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from/June 3 to 11, 1956, • team a( .■

ef tne Brookhaven National Laboratariercsian notice: center in the Philippine,sn Embassy officer's imPressions of th.

end oartleularly ihvir-ettitudoUd a subeequentimemorandem of a conve-e,Px. Srm Sehiro MtTSSI, heed of the For.icrnai.ters.

throuehout the visit of the EIrtrIteeen team to Japan was the wide-c,rrae; interest and enthusiasm among All kAy .roupe, intim:Lime the scientists,for the peaceful use program. Forte., .1, i4 their avid desire to close thescientific gap in their work in the fo,ld created by the post-war hidesIn en ertnental research, the Japanese A, err:cmely WailiJei for guidance endtessstance from abroad, particular': fr,o 1,9, end Srust RAW*. Uniever,the Japonese have Leaded to view the 'rid British nuclear maergy pee-r. us as essentdalle. competitive. Pe . r.a,lt the most coetroversiel Leaselousy in the nuelesr energy field 1c the i1i between U.S. and British powerreactors A ',Cody missima headed by Mr. 1 • 1.11-C MIME, a namber of the Atomicenergy Comolesion, was selected on Jun. 2', a,1 4111 depart about the /Addle atJrly to make a two-month study of the i,lwer reactor ,rograse. It woulda-ear to be equally ispertant tto,t eller mission have the oppertumitrI- , view and diecuse Use U.S. ,rogros r . r cIe, mwer developmeet.

AMU' fiti.BJESTED: The Embassy so le wpVecthte ,olicy guidance not informatioftto Assist Embausey officers in answerin6 inlutrle, mad participating Is disuse-s :ow concerning the problem of U.S. cc. U K. ,ouvr routers ski* is Wad, to1m a major issue in the nuclear onerey . 1.1i In . , epan for Sc., tins to MM.

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'rcialists headed by Dr. DiirrlArcalied Japan to eiscess the proposedit ached are a memorandum summerisimg:rem. reectiom ,o the Brookhaven tome

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.rhe 3 at crest MCI or Lhuetaem o• ; -dohs, fir the peace's]. uses program• te••hencohs. hile the drive toe e . • ; Ct. -5. by inC.ust.rial LT* -pa, nartioularly••••• e electric ••caer inoustrd, end b.. ...ortant .hnsorvative oLtLica1. circles isIro-t recni.slized, the enthurriasin Inedi, Wi-thinese scientific eirales has hum••••., f

• reciatc.i. J10:_nese scientists in ain't every diaci.aLine are alkilig' ,,ndors eir,rt.s to close the ‘;ap croctud in the immediate wast-entr void in

r- emelt in ',he nuclear field. .;belitil the vast year partiseLarly• . re bin tr •nemous charms in the at t tuns of Japanese scientists to the - -:

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tr arc. vies.e.nos.• „rientific clidles have apparentl ay

that tie nnly ,..1117 to ren.oin is- the for ,front of intninatianal seigatti- ç1. t •i3 tc i rice whole/eiartly r•setrch led experinartatien in the

lids. ihrther ore, ---.asa Sc etv. ire rh-. turally 4 the, hi •nt:ric bl-ns -osed for stniy. .he5e lv a...ors have tenor, to over:shooed in!. it e i . , rn.le scientists the • h! antipathies to this field so

hver. 5 little t year ago.

,..o heteill elements led by the ,•ower inuustry have an unqueockable.arcut nuclear merry. They have convinced tacoselvea that not only is

t: Cr, ct future in devalonina neeceful s nf nuclear energy j but that these• c ired ^hlativhi, thh•rt rhe industry pada. have

• •chev the ronier vitv. shch in.hnsizy thoion..nness that there is Littlena 0 • n en, • -r vt so r i is th.; fihld of • uclesr energy pAyeo

he. • i • 5 to In occ roe cc e ix: • SQl -seat requited.

.1nt •usiasi, no int . , st in --he peaceful uses or atcniccba • , t a nese rust stilt solg, arm vet.. ■robleset if their &Lodeher'. r:r is not to falter. In ft..- first lice, hers is a eore4derakele leek

r,* Co ., on and oat. wmr.tion bets 01: • 11VV ., •rix,:inal groups interested inner,- elan, nt. 'vi' liii end ii the scientists,

