UNCLASSIFIED 3 CONFIDENTIAL OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State RELEASED IN FULL PAGE Ul OF D3 STATE ORIGIN ACDA-IT DSIIDS 2315122 INFO LOG-OD AMAD-DI CEO-DI CIAE-DD GEE-DD OASY-DD DOEE-DD EB-DB HA-DS INN-DD L-DD ADS-DD NRC-D3 NARC-DD NSAE-DD OES-DS DIG-HT PA-DI PM-DD SB-BH SNP-DD SS-DD TREE-DD USIE-BD TSNY-DI IDTSR DRAFTED BY APPROVED BY ACDAINPIHHULF PMIPNHISDODSON TISTOMCHIH DOEIDDONNELLY OSDIHJONNSON JCSIPSHANNAHAN OMBIOTAFT ACDAINAIHCALHOUN SISIDMSATTERFIELD SIS-OIPCHURCHILL I - SFIDBD 2315152 38 23ISHSZ FEB 93 I FM SECSTATE HASHDC TO USMISSION USUIENNA PRIORITY INFO USMISSION GENEUA ANENBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY MOSCOH USMISSION USUN HEN YORK I A STATE B54136 UNUIE HOLD FOR GENEUA FOR CD DEL E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS PARM KNNP NPT SUBJECT NPT DEPOSITARIES NEETING FEBRUARY 23 1993 REFS AI 92 STATE 92 STATE AD5333 E CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TENT 2 THE UK HILL HOST THE NEXT NEETING OF THE NPT DEPOSIIARIES ON FEBRUARY 25 ON THE MARGINS OF THE IAEA BOARD OF GOUERNORS NEETING THE DEPOSITARIES HAUE MADE A PRACTICE OF USING THE IAEA BOARD MEETINGS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT ABOUT THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE THIS IS THE FIFTH SUCH DEPOSITARIES MEETING SINCE THE SANE TIME LAST YEAR US DEL HILL BE HEADED BY DR NICHAEL ROSENTHAL CHIEF INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR AFFAIRS DIUISION BUREAU OF NONPROLIFERATION POLICY ACDA THE UK HAS PROUIDED A TENTATIUE AGENDA FOR THIS NEETINGI THE FOLLONING INSTRUCTIONS KEYED TO THIS AGENDA ARE PROUIDED FOR THE U S DELEGATION TO THIS MEETING FIRST PREPCOH 3 FINANCES DEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE GUIDED BY POSITION OUTLINED IN PARA A REF A NNICH CONTAINED INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DEPOSITARIES MEETING IN SEPTEMBER 1932 NE RECOGNITE INTEREST IN REUISING THE TRADITIONAL SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS TO REFLECT ITS CHANGED STATUS AND THE SIGNIFICANT GRONTH IN THE NUMBER OF NPT PARTIES INCLUDING FRANCE AND CHINA AT THE SANE TIME THE U S DOES NOT NISH TO SEE THIS BECOME A DIUISIUE ISSUE FOR THE PREPCOH HE ARE PREPARED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIUE FINANCING FORMULAS PROUIDED THEY DO NOT ENTAIL ANY INCREASE IN THE U S SHARE OF 32 82 PERCENT HE BELIEUE IT NOULD BE POLITICALLY UNHISE TO PURSUE A FORMULA THAT TREATED THE FIUE NUCLEAR HEAPON STATES UICE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNCLAS SIFIED REVIEW AUTHORITY ROBERT 0 HOMME ID 04 NOV 2011 200802837 SNBB295 THE NPT LAST DECEMBER CDNF I DENTIAL DUN STATE USIISE 2315122 THE DEPOSITARIES AS HAUING A SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE A CHAIRMANSHIP THE U S BELIEUES THAT IT CONTINUES TO MAKE SENSE TO ORAN THE PREPCOM CNAIRMEN FROM TRADITIONAL POLITICAL GROUPINGS -- NEST EAST AND NDNALIGNED AT PAST NPT REUCONS THE REST HAS PROUIDED THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE FIRST PREPCON THE EAST FOR THE SECOND PREPCOM AND THE NONALICNED FOR THE THIRD PREPCOM ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THIS PRACTICE HILL BE FOLLOHED FOR THE UPCOMING PREPCOM SESSIONS