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2. The United Kingdom recalls its strong and continuing
support for the Treaties of Antartica and Tlatelolco.
The UK further wishes to record that, consistent with the
objectives of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone, it
will continue to conform to the provisions of Protocol I
in respect of the territory under its jurisdiction within
the area covered by the Treaty; that, with respect to
Protocol II, it reaffirms its undertaking, given in 1978,
to non-nuclear weapon States which are parties to the NPT
are other internationally binding commitments not to
manufacture or acquire nuclear explosive devices, that it
will not use nuclear weapons against such States except
in the case of an attack upon the United Kingdom, its
dependent territories, its armed forces or its Allies by
such a State in association or Alliance with a nuclear
weapon State; and in respect of Protocol III it has no
intention of conducting nuclear tests in the South
Pacific. [The UK is also prepared to adhere to the
provisions of the South Pacific Convention on Nuclear
Dumping.]
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3. The United Kingdom intends to keep its position with
regard to the Treaty under review, and will be prepared
to reconsider its position in the light, inter alia, of
the following:-
(i)
Clarification by the States Parties to the
satisfaction of the UK of a number of issues arising from
the Treaty and the Declaration made by the USSR on
signature of the Protocols, including the question of
transit of and visits by nuclear capable ships and
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