IAEA-EURATOM: NEGOTIATIONS ON SAFEGUARDS

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06924580
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• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2022
• Case Number: F-2019-01488
• Publication Date: February 22, 1972

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DIRECTORATE OF
INTELLIGENCE
Central Intelligence Bulletin
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22 February 1972
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No. 0045/72
22 February 1972
Central Intelligence Bulletin
CONTENTS
SOUTH VIETNAM: The military situation. (Page 1)
LAOS: yang Pao's offensive has slowed. (Page 3)
USSR: Damage to winter grains. (Page 5)
IAEA-EURATOM: Negotiations on safeguards. (Page 6)
ZAIRE: Government and party changes (Page 8)
PHILIPPINES-CHINA: Visit by Marcos' emissary
(Page 8)
El SALVADOR: Election tally (Page 9)
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IAEA-EURATOM: The third round of IAEA-EURATOM
negotiations on safeguards rcquired by the Nonpro-
liferation Treaty (NPT) begirLs today, but an early
agreement may not be possiblc.
The NPT, which entered j
requires the IAEA to verify t
adherents do not divert fissj
peaceful applications. ThesE
ments were to be in effect tn
have been delayed for a numbE
rangements between the IAEA a
sensitive, because they must
only regional safeguards syst
volve several states with adl.
clear programs.
In an effort to move thE
EURATOM along, the IAEA staff
forthcoming set of proposals
the EURATOM position that, as
IAEA personnel need only veri
rather than inspect civilian
West German industrialists he
sistent on this procedure, ma
rigorous IAEA inspections col:
mercial disadvantage vis-a-vi
such as France. Bonn will nc
it is satisfied with the tern
agreement.
France, which is not a r
to the talks with the IAEA, h
that it may stir up new probl
partners. Paris professes tc
the EURATOM position on the I
ternational transfers of fise
French also allege that any s
EURATOM as a community might
though it is not a party to t
IAEA.
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nto force in March 1970,
.hat non-nuclear-weapon
onable materials from
verification arrange-
next month, but they
r of reasons. The ar-
nd EURATOM are the most
take into account the
em in existence and in-
anced non-military nu-
negotiations with
recently offered a
to accept essentially
a matter of routine,
fy EURATOM records
nuclear operations.
ve been especially in-
intaining that more
id put them at a coin-
s nuclear competitors
t ratify the NPT until
s of the safeguards
arty to the NPT nor
as lately been hinting
ems for its EURATOM
have difficulty with
AEA's policing of in-
ionable materials. The
anctions invoked against
affect France even
he agreement with the
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The IAEA-EURATOM negotiations are also being
closely watched by Tokyo. The Japanese want the
safeguards on their facilities to be no more onerous
than those on EURATOM and have conditioned their
ratification of the NPT on this. The Soviets have
recently maintained a low profile on safeguards
questions, but Moscow also will be chary of grant-
ing too privileged a position to EURATOM.
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