UNCLASSIFIED - CONFIDENTIAL PAGE BI OF D3 USUIEN ROBIN BO OF BI 3118252 ACTION IO-ID INFO LOG-DD ACQA-IT ADS-BB- NRC-O3 NARC-BB NSAE-ND NSCE-BD DES-OD PM-BB SDEL-CB SHP-BO SP-CB SS-OO T-DB EPAE-OO THEIR AIAIBB DEDIZBZ 5118211 MAR 93 FM USMISSION USUIEHNA TO SECSTATE NASHDC BEST INFO AMEMBASST LONDON ANEHBASST NOSCON USMISSION GENEUA USNISSIOR USUN HEN IORK ANEMBASSN NARSAR DEPT FOR ACDA swam TOR cu OEI mu um LOO 12356 mus IAEA AORC ENRG KNNP xscn nnuc FARR rm SUBJECT rm DEPOSITARIES MEETING - FEBRUARY 25 1953 I CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TENT 2 SUMMARY THE NPT DEPOSITARIES U S UK RUSSIAN FEDERATION NET TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS ON PREPARING FOR THE 1395 NPT CONFERENCE AND THE FIRST SESSION OF THE PREPARATORT COMNITTEE PREPCON RUSSIAN REP AGREED TO APROACH MAJOR NESTERN CONTRIBUTORS REGARDING THEIR INTEREST IN USING THE UN SCALE OF ASSESSNENTS TO FINANCE THE CONFERENCE U S SIDE PROMISED TO PROUIDE TO ON AND RUSSIA PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ROUIEH CONFERENCE RULES OF PROCEDURE TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE EXTENSION DECISION ALL AGREED TO CIRCULATE A NOTIFICATION OF THE FIRST PREPCON TO STAES THAT NAO ADHERED IN THEIR CAPITAL END SUNMARY 3 NPT DEPOSITARIES NET ON THE HARRINS OF THE IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON FEBRUARY 25 UK REP BRIAN DONNELLT ECO CHAIRED THE HEETING SUPPORTED BY JUDITH SLATER OF THE SAME OFFICE RUSSIA HAS REPRESENTED BY SERGEI KISLYAN NFA SUPPORTED RT ULADIMIR PAULINOU RUSSIAN MISSION TO IAEA U S DEL HAS HEAOED BY DA MICHAEL ROSENTHAL ACOA AND INCLUDED SUSAN BURN ACOAI CARL STOIDER STATEI ED FEI DOE AND LT COL GUT ROBERTS OJCS AMBASSADOR JANE DECKER ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THE HEETING FINANCES I DONNELLT RECAPPED PAST OEPOSITARIES DISCUSSION ON CONFERENCE FINANCING HE NOTED THAT SONE IN THE NESTERN GROUP HAD NOT RESPONDED FAUORADLN NHEN PRESENTED HITH THE PROSPECT OF USING THE UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR THE 1395 NPT CONFERENCE ROSENTNAL REITERATED U S UIENS ON THIS OUESTION -O NE ARE PREPARED TO STAY HITN TRADITIONAL FORMULA NE NIIL CONSIDER OTHER FORNULAE AS LONG AS THEY DO NOT EHTAIL ANY INCREASE IN THE U S PERCENTAGE SNARE AND DO NOT SINGLE OUT THE NUCLEAR HEAPON STATES ASOA GROUP UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL REVIEW AUTHORITY ROBERT HOMME ID 04 NOV 2011 200802837 RELEASED IN FULL sums USUIER 3957 mm 3113252 sums THE RF HAD Hm FINALILED us mums am was LOOKING A roanum nun BETTER REFLECTED THE aaonnm NEHBERSHIP IN THE mm mm CHANGED POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES mm THOSE mm COUNTRIES mm unum BE HOST TRSE-DD DIRECTLY mam BY A CHANGE TO THE UN SCALE ENCOURAGE THEIR SUPPORT FOR SUCH A CHANGE DONNELLT INDICATED PREPAREDNESS TO RAISE THIS AT THE NEXT EC NEETING AS HELL KISLTAO PROMISED TO INFORN THE OTHER DEPOSITARIES OF THE RESULTS OF HIS