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Annex B

DRAFT UK STATEMENT ON THE SOUTH PACIFIC NUCLEAR FREE ZONE

TREATY

1.

The UK has given careful consideration to signature

of the Protocols of the South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone

Treaty (the Treaty of Rarotonga) against its stated

policy on the creation of such zones. It has concluded

that it is not able to do

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at present, on account of

the uncertainties that have arisen, in particular from

the statement made by the USSR on signature of the

Protocols, regarding the permissibility of visits and

transit of nuclear capable ships and aircraft in the

region; and secondly of the extent of the negative

security assurances required under Protocol II which go

beyond those which the UK is prepared to give in

accordance with its policy since 1978.

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