Sep 13 letter

Page 1

LtICUIIVE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL

,i Lat I have been askeil to r.sPond to your letter of September t3 to Dr. Kissinger, in which you very generously shared vith us your conwersations witl1 Japarcse H.use Speaker lurada a l Diet membcls Ha3egawa and Mircva, aB tetl as your om obsenations on t]1e cllrent Japanese

political

3cene.

lound this ii ormtiotr anil yonr ovn interpretation3 and snggesiiotrs most

May

I

say

tiai ve

x

?loleseor David ,. Lu Plofesso! of Hisioly ana Director of the Certer fo! JapaEse Siudies

\ Bucknell Udvereity

Lekishurg, Pennsyleania l?83?

' ,4i$:',* {

Dr5r,r.h.d l0/o/71 (rl,l


., ?4"

**4? ".

BUCKNELI- UNIVENSITY

Ilouse sPeaker, Naka

1c! I{.. visirors fulue of the U. l,n oui approaches

These Japanese

then and a16o

Noboru }(inoua, a16o a mmber of the Dier. thcir concern for rhe

to,.rd the

quesrion

of

Irciderrarly,

@ke

trade

Mr.

to , 3Mr1 factionr calred Ishii-E, bu! rhe iiberal Derccra.ic Paftyrs bkumin undo sohombu, th rhe responstb{rlty or draftins l,DP e enjoys sood press relariotu, and is ouLsrde of his oln pafty. ihrle .here ts

ltttre rikerrhood of p.rty ra s to Bain a najoriry, i6 rela.i'ery

fonovinss

amonC

43),

Lhe norlhern island of secieta.y ro ?rtm Mtnlster s5to p!ese!. i3 a .lose

yduDc Gee

ro the r,DP. Dr. Tsumda professor.L ny 1963-69. He ls an priMrily adnirer of ,our scholarly ,orts aEd !s eBe defense

p.licie..

as ,eL1 as one

@ettng rtLh lmperor Ht.ohit. in Anchora8e {as tha! fomal invftaeion ro rhe Enperor be issued for cane fron Eu.opean coun.ri uniled staLe3 vilh vhon rh tuseSaea ehouehc lhe Japanese pub1r.,ould be mst srateful if a. rhe lime of tuerins 'fth t-ha. lnperor Hirohtto is a En of peace a.d rhar hrs

lhe Yar'

(I

hope phen


transLa.ed in.d than !'re &rm !9!&

eh !4!!!

or surrender be

our 6y

researci

or endi4

used) prevelred

scholars. My I

:

visft !o Pekina. lrhen I

Irosr rapsnese orfrcrals

.ountered hy

!o be folro,od tha!

by

Japan

visr. Eke pla.e as one

snery, a feerina

significantl, eha!

bloodshed

your sellous ai.enrion?

!t!113!!!_.!irelrlj 6efo.e rris

fu he.

definitely

ourd preler

nrsht calr

rirst is ipso facto rcre

staLes, and ,lapan eould rhere {ould

lhar i !t. ronova rrLinaled prep.red .o and corleague. .!e Tanaka the dolrar. (A figure of ta00 Eilrion su$ested. 'as by .he, do beELer.) saying rh't cduld 1 count.red tnat .his niEhr be followed by a tn JaP8n. rn Ir. lttno,a,s

! j-c j--E43!!=l_l:e!

IIr. bkuel

L. suard our doors {ithou!

on Aucqsr 23,

confided !o ne !ha! the yen

!hâ‚Ź ro'/, tax surch"rge. Iillen

Sovetunt enieriarned any alrerâ‚Źte in the affimriE. by ar leasr 11.2% or mre Thus Jspan,

'irhou!

I

asked

if

the JaPanese

revaLuati6tr, nisht

rhus inposed .ouLd

ret,in

pollurion conEol and puhlr. verfare. This nisht offset ro rhe u1rlEG ular suppdr., susses.ed a slntlar approach abour ,ou1d look rnro

eo

,eekg

her


of ou! not also .ercve .rade barrie!. are rc. real1y advantaees

fo.

ca.ada .nd o.her affec of rhe 10'l su!.harse. l4,y

r

Presidenr Nixon's

visi! to Peti*: fhe lrilliant Mmer in

ravolitegaminlollyo ralte place, riLh so@ people pLacing the date as €rLy as

dill

31so

.o the Possibilfty of

1971 (I sald

dre

Lo

fron sian in 1936.)

