UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No M-2018-03307 Doc No C17925135 Date 04 23 2019 REVIEW ALITHORITY Paul Hilburn ELEGR AM Department Of State PAGE 31 STATE 399713 1593152 SHBBIIS 5 31 399113 1533152 JP r lr 3 33 18 ORIGIN g 23 11 INFO LOG-CO AMAD-BI CEO-OI CIAE-HC GTE-HO C-OI CODE-HO DOEE-HO CISA-UR EB-DB EUR-DD HA-OO H-BI INRE-HD IO-IO L-DD ADS-DD NRC-D3 NARC-DD NSCE-BD DES-OS DID-OT OMB-HI PH-BB PAS-DI P-OI SUP-RD SP-HO SS-OO TRSE-DO TSKY-BI EPAE-UO DRAFTED DY APPROVED BY 510351 15931 33 up 1533152 52 n mam TO AHENOASSY LONDON OSUIERNA PRIORITY INFO AHEHBASSY macaw PRIORITY WE ODCTIR FOR UNVIE E O 12356 DECL OADR TAGS PARM XNNP NPT SUBJECT 1995 NPT CONFERENCE -- OPTIONS FOR EXTENSION g BACKGROUND THE UK HAS PROVIDED US HITN THO PAPERS OPTIONS FOR RECORDING AND NAKING THE EXTENSION IATTACRED TO E LETTER OF 9 JULY 1992 TO J SHIECICXII AND OPTIONS THE LEGAL THAT HAS PASSED TD ACDA ASSISTANT DIRECTOR BRAD GORDON BY BRIAN DONNEILY FCO DURING THE JULY HPT DEPOSITARIES NEETING HE HAVE REVIEHEO THESE PAPERS AND HAVE FOUND THEN TO BE FOR THE MOST PART HELPFUI CONTRIBUTIONS-TO THE ANALYSIS PROCESS THAT FACES US FOR THE NET EXTENSION CONFERENCE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN 1995 THESE PAPERS NAUE FOCUSED NEEDED ATTENTION DH MANY OF THE OUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSHERED BEFORE HE CAN HAVE TO THE NEXT - STAGES OF PREPARATION FOR THE CONFERENCE EMBASSY IS REQUESTED TO RAISE FOLLOHING POINTS HITN BRIAN DONNELIY SOONES 3 BEGIN TALKING POINTS A OUR THINKING AT THIS POINT TRACKS HUGH OF THAT SET FORTR IN THE THO PAPERS YOU HINDIY PROVIDED ON FOR RECORDING AND MAKING THE EXTENSION AND OPTIONS THE LEGAL D THERE IS ONE POINT TO HHICH HE NOULD LIKE TO ORAN YOUR ATTENTION AS HE APPEAR TO HAVE A OUITE DIFFERENT VIEN THIS IS A POINT THAT HE BELIEVE IS OUITE INPORTANT AND CONSEOUENTLY HOULD NELSONE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS HITH YOU BEFORE THERE HAS ANY NIDESPREAD DISSENINATION OF YOUR PAPER G HITH REFERENCE TO PARAGRAPH AS OF NE DISAGREE THAT THE INABILITY TO REACH A DECISION AT THE EXTENSION CONFERENCE COULO HAUE THE UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No 03307 Doc No 017925135 Date 04l23 2019X EFFECT OF BRINGING THE TREATY TO AN END -- AS THE PAPER PUTS IT TREATY TERMINATES IF THE CONFERENCE OUR READING OF ARTICLE X 2 OF THE TREATY IS SOUAREIY IN ACCORD HITH THE ALTERNATIVE INTERPRETATION OFFERED IN PARAGRAPH 28 OF -- NANEIY THAT THE TREATY GIVES NO TO THE EXTENSION CONFERENCE TO TERMINATE THE TREATY IOTNER THAN IN EFFECT BY MEANS OF EXTENDING IT FOR A FIXED PERIOD OF VERY SHORT DURATIONI AND THAT THE CONFERENCE HAY ONLY DECIDE EITHER TO CONTINUE THE TREATY IN FORCE INDEFINITELY OR EXTEND IT FOR AN ADDITIONAL FIXED PERIOD OR PERIODS IT HAS NO OTHER CHOICES AND UNTIL IT HAYES ONE OF THOSE CHOICES -- EVEN IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO ADJOURN THE EXTENSION CONFERENCE THE TREATY REMAINS IN FORCE D AGAIN HE APPRECIATE YOUR SHARING OF YOUR VIEHS AND LODX FORNARD TO A FURTHER OISCUSSION NITH YOU IN THESE MATTERS ACOA PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NORMAN HUIF HILL READ THE U S DELEGATION TO THE SEPTEMBER DEPOSITARIES MEETING AND RADIO BE PREPARED TO DISCUSS THIS HITH BRIAN DONNELLY IN VIENNA E NHEN YOU PRESENTED YOUR PAPER ON EXTENSION OPTIONS DID YOU ALSO PASS A COPY TO THE RU F HHILE IN LONDON IN JUNE HE PRONISED TO PROVIDE TO YOU OUR OHN VERSION OF A PAPER OUTLINING POSSIBLE EXTENSION OPTIONS HONEVER HE REIIEVE YOUR OPTIONS PAPER ASIDE FROM THE DISCUSSION IN PARAGRAPH 28 PRESENTS THE VARIOUS OPTIONS OUITE SATISFACTORILY HRAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS HITH REGARD TO THE IF THE POINT ON HHICN NE DISAGREE COULD BE ELININATED NE BELIEVE THIS PAPER COULD SERUE AS A USEFUL BASIS FOR DISCUSSION AT THE UPCOMING DEPOSITARIES MEETING END TALKING POINTS A FOR UHVIE NISSION IS REQUESTED TO PASS OVER THE POINTS SET FORTH ABOVE TO PETER OATENAN FCO HHO IS HITH THE UK DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS EAGLEOURCER comp-- Dec 1 4 140 $5 II I I 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