Pages 48-54 from FCO 37 2114 - The Nuclear Policy of Pakistan 1979

This text appears to be a collection of confidential notes or memos discussing the export of inverters to Pakistan and potential suppliers. The notes mention the Secretary of State's consideration of the suggestion to persuade other countries supplying inverters to Pakistan to follow the UK's example. The document discusses the need to approach alternative suppliers, the risks associated with taking a unilateral lead, and the categorization of countries based on their manufacturing capability and technology. It also highlights the challenges of approaching certain countries, such as Russia and South Korea, and the importance of timing in making these approaches. The document concludes that approaches should be made to the governments in the first two categories of potential suppliers as soon as possible after the decision to place equipment under export control in the UK.