THE NETHERLANDS HAS PUT FORRARD JAN HOEKEMA DIRECTOR OF UR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS AS ITS CANDIDATE TOR HESTERN CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRST PREPCOM NO OTHER CANDIDATES HAUE EMERGED AND NOEKEMA APPEARS TO HAVE HESTERN GROUP SUPPORT U S DEL SHOULD ASCERTAIN HHETHER THE EASTERN GROUP HAS BEGUN TO ADDRESS THE QUESTION OF AN EASTERN CANDIDATE FOR THE SECOND PREPCOM U S DEL SHOULD INFORN OTHER DEPOSITARIES OF RECENT FORMAL APPROACH BY POLAND INDICATINC GDP INTENTION TO PUT FORHARD A CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE COP HAS NOT YET NAMED A SPECIFIC INDIUIDUAL AS ITS CANDIDATE AND IS AHAITING SOME FURTHER INDICATION OF THE CONFERENCE LEUEL OF REPRESENTATION U S DEL SHOULD INDICATE THAT USC RILL INPDRII POLAND THAT II HELCONES AND RILL ENCOURAGE THE ID IDENTITY AN IRDIUIDUIL AT AS SENIOR LEUEI AS POSSIBLE ENSURE TRRI HE HAS EASTERN EUROPEAN SUPPORT AND UI URGE POLAND TO APPROACH REY LEADERS OF THE NONALICNED GROUP INCLUDING MEXICO EGYPT INDONESIA PERU AND NIGERIA 5 OBSERUERS U S DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THE INTERESTS OF THE TREATY PARTIES IN A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE OR A STRONG NPT HILL BE HELL-SERUED BY PERMITTING STATES NON-PARTIES TO ATTEND THE PREPCOMS AS OBSERUERS NE HAUE RAISED OUR CONCERNS NITN A NUNBER OF HESTERN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN NPT PARTIES INCLUDING THE OTHER DEPOSITARIES AND HAUE PRONOTED A NEARFCONSENSUS IN THIS GROUP AGAINST THE PRESENCE OF OBSERUERS AT PREPCOM SESSIONS REF CONTAINS DETAILED U S POINTS EXPLAINING U S UIEHS ON THIS QUESTION U S BELIEUES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT NPT PARTIES OPPOSED TO THE IDEA OF OBSERUERS AT THE PREPCOM SNARE THEIR CONCERNS HITH OTHER PARTIES IN PARTICULAR THOSE INFLUEHTIAL MEMBERS OF THE NONALIGNED GROUP E G MEXICO NIGERIA INDONESIA EGYPT PERU AUSTRALIA ALREADY HAS RAISED THE ISSUE IN A HEETING OF THE UIENNA-BASED FRIENDS OF U S DEL SHOULD ENCOURAGE DEPOSITARIES DISCUSSION ON USEFUL NEXT STEPS TO RESOLUE THIS OUESTION IN A HAY THAT SUPPORTS OUR SHARED ODIECTIUES OF A SUCCESSFUL 1935 NPT CONFERENCE S RULES OF PROCEDURE U S HAS ONLY RECENTLY RECEIUED UK COMMENTS ON A U S PROPOSAL FOR RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE PASSED TO THE UK LAST OCTOBER HHILE HE HOPE TO HAUE A RESPONSE FOR THE UK BEFORE THE DEPOSITARIES MEETING U S DEE HILL LIKELY NOT BE IN A POSITION TO PASS OUER A CONCRETE PROPOSAL IN THE FORM OF A OF THE NPT REUCDN RULES TO THE RUSSIANS U S DEL SHOULD INDICATE IN THE DEPOSITARIES MEETING THAT IT ENPECTS TO BE IN A POSITION TO PROUIDE TO THEM IN THE HEAR FUTURE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE REUCON RULES OF PROCEDURE TO ACCOMNODATE THE NEED FOR THE 1935 CONFERENCE TO TAKE AN EXTENSION DECISION U S DEL SHOULD SEEN THEIR UIEHS ON THE DESIRABILITY OF ENGAGING THE THE UH SECRETARIAT ON THE SUBJECT OF 596 93 4071 2 77 5% UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL OUTGOING TELEGRAM Department of State PAGE 92 OF US STATE 954196 2315122 REUISING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OR COORDINATING AN APPROACH THROUGH ESTABLISHED CONSULTATIVE MECHANISMS E G HEOG GROUP