Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Message Text CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 STATE 023802 ORIGIN NEA-10 INFO OCT-01 ISO-00 IO-13 ACDA-12 CIAE-00 INR-07 L-03 NSAE-00 EB-08 NRC-05 OES-07 SOE-02 DODE-00 DOE-11 SS-15 SP-02 NSCE-00 SSO-00 USIE-00 INRE-00 PM-05 PA-01 PRS-01 H-01 104 R DRAFTED BY NEA P REUNDELAND APPROVED BY NEA P REUNDELAND TRT NEA - MR VE IO S S PRS - MR ------------------082459 282213Z 45 O 282131Z JAN 78 ZFF4 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV NIACT IMMEDIATE C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 023802 E O 11652 GDS TAGS MNUC IS SUBJECT NEWS STORIES CONCERNING ISRAELI POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS REF TEL AVIV 1323 1 WE BELIEVE QUESTIONS ON THIS SUBJECT SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT FYI WE WILL BE USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDENCE 2 OUR POSITION ON THIS QUESTION REMAINS UNCHANGED WE HAVE NOTED STRONG ISRAELI STATEMENTS THAT THEY WILL NOT BE THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE NUCLEAR WEAPONS INTO THE MIDDLE EAST THE ISRAELI EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON MADE THIS STATEMENT AGAIN ONLY A FEW DAYS AGO CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 STATE 023802 3 ON OCTOBER 25 1977 AN ISRAELI GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED THIS POSITION AND EARLIER THAN THAT THE PRIME MINISTER PUBLICLY STATED IN DECEMBER 1974 WE HAVE NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND IN SEPTEMBER 1975 ISRAEL IS A NONNUCLEAR COUNTRY Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 4 THESE ARE AUTHORITATIVE STATEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL ON THIS MATTER WE HAVE NOTHING TO ADD 5 THE POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES IS TO ACHIEVE THE ADHERENCE OF ISRAEL AND ALL OTHER STATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS GOAL CHRISTOPHER CONFIDENTIAL NNN Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning Z Capture Date 01 jan 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts NUCLEAR WEAPONS THE PRESS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 28 jan 1978 Decaption Date 20 Mar 2014 Decaption Note 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 20 Mar 2014 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1978STATE023802 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter REUNDELAND Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Expiration Film Number D780043-0427 Format TEL From STATE Handling Restrictions Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1978 newtext t19780110 aaaaaiof tel Line Count 69 Litigation Code IDs Litigation Codes Litigation History Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Message ID c49a84de-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Office ORIGIN NEA Original Classification CONFIDENTIAL Original Handling Restrictions ONLY Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification CONFIDENTIAL Previous Handling Restrictions ONLY Reference 78 TEL AVIV 1323 Retention 0 Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Content Flags Review Date 02 jun 2005 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review Media Identifier Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a SAS ID 3682545 Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject NEWS STORIES CONCERNING ISRAELI POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS TAGS MNUC SOPN IS To TEL AVIV Type TE vdkvgwkey odbc SAS SAS dbo SAS_Docs c49a84de-c288-dd11-92da-001cc4696bcc Review Markings Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Markings Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014 Sheryl P Walter Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 20 Mar 2014