206. Telegram From the Mission in Geneva to the Department of State1
Geneva, September 1, 1967,
1910Z.
704. Disto. For Secretary and Fisher from Foster. The text of the Article III suggested to us by the Soviet Delegation today is as follows:
Begin verbatim text: Draft Article III.
- 1.
- Each non-nuclear-weapon state party to the treaty undertakes to accept International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards with a view to preventing diversion of nuclear energy from peaceful uses to nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices for the exclusive purpose of verification of the fulfillment of the obligations assumed under this treaty. As provided in the Agency’s safeguards system, procedures for the safeguards required by this Article shall be followed with respect to [Page 506] source or special fissionable material whether it is being produced, processed or used in any principal nuclear facility or outside any such facility. These procedures shall also extend to facilities containing or to contain such materials, including principal nuclear facilities. The safeguards required by this Article shall be applied on all source or special fissionable material in all peaceful nuclear activities within the territory of such state, under its jurisdiction, or carried out by it anywhere.
- 2.
- Each state party to the treaty undertakes not to provide: (a) Source or special fissionable material, or (b) Equipment or material especially designed or prepared for the processing, use or production of special fissionable material, to any non-nuclear-weapon state for peaceful purposes, unless the source or special fissionable material shall be subject to the safeguards required by this Article.
- 3.
- The safeguards required by this Article shall be implemented in a manner designed to comply with Article IV of this treaty, and to avoid hampering the economic or technological development of the parties or international cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear activities, including the international exchange of nuclear material and equipment for the processing, use or production of nuclear material for peaceful purposes in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
- 4.
- Non-nuclear-weapon states party to the treaty may conclude agreements with the IAEA to meet the requirements of this Article either individually or together with other states as provided in the statute of the IAEA. Negotiation of such agreements shall commence within 180 days from the original entry into force of this treaty. For states depositing their instruments of ratification after the 180-day period, negotiation of such agreements shall commence not later than the date of such deposit. Such agreements shall enter into force not later than eighteen months after the date of initiation of negotiations. End verbatim text.
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- Source: Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-6. Secret; Exdis.↩