JANUARY 13 JAPANESE TRADE PACKAGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00363R000100010012-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2008
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: January 13, 1983
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT: JANUARY 13 JAPANESE TRADE PACKAGE
REF: TOKYO-,574
1. ON MORNING-OF JAN 13, MOFA'S DEPUTY DIRECTOR
GENERAL ENDO, BRIEFED ECCUNS ON CABINET DECISION OF JAN
13 Ui-. MARKET OPENING MEASURES. MEASURES WILL BE
ANNOUNCED ,IN TOKYO AFTERNOON OF JAN 13r AND WILL BE
BRIEFED TO U8G OFFICIALS =INWASHINGTON BY JAPANESE
EMBASSY, JAN 13 WASHINGTON TIME.
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2. ENDO STRESSED THAT THIS PACKAGE WAS DIFFICULT TO
ARRIVE AT AND WAS POSSIBLE ONLY BECAUSE OF,THE DIRECT
AND PERSOAAL N; N OF PRIME R NA $ON
ENDO ALSO EMPHASIZED THAT A POSITIVE REACTION FROM USG
OFFICIALS +UULD BE ; +ECESSARY IF THE POSITION OF :THOSE
JAPANESE GOVERNMANT AND POLITICAL OFFICIALS. SUPPORTING
LI6ERALIZING MEASURES IS NOT 'TO BE UNDERCUT. HE 'ALSO
STfLSSEU THAT A POSITIVE REACTION FROM THE U.S. WOULD
BE NECESSARY IF WE WERE TO EXPECT THE COORDINATING
GROUP ON STANDARDS (PARA.3, 0) AND THE OTO ADVISORY
COUNCIL (PARA 3, C)ITO ACT VIGOROUSLY AND EFFECTIVELY
TO REMOVE IMPORT BARRIERS.
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* 3. THE JAN 13 PACKAGE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING-MAJOR
COMPONENTS.
A. TARIFF CUTS: TARIFFS WERE REUUCED OR ELIMINATED ON
47 AGRICULTURAL, PRODUCTS, 28 MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS,
TOBACCO ITEMS, CHOCOLATE, AND BISCUITS (DETAILS
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED?,
b, QUOTA EXPANSION: QUOTAS WERE EXPANDED ON SIX
AGh1 CULTURML ITEMS INCLUDING BEANS, PEANUTS, FRUIT
PUREE AND PASTE, NON-CITRUS FRUIT JUICE, AND TOMATO
JUICE, KETCHUP, AND SAUCE.
? C, OTO: (1) ESTABLISHMENT OF A HIGH LEVEL OTO
ADVISORY COUNCIL :TO PROVIDE ADVISE AND SUGGESTIONS ON
? ALL ASPECTS OF OTG ACTIVITIES. (2) STRENGTHENING OTO
BY I~*IPRUVI G xjrD SPEEDING PROCEDURES, AND ALLOWING
ICt '-1PL INNT3 BY PROXY (I.E. EMBASSY OR CHAMBER OF
? CUOO-IERCE ACTING ON BEHALF OF COMPANIES).
D. I11.PROVE'MMENT OF STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATIONS
? SYSTEMS: (1) A COORDINATING GROUP HEADED BY THE CHIEF
CABINET SECRETARY AND. COMPOSED OF CONCERNED MINISTRIES
iNU AGENCIES HILL BE ESTABLISHED TO REVIEW ALL
STANDARDS AND. CERTIFICATION ;SYSTEMS CALL 37 LAWS) WITH
A ViEN TO REVISION AND SIMPLIFICATION, INCLUDING
AMENDING LAWS. PRELIMINARY WORK IS SCHEDULED' TO BE
? CO' PLC TED BY MARCH 31. (2) SPECIFIC. IMPROVEMENTS WERE
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ANNI UE CED ON 16 STANDARDS.
E. TOBACCO: (1.) EXPANSION OF THE NUMBER OF TOBACCO
OUTLE LLING FOREIGN CIGARETTES WILL BE
ACCELERATED. ALL OUTLETS THAT {'WISH TO IN ALL MAJOR
MEIRUPOLITAN AREAS, EXCEPT TOKYO AND OSAKA, ;-iAY DU SO
BY -ARCh 31, 1983. BY OCTOBER 31, 1983, ALL OUTLETS IN
TLKYO A('D OSAKA WILL 8E INCLUDED.. ALL OUTLETS
NATIO'iwJIDE WILL.3E ;ALLUThhED To SELLFOREIGI: CIGARETTES
BY The END OF JFY '84 (1 1$TEAD OF ENDOF JFY '85).