I '.1 as elesentt---as wc1 . v ',''O within aach of those eXauda.t , :•,0 Sr. Vyie for le e,-(. 3 :CMS.i over the •roeran and sada

h "s i htl ...1 .*Cerent slant v t; :iika.n.ne loc." h on Lheeselves asof enerci is J • . oral, are int...Tested in the

cii S vtihe h is hi a rield. hile Nakasone. ;,,nu itofi oat .nath.l ore senrkin to r. ;her, are oiffnrences in their view-toi nt. if the tv,o, i:ek. tone Is :ar . ,• - sate about rtkieees inyol,*1-art'icul rt., in alopini• vtomic nouer in n far or• cautious rni concernedLI/cuts ice in the . rop-an on bi • "jAA,1 sin. the. scientists aroinmerneu t. idtit.',,rotect•n tio • r - th ,...s arch unin.aired byeither Ow., stic o; Int,rhat hnol chritr .1. e ,atly interhated in thed er lo-ciont of r relic • ov:r, e. ; • • 5- oo soon and

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a 1 • r ,hod t- itt oat, 2in 1,.1a I - fr ea tie!. • • ' .r • •to ' nti0t •-r. .er (lin! I:rah:a= ' • -t.t.ear v.a..t.tilitt • ;dies sod !toletalJ .nose eae:tars a bent; "s1hv r f7,v,

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! !• ‘-' r red / 'QC at Shoriki,•It ..t...111t. ibto or !II:en years, point-

,. t.ram-:o: the practical and••rc: ••1:• •• 14c • ',it to have their

1 — C ! ir.al trios of atomic energys• • -.-ch •heir own choice. iiith

•• .:•:' •-• o,nci•rned about the team,: c ei ,U.s. control over

the ...over aUttrell of a.11F....a sal. that, the. attitude or

.,!" our awn scientists who likewise

t . 1.-tents a .-Cr. to 0 C l rA.-1 3•115!! !, r1 , us of co/el-mental inter-.

, • n. :overtt:eless, ae•ert_l t!o, .e....110 in the :tonic IntiustrIAL romain private cenversaticn, .t;:e1.r urex..,:pra,... with the political uses

ms-de •f the atcmic energy program by- : -4.iisrioa La tnis conitxtion, it is importantto rota that the electrical power itahlatri b00 woriced very closely Idti its mum-terpsrt in the U.... and - it is inclined, if -a:. eli • ossible,.'to look fir 'assistsces• 40.! ;:• itionce - Lynn tte U.S. in sevelc,aftent .flier in contrast to

•• ■ ••nt "boo affsir" ey.er reactor.

!••••■• !! :or. for le . .ctet :n r.uele'ar enerily field and after...nee.its .1 nir et t ., of the Jr..— re,7 • -0, code it . 0 ite ii fflcult for Jaren

to r' re neat. on I. fel; sc.. ;on.: ronge tPe present tine,;hero :0 0 co.L.e. able Ink or 1. ,a^sh • _ro gsi,a.n..4 over the nuclear prose..a'clen,. in the ftelci feel th-o unt.11 a long-ri-nge,plan is agreed .notin by ea

06 •.41'-0 . e:";noeined, liii develocee uses Of atonic energy in Japan will.'4, !-- retarded.

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1.1.11 y to In onstr•rte the ut .t ..nt cz to Jao ro-yarm and to

In a* in to nes,. • ! .1' .., •a5ed by the extentto ,,itch they loot to the 11,3- ;er exteraiti in the r -tea tap. A* a

.-rous, for ekramsle, they a,-,3 ,1k, Inn, :tr., •to. rat.2, .v, lish for orc fluivaly than

nravicrIll; arm, other elenint of qes.• tee:than the businessmen ani

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re.; s" -er fro , rile re-OCCU,tti n nor'or' • • ci.nt ro11ee b7 the psvertmenr

• e .n. u_. the ,roes of theoca.-11..ts. These nen protestedre..our out very wall minority

- re sorted the state--A:a ail aseetin . c3 aid i•nored

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i.otnt rcluctect c,,,elo:..x-rArt of'their ”et-intsetitt'.4 . i:eiction, The divergent* , • . • ific resecrch aae . urrctical

'n.est-i • slie st..no ti:s been major a I r torciact thet it 'ten r irpenese innustry- vet- t•ecn ition f close

coo •...tloe cet. er science and industr, • • oriel on n' leas ofr • ae-rch hue roved little encons -1t. • essist cc Cron :n • ustr.,. In

I .o connect" n, .r. lays mentioned that en 1 • •i •-sin a: •rdi bumece-elty el by -einr.1.255.: Corporat.10112,1 ti•et • no J0i t.5555 . cox. NU:at-ion was

in Tested.

