mu My Authority ouraomc TELEGRAM Department of State as INDICATE conscr 3 AM 0 52 a a cause 10 CONFIDENTIAL - 7 6 0 SENT TO Amembassy DUBLIN If 7a 0 00 2 Mu RPTD INFO USUN tel 2 as u M Cums 10 Dept 1m discussed with Irish Enbofi s latest version Irish resolution transmitted Reftel Ebllowing points made as nuclear weapons and this reflected US laws which specifically prohibit transfer custody nuclear weapons to other nations h trollable and if accepted would lead toward achievement Irish objectives USSR consistently refused accept this kir verifiable and controllable agreement 5 rad training US allies in use such weapons in event war This policy designed Introduction Irish proposal next CA would' provide USSR with useful plat- 1 US shares basic objectives Irish proposal opposing uncontrolled eggs 3 2 however cannot not accept obligations in field of disarmament which are not subject to control and verification This perhap most important reason why Irish resolution unacceptable to us 3 Irish proposal places US and USSR on same plane and while US under considerable compulsion US public opinion to heed GA resolutions USSR under no 3 such restraints US has and still advocates world-wide cessation of production of nuclear weapons along with gradual reduction existing stocks These proposals are f Acon 294 form launch propaganda attack on present US policy deploying nuclear weapons abroa 2i gainerease I Drafted r lnn lliuba and lo g UNP - Sisco r9 r- - -- eq EUR - Mr y - Mr- 33 0 THIS - OPY IS PROH ITE 90 SIS-CR CONFIDENTIAL UNLESS Classification UELLADDJI u-au Authority I Page__ __of telegram to Amembassy DUBLIN CONFIDENTIAL Classification _increase ability certain states more rapidly defend themselves if necessary but would obviously ignore this and use Irish proposal as means of diverting attention from meaninng disarmament discussions 6 Irish themselves concede difficulties detecting transfer nuclear weapons in violation of resolution They concede that integration of Soviet and satellite armies such that verification weapons transfer practically impossible However they argue adverse effect of detection of viohtioMizggution would deter USSR We pointed out USSR has long record defiance GA resolutions At conclusion of conversation in answer to question we affirmed US position re Irish proposal basically remains same as last GA We added we hoped to keep in touch with them after they thought through problan further Request mbassy a make foregoing views orally to Irish FONOFF DILLON CONFIDENTIAL Classification 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