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of Article III of the Treaty which requires

non-nuclear-weapon states party to the Treaty

to accept IAEA safeguards on source and special

fissionable material with a view to preventing

àiversion of nuclear energy from peaceful

uses of nuclear weapons or other nuclear

explosive devices. The United Kingdom as a

nuclear-weapon state is not required to

accept such safeguards but H. M. F. in common

with the Government of the United States have

voluntarily undertaken to submit nuclear

activities in the United Kingdom to safeguards

similar to those required of the non-nuclear

states subject to exclus.ons for national

security reasons only.

Notwithstanding the

postulated status of associated states anā

dependent territories as parts of a nuclear-

weapon state, H. M. G. would therefore expect

fissionable materials and nuclear facilities

in those territories to be voluntarily

submitteä to IAEA safeguards in a similar

way

5. No date has yet been fixed for

ratification but it is considered necessary

to be in a position to ratify at short notice.

If no reply to this telegram is received by

28 September it will be assumed that there is

no objection on the part of the territorios

or states concerned.

16. For