r'.if,

If possible, could

P.kris to stsn

rhe Nuclear Non-?roliferaiion Treare? acconplished,

as fa! as Jlpan is

ac.edes taken by a snaLl Eiaoriry nuclear.' (r hare

It

Peliirc alro

and

oI ratifi.a.ion, once srifle rhe posrtion

vould also

o

counc lers.) uriitur.1y

lhe risdon M.r,

rhe

I

a13o 3uscesr

mjoriLy and si€nificanr

to rhe

and in rhe evenL developnear (such as Pelttis's a.cessron

Nucrear Non-rrolrferatroa

that specific Mlrer.

or the poli.y

rrelty),

1t i3 fudhar

rn advrnce of the publi. announ.emn. on

&i!e*_-!:_-&_j : nre press reporL shols rhar ror.isn a.tirude,' on lheLher rhe u.N. decLaling that tlre auster of req(idn€ a bo-rhitd Mjori.y. fdis rs nistraBl.tion Japan docs not lish accuratelv.elle.r.


Tsumda, the quesrion of could have spLrt

not

tlr.

Tamka had Bde uP his

rapsn rele.red

rePlled rhat

as

Japan, and fron lhar pdint

of viev {ouLd

uino{a then ca11ed Mi. Tanaha before lhe latrer enbas.yi3 lare dlnner at 10. rrr. Iul(uda had a breakrasi Eee jutt b.rore the resolurion .he lever confererce. Ple.uBbLy .he t,o xivars for

left

co-spoNer lhe resolutron.

ursi4 lheir

Lever besr

china. ur. nasegala exprain' the olren.ar feerins of no! itr disr.ess, especialLy defea.ed Japan in 1945. I{e

comunicated lhrougn lhe kfte! M3 Indeed the

splir sithrn raPan on her china poli.y is deeP' factioEl divisidns. l.ray I ulge to Japan on rhe dtter of co_

!!e !!!q!9 s1 4! politicia* detry Lhe p.6si! iLy of Diet fo! irs ratlrl.atron.

ftrsL ballet !o

Minister sato vouLd resicr ihts rhese vrevs they neieLy

ranana has rhe required maiorily

o!

.he

e intra-ParLy struegle, or by a dt.ecr


effe.tively his political porei nust

noL be ero,red

.ny further.

rhat i. is !o our narioml

part,

rhe rulins

lhe po.enlra1 3p1rr 1970 MI. sato ran for

PriMrily ror the rceived flon

PurPose

for lhat

reason

avoided ar all cos!. In or the l,DP os.ensrveLy ror .he

of

the infomalion r

Mri

sato Gither throush sp.ciaL emiss.rles or erml

dipromtic chamels),

Ere his o{n

dre sa1ur,ry cffecr lacking ii our

rn AuSusr of

1970

successor. sense

oI trusr

'hich

is ofton

'hen

had lound out about his ne8oriations vith rhe rztsuoka {as Japon's foreiBn ninisrer in 1940 and

I

41, and ftenbers

sonehov connived ,ith a cr eflect the ouster of ktsuoka from hiE po3.. hs. s.to ,fce. the desrh ol l,Irs.

artached

to

Lhe

hemry of

the fanilY

lEtsuoh. After

to susgcrr rhaL llr.

is cldsely

eoins

LhaL the united sra.es

failed to consuLr

courd

If Lhis lack of

issue of chiE ultiMterY brinc about hls

the ninds of Japanese leaders, shether Lhey

Iutuda, or

).rr.

orher rhlrers:

p.,.. -.;s-L ',in\ .". " hnrd on the liberalizario!

urlar areas, ald ie able Lo retain its po,er rhloush shovin8s in !u!61 areas. qdrck


as a further maGanircus cestule tovard uni1.lerally canceL thae portion of people are not

Japan, ee mlcht

lil<ely ro 11s.en to rhe voice or Amri.a

and PeopLeis RepobLi.

of

broadcasr

c

Japrn. the era of J,pan for Japan is over. 1f J.pan ur.he3 !o tecome pa!tne., full-fredged 3he Nst a13o ask herselE 'ruhat can s.ares?, fnis

cessions fron

a

reading this lenerhy cor.esponderce.

of Eistory Director of the

Professor and


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