- DE C'7L70AS siFIFUIE OD- ' w A1 NG TEJ w tment of Stat ERMANENT orr IC 1 45 10 ' II'''' I r -' o RECORD ''''' '_'I ' e A't 'tJSE ON LY 0' ' Acti on ' ' F' l r ' ' IS 'i 8 33 Control Rec'd 11046 g November 18 1961 e 2 36AM Hi FROM NEW YuRK Info iESSAG E CENTER S5 G SP L H AF TO Secretary of State NO 1683 NOVEM ER 17 2 PM ACTION DEPARTMENT 1683 INFORMATI ON DUBLIN 29 LONDON 142 PARIS 229 ROME 40 OTTAWA 36 MOSCOW UNNUMBERED ARA EUR FE NF A PARIS FUR USRO DAC SAE VERBATIM TEXT SSA p r IRI SH RESOLUTION USIA NSC FOLLOW ING TEXT RECEIVED FROM RONAN IRELAND WHO INTENDS CI RCULA TE IT COMM ITTEE 1 TODAY OR TOMORROW INR CIA 'iSA OOD DRA FT RESOLUTI ON ARM' NAVY AIR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AEC WHB RECALLING ITS RESOLUTI NS 1380 XIV OF 20 NOVEMBER 1959 AND 1576 XV OF 20 DECEMBE ' 1960 RMR CONVINCED THAT AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF STATES POSSESS ING NUCLEAR WEAPuNS IS GROWING MORE IMMINENT AND THREATENS TO EXTEND AND INTENSIFY THE ARMS RACE TO INCREASE THE DIFFI CULTIE S OF AVOIDING WAR AND OF ESTABLISHING INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY BASED ON THE RULE OF LAW BELIEVING IN THE NECESSITY OF AN INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION AND CONTROL WHEREBY THE POWERS PRO I NG NUCLEAR WEAPONS WOULD REFRAIN FROM RELINQUISHING CONTROL ufl JSUCH WEAPONS TO ANY NATION NOT POSSESSING THEM AND WH PuWERS NOT POSSESSING SUCH WEAPONS WOULD REFRAIN FROM g 'NUFACTURING THEM 1m by RMI f OFF ICIAL USE ONLY REPRODUCTION FROWTHIS COPY IS o This COpy must be returned m RM R central IDeA willi nola' l WIJlDa fi EJQl UNtwSIFIED @ I r ACTION ' ASSIGNED TONAME OF OFFICE 0 o ACTION TAK N 0 4 o SY 80L _ _ _ _ o IOATE OF V -G r ITO R R - e _ - - -- - - ' DECLASSIFIED AUlhorityO q '- ' I -' f OFFICIAL USE ONLY -2- 1683 NOVEMBER 17 2 PM FROM NtW YORK CALLS ON ALL STATES AND IN PARTICULAR ON THE STATES AT PRESENT POSSESSING NUCLEAR WEAPONS TO U E THEIR BEST ENDEAVORS TO SECURE THE CONCLUS ION OF AN INTERNATI ONAL AGREEMENT CONTA I NING PROVISI ONS UNDER WHICH THE NUCLEAR STATES WOULD UNDERTAKE TO REFRA I N FROM Ri L1 NQU I S ilNu COtHkOL OF NLCLEAR wi Af'ONS TO STATES NOT POSSESSING SUCH W PONS AND PROVISIONS UNDER WHICH STATES NOT POSSESSING NUCLEAR ' WEAPONS WOULD UNDERTAKE NOT TO MANUFACTURE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE CONTROL OF SUCH WEAPONS 1 -- URGES ALL STATES TO COOPERATE TO THESE ENDS 2 16 NOVEMBER 1961 RONAN SAID HE NOW CONVINCED AIKEN IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND GA AT ALL VIEW PRESSURE OF BUSINESS AT HOME STEVENSON HER r o OFFICIAL USE ONLY o o 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