J VJ - CONFIDENTI AL ' a o6 n 1 Clas1 1£1 c at1 on Department of State TELEGRAM INDICATE • • C O LLECT C HA R G E TO DISTR I BU T I ON ACTION Amembassy NEW DELHI INFO USUN New York Amembassy RAWALPINDI USMission GENEVA Amembassy VIENNA GENEVA for DISTO REFS 1 2 3 4 1 USUN 2028 New Delhi 10014 - New Delhi 10486 New Delhi 7200 _ Reftel 1 reports that Pakistanis considering introducing in UN Committee I disarmament debat resolution condemning development peaceful nuclear e x losives by any non-nuclear weapon state Pakistan1 move predicated on their concern ✓ over possibility Indians might test peaceful nuclear explosives in near future Our views on this resolution are given in septel 2 Department and AEC would appreciate Embassy's views on possibility that Indians have embarked on definite program nuclear explosives DRAFT I NG DATE 9 25 70 TEL EXT 22432 While Prime Ministe°i's APPROVED BY · SCI Mr Doren DECLASSIFIED Authority FOR_M DS-322 NN 7 Cfb9oso UNCLASSIFIED Cless f cet o n Department of State TELEGRAM OIC A TE 0 • COLLECT CHARGE TO DISTRIBUTI ON A C TION 7 Page 2 Amernbas sy NEW DELHI cont I d Sarabhai's and Z llXa»lOU X statements reported reftels 2 and 3 appear lean strongly this direction i t not clear that program has gone beyond early study stage to concrete program for actual development explosive devices 3 US position which reflected in NPT is that technology of nuclear explosives for peaceful uses indistinguishable from that of nuclear weapons and that any nuclear explosive device can be used for destructive purposes Development such explosives therefore tantamount to development nuclear weapons Contrary position would be inconsistent with US obligations under NPT and US Atomic Energy Act Consequently we consider i t would be incompatible with existing US-India agreements for India employ «H xeax US nuclear assistance in PNE device development WsH« Would appreciate Embassy's assessment whether Indians recognize this to be us position _J ORAF fEO BY DR AF TING DATE TEL EXT APPROVEO BY CLEARANCES CONFIDENTIAL C a f ca11on FORM 68 DS-322 DECLASSIFIED Authority NN b qtp9oso CONFIRcENTIAL Department of State TELEGRAM CATE Q • coLLEC T C HA RG E TO DI STR I BUTI ON ACTI ON· 4 Amembassy NEW DELHI cont'd Page 3 7 In particular would appreciate Embassy's assessment desirability high-level approach by Embassy to GOI in near future to emphasize US position that use of plutonium produced in US assisted Indian reactors as well as plutonium B t produced therefrom for development by India of peaceful nuclear explosive devices would be considered by US contravention of terms under which US materials made available to India a US interprets safeguards and guarantees provisions of Tarapur Agreement as prohibiting use US materials from and equipment or materials produced aaxxeaKix such materials and equipment for research on or development of any nuclear explosive devices regardless of stated Al application for reason set out para 3 above b Contract of March 16 1960 under which heavy water sold to India for Cirus reactor contains following_J ORAFTCD BY D R A F T ING DATE TEL EXT APPROVED BY CLEARANCES CONFIDENTIAL FORM 4-68 0S-322 DECLASSIFIED Authority JJtJ oC 69oso ' CQNFJDENTIAI C Department of State '1- • • Class di ca t o n TELEGRAM DIC ATE COLLECT CHARGE TO DISTRIBUT ION ACTI ON Pge 4 Amembassy NEW DELHI cont'd 7 statement The heavy water sold hereunder shall be for use only in India by the Government in connection with research into and the use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes and shall be retained by the Government or by other parties authorized by the Government to receive it and not resold or otherwise distributed We would not consider Indian use of plutonium produced in Cirus for peaceful nuclear explosives intended for any purpose as research into and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes t Il _J DRAFTED av CLEARANCES DRAFTING DATE TEL EXT APPROVED av 6