Department of State SECRET 31a PAGE 91 GENEVA 91795 1913572 59 49 ACTION SS 79 SSO EGAUSIE 99 979 1912392 NOV 67 ZFP-A FM USMISSION GENEVA TO SECSTATE NASHDC IMMEDIATE 6112 INFO AMEMSASSVMOSCON 592 USMISSION NATO 68 USUN 1465 SECTION ONE OF Two GENEVA 1795 SUBJECT CO-CHAIRMEN98 MEETING Nov 13 NPT AMENDMENTS AND PROCEDURES 7 READING PROM INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED SOVIET POSITION ON NPT AMENDMENTS RE ARTICLE IV ON PEACEFUL SOVIET UNION READY ACCEPT TEXT sY C0-CHAIRMEN WITHOUT ANY CHANGES GENEVA 199a PARA 191 2 RE DISARMAMENT ARTICLE STATE s 4341 ACCEPTED WITH POLLONING Two 1A1 REFERENCE TO OTE PAGE 2 RUFHGV 179521 5 TV 0N GCD UNDTE INSTEAD OF Un GCQ UNQTE TREAREFERENCE T0 GTE AND EFFEQTIVE INTERNATIONAL CONTROL AN 5A0 0F OTE STRICT INTERNATIONAL UNQTE OUT THEIR CHANGES BASED ON AGREED PREAMBULAR - 1 Authority SECRET DECLASSHUED I -H I Department of State SECRET PAGE 02 GENEVA 01795 191357Z 30 ARTICLE REGARDING NUCLEAR FREE ZONES SOVIET UNION ACCEPTS ARTICLE WITHOUT CHANGE AS PROPOSED BY MEXICO GENEVA @941- 9 RE PEACEFOL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES TEXT STATE 54177 ACCEPTED SECOND SENTENCE GTE IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT NON-NUCLEAR-WEAPON STATES PARTY TO THIS TREATY SO DESIRING PURSUANT TO A SPECIAL AGREEMENT 0R OBTAIN ANY SUCH BENEFITS ON BILATERAL BASIS OR THROUGH AN APPROPRIATE INTERNATIONAL BODY WITH ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION 0F OTE ROSHCHIN EXPLAINED THAT TWO CHANGES IN SENTENCE WERE FIRST TO SPECIFY THAT NON-NUCLEAR THUS MAKING CLEAR THAT ARTICLE DOES NOT APPLY CAN DO PEACEFUL EXPLOSIONS IN THEIR OWN TERRITORY NITHOUT APPLYING TO INTERNATIONAL AND NAKE EXPLICIT POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING BENEFITS ON BILATERAL BASIS- 5 ON AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES I AND II PROPOSED BY HAS FAVORABLE ATTITUDE AND NOULD BE READY INCORPORATE THEM BUT SINCE INCORPORATION WOULD CREATE COMPLETE RECONSIDERATION THESE USSR IS READY TO FOREGO INTRODUCING THESE PAGE 3 RUFHGV CHANGES SOVIET UNION WOULD PNEPER MAKE AGREED STATEMENTS IN ENDC EXPRESSING POSITIVE ATTITUDE OF USSR AND US AND STATING THAT ARTICLES I AND II IN PRESENT FORM COVER SUBSTANCE OF OAR AMENDMENTS AS PRACTICAL MATTER POSTER AGREED GENERALLY WITH THIS APPROACH AND REMINDED ROSHCHIN THAT SOVIET DEL HAD ALREADV RECEIVED US DRAFT STATEMENT DESIGNED ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE 6 RE AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE PERIODIC REVIEN AND PREPARATORY COMMISSION ROSHQHIN SAID Sovs CONTRADICT IDEA OF UNLIMITED QURATION 0F STIPULATION THAT REVIEW CONFERENCE CONSIDER WHETHER QF HAVE BEEN REALIZED Is NOT ACCEPTABLE IT IS VERY DOUBTFUL WHETHER IT POSSIBLE IN NEAR FUTURE TO FULFILL PURPOSES OF PREAMBULAR PARA NHICH DEALS NITH 9CD AND ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION HILL DEFACTO CREATE NEW ORGAN WHICH Aumori 'mm SECRET I 3 I i 5' 5 I 0 2323 Department of State TELEGRA 3 L6 L6 DECLASSIFIED - SECRET PAGE 03 GENEVA 61795 1933571 HILL SUBSTITUTE FOR ENDC OF ARTICLE v USSR PROPOSES THAT US AND sov DELS MAKE ENDC THAT IF AFTER FIRST CONFERENCE THERE APPEARS NECESSITY OF ANOTHER CONFERENCE PARTIES MAY DISCUSS AND ARRANGE THIS MATTER THROUGH DIPLOMATIC 7o FOSTER