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Mr. lh.odore L. Eliot, Jr. Execuii!c Sccr3tarY Dcpar!n.Dt.l stai.
Ey NSSM 1?2 rrlp NSC ttrte.deparinenlal C$uF lor E asked Lo prep3re a srndy of U. S, p.li.y tovard Japan. .A3P3rtol l]!at studt-, thc lC Eas asked to conside. ihe .rucstion oa our policy as ..Aards Japan s iegional and \lorld rote,
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JaPan, and slould hc dre IsC S.nior Rerien asked, ho$cvcr, thai, in o cr !o assisi n1 Group. Th. Presi.le,t has thc ,rcraraljon ior Lt.e .omi.g visii of Pdfrc ):1i s1er Tnnaka, ih. qdcsti.,n of U. S. Ja?:h coop.rzrior on ruliiinicrnL probLbr ol mu,ual .onccrn be rerielved, and that this special siudy !c f.rrarded Jor cotsiderarior Ly the S.nior Revic\n C.oup as a mar!.r ol u.gc.cy. ndd.essed io ihc s!â‚Źcilic mulrilalrral problcms listcd beto\, the sh,dy stro ld:
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S. and Japa.esc national intcresls and ol,jcctives nr fiese pr.b,cm a.eas, noline div.rgcn.i.s lvl,.r. tley.xisi, U.
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spcciti. probl.rns slioold include:
Rcr!d,,'l_]]1 I (,c!'iDr relrbilitaiion, rrs Kor.n Pciin.ula, Si])c.if,n .. ou.,nic dlvcl.pm.nr, .rd Picitic l,asin c.ono.ric coope.a{i.n.
lfrll'I ! globatlv: rhe Arla.iic lartnership, ehergy (1o be inter-relntcd qilL s!b.riatr e.onomi. dcyclopmen!), and tladf nnd nrorc,!ar). pori.y. Tn. sr!ay sloutd be pr.par.d tJv drc Nsc rnrerd.!3rim.\tal croup for IasL r'!::ia, dr:\'ing as arJrropri:tc on !!e work nlr.ndy donc in.annc.ri.. *irl' ^"sstl 172. Thc shdy should I. subftitLcd Dar tatcr ltran July 16, 19?3 lor .o.s crarion by itrc sâ‚Źtrior Rc!ic1v crou]].
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