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leailers dis.lain ,ny desire to conpcte Ior influcnce in Asia {ith Chiaa, and thcy attcnlt to deny that Japan is part of an cnereine four-pover balurce in the Pacific. It is obvious, hol.r,,. 'lJr rJt.J' ic ri.c,o/ nt,/.ng " ..r,i.1t tor('Cn poticy io ^ in A>iu, D .pir. irs gr.'_ non.. ro..., J i r.lcJ Nith a variety of linitations on that ro1c. First, attnoueh _2 d'fcn..^ ",p-nlrru'"" Julr.r 11.^ ro. h D.f-.,- P',' ....oa .I role bcyond its hone islanas and okinrNa. second, there is no firn .onscnsus anons the Japanese pcolrlc about ! forcign policy F.opcr lor Jaran. Furthcrnorc, this is Pri c rlinister Lisatu sato's last tern rnd a succession st.urqle is undcrHay. Many Japanese

US: Cood ltcliti.ns.f Cr.it.sr I]rlirrtrnc. to .rapan Japa! considcrs hcr rclations vith the US of srent.st importance.

Japan depends on the Us nnclear Lnbrelta lnd is heavily dcpendetrt on r\nc!ic n cooper&tion in kecping Norld rrading lancs oten.

0kinaka and econonic prcble s vilI frol)rh1I continne to place sornc st.airs on US Jatanâ‚Źse r.lations. :\Lthoxlh.Iapancse and US aoreign polic), yievs rrc !resently vcry similnr on a large nunlrcr oa issucs -r.9., Clrincsc rct resentalion in tllc UI, rhe proposcd ajve-Porcr Corferrnce, the qu.sLion of Japan,s acquisition ol nuclcar Icapons, invcstncnt and tradc problcms in the lcss deyelop.d.ountrics-'Japi i!3I ,iove in thc nert fcN ye.rs touard , llorciAn l]o1icy rorc in{eirennent of rl\. tnrit.d Star.r.

For ex.Dp1., ilhi1c thc J:rprncs. cor-.rnn:.nt officirllr ncl..ncd | ,. ,, ro. ,,'',y JnpnD.sc !oliti.iNs, distrlrhc.l l)y the nnDounccDcnr, .a11.d upon tieir Aoucrn ent to dcvclop r norc inlcpcndctrt Ioreisn pol icy.

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tlrar rhc JaraDesc Colemncnt increase assiso dp..ri(( ,'', .' "o.. ir. t..,i. t.rro q-r.r1t r,onor. J1l -o :r 1r dcvclopnenr cfforts in oil producing countries, Jrl)arese oIf:icinls do not thinr th. suc. Can:1 \,ill be olen.a this ycar, and althou!li ISrIt stitl oN.s J.Ian S33 nillion_, the Jafan;se nly !ive.Ieypt rdditional funds io construct a iip.linc {ron Alcxlndria to Suez.

AlthouCh Japanese political nrtcr.st in r,atin Anerica is very srtra11, Japancse tradc \'ith t-,tir Ancrica has cxpunded and Japan.sc businessrncn.re b.ainrins to establish thcir oNr conpa,ics to Japaresc business !.ot,Lcns are ver), jnrestors in siDilar to tllose faccd by Anorican and European Japan secs Arrica as a potential sourcc of vital ratural r.sourccs Japanese cconomic policies to(ard Africa Ierc reviei.ed in CrR No. 30 ol July 23, 1971.

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