JAPANESE THINKING MORE POSITIVELY ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL VISIT.

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78S01932A000100130105-8
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 105
• Publication Date: June 30, 1974
• Content Type: CABLE

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ITEM NO~c WH-~ DATE: JUNE 30, 1974
SUBJECT: JAPANESE THII~~KING MORE POSITIVELY ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL
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REF USIS TOKYO, JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS,
JUNE 23, UNCL.4'
IN A SHARP DEPARTURE FROhI RECENT FORA, THE JAPANESE FOREIGN
MINISTF~Y HAS INDICATED REC~''PTIVITY TO THE. IDEA OF A VISIT TO
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REPORT OF JUNE 28 STATES THAT MINISTRY OFFICIALS ARE NOW RATHER
UPBEAT ON THE IDEA THAT SUCH A VISIT COULD TAKE PLACE IN 1,974.
ONE REASON FOR THE SHIFT IN ATTITUEt~DE, ACCORDING TO THE PRESS
ACCOUNT, IS TFIAT THE PRESIDENT HAS RECEIVED ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOMES
IN BRUSSELS AND MOSCOW; TOKYO PROBABLY WANTS TO AVOID BEING
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LEADERSHIP OBLIGATIONS AND POLITICAL DEMANDS, THE JAPANESE COME
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