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32 02 laigfu DECLASSIFIED Authority BEE NARA Date L2 ETA SECRET -2-2h3 JULY 25 NOON SECTION TWO OF Two FROM BONN WE BELIEVE THAT MAIN INTEREST OF GERMAN GOVERNMENT ILL CONTINUE BE TO NATO ARE ADEQUATE ENSURE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE USE NUCLEAR NEAPONS IN CASE OF -CONFLICT TO THIS END MOST RESPONSIBLE GERMANS BELIEVE THAT SOME FORM OF MULTILATERAL NUCLEAR FORCE IS DESIRABLE AND GERMANY IS ENTITLED PARTICIPATE IN CONTROL OF SUCH FORCE IN INTERVIEN KOELNISCHE OF JUNE 27 STRAUSS SAID GOVERNMENT SEES SOLUTION NOT IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS BUT EITHER IN EUROPEAN SOLUTION COMPLETELY IN ACCORDANCE NATO OR IN ATOMIC PARTNER- SHIP NATO AND WASHINGTON IN FINAL DECISION STILL REMAINS WITH AMERICAN PRESIDENT BUT IN MEASURE CONSULTATION NATO PARTNERS MUST ALSO BE IN JUNE 23 SCHROEDER SAID BONN AND WASHINGTON AGREED ON AIM ACHIEVING NUCLEAR FORCE UNDER NATO FOR DURING VISIT TO PARIS CHANCELLOR IS BELIEVED HAVE SPOKEN IN SAME GENERAL SENSE 7 IF MULTILATERAL SOLUTION CANNOT BE DEVISED WHICH PERMITS GERMANS PARTICIPATE ON BASIS OF EQUALITY WITH OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THERE WOULD BE GRADUAL LOSS OF CONFI- DENCE IN ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AND INCREASING DISPOSITION TO QUESTION ITS VALUE GERMAN LEADERS MIGHT BE INCREASINGLY ATTRACTED TO OTHER APPROACHES INCLUDING COLLABORATION OR EVEN GERMAN NATIONAL PROGRAM ALTHOUGH WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT PRESENT GERMAN LEADERSHIP WOULD EVER CHANGE COURSE TO THIS EXTENT 8 GERMANS ARE SATISFIED FOR MOMENT WITH PACKAGE AGREEMENT AT ATHENS IS FOR RAPID PROGRESS NATO MRBM FORCE NEVERTHELESS FORCE IS STILL STRONG AND REMAINS GOAL OF GERMAN POLICY HOWEVER THEY MAY NOT BE SATISFIED IN LONG RUN UNLESS-THERE IS PROGRESS TOWARDS IT IN OUR ESTIMATION THERE IS NO FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCE OF OPINION OR DISAGREEMENT INVOLVED IN FOREGOING EXCHANGE OF BRITISH EXPRESSED IN JOINT EVALUATION 0N ERANCO-GERMAN COOPERATION EMBTEL 3I65 JUNE 25 APPEAR INCONSISTENT WITH EXPRESSED ABOVE I SECRET DECLASSIFIED Authority NU 455-53 I BEE NARA Date p I SECRET 3-2h3 JULY 25 NOON SECTION Two OF Two FROM BONN THERE ARE HOHEVER AS CAN BE NOTED MANY INSTANCES OF REAL DIFFERENCE IN EMPHASIS IN BRITISH STRESS THAT CURRENT SITUATION DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY IMMEDIATE MOVE TOMARDS ESTABLISHING MULTILATERAL NUCLEAR FORCE THIS DIFFERENCE IN EMPHASIS IS BASED ON BRITISH ANALYSIS THAT POLITICAL PRESSURES NOT FORCE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN NEAR FUTURE TO DEMAND SHARE IN CONTROL OF NUCLEAR OR DECISIONS CONCERNING USE ASIDE FROM ANY DELAY CAUSED BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT CAN BE EXPLAINED BY BRITISH RELUCTANCE TO APPROACH PROBLEM OF MRBM FORCE AND ACTION NUCLEAR DEFENSESEUN11L LARGER PROBLEM OF FUTURE COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN RESOLVED IF THIS ANALYSIS IS CORRECT BRITISH WOULD TEND TO PLAY DOWN GERMAN REACTION AND GERMAN PRESSURE IN ORDER TO GAIN TIME MORRIS SECRET This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu