REPRODUCED ATM NATIONAI AACHM S _ NAME OF OF FICER Ir OFFICE SYMBOL t · J ' CAT - -OF• AC· ·- • • • S ' 1 DECJ ASSIFIED Authoriiy- · i Ji U ate• J · _ _ · _ · - - ·-'' 2 ·--•- f - -· - · • • • 922 - - · - _ _ • tt l i _ _ A r1- - t rr 1 0-189 Naplee CJ-27 - - ·--· ·· Seo IIP'D UP0 Parl• -· · -_ - ·· _ _ __ · · · · - c · '- - • - r • -- • • •· · P 1 - JtJ·''r i 1- • r _ _• '• • • • • • • • - ' • •• -' _·_ _· _· - · --- - · · _ I ' - He did 'f _i y - ' ' '- •• • · 4 • • 7 - · __ · auggeat howe tt- at there did not aeem to be any need tor auch an arrange- · IDl lllt - '1'he real basis j I i · ot tho two-key system 18 to camply With U S l a w · • • 0 1 warhead custody and use 'D e system 111 -t herefore practiced Jfith reapeot to all · - · nuolear-capable Ital •held delivery systems Without being spelled ·out 1n an · agreement Moreovei- since all delivery ayatema here 1Dolud1ng thoee held by the U S would be -used only 1n aooordanoe With SACEIJR procedures according to Article 4 Italy could be certain that proper Italian PN t1c1pat1an 1n the dec1a1m for use would be guaranteed F1nally he aaid the lack need tor auah a J l'Ovia1an· ta strongly '· ausgested b the fact that it ta apparently not a part ot an y other stockpile agree- ' 1 ·· menta now 1n foroe which aro paralleled by the provisions of the pl'OpOSed Italian - · · • agreement He did agree however to report the matter and_ -eapond a a • - aa - - -- 1· poaaible _ • • - ·_ r •• I ot la of course no eat - -_· ' Ji ' here apeoltio provla m-- t t 11ehes the two-key ' aystem as auah stnoe the principle del'ivea fl'an the ettect ot · · · various provisions relating to ownership control -• ouatod¥ and dea1a1on tor use ot · tile treapona What the Italians appear to want however · la acme prov1B1m which · wuld make it mandator r for an taUan to pertoi n • certain pby81cal operat1cn before a u s -held Honest John or Corpo ral oould be tired or· the P1¥load ot Anano-based a1rcrart armed Should auoh a 4uiremen't be acceptable to u s ••-per1l p8 it · oould be met 1n ecme taah1on separate from the stookp1le agreement · to which lt appean to be extraneow1 · · - -- · i ··_ ion Requested ' • • f • • I • ' bat· tht Effba8 7 be pl'OIIISJtly 1n truoted on how to reapond to th• two-key · ·oontrol auggeat1cm · It we are opposed the sooner are t le to toreatall tuttther ltal 1 development ot the idea the bett r ·· event the J lnbe•ai should be- wo fumlshed With some peNUIIJli1 io t • In ·• · - _ ·-1 - ftBlimARl7t • • ' • •• - ' ' ' -·- - J r¥- · ·--' • ' - ·- · • • · • •' • I - - - - ' - • - T f I l l _ • I • • • · · · ' - - - - • _ • _ r - -- -·-·· - _ ---- - --· • -· - ' - ·-- - · -1 y -- · - - ·-· • • ·• -· •J _ · · - · ·· · _ _____ • --• - • · - I • •t I• · I • •t I ' ' ·- r- l L NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE 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 Read related article The U S Nuclear Presence in Western Europe 1954-1962 Part II 2020-09-17