TNAG-0836-FCO40-1044-Comprehensive-Test-Ban-Treaty-national-seismic-stations-on-U-1979 — Page 24

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MY TELNO 51 TO ST FELEMA:

COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY (CAB)

1. Port Stanley was among the NOS sites proposed by the Russians. We excluded it from the contingency list in para 3 of TUR because of likely political difficulties with Argentina and the latter's

We included control of communications with the Falkland Islands. South Georgia in the list despite the Argentine clain to the Dependencies becaure it is normally reached by sea and already has a seismic station operated by British Antarctic Survey.

2. We should be glad of your views and those of Governor, Falkland Islands, on likely Argentine reactions to any move to

Would Argentina, establish NSS at Port Stanley or South Ceorgia,

as a non-party to the NPT, choose (although this would be untrue) to see an NSS as being able to monitor her actions; and therefore as demonstrating distrust of her intentions?

3. Our view on BAT is that under the Antarctic Treaty, the· establishment of an SS need not affect any state's claim to

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