EASTERN GROUP 7 FUTURE PREPCOMS THE DEPOSITARIES NAUE DISCUSSED THIS ISSUE AT SOME LENGTH AT PAST MEETINGS THE U S CONTINUES TO BE BELIEUE THAT THREE PREPCOM SESSIONS SHOULD PROUIDE ADEOUATE TIME TO PREPARE FOR THE 1995 CONFERENCE HE ARE PREPARED HOHEUER TO AGREE TO THE HOLDING OF FOUR PREPCOM SESSIONS PROVIDED THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HEEXS ALLOTTED FOR PREPCOMS DOES NOT EXCEED FIUE AND THAT THE COSTS ARE ACCEPTABLE NITH RESPECT TO SCHEDULING HE SUPPORT THE SCHEDULING OF THO ADDITIONAL PREPCOMS IN THE SPRING AND FALL OF I991 RESPECTIUELY IF THE PARTIES AGREE ON THE NEED TO HOLD FOUR PREPCOMS SESSIONS HE ARE PREPARED TO SEE AN ADDITIONAL PREPCOM SCHEDULED FOR THE FALL OF 1993 THE U S CAN SUPPORT EITHER NEH YORX OR GENEUA AS A UENUE FOR FURTHER PREPCOM SESSIONS BUT BELIEUES THAT ADDING UIENNA AS A PREPCOM SITE HILL COMPIICATE PREPARATIONS RY LEADING TO UNHELPFUL CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF MANY DELEGATIONS IN THE PAST MOREOUER UIENNA HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO ENTAIL GREATER COSTS THAN OTHER VENUES THE U S CONTINUES TO BELIEUE THAT THE PREPCOMS IN PARTICULAR THE FIRST PREPCOM SHOULD ADDRESS THE MANY PROCEDURAL AND ORGANIZATIONS OUESTIONS THAT HILL BE PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR THE 1995 CONFERENCE HNETNER OR TO HHAT EXTENT AND HHEH THE PREPCOMS SHOULD ENGAGE IN SUBSTAHTIUE HORN RELATED TO THE I995 CONFERENCE IS AN ISSUE TO BE DISCUSSED FURTHER AMONG THE PARTIES THE U S HILL DE PREFARED TO CONSIDER THIS OUESTION CAREFULLY REUIEH AND EXTENSION CONFERENCE B PROSPECTS FOR INOEFINITE EXTENSION HHILE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR INDEFINITE EXTENSION CONTINUES TO EACH AMONG THE HESTEHN AND EASTERN EUROPEAN NPT PARTIES MOST NONALIGNED STATES ARE UNHILLING AT THIS POINT TO COMMIT THEMSELUES TO A SPECIFIC OUTCOME FOR THE I995 CONFERENCE AT THE SAME TIME HITN THE EXCEPTION OF MEXICO HHICH IS PROMOTING A TEN TO FIFTEEN YEAR EXTENSION HE DO NOT BELIEUE THAT ANY PARTY HAS COMPLETELY REJECTED INDEFINITE EXTENSION AS AN OUTCOME THE U S BELIEUES THAT PARTIES SUPPORTING INDEFINITE EXTENSION SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MAKE EUERY EFFORT TO PROMOTE THE HIDEST POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR INDEFINITE EXTENSION TO THIS END THE U S BELIEUES IT HILL BE IMPORTANT TO EMPHASIZE BOTH THE SECURITY BENEFITS AND COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAUE BEEN PROUIDED BY THE NPT HHILE HE BELIEUE IT IS PREMATURE TO ENGAGE IN OPEN SPECULATION OR NEGOTIATION ON SPECIFIC ALTERNATIUE EXTENSION OTHER THAN INDEFINITE EXTENSION U S SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPLORE HITH THE OTHER DEPOSITARIES THE RANGE OF OTHER LEGALLY AND POLITICALLY ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES THAT COULD SERUE OUR SHARED OBJECTIVE IN SUSTAINING A STRONG NPT U S DEL SHOULD ORAN ON REF A AS NECESSARY FOR ADDITIONAL POINTS ON EXTENSION OPTIONS 9 ORGANIZATION ISSUES DEPOSITARIES MEETINGS HAUE REUEALED A HILLIHGNESS BY THE THREE STATES TO AGREE TO RECREATE THE THREE MAIN COMMITTEE STRUCTURE OF PAST NPT REUIEH CONFERENCES IN 1995 SUCH A STRUCTURE HOULD FACILITATE THE REUIEN PORTION OF THE 1995 CONFERENCE AND