UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 s PAGE 01 STATE 198645 ORIGIN NODS-00 RELEASE IN FULLj INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 1001 R DRAFTED BY EUR RDVINEIBLH APPROVED BY EUR RDVINE AF-AMB HARROP IN SUBSTANCE SIS - DANDERSON SIAS- MR FARLEY SIP - MR KAHAN ----112244 2002382165 0 2002122 AUG 77 2FF4 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY LONDON NIACT IMMEDIATE S T STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE E O 11652 XGDS-11213 TAGS PARM SF SUBJECT SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR TEST ISSUE REF LONDON 13921 1 WITH RESPECT TO POINT THAT BRITISH DO NOT PLAN TO REFER TO EVIDENCE OF SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM YOU SHOULD CONFIRM THAT BRITISH HAVE RECEIVED THE INTERPRETATION OF THE RAW DATA THROUGH NORMAL INTELLIGENCE INTERCHANGE WHICH IN OUR JUDGMENT CONSTITUTES EVIDENCE WHICH THE UK POSSESSES IN ANY CASE FRENCH IN THEIR DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICANS REFERRED TO EVIDENCE SUPPLIED BY THE UNITED STATES AND WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE BRITISH USl - HAT FORMULATION AS WELL RATHER THAN THE QTE IF TRUE SE1 ET T PAGE 02 STA TE 198645 UNQTE QUALIFER 2 WE DO NOT MIND IF THE BRITISH WISH TO REFER TO THE BODLER BOTHA EXCHANGE IN THEIR APPROACH TO THE SbUTH AFRICANS 3 JERRY SMITH'S REPORT OF CONVERSATION WITH GISCARD IS BEING REPEATED TO YOU SEPARATELY YOU MAY DRAW ON THIS MESSAGE FOR SMITH'S PRESENTATION TO GISCARD BUT BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BRIEF BRITISH ON FRENCH RESPONSE AND FRENCH REVIEW AUTHORITY Marvin Russell Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIF'IED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 THINKING ONLY IN THE MOST GENERAL TERMS WE DO NOT WISH TO BECOME THE INTERMEDIARY IN PRESENTING FRENCH VIEWS TO THE BRITISH AND SUGGEST THAT YOU RECOMMEND THE BRITISH ESTABLISH DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRENCH ON THIS ISSUE WE HAVE BRIEFED THE FRG ONLY IN VERY GENERAL TERMS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE BRITISH ALREADY HAVE BUT BELIEVE THAT THE BRITISH SHOULD ESTABLISH THEIR OWN CHANNELS WITH THE FRG AS WELL VANCE NNN T PAGE 01 STATE 198645 ORIGIN NODS-OD INFO OCT-01 ISO-DO 001 R 66011 DRAFTED BY S S-O JTHYDEN MGO APPROVED BY S S-O JTHYDEN ----114785 200638Z 12 0 200625Z AUG 77 ZFF4 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATE S - T STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE FOR DR BRZEZINSKI ONLY FOLLOWING TEL SENT ACTION LONDON FROM STATE AUG 20 QUOTE S Ed' E T STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE E O 11652 XGDS-1 2 3 TAGS PARM SF SUBJECT SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR TEST ISSUE REF LONDON 13921 1 WITH RESPECT TO POINT THAT BRITISH DO NOT PLAN TO REFER TO EVIDENCE OF SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM YOU SHOULD CONFIRM THAT BRITISH HAVE RECEIVED THE INTERPRETA- UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 TION OF THE RAW DATA THROUGH NORMAL INTELLIGENCE INTERCHANGE WHICH IN OUR JUDGMENT CONSTITUTES EVIDENCE WHICH S ET SE ET PAGE 02 STATE 198645 THE UK POSSESSES IN ANY CASE FRENCH IN THEIR DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICANS REFERRED TO EVIDENCE SUPPLIED BY THE UNITED STATES AND WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE BRITISH USING THAT FORMULATION AS WELL RATHER THAN THE QTE IF TRUE UNQTE QUALIFER 2 WE DO NOT MIND IF THE BRITISH WISH TO REFER TO THE BODLER BOTHA EXCHANGE IN THEIR APPROACH TO THE SOUTH AFRICANS 3 JERRY SMITH'S REPORT OF CONVERSATION WITH GISCARD IS BEING REPEATED TO YOU SE PARATELY YOU MAY DRAW ON THIS MESSAGE FOR SMITH'S PRESENTATION TO GISCARD BUT BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BRIEF BRITISH ON FRENCH RESPONSE AND FRENCH THINKING ONLY IN THE MOST GENERAL TERMS WE DO NOT WISH TO BECOME THE INTERMEDIARY IN PRESENTING FRENCH VIEWS TO THE BRITISH AND SUGGEST THAT YOU RECOMMEND THE BRITISH ESTABLISH DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRENCH ON