U.S. APPROVAL OF SWISS REQUEST TO SELL PLUTONIUM TO ITALY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87R00029R000200260040-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 2008
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: January 30, 1981
• Content Type: CABLE

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SUBJECT: u.S. APPROVAL OF SWISS REQUEST TU SELL
PLUTONIUM TU ITALY
REFS PICKERING/SCIATTS LETTER, 19 JANUARY
1. CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT.
2, WE GATHER FROM kEF LETTER THAT THE SUBJECT
APPROVAL HAS BEEN GRANTED. WE WONDER WHETHER IT WOULD
BE APPROPRIATE FUR US TO BRING TO G01 (BORGA AND
COLOMBO) ATTENTION THIS FACT. AS THE ITALIANS
WILL RE NEEDING A GREAT DEAL OF PLUTONIUM OVER
THE NEXT FEW YEARS. MUCH OF WHICH WILL INVOLVE
U.S. APPROVALS OF ONE SORT OR ANOTHER, WE BELIEVE SUCH
APPROVALS SHOULD BE USED T U~3 M ND THE ITALIANS
OF THE IMPORTANCE OF U959 NUCLEAR COgPERATION (AND
BY-IMPLICATION THE CONSEQUENCES _OF ITS_TERMINATION SHOULD
ITALY BE UNCOOPERATIVE UN_THIRD PARTY NONPROLIFERATION
ISSUES). GARUNER
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State Dept. review completed.
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