https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/1a8e5d5ee44b06e1ea62398ea5d29ad3.pdf 03f3b6092ef453360481b0288f8269ac PDF Text Text Document disclosed under the Access to information Act Document divulgu* en vertu de ta Loi sur tacces a I'information 7>?A 7ft* % "fit FM NATOPARIS SEP22/66 CONFD TO EXTERNL 2005 ^ ^ 1 -J INFO LDN WASHDC EMBPARIS DISARMDELGVA PERMISNY BONN ROME BAG HAGUE SRU OSLO COPEN DE PARIS MCOW WSAW PRGUE BGRAD DE LDN REF OURTELS 1942 SEP15 1950 SEP15 1963 SEP16 NAC-DISARMAMENT j T«HT OlMl JWWUt * TTftMT & OfW HQH V* «W AS ANTICIPATED CHAIRMAN OF PAC GAVE COUNCIL ORAL REPORT YESTERDAY ON LAST WEEKS PAC MTG WITH DISARMAMENT EXPERTS.REPORT WAS CLEAR AND WELL BALANCED COMBINING BOTH PROCEDURAL ASPECTS OF MTG AND SUBSTANCE OF DISCUSSIONS.HE SUMMARIZED MAIN POINTS OF DISCUSSIONS UNDER VARIOUS AGENDA ITEMS<SEE REFTELS)WHILE DRAWING TO COUNCILS ATTN ISSUES WHICH DESERVED FURTHER CONSIDERATION OR STUDY. 2 . I N DISCUSSION WHICH FOLLOWED USA ACTING PERMREP SAID THAT RECENT MTG HAS SIGNIFICANT LESSONS FOR ALLIANCE BECAUSECA)TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS ARE DYNAMIC AND RESULT IN STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR NATO AND CB)TECHNICAL FACTS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY HAVE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS AND POINT TO QUESTIONS ALLIANCE MUST ANSWER.HE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT LAST WEEKS MTG WAS AN EXCELLENT ONE WITH BENEFITS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS AND HE WAS PLEASED THAT SUBJECTS RECEIVED INTENSIVE EXAM BEFORE POLICY DECISIONS WERE TAKEN.THIS WOULD BE VERY USEFUL TO HIS AUTHORITIES IN THEIR CURRENT REVIEW. MI1DJM M*J0*TJ*<aJ*lUM* f JPOM 3.DUTCH PERMREP THEN MADE A NUMBER OF OBSERVATIONS ON CERTAIN PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH AN ABM SYSTEM A NON RPT NON PROLIFERATION TREATY AND A COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN.<HE PROMISED TO CIRCULATE VIEWS .••2 ft. 000082 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'acces a I'information PAGE TWO 2 0 0 5 CONFD OF HIS AUTHORITIES ON THESE SUBJECTS.)REPORTED EFFECTIVENESS OF AN ABM SYSTEM AGAINST MEDIUM RANGE NUCLEAR WEAPONS COULD HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR WESTERN EUROPE AND FOR ALLIANCES NUCLEAR WEAPON STRATEGY.IN DEALING WITH PROPOSAL FOR AMENDMENT OF USA DRAFT NON RPT NON PROLIFERATION TREATY HE UNDERLINED THAT EXACT WORDING OF PROPOSED DUTCH FORMULA DID NOT RPT NOT EXCLUDE POSSIBILITY OF ALLIED NUCLEAR FORCE OR NUCLEAR SHARING.DUTCH PROPOSAL WAS CONCERNED WITH PREVENTING ANY PRESENT ALLIED NUCLEAR POWER FROM RELINQUISHING CONTROL TO AN ASSOCIATION OF STATES WHICH WOULD OWN NUCLEAR WEAPONS.THE ONLY HARDWARE SOLUTION WHICH DUTCH WOULD EXCLUDE I S ONE IN WHICH PARTICIPATING NUCLEAR POWER WOULD NOT RPT NOT RETAIN ITS VETO.DUTCH PERMREP ALSO CONSIDERED THAT FURTHER STUDY HAD TO BE MADE OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN NUCLEAR DETECTION AND TO OTHER IDEAS RELATED TO A Cl6 BUT THOUGHT THAT OLD PROBLEMS AND DEFECTS STILL REMAINED PARTICULARLY ON POLITICAL SIDE . 