Talking points on the NPT prepared for a meeting between the Japanese Foreign Minister and Henry Kissinger.

The Office of the Disarmament Affairs summarizes the views of several leading LDP personalities (Matsuno, Nakasone, and Shiina) on the NPT.

An internal record evaluating the arguments in favor of Japan's ratification of the NPT.

A table outlining the various arguments for and against Japan's ratification of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The Japanese Foreign Ministry outlines areas of where Japan's views and positions are evident in the final text of the NPT, including the sections on disarmament, the security of non-nuclear weapon states, the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and procedural issues.

The Disarmament Office at the Japanese Foreign Ministry reviews three "problematic" aspects of the NPT from the perspective of Japan's national security.

The Japanese Foreign Ministry plans to convey its views on the proposed nuclear non-prolfieration treaty to the United States, particularly its concerns about how it might affect the US-Japan security alliance and the balance between nuclear weapons states and non-nuclear weapons states.

This cable provides an assessment of Chairman Deng focusing on this past successes and what he might do before he retires.

Chairman Deng explains China's relations with the Philippines.

The Japanese Prime Minister and Chairman Deng discuss U.S.-Soviet relations, specifically the recent U.S.-Soviet Summit.