WEEKLY SUMMARY

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• Publication Date: December 15, 1967

DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
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WEEKLY SUMMARY
APPROVED FOR RELEASE DATE:
09-24-2008
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51.
15 December 1967
No. 0320./67
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NONPROLIFERATION TREATY NEGOTIATIONS AT IMPASSE
The control provisions of
the draft nonproliferation treaty
(NPT) are still the subject of
controversy, and the treaty will
therefore not be discussed at
this session of the UN General
Assembly.
The fundamental problem is.
that the five EURATOM countries
consider that the treaty as
drafted "discriminates" against
presently nonnuclear countries;
they have indicated ,however,
that they can tolerate this if
adjustments are made on certain
points. They want assurance
that the treaty will not set
aside the EURATOM safeguards
system, and have objected to
the language of the Soviet draft
which specifically calls for
application of the safeguards
system of the International
Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA).
They much prefer the US draft
which calls for safeguards as
set forth by an agreement to be
negotiated between EURATOM and
IAEA. Furthermore, they want
assurance that during what may
be a prolonged period when a
safeguards agreement is being
negotiated between IAEA and
EURATOM there will be no inter-
ruption in the US supply of
nuclear materials to EURATOM.
According to the US draft article,
nonnuclear countries shall not
receive nuclear material not
subject to control. The Belgians
have suggested that the US and
EURATOM conduct informal talks
to determine the feasibility of
an IAEA-EURATOM agreement.
The Europeans are also un-
willing to immobilize their
nuclear development in perpetuity
and want the duration of the
treaty limited to 10 to 25
years. They want to change
the.amendment provisions so
that these will not be binding
for those countries not voting
for them. Finally, they want
the treaty to provide specif-
ically for periodic conferences
to review the situation and
possibly negotiate changes that
then seem necessary or desirable.
All of these European
concerns are the subject of
discussion between the US and
the Soviet Union. Moscow is
reluctant to work out com-
promises until the safeguards
article has been completed.
Although this article may be
worked out by the end of next
month, there are still a host
of other problems to be dealt
with in Geneva, such as peace-
ful uses of nuclear energy,
security assurances, and
disarmament obligations for
nuclear powers.
After the Geneva talks are
completed, the treaty will go
to the UN General Assembly or
to the UN Disarmament Commission,
where, although it would be time
consuming, the treaty would under-
go a comprehensive review and
then be reported to the General
Assembly in the fall. There is
increasing pressure in New York
to hold a resumed session of the
General Assembly in the spring.
However, if the NPT is placed
on the agenda of such a session,
it would have to compete for
attention with Middle Eastern
problems.
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