ML20055F311
| ML20055F311 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/20/1988 |
| From: | Schwartz S NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| To: | Brush P ENERGY, DEPT. OF |
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| FOIA-90-84 NUDOCS 9007160260 | |
| Download: ML20055F311 (4) | |
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son RStratford Dept. of State Mr. Peter N. Brush, Director
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U.S. Department of Energy Washington, D. C. 20585
Dear Mr. Brush:
This will infom you that the Comission has reviewed and has no objection to the proposed subsequent arrangement transmitted in your letter of September 14, 1988 regarding the sea shipment of plutonium under the Agreement for Cooperation between the U.S. and Japan Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy.
Sincerely.
Sheldon A. Schwartz Deputy Director International Programs Office of Governmental and Public Affairs l
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