(2) CHANGES IEi OISTRIBUTIOP :OF ,TOBACCO PRODUCTS WILL
B~ B. WHEN THE GOVERNMENTS FAKES A DECISION ON THE
D ;KU CUts';MITTEE RECOMMENDATION ON RESTRUCTURING JTS..
THE LOP HOWEVER HAS DECIDED ?Iii? PRINCIPLETO ALLOW
Ii PURTATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOREIGN CIGARETTES BY
PRIVATE CONCERNS, AS LDNG AS THE EXISTINp SYSTEM OF
LICENSED RETAIL OUTLETS REMAINS IN PLACE,
4. I PASSIP.,G. ECOUNS NOTED ABSENCE OF MEASURES ON
BEEF A I) CITRUS IN THE JAN 1.3 ANN NOU CEMENT. ENDO SAID
THAT THE PACKAGE WAS COMPOSED OF MEASURES TAKEN'
Ur lLATEP ALLY, AND THAT BEEF AND CITRUS ,..$:A i'+ATTEit FOR
BILATERAL AGREEMENT. HE HINTED THAT AGREEMENTS ON SUCH
ITEMS AS BEEF AND CITRUS IOULG BE"TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE
THE EXPIRATION OF CURRENT AGREEMENT ON THOSE ISSUES.
I"4 THE CASE OF AUSTRALIA THAT MEANS BY APRIL it 1g850
13 TH-ic CASE OF THE U.S., SY,APRIL 1, ?1984. COMMENT:
ThE LEAR I MPLICATIO1,; OF E NDO'S STATEMENT IS THAT THE
GOJ SILL BE SEAOY, TO BEGIN DISC JSSIUNS ON BEEF AND
CITRUS eaITH THE U.S. AFTER THE ELECTION THIS SUMMER.
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LIE'ITEO OFFICIAL USE SECTION 02 OF 02 TOKYO 00734
1 A,',,'$' ERS TO SPECIFIC QUESTIUTAS ASKED BY U.S. SIDE Ai
THE EARLY DECEMBER TRADE S 1B*GPOUP' MEETING ARE.IN
PREPARATION AND GOJ OFFICIALS HOPE THEY WILL BE
COMPLETED BY COG JAN 14. IF THEY ARE, THEY WILL BE
CUMMUICATED TO THE U.S. SIDE ON JAN 1A WASH TIME IN
ASHINGTUN. IF NOT ANSWERS WILL BE SENT TD REACH
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b. COMMENT: THIS PACKAGE WAS DIFFICULT TO PUT
TOGETHER, AND PM NAKASO ;E WAS PER30NALLY DIRCCTLY,
INVOLVED, IT CONTAINS A NUMBER OF MEASURES OF BOTH
IMMEDIATE AND POTENTIAL IMPORTANCE; MANY OF THE TARIFF
CUTS ARE BENEFICIAL; A STRENGTHENED OTO AND A HIGH
LEVEL REVIEo< OF-STANDARDS SYSTEMS "IS POTENTIALLY MUCH
MORE SIGNIFICANT.
? - 'ViE BELIEVE ENDO I8 CORRECT IN ARGUING THAT A
FUSITIVE'U.S, REACTION IS NECESSARY TO AVOID
1I 1!9i ?_ ERCUTTI 'G SUPPORTERS OF 'LIBERALIZATION, AND TO 'HELP,
PRU10TE EFFECTIVE ACTION OF' THE NEW OTU COUNCIL. AND THE
COUIR I, ATI: G GROUP ON THE REVIEW OF -STANDARDS SYSTEMS,
CLEARLY, A POSITIVE REACTION TO A PACKAGE WITH WHICH ..
? NAKASO= E IS PERSONALLY INVOLVED ON THE EVE. OF HIS O.S.
VISIT 4OULO HELP SET A CONSTRUCTIVE TO~qE.FOR HIS
VISiT.- TO AVOID SENDING ,THE GOJ CONFLICTING 'SIGNALS, A
CULRRitIt*ATED REACTION WOULD BE USEFUL, THE- ROAD TO
"HERE -E NJ~i ARE HAS BEEN LONG AND DIFFICULT. WHILE EVE
HAVE :.3T GOTTEN AS FAR AS E ?MIGHT LIKE, OUR FIRST
CUfaCERf4 XUST BE HOW TO GET CLOSER-;TO OUR ,GOAL OF A
JAPP,N!ESE MARKET AS OPEN AS OUR JWNs 'WE CANNOT HOPE TO
DO THIS IF I+yE DO NUT MAINTAIN ' THE PERSONAL SUPPORT AND
INVOLVEMENT OF JAPANESE POLITICAL LEADERS WHD HAVE PUT
THIS PACKAGE TOGETHER. END COMMENT.
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