Pages 4-9 from FCO 551200 - Implementation of Article III of the non-proliferation treaty 1973

The document includes a note by the Secretary of the Zangger Committee and a summary report by the United States Mission regarding discussions with the representatives of the USSR. The Soviet Mission presented a list of items that, in their view, should require the application of IAEA safeguards under Article III.2 of the NPT. They requested clarifications on certain items on the Committee's list and proposed additional items to be included. The discussions aimed to reach an agreement on the trigger list. The US Mission summarized the technical discussions held on February 26-27 and a subsequent meeting on March 1. The Soviet Union indicated that it did not plan to be represented at the upcoming Committee meeting on March 19 but might consider meeting with a group of other nuclear exporters in the future. They expressed agreement with the concepts of "model provisions" for new safeguards agreements and suggested informal discussions to develop precise language for these provisions. The Soviet Mission also proposed alternative approaches to avoid a divisive debate and formal vote by the Board of Governors. They emphasized the importance of the Secretariat's role in insisting on new provisions in future agreements with non-parties to the NPT.