EXPRESSED GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT AT SUV POSITION- PERIODIC AND PREPARATORY COMMISSION COULD TAKE PAGE 4 RUFHGV 1795 1 MUCH OF THE POSSIBLE FUTURE INCENTIVE FOR NITHORAHAL AS SOME OF THE CURRENT PRESSURE FOR LIMITED THOUGHT THESE CHANGES HOULD BE CONCESSION T0 OTHERS BUT NOT AMOUNT TO OUR GIVING ANYTHING IMPORTANT AWAY ROSHCHIN RESPONDED THAT PROBLEM OF FUTURE CONFERENCES HOULD FORECLOSED HONEVER TREATY PROVISION FOR WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD CREATE FEELING THAT TREATY HAS TO BE REVISED EVERY FIVE YEARS FOSTER SAID UNILATERLA STATEMENTS HOOLD NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH COUNTRIES RANT RIGHT TO HAVE ADDITIONAL CONFERENCE IF MAJORITY SO DESIRES AND THEY WOULD 35 CONCERNEO AS TO HHAT HOULD HAPPEN IF US HERE IN OPPOSITION NHHIS PROVISION COULD MAKE TREATY MORE ROSHCHIN ARGUED THAT EVEN HITHOUT TREATY PROVISION HE WOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT SUBSEOUENT REVIEH CONFERENCE IF DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS BECAUSE OTHERWISE PARTIES MIGHT AS WELL HE 8 FOSTER SAID THERE HAS GREAT DEAL OF FEELING IN SUPPORT OF 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POWERS COULD as KEY ACCEEDED- HE SAID FOR sov UNION IT HOULD as ESSENTIAL TuAr FRG ADHERE rostea SAID WERE OTHERS ALSO EAGE a RUFHGV 795 2 5 SUCH AS ISRAEL AND UAR- -HE sueesero ROSHCHIN ANV sugH UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN us AND 3E AND wxru CAUTION 1 DECLASSIFIED Authority I J Department of State Bald Ll TATES o SECRET PAGE 22 GENEVA OI795 1914132 12 ROSHCHIN THEN TURNED TO AMENDMENTS OFUBRAZIL ITALY AND HE SAID SOME OF THESE NEAKENED TREATY CREATED LOOPHOLES OR HAD N0 DIRECT RELATION TU PROBLEM OF NON- ERCLIFERATION AND DELAY AND COMPLICATE THEREFORE THESE WERE NOT I3 FOSTER THEN SAID US HAD REVIENED FDLLOHING ORIGINAL MEXICAN AMENDMENTS AND NISHED TD SUGGEST Two MINOR ADDITIONS TO ARTICLE ON PEACEFUL USLSD HE THEN PROPOSED CHANGES SET FORTH IN PARA IIAI OF 1663- FOSTER EXPLAINED THAT THESE ADDITIONS NCULO bE PARTIALLY NIGERIAN AND BRAZILIAN HOULD STRENGTHEN ARTICLE FOR MOST AHD NISHED TO BE SURE THAT THEY ADULO HAVE THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO TAKE PEACEFUL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVESO HE ADDED THAT IN EVENT NE INTEND TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATION PAGE 3 795 2 34 ROSHCHIN RESPONDED THAT THESE NERE MINOR WHICH WOULD DELAY COHCHAIRMEN RESPONSESO AMENDMENTS MIGHT REOFEN HHOLE PROCESS OF CONSIDERATION AND RECONSIOERATION OF HE THOUGHT IT BE MORE PRACTICAL FOR US USSR TO IN ENDC Iv NOULD INCLUDE INFORMATION AN02CDOPERATIGN ON PEACEEULZAPPLICATIONS FOSTER SAID THAT US HAD ALREADY MADE SUCH A AND HOPED SOVS COULD CONSIDER OUR SUGGESTION NHILE NE CONSIDERED THEIR HINCR CHANGES ON MEXICAN AMENDMENTS ROSHCHIN HOWEVER CONVINCED THAT NEW US SUGGESTIONS CHEAT OIFFICULTIES IN MOSCOH THUS CAUSING CONSIDERASLE HE HAS ALSO CONVINCED THAT THESE CHANGESE Out-D HAVE NO ON BRAZILIAN 75 FOSTER ASKED NHETHER SOVS HOULD BE STATE 3N ENDC THAT IN SEPARATE AGREEMENT CDNTEMPLATED FOR SHARING BENEFITS OF PEACEFUL EXPLOSIVES IE INTEND UNDERTAKING TO PROVIDE RE APPLICATION FOSTER SAID THERE MIGHT BE VALUE IN SUCH A STATEMENT nE WOULD - Authority 1030 i