Department Of State TELEGRAM IAN seestr PAGE 01 STATE 06928H TDSEC 030080 ORIGIN NUDE-00 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 001 66011 DRAFTED av 1 Si APPROVED BY SIS-SEBASTIAN Heads fig 6 2918572 name 150 dase New 44598 2917352 HAR 77 zrre - nu SECSTATE HASHDC at 13 00 2015 T0 USDEL SECRETARY IHHEDIATE INFO HHITE HOUSE IHHEDIATE STATE 069230 TOSEC 050030 NDDIS FOL TEL SENT ACTION SECSTATE FROH IAEA VIENNA BID 2 HA9 7 DIE IAEA VIENNA 2002 NODIS PLEASE PASS EYES ONLY FOR AND TAPES DES FOR DEAN ACDA FOR ADMIRAL DAVIES E 0 116521 XGDS TAGS PARH TN SUBJECT IAEA SAFEGUARDS IN THE ROC REF A STATE 67007 B IAEA VIENNA 2395 1 SUMMARY IAEA WILL NOT REPEAT NOT TAKE PRECIPITOUS ACTIONS DDG ASSURED REPRESENTATIVE THAT U S WOULD BE KEPT INFORHED AND THAT EVEN IN CASE OF ADVERSE IAEA FINDINGS 0R PROVEN DISCREPANCIES SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 0 928 T0655 050080 1m mum REQUEST EXPLANATION FROM ROE BEFORE Nw# 44598 DocIdz32706513 REPEAT BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION ACCORDING TO THE STATUTE IN ANY CASE HE EXPECTS THE U S TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION END SUNMARY 2 IMMEDIATELY AFTER HY CONVERSATION WITH OR EKLUND REFTEL B RONETSCH HAS CALLED TO OFFICE UPON HIS RETURN HE NET NITH THE DEPARTHENT TREPRESENTATIVE NENZEL PRIVATELY AS REPORTED BELOW 3 DOG OFFERED FULL IAEA COOPERATION ON ROC MATTERS BUT CAUTIONED THAT THE DEGREE OF THIS COOPERATION STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL N DDG CONFIRMED THAT POND EXIT PORT HAS NOT IN DESIGN INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY ROC TO IAEA HE BROUGHT THIS FACT TO ROC ATTENTION AND HE - NOT LEGAL DIVISION IS STILL NHETHER THIS ONISSION CONSTITUZES NON-COHPLIANCE NITH THE AGREEMENT HE GAVE NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE IAEA HAD NOT KNONN ABOUT THE PORT IN FACT HE DID NOT CONNENT ON PREVOOUS IAEA SAFEGUARDS EFFECTIVENESS AT ALL DURING 90-MINUTE CONVERSATION 5 DOG CONFIRMED THAT SPECIAL FUEL RODS PUT SAFEGUARDS AT TRR AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NON DEFUNCT REPORCESSING LABORATORY INTO NEH PERSPECTIVE HE STATED THAT UNDER INFCIRCIISS THE PRESENCE OF SUCH SPECIAL RODS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPORTED TO THE IAEA BUT NOT REPEAT NOT UNDER SAFEGUARDS AS APPLIED IN ROC HE HAS NOT YET SOUGHT A LEGAL OPINION ON THIS MATTER a one oozs nor SEEM TO BE THAT THE seenrr' PAGE 03 STATE oeszsu TOSEC osooso FAR EAST secrlon FOUNDDISCREPANCIES IN THE TRR SPENT FUEL RECORDS SINCE THORNE WILL NOT RETURN To IAEA UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS SITUATION HILL CHANGE BEFORE THEN REPRESENTATIVE NULL DEBRIEF THORNE upon HIS RETURN 7 u s REPRESENTATIVE HAS PROVIDED AccEss To SEERET DocIdz32706513 FINAL REPORT OF NONDESTRUCTIVE HEASUREHENTS OF SPENT FUEL AT TRP DURING JULY 1976 INSPECTION BASED ON A RANDOM-SAMPLE OF U6 OUT OF 178 SPENT FUEL RODS NO SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCIES HERE REPORT HILL BE STUDIED MORE CLOSELY DURING HEEK DDS STATE THAT IAEA TEAM IN ROC JUST COHPLETED NEASURING ALL OF THE SPENT FUEL BUT THAT TRANSFER TO DRAY STORAGE HAD NOT YET BEEN APPROVED THELATTER IS INCONSISTENT HITH PREVIOUS REPORT BY THORN 8 DIFFERENT DDG NADE IT A POINT TO TELL DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT HIS CONTINUING DIFFICULTIES HITH EURATOH IN EFFECT HE HAS THINKING - ALOUD WHETHER THE POINT HAD CONE TO BRING THE WHOLE MATTER OUT INTO THE OPEN AND HITH OUTSIDE SUPPORT TO CONE DOWN HARD ON EURATON AND PARTICULARLY THE FRG HHICH CONTINUES TO INSIST ON AN IAEA OVERLAY OF EURATON SAFEGUARDS ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENT PASSED IN THEBUNDESTAG WITH RESPECT TO INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION DDG ALSO STATED THAT BECAUSE OF STRONG SUPPORT FOR IAEA INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION EXHIBITED BY U S FRANCE AUSTRALIA NETHERLANDS AND FRO AT RECENT ENRICHHENT PLANT SAFEGUARDS MEETING IN TOKYO THE JAPANESE SUDDENLY HERE EATRENELY COOPERATIVE DURING SUBSEOUENT NEGOTIATIONS IN HIS THE DOOR THE IAEA HAD BEEN PUSHING AGAINST ALL THESE YEARS OPENED SD SUODENLY THAT THE IAEA NEGOTIATORS HERE IN SECRET SECRET PAGE OH STATE 069289 TOSEC 030080 ILL PREPARED STONE UNOTE CHRISTOPHER Nw# 44598 DocIdz32706513 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