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Protocols/ by all regional and eligible non-regional
States (iii) consideration of the outcome of discussion
of NWFZ at UNSSD III and its implications for the
extension of NWFZ to other areas; which we would have-to
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oppose, and (iv) our views on a number of legal and
definitional ambiguities in the Treaty (and reflected in
the Protocols) being taken into account (details of these
at Annex A); (v) possible edition on South Pacific
Dumping Convention by MAED.
A draft UK statement along these lines is at Annex B.
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3. I further recommend that we should consult in advance
the US, French and Australian Governments, as
appropriate, on the terms of the announcement. MoD and
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Our present policy, endorsed by FCO and MoD Ministers
is to delay signature of the Protocols sine die, as the
only way of reconciling our bilateral interests with the
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French on nuclear matters with our interests with the
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South Pacific. Our public position, that we need more
time to consider the full implications of the Protocols
has become much less tenable in the light of their recent
signature by the Soviet Union and particularly of a
likely US announcement that they have decided not to
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The latter would align the US position closer to
that of the French than is our own, and reduce the
credibility of any significant delay in announcing our
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