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SUL'ject: CoMent on Nsstl 1?2 -- U.S. Policy foward Retelence: nSC iI@olandm dated Jue 29, 1974
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1. Tbe Tleasuly Deparlnent finds the paper on U.S. Polid louarJ Jdpdn pEepared in responEe to Nssr' t?, acceptalle althouqh the Delarthent betieve. tha! the -tonâ&#x201A;Ź of tne pa!e! is ovelty complacent. 2. Jape's economic policies have been generalfy constluctive flos the point of vieq of the thtted States eve, though Japan has tenaed to slde ,ith the Europeds lather than the U.S. o! tlre basic issues of interiational nonetary refom. Neveltheless, tiele is a potential for Eerious problems alisinq out cf JaDan,s eiiort to assure ror c6n_ icr ac.ess Lo lJv nataliils ind llrc lossi.ilities gsviDq otrl oI Jepnn's adirsu -nrs to the develotir ! ihlernational financial situatlon. The need for .lose n'onitorino in the jud@ent of the treasuryr calls fo! nore ffiphasis th& ti:is !ape, suqqests. 3. It is lalticularly inportant to Lring the Japanese fulit into nullilateral agleenents on energy and on eiporr crcJjt rrrln. cnents. rhe poss.bl- so_l oJer o! u-panese poliErcal | ,;ssures -nto i;EernaLiohal econonrc issues is 4. allrorqh it r! c rdtcc- or ind rerL Lt:'h lies outside the area of ?rcasury lespolsibiiity, ve rish also to havc it no:ed lhat the Trea.!!y qucsrions the viev (page 15) that Jipa. vilf certairly fo!._do tl,e derelopmeDt of nuclear soarDls .lnling the coning d.cade. uhile {e accelt that !b. od.is nos axe berter than even that Japan qill continuc its non-.uclear policy, vr6 believe tnat failure to dato to ratify the Non-?rolif.ration Ifeat, ieflecas a desire to lea!'e open the possibility that a
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-2chage ray be necessaryi we sdelstand chat ,rapats capability to ploduce nuclea! {eapors is not ir question. vte bel,ieve further that econohic constraints on nuclea! developnent are not birding. Ue therefore rould plefe! language ,hich accepls the possib ity tlat Jaganr it forced by alteleA internationai cilcmstances and ils ovr pe!caption or jts national intrresr, irny qo nuclea!' ;1th!n
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