Telegram from Secretary of State Dean Acheson

OUTGOING 2? TELEGRAM Department of State zoz 1 P. INDICATE: COLLECT CHARGE TO SECRET DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12068 CONTROL State Dept. 12, 1979 725 By NLT- LLL SENT TO: USUN NEW YORK 961 18-H S 1951 REPEAT TO: Amembassy LONDON for info 5609 Origin Amembassy PARIS for info 6537 UNA Info: Indications have reached DEPT from a state (NOR) whose interest in SS G trade with CHI COMMIES is largely confined to shipping that it is considering E P institution controls to prohibit shipment in vessels subjead its jurisdiction L EUR of specific commodities to specific destinations as means of compliance with FE UNGA RES May 18, DCL IN US view recommendations B and C of May 18 RES, to effect that every state SHLD apply controls to give effect to embargo and SHLD prevent by all means within its jurisdiction circumvention of contros on shipments applied by other states pursuant to UN PS S clearly warrant institution by Member States of controls which WLD have effect prohibiting carriage items falling within formula May 18 RES in ships under their jurisdiction. We WLD expect that pu rpose these controls WLD be similar purpose our T-1 order. Effective Dist. Desired (Offices Only) ness of strategic embargo WLD be increased if all cooperating states placed QUOTE in effect such controls over carriage/ war materials UNQUOTE in ships under their flags. We realize that considerable practical difficulties may arise in attempting to minimize evasions of such controls, but we feel that thru individual and concerted action in support of generally adopted shipping contro 39 reasonably good results CLD be attained. We Drafted by: Telegraphic transmission and UNA: UNP:DHPopper:ray classification approved by: D.H. Popper grances: R Drift TRC(in substance) CA (Barnett) EDS (Wright) clean (Saugstad) REPRODUCTION FROM TH SECRUST COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, 13) PROHIBITED. oh