DECLASSIFIED Authority MUD 31-1350 as 36 CONFIDENTIAL a 3 Action Control 13294 '5 IO Redd October 21 1961 w g Info New York 13m 3 a 355 5 35 T0 Secretary of State 23 SP NO 1282 October 20 6 p m SB I EUR ACTION DEPARTMENT 1282 INFORMATION PARIS 177 LONDON 1049- NEA DUBLIN 21 DAC SAE PARIS FOR USRO PX IOP Irish resolution nuclear weapons INR 1 Re POLTO 473 can-be brought more closely into accord with Feel bound to point out any interpretive statement volunteered by USDEL during UNGA debate which would highlight problem discussed reference telegram could provoke awkward discussion here Could lead to charges US guilty of disingenuous attempt to mislead world in stage one of US disarmament plan and could also throw whole problem of NATO sharing arrangements into GA Since terms of US plan and of Irish resolution are quite clear as they now stand we would hope we would not have to precipitate such a discussion Mr W zf Wz 2 Like Strikker Belgium and Netherlands Canadians here are troubled by Irish resolution call on states not possessing nuclear weapons not to accept them They hope I 1 6 President's plan 3 Tait Canada has given us following redraft of GP paragraphs 2 through 4 text contained TOPOL 519 USUN 872 Calls on the states possessing nuclear weapons to use their best endeavours to secure the conclusion of an international a agreement REPRODUCTION FROM THIS cond ACTION PR IBIT This copx must be returns 0 cen ra es notagyon oEPa 3 en ASSIGNED TO- We m2 7i 24 2 71 t UMP NAME OF OFFICER OFFICE SYMBOL on 01 omrcnons Mao to 70 CONFIDENTIAL October from New York agre- ent contairing prov under which the said states would undertake to refrain from relinquishing control of nuclear weapons to states not possessing such weapons and provisions under which states not possessing nuclear weapons would also undertake not to accept or to make such weapons Urges all states to cooperate to this end and to facilitate the measures of inspection and control required to ensure that each of them is fulfilling its undertakings Tait said Canada Permanent Representative instructed make presentation next NATO meeting along following lines 1 Both nuclear and non-nuclear powers should be bound to international agreement Present language Irish resolution did not accomplish this since undertaking by non-nuclear power contained in separate paragraph 0P 3 2 Important to link undertakings by both nuclear and non- nuclear powers to international agreement to avoid impression states could take unilateral actions apart from international agreement and therefore disarmament Tait remarked surely US support this year of Irish resolution predicated on assumption arrangements to prevent spread nuclear weapons would be accomplished within context disarmament that is under appropriate international agreements and controls Said Canada believes_1anguage change they suggesting would meet difficult es member NATO countries having problems with Irish resolution Canada also believed to interpretive statement in NATO US should not have to msor iets sure to exploit by accusing if could be avoided because Sov ervice to idea preventing Spread nuclear US of paying only lip 5 weapons while at same time intending give them to NATO allies GADEL COFFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED Authority Alba 01 CONFIDENTIAL -3-1282 October 20 6 pom from New York GADEL officer calLea atten on Tait to fact US already had indicated its support Iv similar approach and that US Permanent Representative had been authorized inform NAG at meeting October 11 TOPOL 519 repeated USUN 872 Tait said Canada had considered showing its new draft language to Roman Ireland today GADEL officer noted US and UK both instructed approach Irish re language changes but holding off until outcome NATO discussions known Tait replied Canada preceed to talk with Irish but do so only in general terms and would not show Roman draft of Canadian language 4 New Canadian language seems tighter than language suggested TOPOL 519 Department comments requested STEVENSON JAK CONFIDENTIAL 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