UNCLASSIFIED 1 - CONFIDENTIAL TNEPNANN Department of State 1355 PAGE D1 OF 53 STATE 21252 OSCAEEZ STATE 21252 OSOIESZ SHOSRGS ACDA-IS BOTH AREAS IN NHICH THE IAEA SERVES AS THE CENTRAL - MULTILATERAL FOCAL POINT THEREFORE NE SUPPORT INFO AMAD-OL CEO-OI CIAE-OD GEE-DO DODE-OD AMBASSADOR INITIATIVE TO REVIOE THE NET FRIENDS DOEE-OO CISA-OZ EB-DD EUR-DO HA-OS N-OI IHRE-DD GROUP AND THE U S EXPECTS TO PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN INR-OI IO-IS L-OO ADS-OD NRC-OS NSAE-DO ITS WORK AT THE SAME TIME NE DO NOT BELIEVE IT NOULD NSCE-OO OTC-OR PM-DD PRC-OI OE DESIRABLE FOR THE VIENNA FRIENDS GROUP TO ENGAGE P-DI SOEL-OO SHP-OO SS-OD ITSELF TOO INTENSIVELY ON ISSUES NHERE THE CENTER OF TRSE-OD T-OI USIE-DO TSRY-OI EPAE-OO - EXPERTISE OR RESPONSIBILITY LIES ELSENHERE SUCH THE OTHER HAND NPT DISCUSSIONS IN ORAFTED BY VIENNA CAN BE USEFUL FOR DEVELOPING INFORMATION ABOUT APPROVED BY THE VIENS OF OTHER GOVERNMENTS ON THE RANGE OF ISSUES LIKELY TO ARISE IN CONNECTION NITH THE 1395 NPT CONFERENCE I ICI U S PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE ARE I NEIL ONOERNAY AN INTERAGEHCY NPT NORKING GROUP NON MEETS REGULARLY UNDER AGDA CHAIRMANSNIP FOR THE PURPOSE AEEDDA DSOASCL ITS OE IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING THE NANY SUBSTANTIVE AND OJOTSRZ JUL 52 PROCEDURAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE FM SECSTATE NASNDC AND TO DEVELOP U S POSITIONS ON THESE ISSUES TO USNISSION USVIENNA PRIORITY EXTENSIVE DILATERAL AND HOLTILATERAL CONSULTATIONS HAVE BEEN A KEY ELENENT OF U S PREPARATIONS FOR NPT REVIEN INFO nuinanssv 10mm noscon RELEASED IN FULL CONFERENCES RE BELIEVE mm sum IN VSMISSION USUN HEN YORK CONNECTION WITH THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE HILL BE I A STATE 2125 ESSENTIAL COOROINATIOH NITN OTHER GROUPS E G FRIENDS OF THE NPT NHERE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE 1935 UNVIE FOR ANBASSADOR BECKER CONFERENCE HILL OCCUR HILL DE EXTREMELY INPORTANT AS HELL HE THEREFORE NISR TO ASSURE THAT U S PARTICIPANTS IN THE VARIOUS FORA NHERE THE 1955 NPT E O 11356 DECL OADR CONFERENCE MAY BE DISCUSSED HAVE THE BENEFIT OF AND TAGS PARN RNNP NPT IAEA REFLECT HE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY ON USG PREPARATIONS SUBJECT JULY 8 MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE NPT FOR 1335 I IUI SUNNARY A NEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE NPT S ICI U S VIENS ON THE ISSUES SET OUT IN THE UNDER AUSTRALIAN CHAIRMANSHIP IS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 3 AUSTRALIAN-CHATTER PAPER FOR THE JULY-S NEETIHG OF THE IN VIENNA GUIDANCE FOR USE DURING THIS MEETING 1 IS CONTAINED IN PARA BELOH END SUMMARY FRIENDS OF THE NPT ARE PROVIDED IN PARA DELOH FOR AND USE AS APPROPRIATE HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT 2 ICI DURING RECENT NPT CONSULTATIONS ON THE HANGINS OE TO RESPOND TO EVERY POINT IN THE FRIENDS DISCUSSION THE IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETINGI AUSTRALIAN HESREP PAPER IN SOME CASES ISSUES POSEO ARE NEH