SUMMARY OF THE STATUS OF DISARMAMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS

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• Document Release Date: March 6, 2003
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• Publication Date: January 8, 1957
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8 Jenuary 1957
U "M FOR: The Director
SUBJECT wry of the Status of Disar ent Iblicy
Discussions
This memorandum is for information only.
1. The meeting of the P esideat's special Committee on
Disarmament problems on 7 January considered drafts of six
papers dealing with the subjects:
a. A suggested statement from Ambassador Lodge and
the UN General Assembly, perhaps on Thursday of this mek;
b. Two drafted of a UN General. Assembly resolution
on disal ent, one prepared by Governor Stassen'e Staff,
the other by the USUN Staff;
c. Three draft US Position papers, one dealing with
Soviet proposal." of 17 June reference withdrawal of armed
forces from the NATO and Warsaw Pact countries; the
second a Sov1et proposal of 17 November relative aerial
photography; the third on Norwegian proposals in the UN
relative registration of nuclear test explosions.
2? The suggested statement for Ambassador Lodge proposes
to the General. Assembly renewed negotiations in the UN Diearaeaasnt
Committee, indicating objectives of such negotiations and outliuftg
six US proposals designed to meet the objectives. In summary
these proposals are:
a. That agreement be reached under which at an early
date under effective inspection, all future production of
fissionable materials shall be used or stoclrpiled
exclusively for non-weapons purposes under international
supervision;
b. If such agreement to control future production
of fissionable materials can be reached, the 1E wrau14
propose to limit immediately and to eliminate in a secure
manner all nuclear test explosions, and pending negotiation
of such agreement to work out methods of advance ootifieation
and registration of such tests;
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