CONFIDENTIAL C a ssificati on Department of State TELEGRAM INDICATE O • coLLECT CHARGE TO DISTRIBUTION ACTION Arnembassy NEW DELHI NFO Amembassy RAWALPINDI Arnembassy VIENNA v US Mission UN NEW YORK US Mission GENEVA v Amconsul BOMBAY Arnconsul CALCUTTA Amconsul MADRAS ✓ VIENNA FOR IAEA SUBJ GOI'S PNE'S INTENTIONS REFS a b 1 State 160591 _ C New Delhi 12450 __ - V Appreciate Embassy's evaluation ref b As suggested in para 4 of ref b GOI may choose to adopt different interpretation than one expressed in ref a Moreover USG would face very awkward situation at later date if GOI elected use plutonium produced as result US assistance for PNE devices on basis of interpretation of US-Indian agreements contrary to our own and xkax then faulted us due to our silence for not repeat not having made our views know to them on _J DR A FTING DATE oRAf TED TEL EXT APPROVED BY ev usAEC AGMIA HOBen e CLEARANCES orf - L - Mr A l sub NEA INC us AEC OIA AFriedrtl ✓L SCI - Mr Naur nIO OES - Kent - J CONFIDENTIAL Clas d ca11on DECLASSIFIED Authority CONFIDENTIAL C ass d1cot1 on Department of State TELEGRAM INDICATE O • coLLECT CHARGE TO DISTRIBUT ION AC TION 2 7 Page 2 Amernbassy NEW DELHI Accordingly Department believes it desirable that GOI not repeat not be allowed labor under any misapprehensions and that GOI should be informed of our view that use of plutonium produced pursuant to US-Indian civil agreements for manufacture PNE devices would be incompatible with such agreements and that we would object most strongly to such requested make our position known to appropriate officials Department and AEC plan to do same as opportun i t i es present in Vienna and at UNGA END _J CR A FTING 0ATE TEL EXT APPR0VE0 BY• CLC Al'ANCES CONFIDENTIAL CI0 1 cat1on oRM DS-322 DECLASSIFIED Authority NrJb b'105t