Departme 't of State TELEGRAM AN N770002-0236 PAGE 0 STATE 068629 TDSEC 0500H6 ORIGIN NODS-OO INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 1001 550 1 DRAFTED BY - I APPROVED BY sxsma SEBASTIAN 2822291 015022 162 gage 445 98 0 2322072 nan TT zrra FR SECSTATE mama Date 12 00 2029 TD USDEL SECRETARY INNEDIATE INFO HHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATE STATE 068629 TDSEC 030096 NHITE HOUSE FOP DR BRZEZINSKI FDL RPT IAEA VIENNA 2395 ACTION SECSTATE 28 MAR 77 QUOTE IAEA VIENNA 2595 NDDIS PLEASE PASS EYES ONLY FOR AMBASSADOR TAPE AND ACDA FDR ADMIRAL DAVIES E0 1 552 Tens TAGS FARM IAEA Tu SUBJECT IAEA SAFEGUARUS IN THE 90c REF STATE 67007 1 I HET HITH DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE HENZEL HARCH 27 AND RECEIVED FULL BRIEFING 0N U S FINDINGS AND ACTIONS 2 I DECIDED TD CALL 0N DIRECTOR GENERAL EKLUHD SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 068629 TDSEC 050096 ALONE MORNING MARCH 28 AND TOLD HIH I WAS SEEKING HIS SEGPEI DocIdz32706512 ESE I SECRET- ADVICE ON A VERY SENSITIVE MATTER SINCE I HAS HELL AHARE OF THE IMPORTANCE THE AGENCY ATTACHED TO MAINTAINING ITS FINE RECORD OF PROTECTING SAFEGUARDS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 3 I REHINDED THE DG THAT AT OUR REGUEST THE AGENCY HAD FORHARDED THE RESULTS OF ITS JULY 1976 INSPECTION TO THE ROC AUTHORITIES HHO IN TURN RELEASED THE REPORT TO US I ALSO MENTIONED THE VISIT OF THE U S TEAN LAST JANUARY HHICH COINCIDED HITH THE VISIT OF AN IAEA INSPECTOR AND THE FACT THAT BOTH THE U S AND THE IAEA HERE AHARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF A PORT THE SPENT FUEL POND HHICH HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN SAFEGUARDED AND NOT CONTAINED HE UNDERSTOOD IN THE DESIGN INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE IAEA I TOLD DR EKLUND THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO VIENNA HHO HAD BEEN A MEMBER OF OUR U S NUCLEAR TEAH IN ROC IN HOPES THAT HE COULD WORK OUIETLY HITH THE AGENCY TO DETERMINE THE FACTS IN THE CASE I THEN ASKED HIM IF IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES HE HOULD BE PREPARED TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SAFEGUARDS TO HORK WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE OR IF HE NOULD PREFER HE NOT TAKE OFFICIAL COGNIZANCE OF THE MATTER H AS I HOPED AND EXPECTED THE DG SAID HE THOUGHT THE MATTER SHOULD BE FACED SOUARELY AND HE HOULD BE IN TOUCH HITH THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR SAFEGUARDS AND INFORM HIM OF OUR CONVERSATION AND AUTHORIZE HIM TO HORK TOGETHER WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN AN EFFORT TO COMPLETE AN ANALYSIS OF HHAT HAS TRANSPIREO 5 I THEN REMINDED THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE MATTER AND ASKED HIM IF I COULD HAVE SECRET SECRET PAGE 03 STATE 068629 TOSEC DSOOHG HIS ASSURANCES THAT SHOULD THE AGENCY COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ROC THAT HE INFORM HE IN ADVANCE OF TAKING ANY SUCH ACTION THE US GAVE ME THE ASSURANCE I REQUESTED 6 DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE NWT-T 44598 DocId 32706512 seem sussaouemu um lm one nonnscu arrenuoou uncu as sussmce or uterine anus REPORTED 7 oemnmem an HISH aspzn mm stone UNOUOTE CNRISYOPHER 44598 DocId 32706512 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