1191 I Jy - - '14 Tkir iocument consists of We 2314pages Number of R' 'fip sgg E-r Leopies SeriesL 3 citt13 t dz Ti aw October 3 1966 lu Wham We are opposed to the proli eration of nuclear weapons cf - are not going to turn our weapons over to any other nation To stop the spread of nuclear weapons is urgent The responsibility for firing U S nuclear weapons rests with the President of the U S This is true as a matter of law policy and intent We see no prospect that it will or can be changed But we cannot undertake a treaty obligation which commits us to act as if there were no alliance The United States has committed itself to collective security beginning with the UN Charter We cannot say to our allies that these matters are none of their business Huh-hu-ud u-an-u- There is no great thrust at present that we move quickly to alliance nuclear arrangements But we should not preclude by treaty arrangements in the future - not involving prolifera- ition - which might be necessary to restrain certain allies and preserve the alliance iffgl' GROUP 1 - Excluded from automa SECRET Wading an declassi ca 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