ONES OR ARE MICHAEL NILSON INFORMED ACDA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRAD THE SUBJECT OF INTERNAL USG CONSIDERATION AND NO FINAL GORDON THAT HE INTENDS TO CHAIR A NEETIHG OF THE FRIENDS POSITIONS HAVE YET BEEN TAKEN FOR EXAMPLEJULY 3 IN VIENNA HE PROVIDED GORDON HITH YET HAVE VIEWS ON HHAT OTHER PAPERS THE NIGHT A DISCUSSION PAPER PREPARED FOR THE HEETING OT THE PREPARE FOR THE BACKGROUND NOREOVER SINCE FRIENDS LOISCUSSION PAPER HAS BEEN FANED SEPARATELY TO THIS MEETING PRECEDES THE NPT DEPOSITARIES NEETING AND DECKER THESE MEETINGS ARE TYPICALLY AT THE LEVEL HNEHE NE HOPE TO REACH AGREEMENT NITN THE UK AND RUSSIA OF HEADS OF MISSION AND HAVE BEEN USED IN THE PAST TO - ON A HUNGER OF PROCEDURAL ISSUES RELATED TD 1535 THE SHANE AND COORDINATE VIEHS ON NPT ISSUES PARTICULARLY PRINCIPAL U S OBJECTIVE SHOULD BE TO ASCENTAIN THE IN CONNECTION NITH NPT REOIEN CONFERENCES THE FRIENDS VIENS OF OTHER PARTIES ON THE VARIOUS ISSUES GROUP IS A REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF NPT PARTIES THUS THE NASHINGTON NOULO APPRECIATE A REPORT ON THIS FRIENDS DISCUSSIONS SHOULD PROVIDE IMPORTANT INSIGHTS ABOUT THE HEETING AND BEING ALERTEO TO FUTURE MEETINGS OF THE UYNAUICS NE NIGHT ENCOUNTER AS HE PREPARE FOR THE 1995 FRIENDS GROUP SO THAT APPROPRIATE CURRENT GUIDANCE CNN NPT CONFERENCE THE CORE HENDERSHIP OF THE GROUP BE PROVIDED CONSISTS OP AUSTRALIA U S UH RUSSIAN FEDERATION SHEDEN JAPAN CSFR MEXICO EGYPT POLAND PHILIPPINES 6 WI THE FOLLONING ARE GENERAL POINTS VIEHS ON NIGERIA AND ITALY OTHER STATES HAY BE INVITED OR SEEN THE 1595 NPT CONFERENCE FOR USE AS APPROPRIATE AS HELL TO PARTICIPATE AS TINE GOES ON HNHASSADOR NILSON NAOE AS POINTS HHICH FOLLON THE OUTLINE OF THE DISCUSSION CLEAR HIS INTEREST IN RACING VIENNA AND THE IAEA DE A PAPER PREPARED FOR THE FRIENDS MEETING MAJOR PLAYER IN THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE 1595 CONFERENCE I GENERAL TO EXTEND THE NPT NE ENPECT THAT HE HILL MARE EVERY EFFORT TO USE THE FRIENDS GROUP TO THIS END MI THE 1535 CONFERENCE TO EXTEND THE NPT HILL DE A CRITICAL EVENT IN THE LIFE OF THE TREATY THE EXTENSION NE BELIEVE THAT VIENNA REPS CAN HARE A USEFUL OF THE NPT IS VITAL TO THE MAINTENANCE OF A STRONG AND CONTRIBUTION TO EFFORTS TO SHAPE A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE EFFECTIVE NONPROLIFERATION REGINE IN 1955 PARTICULARLY THROUGH THEIR EXPERTISE ON THE OF SAFEGUANOEHESEBER NPT ARTICLE m THE NPT HAS PROVED ITS VALUE OVER THE YEARS UNDER ARTICLE IUI 2 22 UNCLASSIFIED - NF I I I 13 34 134 1 ID 22 FEB 2012 200802837 UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Department of State PACE DR OF STATE ELESRT IT HAS ESTABLISHED AN INTERNATIONAL HORN UNDER HHICH UIRTUALIY ALL NATIONS UTEH THE FURTHER SPREAD OI NUCLEAR HEAPOHS AS A CRANE THREAT TO RECTONAL AND GLOBAL SECURITY -- HY TRNIHTIINC THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR HEAPONS THE NPT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE CREATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EHUTRONHENT THAT HAS FACILITATED