UNCLASSIEIED 1 1 CONFIDENTIAL INCOMI HG TELEGRAM Department qf State PAGE D1 OF USUIEN DA OF DE ACTION IO-ID INFO LOGEDD ARA-OD CEO-DI DUDE-OD EUR-DD INRE-OD ADS-RD REA-ND NSCE-UD DES-OS DIG-HE PM-OU SUP-DU SP-DH SSO-DD SS-ED TRSE-OD T-DI IUSGN AUODAE INITISZ ITO 38 IOITIDI JUL 92 FM USMISSION USUIENHA TO SECSTATE NASNDC INMEDIATE 2288 INFO USMISSION USUN NEH YORK AMEMBASSY MOSCON PRIORITY AHEHBASSY LONDON 1 AMENBASSY CANBERRA on was RELEASED IN FT ILL NRC NASNDC I I A USUIENNA DEPT FOR SINPIGSAHOREI DOE NOS - FROM USMISSION UNUIE E D 11355 DECL ORUR THUS IDEA AORCJ ENRG KHNP NSGAI MMUU FARM THEY UN RSI A5 SUBJECT MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE NPT REF STATE 212521 f 0 USUIEN NO OF D2 11111112 9 20 EXTENSION CONFERENCE UK AMBASSADOR CLARK INDICATED THAT THE ux wontn BE RILLIHC TO SUBMIT THE RESOLUTION mmumwumm THAT THE NPT DEPOSITARIES ROULD BE DISCUSSIRC 1995 CONFERENCE ISSUES INCLUDING THE TEXT or a DRAFT uncn RESOLUTION DURING A NEETIHC THE DEER OF JULY 13 IN FOR REOIEN BY HEADER STATES DY EARLY SEPTEMBER 5 UENUE AND NUMBER OF PREPCOMS IT HAS GENERALLY AGREED THAT THE NUMBER OF PREPCOMS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE LIMITED TO THREE NONEUER GIUEN THAT THE FOCUS OF THE 1995 NPT EXTENSION AND NOT NERELY REUIEN IT HAS IMPERATIUE THAT THE FIRST PREPCOM ADDRESS SUBSTANTIUE ISSUES RATHER THAN BE LIMITED TO PROCEDURAL MATTERS IN ADDITION THE QUESTION AROSE AS TO NHETNER THE TRADITIONAL REUCON THREE-COMMITTEE FORMAT AND THE SUUTANCE ASSIGNED TO EACH HAS APPROPRIATE FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE 1995 CONFERENCE ON THE ISSUE OF UENUE TNE U S REMAINED IN A PER REFTEL GUIDANCE HONEUER THE MAJORITY OF ATTENDEES FAUORED UIENNA AS THE SITE OF ONE OF THE PREPCOMS MAJOR REASONS CITED HERE THE FACT THAT OF THE PROVISIONS INUOLUE IAEA MATTERS SAFEGUARDS AND NUCLEAR PROMOTION AND THE INCREASED FOCUS ON SAFEGUARDS STRENGTHENING ISSUES AMBASSADOR EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THE OF REPRESENTATIUES FROM COUNTRIES NITROUT DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION IN VIENNA IT HAS AGREED THAT THIS COULD BE ALLEUIATED BY APPROPRIATE SCHEDULING SUCH AS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOHING 1 CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TENT 2 SUMMARY A MEETING IN UIENNA OF THE OF THE TOOK PLACE ON JULY 9 UNDER THE CNAIRMANSNIP OF AMBASSADOR NILSON OF AUSTRALIA MANY ATTENOEES INCLUDING MOST G-TT APPEARED TO BE UNINSTRUCTED THE MEETING ADDRESSED PRIMARILY PROCEDURAL MATTERS NNERE THERE APPEARED TO BE GENERAL CONSENSUS ON MOST ISSUES RAISED ON SUBSTANCE NO ONE TOOK ISSUE NITH STRONG STATENENTS BY THE 8 5 U K SNEDEN AND AUSTRALIA IN SUPPORT OF INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF THE NPT IN 1995 NOR NITH THE NOTION THAT EXTENSION SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY COAL OF THE CONFERENCE MOST ATTENDEES SUPPORTED VIENNA AS A PREPCOH SITE SUCCESTIRC THE END PREPCOM AS BEING THE MOST DESIRABLE POSSIBLY AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 1993 IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE END SUMMARY 3 ON JULY 5 AMBASSADOR NILSON OF AUSTRALIA COHUENED A MEETING OF THE OF THE IN ULEHNA ATTENDEES MOSTLY AT THE AMBASSADORIAL RANK HERE JAPAN ITALY CSFR POLAND MEXICO NIGERIA PHILIPPINES RUSSIA SHEDEN UK AND THE U S OF THOSE