Foreign Relations of the United States, 1958–1960, Volume III, National Security Policy; Arms Control and Disarmament, Microfiche Supplement

527. Working Paper¹

February 8, 1960

UNITED STATES VIEWS ON CERTAIN DISARMAMENT MEASURES

I. Ultimate Arms Limitation Goal

The objective in disarmament negotiations is to contribute, by balanced, phased, and safeguarded arms control agreements, to the achievement of a secure and politically ordered world in which:—

1. There shall be universally recognized rules of international law, which, if followed, will prevent all nations from initiating armed conflict with other nations, backed by adequate jurisdiction in a world court and by effective means of enforcement.

2. Through safeguarded international agreements, national military establishments shall have been reduced to the point where no single nation or group of nations can effectively oppose enforcement of international law.

3. An international control organization adequate to verify compliance with agreed measures of disarmament is established and operating effectively.

4. An open world, including the institution of aerial and ground inspection adequate to detect any build-up for surprise attack, large or small, has been achieved.

II. The Following Areas to Be Negotiated at This Time by the Ten Nations

1. A joint study of the composition, control, financing, etc., of an International Disarmament Control Organization, and recommendations with respect thereto.

2. Agreement to establish the International Disarmament Control Organization in the light of recommendations of the joint study group.

3. A joint study of present force levels of the various powers, including criteria for defining force level ceilings and the manner of verification thereof; and recommendations with respect thereto.

4. Agreement to establish an initial force level ceiling, in the light of the recommendations of the joint study group and upon establishment of effective verification procedures.

5. A joint study of the present levels of conventional equipment and armaments pertaining to land, sea and air forces, including criteria for defining the same and the manner of verification thereof; and recommendations with respect thereto.

6. Agreement to place in storage depots, within their own territories and under the supervision of the Control Organization, specific quantities of designated types of conventional armaments, in the light of the recommendations of the joint study group and upon the establishment of effective verification procedures.

7. A joint study of an appropriate inspection zone or zones in which there would be established one or more of the following in order to give participating States greater protection against surprise attack, including the exchange of information concerning military forces (subject to effective verification procedures, including aerial inspection, ground observers at agreed points, and mobile ground teams—all with specifically defined rights and authority); overlapping radar; reporting of flights for all aircraft; and establishment of appropriate communications facilities and arrangements.

8. Agreement to establish within the agreed zone or zones appropriate measures to give participating States greater protection against surprise attack, in the light of the recommendations of the joint study group.

9. A joint study of measures to be taken to assure that no nation shall place in orbit or station in outer space weapons of mass destruction—including prior notification of launching and launch site inspection.

10. Joint studies of means for preserving world peace as national armaments diminish, through the further development, or creation, of international organizations; and recommendations with respect thereto.

11. Agreement to aid in the development of the means for preserving world peace through the further development, or creation, of international organizations, in the light of the recommendations of the joint study group.

(Additional items may be added under this category.)

III. Future Action Which the Ten Nations Agree Must be Taken to Attain the Ultimate Arms Limitation Goal and Which Will be Negotiated after the Completion of the Various Measures and Studies Set Forth Above

(The United States will present at an early date items for inclusion in this category.)

1. Source: U.S. Views on Certain Disarmament Measures. Secret. 3 pp. Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, DDE Diaries.