THIS ISSUE WE HAVE BRIEFED THE FRG ONLY IN VERY GENERAL TERMS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE BRITISH ALREADY HAVE BUT BELIEVE THAT THE BRITISH SHOULD ESTABLISH THEIR OWN CHANNELS WITH THE FRG AS WELL VANCE UNQUOTE VANCE ET NNN SE T PAGE 01 STATE 198645 ORIGIN NODS-DO INFO OCT-01 ISO-OD 001 R 66011 DRAFTED BY S S DANDERSON BABS APPROVED BY S S DANDERSON ----119761 2015322 50 0 201525Z AUG 77 ZFF4 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY BONN IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY PARIS IMMEDIATE AMEMBASSY PRETORIA IMMEDIATE UNCLASSIFIED U S Department 9f State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 A MBASSY LAGOS IMMEDIATE SE ET STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE LAGOS FOR AMBASSADOR YOUNG FOL RPT STATE 198645 SENT ACTION TO WHITE HOUSE DTD 20 AUG 77 QUOTE S T STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE FOR DR BRZEZINSKI ONLY FOLLOWING TEL SENT ACTION LONDON FROM STATE AUG 20 QUOTES E T STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE E O 11652 XGDS-1 2 3 TAG _PARM SF SE ET S RET PAGE 02 STATE 198645 SUBJECT SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR TEST ISSUE REF LONDON 13921 1 WITH RESPECT TO POINT THAT BRITISH DO NOT PLAN TO REFER TO EVIDENCE OF 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No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 TO BECOME THE INTERMEDIARY IN PRESENTING FRENCH VIEWS TO THE BRITISH AND SUGGEST THAT YOU RECOMMEND THE BRITISH ESTABLISH DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRENCH ON THIS ISSUE WE HAVE BRIEFED THE FRG ONLY IN VERY GENERAL TERMS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE BRITISH ALREADY HAVE BUT BELIEVE THAT THE BRITISH SHOULD ESTABLISH THEIR OWN Cljt NELS WITH THE FRG AS WELL VANCE UNQUOTE VANCE UNQUOTE S RET S RET PAGE03 STATE 198645 CHRISTOPHER SE T NN SE ET PAGE 01 STATE 198645 ORIGIN NODS-00 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 001 R 66011 DRAFTED BY S S DANDERSON APPROVED BY S S DANDERSON ----121571 2023112 65 0 2022002 AUG 77 2FF4 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE T STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE FOR AMB LEONARD ONLY FOLLOWING REPEAT STATE 198645 SENT ACTION BONN PARIS PRETORIA LAGOS WHITE HOUSE LONDON 20 AUG QUOTES STATE 198645 NODIS CHEROKEE E O 11652 XGDS-1 2 3 TAGS PARM SF SUBJECT SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR TEST ISSUE UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018 REF LONDON 13921 1 WITH RESPECT TO POINT THAT BRITISH DO NOT PLAN TO REFER TO EVIDENCE OF SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM YOU SHOULD CONFIRM THAT BRITISH HAVE RECEIVED THE INTERPRETAT - F THE RAW DATA THROUGH NORMAL INTELLIGENCE INTER ET S ET PAGE02 STA TE 198645 CHANGE WHICH IN OUR JUDGMENT CONSTITUTES EVIDENCE WHICH THE UK POSSESSES IN ANY CASE FRENCH IN THEIR DEMARCHE TO SOUTH AFRICANS REFERRED TO EVIDENCE SUPPLIED BY THE UNITED STATES AND WE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE BRITISH USING THAT FORMULATION AS WELL RATHER THAN THE QTE IF TRUE UNQTE QUALIFER 2 WE DO NOT MIND IF THE BRITISH WISH TO REFER TO THE BODLER BOTHA EXCHANGE IN THEIR APPROACH TO THE SOUTH AFRICANS 3 JERRY SMITH'S REPORT OF CONVERSATION WITH GISCARD IS BEING REPEATED TO YOU SEPARATELY YOU MAY DRAW ON THIS MESSAGE FOR SMITH'S PRESENTATION TO GISCARD BUT BELIEVE THAT YOU SHOULD BRIEF BRITISH ON FRENCH RESPONSE AND FRENCH THINKING ONLY IN THE MOST GENERAL TERMS WE DO NOT WISH TO BECOME THE INTERMEDIARY IN PRESENTING FRENCH VIEWS TO THE BRITISH AND SUGGEST THAT YOU RECOMMEND THE BRITISH ESTABLISH DIRECT COMMUNICATION WITH THE FRENCH ON THIS ISSUE WE HAVE BRIEFED THE FRG ONLY IN VERY GENERAL TERMS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT THE BRITISH ALREADY HAVE BUT BELIEVE THAT THE BRITISH SHOULD ESTABLISH THEIR OWN CHANNELS WITH THE FRG AS WELL VANCE UNQUOTE VANCE UNQUOTE CHRISTOPHER UNQUOTE CHRISTOPHER SE NNN UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2014-04164 Doc No C06020027 Date 07 26 2018