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ninth message from the four JfesJt&oi-Jxawers of the subeomml] ttee . This (§■ being c ircu la ted as \RDC 305/57)and is at lannsx. Annex to LOSTAN 2158» Disarmament^ Message to the Ninth A tlan tic Treaty Council from the four Wes tern delegations of the United. Nations D isarmament sub-Commc t t ee. Th® four Western delegations, have,prepared a working paper which is'intended to con st!t u te "■ " the basis of the Western proposals for a f i rs t-s tags- par t ja /■ disarmament agreement, and transmit th© text herewith to the.; .
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. 2. As the paper 5s' in the main a summary -of views wMch ' have been expressed by the Western representatives in reseat ' months, much, of i t .wäll already be fam ilar to the Cou n c il. /For - example, paragraph VS and V IJ and, in substance-, V have already been approved by the Counel 1. w ith' .the- except I on-of the new; ^ b P paragraph H of, paragraph V il» The Councils at tent ion 3s..`drawn ■ p a rt icu la r^ t o paragraph I l.i and IV dealing with nuc lear matters.
■ 3. The WepierB delegations hopevio present their working'papers in the Disarmament Sub-Committee as soon as possible, and would be gratefu l t .k n o w bÿ'-Augus t 27 that the -Ceuiic I Î have no rpt no object i on to the attached .wor kina paper ■ tex t. Four power working paper on disarmaments
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A. Within one year from the entry into force of tt ' IW i i l r e s t r ic t or reduce thsir
ft©convention, the following sta tes^ w iil r e s t r ic t or armed forces respective ly to the maximum lim its ind ica ted i ow ;
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Fr ance 750,000,'-üni ted Kingdom 750,000, So v ie t Union 2,500,000, United S ta tes 2,500,000. the d e f in i t io n of the armed forces w i l l be annexed to the convention
B. During th is sams period, these s ta tes w i l l place in stroage depots,, w ith in the ir own t e r r i t o r i e s , and isndsr ^tha su p e rv is io n of an In te rnat iona ] cont ro l organization* spac l f5c q uan t it ie s of dèsigantsd types of armament s to be agreed upon and sat fo rth in l i s t s annexed to tfte convent ion. '
' £ . The re la t io n of ot her s ta tes to the c onvention,including t he agreed leve ls of t heir armsd fe re«s , m i l 1, whers not rp t not other wise provided fo r , be determined la t e r .
D. The 's ta tes l is te d i n paragr aph |A .w i l l be prepared to negotiate on a fu rther l im ita t io n of th s tr armed forces and ar maments upon c ondition t hat;
. U Compl iance. w ith, the provisions of the .convention has bean v e r i f ie d to th e ir s a t i s f a c t i on. _ . # •
. ’ 2 . • There has been progress toward t he so lu t acn of p o l i t i c a l issues. . ' ■• 3. Ot her s tates spec i f i c in an annex to tPe conven t ion have become part ies to- i t , have acçsptad leve js f o r #th « ir armed forces and armaments , fixed in r e la t io n tc the Isms ts set
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. . G. Upon th.e conditions c ited In D above,, these s tates .w ill a lso be prepared t o negotiate on further Î im itations of armaments* The c a lc u la i {on of any such armament U s i tat ions w i l l be in agreed re la tion t o the armed f arces determined In paragraphs E and F. above and w i l l be completed prior to the app lication of the fu r ther l im ita tions in armed forces , iha parties must be s a t isfied before such f a r t her l im itations or armaments are undertaken, and at a l l tim®s therea f ter that the ' armaments at the disposa 1 of any party to the convention do net rpt not exceed the quanti t je s . .t hus allowed in «ach category.
H. No measures for the reduction and I imita t ion s of armed forces and armaments beyond those provS dad -tor a paragraphs A and B above w i l l be put In to -ef f ec t un til the system of control is appropriately expanded and is able to v e r ify such measures.
j |. M i l i ta ry expenditure,, in order to ass is t in v e r i fying compliance with the prov i s ions of paragraph 5, and looking forward to the reduction of mi H tary expend i t lires , franc©* the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom -ana the Uni tad States agree to make' aval lab le to the International Control Organization .information about thair mi 1 i tary-budgets and expend I tares +’c-r the year preceding entry of the convent ion into fcrcs and for each year thereafter. The categories of informai 5 on to be supplied w i l l bs agreed in.advance and annexed to iha convention.
I I i . Nuc l ear weapons. Each party assumes an obligation not t o use nuclear weapons If/an armed attack has not rpt notplaced the party in self-defence.
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I V„ The control of fiss ionab le m a t e r i a l .
A * .pe■TÏv : " That a l l .future product ion of fiss ionab le
m aterials w i l l be used at. home or abroad, under international supervis ion, exclus ive ly for non-weapons purpose, i ne Isiding _ stockp ilin g , beginning 1 month a fte r the In te rn a t iona] Board of Control described in paragraph V I11 has c e r t i f ie d that the
; in s ta lla t io n of an e ffe c t ive inspection system to v e r ify the commitment- been completed.
