAIN STOP PLEASE CONVEY MY BEST REGARDS TO HIS EXCELLENCY CHOI

SHIMADZU PRESIDENT JAPANCROSS G147

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