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r, tie cat' cdvrovernisl issue isity le the • Locsic nnerg. .71elo is I. et-at of en. ....ritish re•itters it fb • rilci's forthr_,bt ansi

rtc ti°t t1 5.scourteous strt.-rent, mat. cnssin s ritish reict.or, • se forse- : n r. oz., that iseue is frt- 'roe . et r one, bith the _--.ce Loa of

tient of dee.s nn, in rt culti r si ent • c . drad for e r-ectorcl «,,be,:n4„i,,). wise. It <az c: re , tt-tir iarelf hi swe... :ctuallyastlit up hin but iis t • stin 1' in n .0 s u chesintt

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hAve soot. -,:t upon a Urli i h roaster .tU we, theroforv, still ha y, a very good0000rtsnitj to re-empt tt dc ctlor uevtlo ,.ont in Ja,,,,, if we so dosire. ln

is connection, it would ,,, ,r in ortant to arrano an opuortunity for members

,f the Jo : rose Ltomic ,nergy tkimminsion to view and di,cass fax, okr program-• in ',.kwer r;,.istors as well ,--, _the British program. Ur. t ox is of the opinion that

Sir i:hriei ....her YiNTCO has .rohobly oversold the nritish progrsm and, incidentallY,failed to ,11 the Jipsnose that the 3ritish reactor contains a very secret pieceof c0.11 -eau t. which is critio-1 to its o7teration. ihis , q-oblem of U.S. vs. U.K.vower r. act. rs is likely to t:e in the forefront for 3 OM time to come sod it mightbe us,ful tt- soak some god-. 'se. from Aseington in haodlin informal conversations

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(2) The Japaneae feel that the U.S. i• conamtrating toomuch on the eilitary uses of atomic energ;y. for ample, th-ycite the early develo ,..munt of a over reactor for euhrsarineebut the delay in develoring atonic power reactors for gerehantships.

(3) The U.S. is felt to ha2ve a far 1-ss urgent need forvase of atomic comm. ban either the u.g. CT

U.S.S.R. due to our cr.: ch ceon• rq ale-„uate ;.ower resources.Therrfore, there is less preeoure on American authorities tohastsa airly devele ..mcnt of co -ercially covetitive powerreactor% or other n_sceftil use. of -`1.03EiC energy, The U.L. andthe U:S.S.6.., on the other hand, are faced with an loseediate needfor new parer sources and, therefore, are pantry: their programs.Furthmeere, the cover problem . of these couLtries are airr.E. ar totho e of Japan. Therefore, the experience in thee. countriwdevr lo ing power raactors is rore applicable to Japan than thatof the

Thu U.S. it considered overly sensitive on the ruestI,of secur: restriction,. For er.:anplo, Ur., U.S. in lrasc: enricheduranims prohibits chemical reprocessin; of the fuel and also Nur:. methe safe-hanaless clause. The security provisions in U.S. nuclarenergy 347.03.itte have particularly damaged .aerican i • dirence ineCientific rimless who are moot frijAaned by these plov.:ui•yss.Ja:snese scientists and others conriaer the U.S. proriei s fon, ofinter!f' rence in the intern:1 affair of Japon ore! they rr,ent .in. .nlliay to have control over thu nucle,r fr • 1 prrnieel for • i th rexperimental or poasr reactors.

(}) Finally, the U.K. has an oper prof:rem pro-duce .,ca .er on a cammereial basis much sooner than the U.S. program.This fact I itself has consblemble ap!sul Ln the e.

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:,hi e jr gradually lou;r: in th y f' I. of nucloaenergy, Japan has not yet made its final denial n. Thar, is still coust:er tbleopport nity for the U.S. to develo e roi app. aS cv ...Illy tothe Jamthase. However, such a ,..mo rue mu. t, I . Matsui 's Viebl, stress earlypractical epr?icstion of irarcefu; uses of nu ..n oar onerty - perticni:rly pres.r -if the U.S. and Jay- n are to maint:•1-, very c.lo e ties lb the field or nuclearenergy. The Japanese ere still utud log the , :uu, rican :Ira rum and Till con-tinue to do so despite the current uussi.n tc '.u. U.K. A group is „cuing totl.a U.S. in September from the Atonic Industrial Fenn on such a stuct; mission.This group will ie compnved ,ortly of inJustrial ,nd u.thesn slesents who

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ere more oanservativo than Shoriki cud pro to see'dnc cooperation with--7-4-the',th-Ststd.stundetViaxt.thc t, le at all passitle, Ishiksua and

his group return to Japes Vii-IiiiiitlYai6=1 6-tisite a , etesparalde ,,-„--- -survey of U.S. nuclear power developmmtt. However, Kateni felt that we:.houl4 emphasis. to key Jeceneve th-t positive, optisdstic Aspects of ourproram rather than attempt to diecouraLe their hopes of an earlyii n of commercially oolpetitiCe nucleir Power reactors.

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