2. That 't hey w i l l cooperate in the prompt in s ta lla tio n 'an d in the maintenance of such .an inspection sy$~ tem.
3. That for the purpose of aceomp'above under-takings, the 5 governments represented on the■ . (a;DA W
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2. Each party undertakes not to transfer, out' of .3 ts. control any. f sss ionable accept trans fer to st of such, mater îa T except, pur poses.
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B. A group of tec h h i c a i experts appointed •the 5 government s represented on t he sub-committee w ill meet as -soon as p o ss ib le t o des S'gn tfté inspection $ ys tern to v e r ify the suspension of te s t in g . '
C. Upon termination of the 12 mont hs p eriod, the• W o ijj | J y î s k. C ii V i j s j u: 5 a \ j ij as» ss s i , ü ju :ü ï,üvS K w ï u w p t! parties'- w i l l be f ree t o conduct te s ts u n less they have agreed t o co n t in ue the suspension fo r a fu r th e r period under e f f e c t v i t a l in s p e c t ion. ■ .
D. }f the Inspect i on system referred to in paragraph V A is operated to t he satis fac t ion-of aaefc party con-. . cerned and i f progress sa t is fa c to ry to each party concerned 5s .being ach ieved In the prepara t ion o f .a n I nspec tion sys tem for the. ce ssa t io n o+" the production of f i ssionable mate r ia l for weapons purpose agreed t o under paragraph' IV A ! accve* a l l p a r t ie s to the convention undertake to re fra in from conduct ion ’ of nuc lear test explosions for a further period of 12 months. Such an extension w i l l he made only wîtfc 'the unders tanding the t e s t ing may a t the d ls c r s U or: of each party b» conducted 24 ■months a f t e r the e n t r y into force of the convent J on if t Ste ins p e c t ion sys tem f or the cessa tion of .production for weapons purposes has not rpt not been insta lled -to the s a t is fa c tion of each p a rty concerned be fore, .the end of the 24 .months and i fthe ce ssa t io n of production .for weapons purposes has not rpt not been put Into e f fe c t , . ^
E. I f tests are.resumed* each party under takes to announce and reg ister in advance■the dates of each series and the. range of total energy to be re leased therein;, to provide fo r l im ited observation of the® and t o l im ât the amount of . r a d io a c t iv e materI a 1. to be re leased in to the a tmosphere.
V I . The co n tro l of ob jec ts en te r in g o u te r 'Space . A'Pi p arties to the convention agree th a t w i th in 3 months a f t er the entry Into e f f e c t of -the convention they w i l l co-operate in the e s ta b lishment of a te ch n ic a l committee to study the d$s {£!■} ofan In spect ion system which would make I t posssbfa to assure th a t -the sending of ob je c ts th rough outer-.space w i l l &s e x c lu s iv e ly fo r peacefu l and sc sen t i f I s purposes . . '
■ VIS. Safeguards against the p o s s ib il ity of surpriseattack . ■ ' U ■
. A. From the entry into fo r c e .o f the c onvention theparties concerned wi J 1 c o-cpsr . t e tn . ih a es tab lishm en t and .. maintenance of „^ ’ t^ ii^ o fe if iS p e c t 3 on ■ to safeguard a g a in s t the
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pass ibi Î : ty. of surprise attack. •B. -The establishment of such systems w-î H te s ub.-
'• ject to agreement on th* d e ta i ls of 5 ts i.nsia 1 la t Son, maintenance and opération, i t is proposed as a matter of urgency • t ’cat -a working grqü’p cf «xperts- appointed by the 5 governments
'represented on fis® sub-eemmi t t«e be set up at once to exams sis th© technical problems and to report their cone 1 iss j ens which cou Id form- the bas Is for an. annsx to the agreement.
