I have also sent a copy to Hume Wrong.
[Enclosure]
British Draft Proposals for Future Tripartite
Cooperation
top secret
[Washington, December 29, 1949.]
Anglo-Canadian-United States Tripartite Talks on
Atomic Energy
A. General
1. The tripartite discussions held in Washington in September and
November have suggested that the following proposals may form the basis
of a long-term and binding agreement for co-operation in Atomic Energy
between the three countries.
2. There will be complete collaboration in all aspects of atomic energy
within the fields within which the three countries are working. This
will include research and development; the production of fissile
material; the planning, production and trial of atomic weapons; the
military aspects of atomic energy; and the development of the peaceful
applications of atomic energy.
3. The following are the present stated programmes of the three countries
for the large scale production of fissile material.
| United States |
Five Production Piles |
|
Extension to High Separation Diffusion Plant |
| United Kingdom |
Two Production Piles |
|
Low Separation Diffusion Plant |
| Canada |
|
We propose that the above programmes be accepted, but that each country
should be free to vary its programme within the raw materials available
to it on giving due notice to the Combined Policy Committee.
4. Estimates of uranium ore likely to be available to the three countries
are given in Section B,1 together with uranium ore requirements to
provide for the needs of the above programmes. It would appear that
there is likely to be an adequate supply of uranium for the three
programmes, and detailed proposals for allocation between the three
countries are made in Section B.
5. Detailed proposals for the integration of the Atomic Weapons programme
are made in Section C. The objectives shall be to use the combined
scientific and technical manpower and production resources of the three
countries to produce the maximum number of atomic weapons of most
advanced design during the critical period of the next three years.
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6. There shall be full co-operation in the military aspects of Atomic
Energy. This will include—
- i.
- Operational discussion
- ii.
- Joint use of bases
- iii.
- Storage of atomic weapons
- iv.
- Radiological warfare
- v.
- Defence against atomic weapons
- vi.
- Atomic Energy Intelligence
- vii.
- Use of nuclear reactors for propulsion of naval vessels and
(possibly) aircraft.
Detailed proposals are made in Section D.
7. The proposals for technical collaboration in the remainder of the
field are described in Section E. These proposals provide for technical
co-operation in the design, development and operation of plants for the
production of fissile material; for co-operation in development of new
types of reactors directed towards power production and increased
supplies of fissile material as well as in the more scientific aspects
of the field.
8. The principles to be observed in implementing the technical
collaboration programme are described in Section F. They provide for
common standards of security to be maintained in the three
countries.
9. The present arrangement whereby the three countries have agreed not to
transmit classified information, materials and equipment to other
countries without the agreement of the other two countries should
continue. The present arrangements for co-operation between the United
Kingdom and other countries are described in Section G, and proposals
are made for their regulation in the future.
10. Co-operation shall continue to be regulated by the Combined Policy
Committee under the arrangement described in Section H. The agreement
should continue until 31st December, 1955.2
