美国驻日本大使馆对1975年金日成访华的反应

The Reaction of the US Embassy in Japan to Kim Il Sung’s Visit to China in 1975

朝鲜半岛对日本国家安全具有十分重要的意义。1975年4月,在印度支那革命迅速发展之际,金日成率领朝鲜党政代表团访问中国。这引起了日本的高度关注。日本主要担心朝鲜和平统一半岛的政策若发生变化,势必对日本安全造成重大影响。而日本盟友美国亦十分重视关乎日本安全的朝鲜半岛局势的变动。美国驻东京大使馆一方面评论日本对金日成访华的认知,另一方面密切关注日本探寻金日成访华的详情。而且,美国驻日使馆还从第三方外交机构收集有关金日成访华的信息。在获得大量信息的基础上,美国驻日使馆的评估为福特政府对朝鲜半岛形势的判断提供了重要的参考意见,并为美国维持对朝鲜半岛政策现状提供了更充分的依据。

The Korean Peninsula is of great significance to the national security of Japan. In April 1975, on the occasion of the rapid development of the Indochina Revolution,Kim Il Sung led a Korean party and government delegation to visit China. This had aroused great concern on the Japanese side. The Japanese were mainly worried that if the policy of peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula changes,it was bound to have a significant impact on Japan’s national security. As an ally of Japan,the United States also attached great importance to changes in the situation on the Korean Peninsula,which was related to Japan’s security. The US Embassy in Tokyo commented on Japan’s understanding of Kim Il Sung’s visit to China,while Ambassador Hodgson paid close attention to Japan’s search for details of the visit. In addition,the US Embassy in Japan also collected information about Kim’s visit from third-party diplomatic agencies. On the basis of obtaining a large amount of information,the evaluation of the US Embassy in Japan provided an important reference for the Ford administration to judge the situation on the Korean Peninsula,and provided a more sufficient basis for the United States to maintain the status quo of its policy toward the Korean Peninsula.