C. Wit h regard to inspection In the Wes tern Hemisphere and 1 n the Sov ie t Union the governments of Canada,, France, the On5ted Kingdom and th® Un i ted States proposa the following;
U Thai a t ] te r r i to ry of the continental United S ta tes , a l i Alaska including the Aleutian “s !ands, a }}■the te r r i to ry of Canada and a l l ' t he. terr I tory of the, S o v ie t ’ ■Union w i l l be open to inspection. , •
2„ J f t he government of th® Sov ie t Union re jects this broad proposa ] , to which Is a la is t the proposal for I n s p e c z l g n in £ u r o p & 9 re f erred t o I n p a r a g r a p h D b e 1 o w 9 t h e governments of Canada, France* the United Kingdom and t«&United Statss JwIfcJi the consent of the g over nans nts of Denmark and Norway) »roppse. that? A L Î . the te rr i tcry north of the A rc t îc c i r c le of the S ovie t Union* Canada*, ths United Statas (A laska;, Denmark ÎGreer. land ),/ and Norway* a 1Î the te r r i to ry of Canada, the United S ta tes and the S ov ie t UnJon wes t of 140 degrees wes t long i tisdsp east; of. 160 degrees eas t 'iogt’ tnde and north of 50 degrees north la t itude , a l l the remainder of Alaska* a ’| 1 the remainder of t he Kamchatka ;Penins «1a? and a, 1; of the Aleutian and Kurils ' îs lands whll be open to cnspsciJon.’ 1 - I
D. With regard to- jns-pec tion fn Europe* provided there is commitment .on the part.-of the. Soviet onion to- one of the two foregoing proposa Is , the governments of Canada, France,* the United Kingdom and the United States* with the concurrence in p r in e ip ’s of the ir European.1 1 Ses and in contînt, sng consul« t a t 5on with themP subject to the indispensable consent"of th e ■ countries concerned ana t o any mut ua lly agreed exceptJon, pro
css that an area Inc hading a l l of Europe, bounded in the south y. l a t i t ude 40 degrees north and in the west .by 10 degrees tst',
longitude and in the east by 60 degrees east long Studs w i l l be open to inspection. ■
E. ■ äf th© government of th© Soviet iinion re jects ■ this broad proposa ! p then*, under the same proviso expressed above, a more limited zone of inspection in Europe could he discussed but on'fy on the understanding that this would Includea s ig n i f icant part of the te r r i to ry of the Sov iet Union* a s ; • . DÂ “
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, F . Tfe®. system of Inspect i on to . guard against Su rp rise attack w i l l include In a l l cases a e r ia l Inspection, w.ith^round observation posts at princ ipal pdrts* ra ilw ay }ur\ci s.pn.s« main-highways,' and Important a ir f ie ld s * e tc , as agreen,. There would a lso , as agreed^ be -mobi 1e'ground teams
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Ground posts may be estabiss agreementa t points in the te r r ito r ie s of the states concerned without being re s tr ic te d to tine iîm îts of the zones described in a s“ paragraphs Cl and 2$ but the areas open to ground inspect ion w i l l not- be less than the areas o f .a e r ia l inspectl on'ja Tfee töobMity of ground inspection would be sp e c if ic a l ly d e f ined in the-; agreement with in a l l cases the concurrence of "thex countries d ire c t ly concerned. There would a ls o be a l l ßeces° sary means of communication. .
. H. Within 3 months of the ent ry i nto force ofconvent ion^ the parties w i l l provide to t he Board of Control invent o ries of th e ir fixed m ilita ry ins ta 1 l a t i ons and numbers and lo c a t ions- of th e ir mit 5 tary-forces and designat ed armaments P i nc lu d ing the .means of de livering nuclear weapons l ocated w it hin arii agreed inspec t io n zone or zonesP and w it hin such ad d it io na l area or areas, as may be ac
1. Any in i t ia l system of inspection designed to safeguard against the p o s s ib il ity of surprise attack may.be extended by agreement of a l i concerned to the end that u 11 i ■= mate’ly the. system w il l .deal with- the danger of su rp rise a t ta ck from anywhere. . a ■ /. .
; j>Vläf. The, In te rn a tional Contro l Organizationé A. A ll the ob liga t i ons contained In t he convent ion -w ill be con d it ional upon-,the cont i nued operation sf an e ffe c t iv e in ternational-contro l and Inspect ion system t o v e r ify sompli- ance with its terms by a ! 1. p a rt ie s . `
. B. A ll the contro l and; inspection servicesin the convention and t hose 9hich may be created in the of i ts / a implémentation w î VI be witfein the framewor an In te rn a tIdna 1.-Cont ro l Organization, estabî ished under aegis of the-Secursty Councf î ÿ which w i l l Include^ as i t
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E . Other ma tte rs re la tin g to the organ ! z ? f j .n be defined in annexes to the convention* These matters-iiidi l f ''' Include the duties which tbe organ Szatîonaî.g' ; t % .carry o u t l in e method by which ft sh a ll function , i tsPq^ppos î t .fon, îta .'-rw «^ t ions hip to the Genera] Assembly and tkV/Se^ar i ty Coyne 11 of •' the United Mations, its voting procedur.s'vi'tts working coodî- t Î on s j u r i s d i c t io n , Immunities and prerogatives/
IX . Movement of armaments* in addit i on t© otheand respohs s b î î i t ie ss«.tfte Board of C o n tro l'w ill have auto s t udy a system for regulating .the expertsand isiport nated armaments.
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X I. This working paper is offered for negot ia t io n on the understanding that I t s provisions are Inseparable. Fa ilu re to f u l f i l any of the provisions of the convention would create a s i t u a t ion ca llin g for examination at the request ©f any party,
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