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TALKING PAPERS ON EUROPEAN TRIP
SUBJECT: Strategic Arms Talks
Background
In all the countries you are visiting, there is general
support for the idea of our talking to the Soviets about strategic
weapons limitations; the British are most strongly in favor
while reservations are most pronounced in certain segments of
German opinion. The French, if they had their way, would like
to be a party to talks; at least, however, they want to be fully
consulted. All the other Europeans want to be consulted too and
they have been generally appreciative about the amount of
technical information we have made available through NATO and
about the extent of consultations on this issue by the last
Administration.
At this point, all the Europeans want to know is (1)
whether and when we intend to open talks, (2) what is the status
of the "objectives" paper which the last Administration tabled in
NATO on January 15, and (3) what we have in mind in connecting
arms negotiations with progress in other fields. (For treatment
of (3) see Master Talking Paper on East-West Relations.)
Talking Points
1. We have not decided when and in what kind of forum
to open talks.
2. We are intensively reviewing the strategic balance and
our substantive position in any talks will depend on the conclusions
we reach.
3. The question of whether talks might best be opened by an
effort to reach agreement on objectives, or by technical explorations
is also still under consideration. You may wish to elicit European
views on this point.
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