CONSULTATIONS CHAIRMANSHIP E DONNELLY REPORTED ON APPARENT SELECTION BY THE HESTERN GROUP OF NETHERLANDS REP JAN NOEKENA TO BE ITS CANDIDATE FOR CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRST PREPCON KISLTAK SAID HE NOULO TRY TO GET INFORNATION ON EASTERN AND NONALIGNED CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE G DONNELIY REPORTED THAT OITH EXCEPTION OF GERMANY RESTERN GROUP HEADERS GENERALLY OPPDSED PERNITTING ODSERUERS TO ATTEND THE PREPCOMS KISLTAK SAID RUSSIA AGREED OUT STRESSED THE NEED TO THINK ABOUT NEXT STEPS IF THE PRICE OF KEEPING OBSERUERS OUT HAS TOO HIGH ALL AGREED ON THE NEED OO BROADER CONSULTATIONS ON THIS ISSUE TO NET NONALIGNED STATES RULES OF PROCEDURE T ROSENTNAL REUIENED U S IDEAS ON RULES OF PROCEDURE TOR THE 1595 CONFERENCE - HE SAID THE U S BELIEUED THE RULES USED AT PAST REUCONS NEEDED TO BE REUISED TO TAKE THE EXTENSION DECISION EXPLICITLY INTO ACCOUNT IN THIS CONNECTION THE U S IT HAS USEFUL TO KEEP SUCH RULES SEPARATE FROM RULES DEALING NITN OTHER CONFERENCE DECISION-MAKING NHICH PLACE A PRENIUM ON OBTAINING CONSENSUS ONILE A CONSENSUS EXTENSION DECISION HAS UERT DESIRABLE THE NPT ITSELF DID NOT REQUIRE IT NE OFFERED TO SHARE U S UIENS OH REUISIONS TO THE RULES IN THE NEAR FUTURE ALL AGREED THAT ONCE THE DEPOSITARIES HAD AGREED ON AN APPROACH TO THE RULES THESE IDEAS NOULD BE PROVIDED TO THE UN SECRETARIAT FUTURE PREPCOMS 8 ALL AGREED TNAT THREE PREPCON SESSIONS SHOULD BE ADEQUATE TO PREPARE FOR THE CONFERENCE BUT THEY NOULD BE PREPARED TO CONSIDER A FOURTH SESSION PROUIDED THE NUMBER OF NEENS TOTAL DID NOT EXCEED FOUR TO FIUE KISLYAK REPORTED THAT MEXICO RAS SENDING STRONG SIGNALS UIA MEXICO CITY THAT IT NOULD SEEK SUBSTANTIUE DISCUSSIONS AT PREPCONS KISLYAK HAS AFRAID HE SAID THAT MEXICO HAD SOMETHING ELSE IN MIND BESIDES SINPLT MANINS TINE AVAILABLE FOR SUBSTANTIUE INTERUENTIONS RATHER HE SAID IT APPEAREO THE GDN ROULO SEEN TO USE THE PREPCOHS TO DEUELOP CONDITIONS FOR EXTENSION ALL AGREED THAT IT ROULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIUE TO TRY TO PREUENT STATES FROM NAKING SUBSTAHTIUE STATEMENTS AT THE PREPCON THE DEPOSITARIES AGREED TO STUDY FURTHER THE ISSUE OF USING THE PREPCON TOR SUBSTANTIUE HORN ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE LOSS-CONFERENCE AS FUNDAMENTAILY 9 Sf 1 6 q 3 76 1075 24744' 94 4 635 I PAGE DE OF DE USUIEH COSTS RD OF SI 5118251 DIFFERENT FROM PAST REUCOHS HHERE THE PREPCOMS HAD BEEN STEERED AHAY FROM SUBSTANCES OEPOSITARIES NOTIFICATION OF FIRST PRERCOM S ROSEHTHAL REUIENED THE PRACTICE OF THETPAST THO REUCOHS HHERE THE DEPOSITARIES EACH CIRCULATED A NOTICE OF THE FIRST PREPCOM TO PARTIES THAT HAD ADHERED IN THEIR OHM CAPITAL XISLYAK SAID HE HAD UNDERSTOOD THAT U S HAHTED TO BE THE SOLE HOTIFIER NON THAT THIS HAD BEEN CLARIFIEDI HE ENDORSED THE PROPOSAL AND THE U S DRAFT DIPLOMATIC NOTE U S AGREED TO CONTACT THE DH SECRETARIAT TO IDENTIY A DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF NAMES OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PREPCOM ALL AGREED TO CIRCULATE HOTES IN CAPITALS OF NPT PARTIES FOR MAXIMUM EFFECT AS HELL AS IN HER YORK DEPOSITARIES CAPITALS PROSPECTS FOR INDEFINITE EXTENSION 1H OONHELLY NOTED THAT SUPPORT FOR INDEFINITE EXTENSION HAS GROHIHC HITH C-TI EC AND NATO ENDORSEMENT OF IT HHILE ALL MEMBERS OF THE HIDER HESTERN GROUP SUPPORTED INDEFINITE EXTENSION SOME MEMBERS CLEARLY HANTED TO SEE GREATER PROGRESS IN AREAS LINE NUCLEAR TEST BAN AND SECURITY ASSURANCES DONNELLY NOTED CANADIAN IDEA OF NDRKING THROUGH REGIONAL GROUPS E C I OAU AND OAS TO PROMOTE SUPPORT FOR INDEFINITE EXTENSION KISLYAK AGREED ON THE NEED TO OTHER COUNTRIES TOHARD THIS END FOR ITS PART RUSSIA HAS FOCUSSING OH BRINGING FSU STATES INTO THE NPT BEFORE 1935 HE INDICATED THAT THE 1995 CONFERENCE IS A PERMANENT PART OF THE BRIEFING MATERIAL FOR ALL SENIOR RUSSIAN OFFICIALS IN THEIR POLITICAL CONTACTS NITH OTHER COUNTRIES U S DEL STRESSED THE NEED TO FOCUS ON INDIUIDUAL COUNTRIES IN CONTENTS OTHER THAN TRADITIONAL POLITICAL GROUPIHGS STOIBER NOTED THAT CURRENT OAU EFFORT TO NEGOTIATE AN AFRICAN NUCLEAR HEAPOH FREE TONE PROHIDES AH OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE INDEFINITE EXTENSION CF THE NPT IF HE CAN ENCOURAGE USE OF THE NPT AS THE JURIDICAL BASIS FOR AN AHHFZ TREATY ALL AGREED ON THE NEED TO EHLIST OTHER NP PARTIES IN THE EFFORT TO PROMOTE HIDE SUPPORT FOR INDEFINITE EXTENSION IN THIS CONNECTION ROSENTHAL STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF FOCUSSIHG ON THE RANGE OF NPT BENEFITS INCLUDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE HHEN APPROACHING OTHER PARTIES ALL AGREED THAT THERE SHOULD SE NO INDICATION THAT THE DEPOSITARIES HERE NOT COMPLETELY DETERMINED TO ACHIEVE INDEFINITE EXTENSION ORCANILATIOHAL ISSUES LL KISLYAK REPORTED ON RENEHED INTEREST TO PUT FORHARD A CANDIDATE FOR THE CONFEREGE PRESIDENCY THEY ARE HOLDING OFF NAMING A SPECIFIC INDIVIDUAL UNTIL KNOH THE LEUEL OF REPRESENTATION AT THE CONFERENCE THE POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER IS AUAILADLE IF CONFERENCE REPRESENTATION HILL BE AT A HIGH LEYEL ROSENTHAL RESPONDED THAT THE U S HAS PREPARED TO SUPPORT CANDIDACY -- ALBEIT NOT ACTIUELY -- BUT THE GOP NEEDED TO IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC PERSON AT AS HIGH LEUEL AS POSSIBLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE HE SUGGESTED THAT POLAND THEN NEEDED TO SOLIDIFY EASTERN GROUP SUPPORT AND DECIH CODNSULTING HITH OTHER KEY PARTIES SOONEST ALL AGREED THAT POLAND SHOULD BE CONFIDENTIAL TELEGRAM SHBI129 USUIEH 38576 DE 0F 94 H118251 SHBIILB ENCOURAGED TO MODE OUICXLY ALONG THE ABOVE LINES RESTRUCTDRE THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION ALONG TNT LINES OF NAIR COMMITTEES ONE FOR SENIEN AND ONE FOR EXTENSION OF THE NPT TNT U S AND RUSSIA AGREED TNIT HRILE OPTICALLY THIS MIGHT BE IT couw HAUE IHE ADVERSE RESULT OF CREATING GREATER LINKAGE BETHEEH