95mm FILE OUTGOING IELEGRAM Department of State DECLASSIFIED Authority NMD fo 7 67 i INDICATE CGLLECT 1 pl El canoe Pg SECRET Classification I385 #7 as SENT TO soon New York 5 7 I RPTD 11W Amembassy DUBLIN 'n'm Re Delga 22 coma J tras GADEL should urgently un rtake asces ain UK and French views offer We so an idol 5 following as preliminary US reaction I 1 US continues prefer no UN resolution or action re transfer or 5p of nuclear weapons Believe any resolution of this type tends exert pressure upon on Western governments to far greater extent than USSR US also dislikes lending color to impression there is any reasonable prospect achieving effective into national control over transfer control of nuclear weapons through available 0 or foreseeable inspection techniques If there is any Opportunity persuade Irish withdraw resolution or to avoid specific UNGA action on issue which wee consider very unlikely believe we should be prepared to seize it It 2 Despite foregoing present US judgment is that issue of transfer and spread of nuclear weapons will be raised and in fact has been raised a and resolution on subject will be extremely difficult oppose Believe latestgl version Irish resolution much better than previous versions Seemsim preferable to other possible resolutions which might attempt put UNGA squarely In ma a record against any transfer or spread of weapons In present form Irish esolution is essentially referral resolution reqmsting new 10 nation dis- armament group to consider problan Voting for this resolution would not -i wolve commitment on substance Moreover referral this problem 10 nation 3 Duh-d by Talbot-phi Innmiulon and I0 3 Wm chud al'on by Wall-nor ClutchesREPRODUCTION FROM cow as PROHIBITED a 5152 01 SECRET UNLESS 2 M Classification I as - DECLASSIFIED Authority 20 Page 2 of telegran to New York SECRET Classification handling of both committee might be useful precedent for W'Soviet QTE complete and and UK roposal general UNQTE disarmament propose Therefore while US position will not be finalized until UK and French views are known we would urge UK and French Govern ments be prepared support present version Irish resolution if developments indicate Aiken intends press it to vote In addition we believe Irish have now modified resolution to point where further opposition on part Western powers might result in less satisfactory text and loss tactical advantage 3 If agreement is reached to support Irish resolution US would not wish make known position to Irish or other delegations at this time Current consultations ERT 01 1 should be confined to French and UK SECRET Classification This document is from the holdings of The 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