OULD BE IN KEEPING HITN OUR OUERALL DESIRE TO STAY HITH PRACTICES THAT ARE FAMILIAR TO THE PARTIES CANADA HAS STATE 954195 2315121 SHOOTER PROPOSED A NEH ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE FOR THE 1995 CONFERENCE THE GOC PROPOSAL ENUISIONS THO MAIN COMMITTEES ONE FOR THE TREATY REUIEH AND THE OTHER TO DEAL HITH THE QUESTION OF NPT EXTENSION THE REUIEH COMMITTEE HDULD HAUE THREE SUD-COMMITTEES TO CARRY OUT THE REUIEN THAT HOULD BE IOEHTICAL TO THE THREE MAIN COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED IN PAST REUIEH CONFERENCES HHILE THE CANADIAN PROPOSAL HAS THE UIRTUE OF SEPARATING THE EXTENSION DECISION FROM THE REUIEH PORTION OF THE CONFERENCE IT MAY RESULT IN A PROLONGED AND INTENSIFIED DEBATE NEGOTIATION ON THE EXTENSION DEL SHOULD SET FORTH THE PLUSES AND MINUSES AND SEEK DIEHS OF OTHER OEPOSITARIES HE DO NOT BELIEUE THIS HOULD HE HELPFUL THE U S HAS SUPPORTED THE IDEA OF ESTABLISHING SOME KIND OF SCREENING MECHANISM TO ENSURE THAT PROPOSALS FOR NPT EXTENSION ARE CONSISTENT HITH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN THE TREATY U S DEL SHOULD CONTINUE TO EMPHASIEE THE IMPORTANCE THE U S ATTACHES TO ENSURING THAT THE EXTENSION DECISION DOES NOT BECOME CONTINGENT ON THE RESULTS OF THE TREATY REUIEH OR ANY OTHER ACTION THE CONFERENCE MIGHT SEEK TO UNDERTAXE IO ISSUES LIKELY TO ARISE UNDER ARTICLES I II - IN UIEH OF THE IMPORTANCE AND UISIBILITY OF THE 1995 NPT CONFERENCE THE U S IS ANTICIPATING THAT ALL ISSUES THAT HAUE ARISEN AT PAST NPT REUCONS AND THEN SOME HILL BE FAIR GAME IN 1995 AMONG THE ISSUES THE U S EXPECTS MAY ARISE IN 1995 ARE THE NUCLEAR HEAPON STATEINON- NUCLEAR HEAPON STATE DISTINCTIONI OBLIGATIONS AND COMPLIANCE UNDER ARTICLES I AND EFFECTIUENESS OF IAEA SAFEGUARDSI SPECIAL IAEA INSPECTIONSI INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES TO NPT SANCTIONSI REGIONAL CONCERNS INCLUDING MIDDLE EAST FORMER SOUIET UNION SOUTH ASIA KOREAN PENINSULAI AND STORAGE AND CUSTODY OF FISSIIE MATERIAL FROM DISMANTLED NUCLEAR HEAPONS U S DEL SHOULD IDENTIFY FOR THE OTHER DEPOSITARIES THOSE ISSUES THAT IT EXPECTS TO ARISE IN CONNECTION NITH THE 1995 CONFERENCE AND FOR HRICH IT HILL BE PREPARED U S DEL SHOULD ASCERTAIH OTHER UIENS ON THIS OUESTION 11 ISSUES LIKELY TO ARISE UNDER ARTICLES ID AND U U S BELIEUES IT HILL BE IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED TO ADDRESS THE FOLLOHING ISSUES IN 1995 EXPORT CONTROLS INCLUDING THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED DUAL-USE EXPORT CONTROLSI PROTECTION OF SAFEGUARDED NUCLEAR FACILITIES FROM MILITARY ATTACK IN HARTIMEI DISPOSITION OF FISSILE MATERIAL FROM DISMANTLED NUCLEAR NEAPONSI INTERNATIONAL PLUTONIUM STORAGE SCHEMESI AND NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ISSUES AT PRESENT OTHER THAN THE PUBLICITY LAST YEAR ABOUT THE INTEREST OF THE CHETEX CORPORATION IN-PROMOTING USE OF PEACEFUL NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS TO DISPOSE OF NUCLEAR AND CHEMICAL MUNITIONS HE HAUE SEEN NO EUIDENCE OF REHEHED INTEREST IN AMONG NPT PARTIES OR OTHERS COHSEOUENTLY HE NOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TO BE A CONTENTIOUS ITEM IN 1995 U S DEL SHOULD ASCERTAIH DEPOSITARIES UIEHS ON THIS OUESION 12 ISSUES