PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGH TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01370R000801050053-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 29, 2010
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: June 23, 1984
• Content Type: CABLE

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TAGS: EAID, JA
SUBJECT: PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGH
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
1. AT THE EMBASSADOR'S MONTHLY LUNCHEON WITH
VICE-MINISTER MATSUNAGA, MATSUNAGA STATED THAT JAPAN
HAS DECIDED TO EVALUATE ITS POSSIBLE PARTICIPATION
IN THE PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR HIGH
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH BY SENDING A FACT FINDING TEAM
TO HAWAII, WASHINGTON AND FIJI IN AUGUST. THE TEAM
WILL BE LED BY THE FORMER JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO
INDONESIA, MASAO SAWAKI. THE TWO OTHER MEMBERS OF
THE GROUP WILL INCLUDE ONE FOREIGN MINISTRY OFFICIAL
AND A UNIVERSITY EXPERT ON OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY
CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY. THEY PLAN TO MEET WITH
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS OF THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE
AND ENERGY AS WELL AS USAID. THE PURPOSE OF THIS
MISSION IS TO SURVEY PROJECT OBJECTIVES AND POSSIBLE
RILES FOR BOTH GOJ AND PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.
2. JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROJECT HAS IN THE
PAST BEEN THE SUBJECT OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST.
HAWAII GOVERNOR GEORGE ARIYOSHI AND HAWAII SENATOR
SPARK MATSUNAGA HAVE BOTH FORMALLY COMMUNICATED
WITH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT URGING THEIR
PARTICIPATION. EAP/J MAY WANT TO INFORM THEIR
OFFICES OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. DEPARTMENT MAY ALSO
RECALL THAT VICE-PRESIDENT BUSH SENT A LETTER TO
LOP LEADER MASUMI ESAKI ON THE SAME TOPIC.
MANSFIELD
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