UNIQUE DOCUMEwr Ee GUIGOING TELEGRAM sti; @epartment ogy, of St@e INDICATE; (1 couect Noe ATED — SENT TO? 25-L AMEMBASSY TOKYO ~ ne,s #GpCaceerefo BU lol2s ols seseeot oT Fl 7 10 : , ct/T 408035 3904 a Origin Ckazaki, accompanied by Iguchi snd First Secretary Tanaka, called at Info So . G Department October 23 te attend meeting with Robertson and MeClurkin, SaR main subjects brought up by Okazaki 1) Bikini compensation 2) defense ex- , penditures 3) war criminals ani |) Bonin Isl mders, OP m Four Re Bikini compensation, Okazaki said he now convinced $1 million will not achieve satisfactory settlezmnt. Japanese Government had already paid 130 _Smillion yen in loans te people in fishing industry who contimuing suffer losses, Wer ees While some in Japan favor partial settlement now, and further negotiation final Wy s_ “l amount, he would rather have one final settlement, which might be made for Mfg 3die million and could certainly be achieved for $2 millions . Robertson er i.ARK, oe o& phasized while we recognize difficulties protlem for Japanesé- Government and :' people and distressed unfortunate remlts of tests, US expenditures of billion Dasied : 3 i { of dollars om atomic program not for ourselves alone but serve dual purpose "| protecting world from Coumunist enslavenaiitvend developing peaceful uses atomic | [ @nergye US wants do what equitable but does not want set unfortunate precedents. | Agreed finsl settlement preferable butGipeested if this impossible legal inquiry | might be initiated although we hoped this ‘could be avoided. If Japanese could Com@ up with reasonable firm figure we wuld seriously consider it. \ 4 \ BEST COPY AVAILABLE | Telegraphic transmission and IN ED COORDNA EWI TH: DE ITY: BEFOREAUTHOR classification approved by: th ION RELEAS DOE/SA +20 E BOCannret Ws : While | | SPECIEL ASSISTENT 10 THESECCTTARY blie < SAE cca ss e+ ROOUCTION FROM THIS ‘tOPy, EF CLASSIFIED, IS ROV L134 vPJHIBITED. ~ WPRTARY RESEARCH APPL“ oo tR9