U S AND RUSSIAN ARNS REDUCTION EFFORTS THE NPT HAS TOSTERED HIDE-RANCIHC COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR ECOHOHTC AND SOCTAL DEUELOPHEHT TCI RECENT LNTERHATTONAL EOENTS FURTHER OENONSTRATE THE INPORTAHCE OF THE NPT ITS APPEAL TO AN EUER-CROHIHC HUHBER OF STATES IS UTDIOLY OENONSTRATED RT THE ADHEREHCE IN THE LAST YEAR OF SOUTH AFRICA TAHTANIA ZANHIA TINBABHE LITHUANIA ESTONIA CHINA AND SLOUEHIA TDT THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEHRLY ALSO HAS CIDER ITS APPRCUAL TO ADHERENCE TO THE NPT AND HE EHPECT IT TO DO SO SOON ALL THE NON-RUSSTAN STATES OF THE FORNER SOUIET UNION HIDE CONHITTEO TO JOIN THE NPT AS HEAPOH STATES HOST RECENTLY UKRAINE BYELARUS AND KAZAKHSTAN HAUE UHDERTAREN A LECAL CONNITHENT TO JOIN THE NPT IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TTHE N THE U S STRONGLY BELIEUES THAT THE INDEFINITE EXTENSLON OF THE NPT NOULO BEST SERUE THE INTERESTS OF ITS PARTIES -- INDEED OF ALL STATES AND OUERALLT RECENT EUEHTS HAUE ENHANCED THE PROSPECTS FOR SUCH AN EXTENSION II UNCA TAT AH INFORMAL NEETIHC OF NPT PARTIES AT THE UNCA LAST YEAR REACHED AGREEMENT THAT AN ITEN CONCERNING THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE AND ITS PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE AOENOA OF THE UHCA THIS ACREEHEHT HAS REFLECTED TH DECISION TETTIJ ADOPTED BY THE UNCA OH DECEASED E 1331 A ORDERS OF NPT PARTIES HILL BE HELD ON THE HARCIHS OF THE 1592 UNCA TO ESTABLISH THE PREPCON AND TO PREPARE A RESOLUTION REODESTING UN SUPPORT TOR THE 1995 CONFERENCE AND ITS PREPARATIONS THE CAUCUS ALSO SHOULD CHOOSE THE DATE FOR THE FIRST PREPCON HEETINC ICI TIE BELIEVE THAI DECISIONS coacmmc THE VENUE ALTO scumm mu TOR mum rumor SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE PREPCON nsur TIRED IT HEELS NEXT ma TIHIHC FOR THE CONFERENCE AND PREPCONS TAT HE DELIEUE THAT THE 1935 NPT CONFERENCE SHOULD BE COHUERED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE TRENTY-FIFTH ANNIUERSARY ON MARCH 5 LOSS THE EXACT TININC OF THE CONFERENCE HILL DEFEND LARCELY ON THE AVAILABILITY OF CONFERENCE FACILITIES AND THE TTNING OF OTHER INTERNATIONAL HEETINCS m1 HITH RESPECT TO THE UEHHE OF THE CONFERENCE ITSELF- HE DO NOT DELIEUE THAT THE NPT CAUCUS HELD LAST TALL IN NEH YORK REACNED A DECISION ON THE VENUE FOR THE CONFERENCE THE NPT CAUCUS TO BE HELD THIS FALL SHOULD TAKE SUCH A DECISION AND HE SEE NO OBSTAGLE T0 REACHING STATE 212527 A CONSENSUS ON THIS ISSUE AN UNDERSTANDING HAS REAGHED AT THE CAUCUS LAST FALL TO HOLD THE FIRST NEETIHC OF THE PREPGOH IN HER YORK DURING THE HALF OF T993 TUT HE BELIEVE THAT THE CONFERENCE COULD BE PROPERLY PREPARED HITH THREE HEETIHCS OF ITS PREPARATORY CONHITTEE AND THAT THE SCHEDULE SUGGESTED IN THE DISCUSSION PAPER HOULD BE APPROPRIATE FYI ONLY HE NAUE RESERUATIONS ABOUT NOTDIHC A PREPGOH HEETINC IN HIEHNA PAST ANALYSES OF UTENNA AS A PREPCOH SITE HAUE COHCLUDED THAT IT HOULD BE MORE COSTLY THAN OTHER SITES IN ADDITION IHSOFAR AS THE PREPCON IS LIKELY TO BE OCCUPIED NITH LARCELY PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF