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September 19, 1978

'French Export of Centrifuges for Pakistani Reprocessing Plant,' State Department cable to Paris Embassy 237312

Request for the Paris Embassy to discreetly look into an export license granted to the French company Robatel to export centrifuges to Pakistan.

September 21, 1978

'Update on French Pakistani Reprocessing Situation,' Paris Embassy cable 31253 to State Department

Andre Jacomet denied that a license had been issued to Robatel to export centrifuges to Pakistan. He also discussed the possibility of France issuing a higher level demarche on the cancellation of the Pakistan reprocessing plant project.

November 1, 1978

'UK Approach to Supplier Governments on Pakistan,' State Department cable 278247 to US Embassy Bonn et al.

Summary of a British report on problems with the export "trigger list" of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. The list did not include gray area items that could be used in building nuclear facilities. To begin correcting the problem, the British announced a ban of inverter exports and asked other governments to take parallel steps. Also includes a summary of a secret British paper on Pakistan nuclear intentions. The British believed that the ā€œpiecemealā€ Pakistani purchasing efforts to acquire inverters were directly related to the building of a gas centrifuge unit for producing weapons-grade uranium. Attached to the cable is a 7 November "Memorandum for the Record" discussing sharing this information with the Department of Energy.

April 12, 1968

Memorandum, Permanent Mission of Hungary to the U.N. to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry

Memorandum of conversations between Hungarian delegate to the UN with Soviet, Yugoslav and Romanian counterparts on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

November 7, 1978

'US Demarche on Pakistani Reprocessing Plant,' US Embassy Italy cable 21617 to State Department

Italian response to U.S. demarche on Pakistani nuclear development. Reports that Pakistan has not yet requested any equipment from Italy, but if they did Italy would follow all mandated safeguards.

November 7, 1978

'US Demarche on Pakistani Reprocessing Plant,' US Embassy Sweden cable 4456 to State Department

Swedish response to U.S. demarche on Pakistani nuclear development, agreeing to cooperate fully.

November 13, 1978

'US Demarche on Pakistan Reprocessing Plant,' US Embassy Spain Cable 13257 to State Department

British ambassador's meeting with Spanish Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs to discuss the UK demarche on inverter exports. Under Secretary agrees to cooperate and block all loopholes.

November 14, 1978

'Achieving USG Nonproliferation Objectives in Pakistan,' US Embassy Pakistan Cable 1119 to State Department

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan advises against informing the Indian government about U.S. concerns over Pakistan's nuclear program. It would have an "adverse impact" for the U.S. government to be seen colluding with India by Pakistan.

November 7, 1978

'US Demarche on Pakistani Reprocessing Plant,' US Embassy Canada cable 5446 to State Department

Canadian response to U.S. demarche on Pakistani nuclear development, agreeing to cooperate fully and expressing surprise that Pakistan was attempting to complete the reprocessing plant.

November 17, 1978

'Achieving USG Nonproliferation Objectives in Pakistan,' US Embassy India Cable 17682

U.S. Ambassador to India reports that the Indian government is aware that the U.S. believes Pakistan seeks nuclear weapons capability. An Indian diplomat informed him that Pakistan was two to three years away from nuclear capability.

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