4.NORWEGIAN PERMREP EXPRESSED SUPPORT FOR RESTRICTIVE INTERPRESATION OF NON RPT NON PROLIFERATION CONCEPT BUT WAS NOT RPT NOT YET CERTAIN THAT HE COULD ACCEPT IMPLICATION OF DUTCH AMENDMENT DEALING WITH OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.BELGIAN PERMREP REITERATED VIEW THAT CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF NON RPT NON PROLIFERATION CONCEPT WAS URGENTLY REQUIRED.ALTHOUGH BELGIUM SUPPORTED DUTCH NON PROLIFERATION AMENDMENT TO EXCLUDE POSSIBILITY OF TRANSFER OF CONTROL BY NUCLEAR COUNTRY TO ASSOCIATION OF STATES, DISTINCTION BETWEEN OWNERSHIP OF WEAPONS AND USE WAS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.A LEGAL ARGUMENT COULD BE MADE FOR THIS APPROACH • ..3 000083 �Document disclosed under the Access to Information Act Document divulgue en vertu de la Loi sur I'aqces a I'information p i PAGE THREE 2005 CONFD BUT IT WAS NOT RPT NOT POLITICALLY POSSIBLE TO MAKE SEPARATION. ALLIANCE MUST DISCUSS THIS QUESTION,INCLUDING POSITION OF FGR TO DETERMINE WHETHER LATTER WOULD BE SATISFIED WITH CONSULTATIVE APPROACH ENVISAGED IN MACNAMARA PROPOSALS.BELGIAN PERMREP CALLED FOR EARLY DISCUSSION OF ALL ASPECTS OF ISSUE WHICH HE RECOGNIZED POSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS FOR FGR. 5.1 EXPRESSED GENERAL SUPPORT FOR DUTCH AND BELGIAN APPROACH TO NON PROLIFERATION CONCEPT BUT TREATED WITH RESERVE DUTCH INTERPRETATION IN PARA3 ABOVE WHICH WOULD HAVE TO BE EXAMINED CAREFULLY WHEN CIRCULATED. I ALSO UNDERLINED IMPORTANCE OF TIMING AND TACTICAL SITUATION IN GNEVA AND IN UN AS WELL AS RELEVANCE OF CURRENT USA REVIEW IN MAKING CHANGES TO DRAFT TREATY.GERMAN ACTING PERMREP LOOKED FORWARD TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON PROLIFERATION CONCEPT.IT WAS LEFT TO CHAIRMAN TO FIND RIGHT MOMENT BASED ON REQUIREMENTS OF WESTERN FOUR ENDC MEMBERS AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS. ALL ABOVE MENTIONED SPEAKERS AS WELL AS DANISH UK AND ITALIAN PERMREPS SUPPORTED IDEA OF COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON NON PROLIFERATION IN FUTURE. 6.ALTHOUGH NO DATE HAS BEEN FIXED,SUCK A MTG ON NON-PROLIFERATION IS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN NEXT TWO WEEKS.I SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THEREFORE TO HAVE YOUR GENERAL GUIDANCE BY 0CT5 WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON HOW TO HANDLE DUTCH QUALIFICATION TO AMENDMENT REFERRED TO ABOVE RITCHIE 000084 � Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDBM00022 Title A name given to the resource NATOParis to External 2005 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9/22/1966 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived RG25-A-3-c, file 27-11-7, "DEFENCE - CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR ARMAMENTS - ANTI - BALLISTIC MISSILES (ABM) = DEFENSE - ARMEMENTS DE TYPE CLASSIQUE ET NUCLEAIRE - ENGINS ANTIMISSILES (ABM)," vol. 10357, part 1, Library and Archives Canada, (LAC). 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