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In preparing for the negotiations, consideration should be
given to suggesting to the Soviets joint trial experiments
with direct verification techniques as a means of developing
and validating suitable verification procedures.
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It should be understood that yield values used to trigger
verification procedures are not to be interpreted as
constraints on nuclear testing.
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On a related matter, the Interdepartmental Group should
consider the merits of the recent JCS recommendation to
renegotiate Article V of the Threshold Test Ban Treaty to
provide for automatic termination in place of automatic
renewal, and should forward its recommendations to the
National Security Council.
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If new verification protocols are successfully negotiated,
we intend, subject to national security requirements existing
at that time (including decision on the Article V issue
raised by the JCS), to seek Senate advice and consent to
ratify the TTB and PNE treaties.
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Rainas Reagan
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