TARAPUR AND IAEA DG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87R00029R000200310005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: July 20, 1981
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
July 20, 1981
CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM
TO : CIA/SA/NI"I
FROM INR/PMA - Robert A. Martin CC lPt 9"'
SUBJECT Tarapur and IAEA DG
We have been asked by OES to obtain, on an extremely
urgent basis, a CIA assessment on the following:
1. Under what circumstances, if any would the Soviets
support or not object to the candidacy of Neils Holm
(Denmark) for IA-EA Director General. We need to know
what could be offered to the Soviets in return for
their support of Holm.
2. Where India will likely turn for Tarapur fuel
supply and why Sethna appears to favor US supply
over any other. Also we need a further elaboration
of what Gonsalves' "third course" consists as noted
on New Delhi 13493 (attached). This information is
needed urgently as the US Delegation will be leaving
for India on July 25.
We would appreciate your response by COB, July 22.
Attachment:
New Delhi 13493 (Confidential)
cc.- CIA/OSWR ~
Drafted: INR/PMA/NSCCohen
State Dept. review completed
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2. A'T THE END OF A LONG TALK ON INDO-AMERICAN RELATIONS
WITH ERIC GONSALVES JULY 17 WE BRIEFLY DISCUSSED TARAPUR.
ALTHOUGH I DOUBT ANYTHING WAS SAID WHICH-YOU DON'T
ALREADY KNOW. I THOUGHT I' SHOULD REPORT IT NEVERTHELESS.
YOU MAY WISH TO SHARE THIS WITH OES.
3. AT THE OUTSET I POIri4TED OUT TO GONSALVES THAT I HAD
NOT YET BEEN IN WASHINGTON AND THAT I DID NOT KNOW THE
POSITIONS OUR DELEGATION TO THE COMING TALKS WOULD TAKE.
THEREFORE. I WAS SPEAKING ON MY OWN INITIATIVE AND EN-
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4. 1 FOUND GONSALVES QUITE NEGATIVE ABOUT THE PROSPECTS
FOR THE TALKS W3ETING OUR REQUIREMENTS. HE STUCK
1N~ T14AT WE WERE BREAKING A CONTRACTUAL
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OBLIGATION AND Aar ING FOR A FURTHER AGREEMENT WITHOUT
OFFERING ANYTHING IN RETURN. HE LISTED THE THINGS WE
WANTEC AND WAS PARTICULARLY EMPHATIC IN SAYING THAT THEY
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,MEAN THAT WE CANNOT BE OFFICIALLY AWARE OF THIS UNLESS
THE INDIANS RAISE IT IN OUR DISCUSSIONS.1 PARTICULARLY
PERSONALLY. ISAFEGUARDS COAND NCLUDEDAGAIN
WAS SPEAKINGREJECTION
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BY SAYING THAT I DOUBTED THAT WHAT HE HAD IN MIND WOULD
MEET OUR NEEDS.
6. INCIDENTALLY. GONSAL VES SPOKE OF THE ALTERNATIVE
DATES THEY HAD PROPOSED FOR THE COMING TALKS AND SAID HE
VERY MUCH HOPED THE TALKS COULD TAKE' PLACE SOON AND ON
ONE OF THOSE DATES. BL.000 .
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