REDIEH AND EXTENSION NISLYAK NOTED AS HELL THAT A SEPARATE COMMITTEE ON EXTENSION SUGGESTS HE HARE SOMETHING To DISCUSS ON THIS ISSUE TNIS DOES NOT MAKE SENSE IF HE HOPE TO KNOH THE OUTCOME OF THE CONFERENCE BEFORE IT BEGINS DONHELLY HAS NOT SURE NON THE EXTENSION DECISION HOULD DE FORMULATED IF THERE HAS NO SUCH MECHANISM THE U S NOTED THAT A SMALL GROUP SUCH AS A FRIENDS OF THE PRESIDENT MAY BE A BETTER VEHICLE FOR DISCUSSIONS OH EXTENSION THAN AN OPEN-EDED MAIN ALL AGREED THAT IT HAS PREMATURE TO BEGIN DISOUSSING AMONG THE PARTIES CONFERENCE OUTCOMES SHORT OF INDEFINITE EXTENSION ISSUES LIKELY TO ARISE IN LOSE 13 ALL AGREED THAT IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL NPT REUCON SSUES SUCH AS CTR AND SECURITY ASSURANCESI THE PARTIES HERE LIKELY TO BE INTERESTED IN SUCH DUESTIDNS AS DISPOSITION OF FISSILE MATERIAL FRON DISMANTLED HEAPONS AND INTERNATIONAL PLUTOHIUM MANAGEMENT COMPLIANCE ISSUES HERE LIKELY TO BE MORE PROMINENT IN THE RAKE OF IRAD AND NORTH KOREA THE U S SIDE SUGGESTED THAT THE UIENNA1BASED FRIENDS OF THE NPT HHICH HE UNDERSTOOD HOGLD MEET AGAIN IN MARCH MIGHT BE ENCOURAGED TO FOCUS ITS ATTENTION OH ISSUES SUCH AS STRENGTHENING OF SAFEGUARDS KISLYAK AGREED THAT THIS MIGHT BE USEFUL BUT STRESSED THAT RUSSIA DID NOT RANT TO SEE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY BECOME ENGAGED IN A DEBATE ON THE FATE OF FISSILE MATERIL FROM HEAPOHS RUSSIA HOULD BE PREPARED TO REPORT TO THE ONFERENCE OH HHAT IT HAD DONE IN THIS AREA GUT DID NOT HART THE CONFERENCE TO TAKE THIS-UP FOR DISCUSSION ALL AGREED THAT SUCH ISSUES HOULD ARISE AND THE DEPOSITARIES HOULD NEED TO MADE AHSHERS KISLTAK ALSO SAID THAT NORTH KOREA COULD BE AN ISSUE IN 1595 PARTICULARLY IF IT DECIDED TO NITHDRAH FROM THE NPT ALL AGREED THAT THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO THAT EUENTI HOULD BE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SIGNAL OF THE HEALTH OF THE TREATY VENUE FOR AND CONFERENCE 1A ALL DELS INDICATED THEIR RELATIUE FLEXIBILITY ON THE QUESTION OF PREPCOM UENUE THE U S REITERATED ITS RESISTANCE TO UIENNA AND ITS PREFERENCE FOR NEH YORK AS A CONFERENCE SITE BECAUSE OF POTENTIALLY GREATER PARTICIPATION THERE NEXT MEETING I5 UK SAID THAT IT HOULD DRAFT A REPORT OF THIS MEETING FOR THE DEPOSITARIES THEY AGREED TO MEET AGAIN IF NECESSARY BEFORE THE FIRST PREPCOM CEHEUN ACTIUITY UNCLASSIFIED GDNF DENT I AL UNCLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL PHGE B3 OF E3 USUIEH HOSTEL HE OF HI 8118251 15 OOHHELIT REPORTED THHT UK OEI IH GEHEHA IS BEING PRESSED BT AUSTRALIA TO HOLD HHOTHEH HESTERH OROUP GEETIHO OH HPT ISSUES ON APRIL 2 THIS DESPITE THE FAST THAT THE HESTERH GROUP HOREED HT ITS FEBRUARY 5 HEETIHO TO OOHUEHE AGAIN OH THE HORGIHS OF THE UHDO THE DEPOSITARIES AOREEO THAT COHTIHUIHO EFFORTS BY SOHE OD OELEOATIOHS IH OEHEUO TO PREPARETIOHS FOR THE HPT OOHFEHEHOE IH OEHEUA HERE UHHEIPFUL BECKER 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