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PROPOSAL FOR AN INTERNATIONAL MORATORIUM ON FUTURE TESTS OF
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated
May 17, 25 and 26, 1954; NSC Action No. 1106-h; NEC 112)
Mr. Cutler reminded the Council that the Secretary of State,
eas chairman of a committee, would report on the question of United
States agreement to a mceratorium on further tests of nuclear weapons.
He pointed cut that the Council had before it three reports on the
subject: one from the Derartment of Defense opposing U. S. agreement
to the moratorium, one from CIA, and one from the Federal Civil Defenee Administration. No written report had come from the Department
of State, but Secretary Dulles had some remarks to make on the subject.
Secretary Dulles said that he end his committee had been
studying this protlem intensively over the last two weeks. He had
tolked as recently as yesterday with Admiral Strauss, and as a result of these conversations, three or four significant questions head
been posed.
The subject needed further study before the committee
could present its recommendations to the Netional Security Council.
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The eecornd important question steumed from the fact “hat we
do not have very accurate methcds of measuring the size cof nuclear expiceions in the Soviet Union. This would make it extremely difficult
to police a.moratorium and to assure ourselves that the Soviets wers
not evading their commitments. Nevertheless, the propossl for a moratorium was now before the UN, and while we have asked that the subject
be deferred, we will presently have to decide whether to réject this
Proposal flatly or to offer same sort of counter-proposal. Secretary
Delles concluded his statement with a promise to put the varying opinlons together and to present a comprehensive report at next week's
Council meeting.
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Turning to Admiral Strauss, the President inquired as to
the degree of accuracy on the size of Soviet explosions which the AEC
cbteained after it had put together all the results of its investigations. Admiral Strauss replied that there was always a considerable
difference of opinion and of debate after the Russians had tested ons
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