INUITED ONLY EGYPT FAILED TO SHON THE DISCUSSION FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON PROCEDURAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE 1995 NPT EXTENSION AND RENTER CONFERENCE HONEUER SEVERAL ATTENDEES INCLUDING THE U S NOTED THEIR SUPPORT FOR AN INDEFINITE EXTENSION OF THE NPT AT THE 1995 CONFERENCE ATTENOEES ALSO DID NOT DISAGREE NITN D S STATEMENT THAT THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE 1835 CONFERENCE SHOULD BE THE EXTENSION OF THE NPT A UNGA RESOLUTION AUSTRALIA NOTED THAT UNGA AT ROULD TAKE UP THE ISSUE OF A RESOLUTION TO START THE PRACTICES REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION CONFERENCE SERUICING IN UIEH OF THE PRELIMINARY SUPPORT EXPRESSED FOR UIENNA HILSON AGREED TO IHUESTIGATE THE MATTER OF SCHEDULING AND COSTS NITH RESPECT TO UIENNA AND REPORT HIS FINDINGS TO THE GROUP 6 EXTENSION ISSUES ALL ATTENDEES NOTED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAUING THE LEGAL AND PROCEDURAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE EXTENSION OF THE NPT ADDRESSED AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE APPROPRIATE ANALYSES SHOULD BE PREPARED BY THE UN LEGAL OFFICE PRIOR TO THE PREPCOMS AND IF POSSIBLE CONSENSUS ON THESE MATTERS SHOULD BE BY MEMBER STATES BEFORE THE PREPCOMS CONUENE T IAEA BACKGROUND PAPERS THERE HAS GENERAL AGREEMENT NITH PROPOSAL THAT THE BACKGROUND PAPERS BE DRAFTED FOR AN AUDIENCE AND THAT THE SHOULD ENERT PRESSURE ON THE IAEA SECRETARIAT TO ACHIEUE THIS END AND TO COUNTER ANY ATTEMPTS BY NON-NPT COUNTRIES FOR DILUTING THIS APPROACH ATTENDEES ALSO AGREED TO ENCOURAGE THE SECRETARIAT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER AND LENGTH OF THE BACKGROUND PAPERS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR READARILITY AND IMPACT THE U S NOTED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A COMPREHENSIUE PAPER ON THE KEY ISSUE OF THE SAFECUARDS STRENGTHENING MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE ADDING THAT THE PAPERS SHOULD ALSO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF EARLY COMPLETION OF FULL-SCOPE SAFEGUARDS AGREEMENTS DY THOSE COUNTRIES STILL DELINOUENT IN THIS AREA 8 OFFICE HOLDERS IT HAS AGREED THAT THE CONFERENCE AND PREPCOM OFFICE HOLDERS SHOULD GENERALLY FOLLOR PAST AUSTRALIA ENPHASIIED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PRESIDENT BEING A PROCESS or PREPARING FOR THE 1995 up REUIER AND pgason 0F NITH CAPABI OF I UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE rm Of es - pm I mm I an W ch w Deg 7 3 ID 21 FEB 2012 209802837 UNCLASSIFIEDZ def 52- 777 1- 4 2 4 UNCLASSIFIED CUNF I DENTIAL Department of State PACE OI OF USUIEH BB OF TUITIIZ SHBESBB IHTERUEHIHB EFFECTIUELI OT CRITICHI JUNCTURES IN THE DISCUSSIONS ATTEHUEES AISO EXPRESSED SUPPORT-FOR THE PREECOH CHAIRPEHSOHS TO BE RT THE HIHISTER HT THE SUGGESTION OE NICERIO IT HAS HGHEEO PREHHTURE AT THIS TIME TO ENGAGE-IN DISCUSSION OF POTEHTIHI CANDIDATES FOR THE PRESIDEHCY AHO PREPCOH CHOIRS 9 NEXT STEPS IT HAS AGREED TO COHUEHE THE NEXT HEETIHG OF THE FRIEHDS IH SEPTEHBER THIS MEETING HILL FOCUS ON THE TEXT OF THE UHGR RESOLUTION AUSTRALIH HILL ALSO REPORT ON ITS IHUESTIGATIOH OF THE COSTS AHO TIHIHC OF THE POSSIBLE HOIDIHC OF PREPCOH II IH UIEHHA BECKER TELEGRAM UNCLASSIFIED 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