SECRET 7 Jer Department of State mm law an i I 3L1 L-LG SECRET RAGE O3 GENEVA @1795 1914132 REFER OUESTION TO Ye ROSHCHIN THEN FORMAL PRESENTATIQN a STATINS THAT IS US AGREES WITH NPT AMENDMENTS SDVS INTEND CONSULT WITH THEIR ALLIES AND AETERNARDS THEY WILL PAGE A RUFHGV i795 2 R-E GIVE US FINAL REPLY FOSTER INOUIRED WHETHER USSR AFTER TIS COASULTATIONS WOULD BE PREPARED TO SUBMIT AMENDMENTS TO ENDC EVEN THCUOH ARTICLE PROBLEM NOT NORKEO HOSHCHIN SAID THIS NIGHT SE TINEREAEV INTERJECTEO MOSCOW OF COURSE PREFER TO SUBMIT ALL AND ARTICLE AT SAME TIME BECAUSE THIS NQULD DETER FURTHEN AMENDMENTS FOSTER STRESSEO THAT wE MIGHT HAVE REBELLION UN OUR HANDS FROM ENDC MEMBERS UNLESS NE PROVIDED ENDC WITH somE POSITIVE RESPONSES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE HE HOPED SOVS WOULD PROCEED CONSULT HITH THEIR ALLIES ON ARTICLES AGREED AND THAT NE COULD SHORTLY INTRODUCE SOME AMENDMENTS INTO HE THOUGHT uS DEL NIOHT BE ABLE OBTAIN USG REACTION VERY MINOR CHANGES SOVS HAD PROPOSED IN DISARMAMENT ARTICLE AND IN NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES ARTICLE HE THOUGHT TAKE LONGER Oh REVIEW CONFERENCE AND PREPARATORY COMMISSION IN ANY US AND SOV UNION MIUHT NOT BE AGREED ON THESE FOSTER THEN PROVIDED ROSHCHIA NITH SUGGESTED NUNSERINS 0p NPT ARTICLES AS IN GENEVA 1653 SAID HIS FIRST wAs THAT LIST WAS SUITABLE BUT HE WOULD HAVE TO REFER TO 5 RUFHGV 1795 2 18 FOSTER STATED THAT US NOULD NISH TO RETURN TO 0F DURATION AT LATER HE THOUGHT THIS HAS INFORTANT OUESTION FOR NANY AND US AND SOV UNION SHOULD DISCUSS SOME OF ng 1 Authority no i SECRET A Department of State n SECRET PAGE O4 GENEVA 01795 1914IBZ 39 ON NPT COMMENTS 0F THAT C0-CHAIRMEN SHOULD CIRCULATE THESE IN UNDER COVER OF STATEMENT NERELY THAT COJCHAIRMEN HAD RECEIVED THIS ROSHCHIN RESPONDED THAT THIS NE NEED NOT DO THIS IMMEDIATELYO MIGHT STIMULATE SUGGESTIONS FROM MANY OTHERS EUG JAPAN AND FRG HE HAS TROUBLED THAT SUCH DOCUMENTS MIGHT THEN HAVE TO CIRCULATED IN GA AS PART OF ENDC REPORTO HE SAID HE NOULD CONSIDER FURTHER AND RESPOND ED FOSTER AND ROSHCHIN THEN DISCUSSED TYPE UF COULD OE SENT FROM ENDC TD EOSTER SUGGESTED THAT AROUND I HE SHOULD SEND STATUS REPORT OF PERHAPS ONE OR THO PAGES PREFERASLY NOT ATTACHING ENDC DocumENTSo THEN DECISE THAT THERE HAD NOT SEEN SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION AND SHOULD BE ASKED TO SUBMII FINAL TEXT TO UNDCSESSION- PAGE 6 1795 2 THAT PREFERASLE ALTERNATIVE WOULD SE FULL REPORT ATTACHING COMPLETED TREATY BUT HE AGREED THAT IF NOT POSSIBLE SHORT COURTESY REPORT SETTING FORTH STATUS OF WORK OF THIS SESSION NOULD SE NOULO BE UNNISE TO SEND SEPARATE REPORT NITH IF ENDC CONTINUED INTO BELIEVED THERE MUST NOT BE LONG GA MIGHT ROSHCHIN SAID BE INUUIREO RE ON FOSTER SAID THAT HE PERSONALLY HE THOUGHT NE SHOULD HAVE A CHRISTMAS RECESS WHICH SHOULD NOT EXCEED AEOUT ONE MONTHS COMMENTO REGUEST AUTHORIZATION TO CONCUR IN SOVIET IN DISARMAMENT AND PEACEFUL EXPLOSIVES AND TO CONTINUE PRESS SOVIETS TO ACCEPT OUR PROPOSED LANGUAGE REGARDING PURPQSES 0F PREAMBLE PERIODIC CONFERENCES AND PREPARATORY ALSO REOUEST AUTHORIZATION IN BLANK FOR ACCESSIONS TO BRING TREATY INTO FORCE BELIEVE NE SHOULD AGREE To Ago SECRET Authority mm IT HAS ALSO AGREED THAT IT 4 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