LIKELY TO ARISE UNDER ARTICLES UI AND UII ALTHOUGH THE U S HILL SEEK THROUGHOUT THE PREPARRTORY PROCESS TO BROADEN THE PARTIES APPRECIATION FOR THE TREATY AS A HNOLE THE U S EXPECTS COMPLIANCE HITH ARTICLE UI AGAIN TO BE A MAJOR PREOCCUPATION OF MANY STATES IN THIS CONNECTION HE ANTICIPATE THE NUCLEAR NEAPON STATES HILL BE UNDER SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE TO UNCLASSIFIED CDNFIDENT IAL UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL Department of State PACE OS OF O3 STATE RETIRE 2315122 SHBORSE DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS TONARD A COMPREHENSIUE TEST BANS BINDING POSITIOE AND NEGATIVE SECURITY A CUT-OFF OF FISSILE MATERIAL FOR NEAPONS PURPOSESI AND FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN THEIR NUCLEAR ARSENALS THE O S HILL BE REUIENING ALL OF THESE OUESTIONS AS PART OF THE HER OUERALL POLICY REUIEH NE MIGHT EXPECT INCREASED INTEREST IN 1993 IN ESTABLISHING NUCLEAR HEAPON FREE TONES TH AREAS HNERE THEY DO NOT CURRENTLY EXIST THE US HAS LONG SUPPORTEO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR HEAPON FREE ZONES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFRICA AND SOUTH ASIA PROUIDEO THEY MEET A NUMBER OF LONG-ESTABLISHED U S CRITERIA IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE 1335 CONFERENCE MICHT CIUE SOME ADDITIONAL INFETUS TO REGIONAL EFFORTS TO ESTABLISH SUCH ZONES 13 OTHER ISSUES DEPOSITARIES NOTIFICATION OF FIRST PREPCOR EARLIER THIS MONTH THE U S APPROACHEO THE OTHER DEPOSITARIES TO PROPOSE THAT THE OEPOSITARIES FORMALLY NOTIFY THE TREATY PARTIES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PREPARATORY COMMITTEE AS THEY HAD DONE FOR THE 1985 AND 1933 NPT REOCONS AT THIS TIME THE U S PROUIDED A DRAFT TEXT OF A DIPLOMATIC NOTE FOR THIS PURPOSE HITH A UIEN TO COORDINATING BY ALL DEPOSITARIES UK HAS AGREED TO OUR PROPOSED APPROACH AND HITH THE SUBSTANCE OF THE TEXT OF OUR DRAFT NOTE RUSSIAN REP KISLYAK ALSO HAS AGREED BUT HAS SUGGESTEO THAT THE OEPOSITARIES JOINTLY NOTIFY THE PARTIES OF THE FIRST PREPCOM ABEGIN FYI U S RECORDS SHON THAT IN 1934 THE FORMER SOVIET UNION ENCOURAGED THE PRACTICE OF EACH OEPOSITARY NOTIFYINO THOSE STATES THAT HAO OEPOSITED INSTRUMENTS OF ADRERENCE TO THE NPT IN THEIR ORR CAPITAL OUT OF CONCERN THAT A GENERAL NOTIFICATION BY THE ON TO OEROCRATIC RAMPUCHEA NHICH THE USSR DID NOT THEN RECOGNIIE MIGHT APPEAR TO TACITLY CONFER SOME OFFICIAL STATUS ON THAT COUNTRY PRIOR TO 1985 THE UH SECRETARIAT HAD BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR NOTIFYINC THE PARTIES OF THE FIRST PREPCOM SESSION END FYI I AT THIS TIME THE U S IS NOT INCLINED TO SUPPORT SUCH A JOINT NOTIFICATION IN ADDITION TO THE COORDINATION DIFFICULTIES INUOLOED IN SUCH AN NE HAUE SOUGHT TO AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF OUERT DEPOSITARY COOPERATION ICOLLUSIONI IN CONNECTION HITR PREPARATIONS FOR FAST HPT REUCONS HE BELIEUE THAT DISCRETE DEPOSITARY COOPERATION AHO COORDINATION CONTINUES TO BEST SERUE OUR NPT INTERESTS COHSEOUENTLY DEL SHOULD ENCOURAGE RUSSIAN REF TO AGREE TO CONTINUE THE PRACTICE OF SEPARATE DEPOSITARY NOTIFICATIONS HITR PARALLEL DIPLORATIC NOTES HHARTON CONFIDENTIAL OUTGDING 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