THE LOSE CONFERENCE AND HAY RELY OH PAST RENTER CONFERENCE PRECEDEHTS HE OUESTIOH HRETHER EHOUCH OF THE PERMANENT NTSSIONS IN UTENHA COULD FIELD REPRESENTATIOES HITH EXPERIENCE IN THESE AREAS FINALLY HOHEUER IT HILL BE THE NPT PARTIES THENSELUES HHO HILL DECIDE UPON THE UENUE FOR THE PREPCONS HE THTENO TO STUDY THIS ISSUE FURTHER TN ANTICIPATTOH THAT IT HILL ARTSE THIS FALL IN HER YORK AT THE CAUCUS OF NPT PARTIES U S PARTTCIPANT SHOULD BE IN A LISTEHIHC MORE ON THIS ISSUE END EYT TU IAEA BACKGROUND DOCUHENTS TAT HE BELIEUE THAT IAEA SUBMISSION OF BACKGROUND DOCUNENTS COULD BE USEFUL IAEA EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN SAFEGUAROS ARE OF PARTICULAR THPORTANCE TO THE IHPLENEHTATION OF THE NPT AND A FULL DISCUSSION OF THESE EFFORTS HOULD BE APPROPRIATE ICT GREATER EFFORT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOHARD EHCOURACIHC NPT PARTIES THAT HAVE NOT YET DONE SO T0 CONCLUDE THETR OBLICATORY NPT SAFECUARDS ACREENENTS THESE FULL-SCOPE SAFECUARDS ACREENENTS ARE REQUIRED HHETHER OR NOT A STATE HAS NUCLEAR FACTLITTES m THE RECENT REPORT BY THE SECRETARIAT COUTIHFISSE DATED T9 HAY INDICATES THAT OUER ONE THIRD OF THE STATES PARTY TO THE TREATY HAD NOT YET FULFILLED THEIR ARTICLE OBLIGATION TO CONCLUDE A SAFECUAHDS ACREEHEHT THIS SITUATION HUST BE RECTIFIER U OFFICE HOLDERS THE LEADERSHIP OF THE I995 NPT CONFERENCE HILL RE CRUCIAL LET THE EUENTUAL PRESIDENT OF THE IRES NPT CONFERENCE SHOULD POSSESS KHOHLEDCE OF THE NPT AND THE NONPROLTFERATIOH RECIHE INTERNATIONAL STATURE EHENPTARY LEADERSHIP OUALITIES CONFETENCE AND PROUEN ABILITY IN TOUCH NECOTIATTNE SITUATIONS IF THE STRUCTURE OF THREE NAIH CONNITTEES LS UTILIZED IN IRAS FOR EXAHPLE TO FACILITATE A REUIEH OF TNT NFL AT THAT LINE THEN HE BE GUIDED BY THE PRECEDEHTS ESTABLISHED BY PAST REDIEH CONFERENCES IN DETERNINIHC THE CHAIRHEH OF THESE RENTER US EXTENSION CONFERENCE RAISED CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED TELEGRAM I UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Deparimenl qf Stale PACE O3 OF 93 STATE 212527 OJOIEST HE EXPECT THAT THERE NILE BE INTEREST IN THE NPT IN CONNECTION HITN THE EXTENSION DECISION THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE 1955 NET CONFERENCE BE THE EXTENSION OI THE NPT THE DECISION TO DO SO IS SEPORRTE ACT OF THE 1535 CONFERENCE NRNORTEO BY THE TREATY ITSEEF AND NOT TIED TO OR DEPENDEHT ON ANY OTHER ACTION THE CONFERENCE NIGHT TONE UI RRTICIE IAI THE U S STRONGLY SUPPORTS THE INOEFIHITE EXTENSION OF THE HPI IR 1995 RS RN OUTCOME REFITTIHE ITS INURIURBEE CONTRIBUTION TO THE NUCIERR NORPROIIFERRTION RECINE SINCE T973 AND IN NIEH OF THE OF INTERHRTIONRI EFFORTS TO PREVENT THE SPRERD OF NUCLERR NERPORS R IN UTEH OF THE UNPRECEDENTED NATURE OF THE 1995 HPI CONFERENCE NE TNRT CRREFNE CONSIOERRTIOH SHORES BE CIUEH TO THE PROCEDURES HHICH NILE COUERN THE EXTENSION DECISION BRNEH SHBETBE OUTGOINB LASSIFIED Department of State FREE EHTEHTIOHAELY lEfI CONFIDENTIAL UNCLASSIFIED DUTBUINB TELEGRAM 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