NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE CONCLUDES IN DISARRAY- -BUT TREATY REMAINS INTACT

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4. NPT REVIEW CCNFERE:NCE CONCLUIDES IN DI3 ).ARRAY--BL1r TREATY REMAINS
INTACT
--The Non-Proliferation Traat.y--(NPT).Review Conference ended a four-
week meeting in-Geneva in discord and disharmony. Uncompromising
non-aligned proposals cn-=arms control. issues prevented adoption of a
final declaration supporting the NPT,. This was contrary to the pre-
vious review conference izs. 1975 when a declaration was agreed. while
the failure to--achieve a consensus on a final declaration is pri-
marily of. symbolic signifi.cance-?=the NPT itself has emerged from the
review. exercise without alteration or loss of adherents--the North-
South discord -on arms control issues is likely to carry over into sub-
sequent-forums such-`as the:--tn:GA--,and- to cc plfcatP flS affozts tb widen
-the---NPT'
Some- `non-aligned -uaticus, :ed by several `hard-liners--Yugoslavia;
Sweden, Sri Lanka, Mexico and this Ph:i.lippines--took uncompromising
positions on several arms ?controll issues. These proposals were
patently unacceptable to the nuclear w+eapcn:s states and were intended
to prevent- agreement on a f.iua= dacl ::ati,cn.. The non-aligned demands
included: = (1) a-moratorium cn all nuuclear- testing, (2) creation of
a CTB working group to monitor Comprt!!hens ive Test Ban-. negotiations
(3) agreement by the US and the S?:)vi et Union to observe the terms of
the SALT II treat endnnc
Y p ,~ .rat f-ication, and (4) the coademnation of
Israel and-South Africa--as obstacles to the' creation of nuclear-
weapons-free zones in their regions. They also called for the cessa-
tion of all nuclear- cooperation with Israel- and South Africa unless
they accept--IAEA sa.fet;ruards--on all--their .,nuclear- facilities. ?--- -
The-nom=alsgn :-hwirdl.'`.~ars p.: c3 ,gal r believed that the lack of con-
sensus and -final declw:_*.atio:z wou.U d -amatiz:s the lack of progress on
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