Sittfz m 1960 44 4 m4 3 4 136 4 Classification $4043 0 4 1 0 SENT TO Amembassy CANBERRA f 4 4 new INFO Amembassy VIENNA gym 34 l oumomt IELEGRAM Department of State 4 5 f sass aesnneaa_ee 4 Unfortunately Embtel SOD delayed in transmission No 4g no real substantive issue involved but rather question Ira timing for obtaining BF provisional approval safeguards document For your background BG gave proviSional approval t bgeneral principles IAEA safeguards Annex 1 last September BG held first reading detailed procedures implement these principles at its January Meeting and appointed sevenmnation drafting oommittee'technical eXperts to prepare single docu- ment combining principles and procedures Drafting committee completed work late February and its report to Board is safeguards document currently under discussion As indicated Vienna s 2206 majority BG favor approval i co t-a vavl - Loe ass This favorable situation created in part by strong gar US demarches governments members of Board other than Soviet Bloc and those pa ticipating in advance meeting Vienna In I view recent developments such as Indian attempts obtain 33 - 31 large '3 th 5W SWM Telegraphic transmission and I 00 'l I a WW 5 MLM Infill Iljf ciassifica on approved by Obert Winfrey I it SPA Mr - Mr Stanger 344 Th AEC Dr Fritch substance REPRODUCTION mammal copy IS PROHIBITE UNLESS UNCLASSIFI 6 11 CGNFIDENTIAL Zlassificatiort 44444 in liPR 4 963 R44 DECLASSIFIED Authority 2 5 5 Amembassy CANBERRA CONFIDENTIAL Classification large reactors and fuel without safeguards @ Department believes essential press strongly for provisional approval safeguards document this BG session Further protracted debate in Board unlikely produce better document but in fact would provide opponents safeguards further opportunity delay and increase difficulty obtaining eventual Board approvals Important that western powers which have in past supported safe- guards present solid front and abstention by Australia can only be subject misinterpretation and render task western powers more di fficult 'Technical review safeguards document by responsible Australian ministry has indicated Australian Government could support safeguards document with few amendments which presumably discussed Vienna Department suggests that_if GOA unable authorize Walker vote definitivelyfor provisional approval it consider authorizing him cast affirmative vote ad referendum to his government GOA cabinet review could then be undertaken during interval between April and June Board meetings and GOA could record its final position at June session If GOA informs you impossible do other than abstain GOA eke abstention ad referendum so that it could be changed to fi ai f vote in June ma i 4 DILLON CONFIBENTIAL Classification                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu