DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL;

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SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL;
JAPANESE REQUEST FOR TEXT

REF: STATE 00322

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1. This message contains an action request. Please see para

4.


2. (SBU) Econoff delivered demarche points contained in ref
to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Nonproliferation,
Science, and Nuclear Energy Division Deputy Director Naoto
Ito and Special Assistant for Nuclear Issues Toshio Kaneko
January 7. MOFA officials said they were aware of the
President's signing of the instruments of ratification, and
welcomed the USG's points. Similarly, DOE Attache delivered
ref points to officials in the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)'s Office of
Safeguards.


3. (SBU) MOFA officials opined that the U.S. Additional
Protocol text differs significantly from the Model Additional
Protocol text and requested information on the differences.
Econoff noted the text reflects U.S. status as a nuclear
weapons state and the National Security Exclusion to which
our Additional Protocol is subject. MOFA officials
acknowledged this, but requested a copy of the U.S.
Additional Protocol text for their review.


4. (SBU) Action Request: Please provide a copy of the
Additional Protocol for use by Econoffs and DOE Attache in
dealing with MOFA and other interested GOJ contacts, as well
as any available talking points on the differences between
the U.S. Additional Protocol and the Model text. Post
understands that an interagency delegation is coming to Tokyo
in February for Safeguards Policy Bilaterals; request that
this delegation consider offering a briefing to MOFA and
other interested Japanese officials on the subject of the
U.S. Additional Protocol. End Action Request.
SCHIEFFER