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Amendments.....................................
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Entry Into Force............................. ..
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Tabling of the Partial Draft Treaty ..........
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The ABM Problem and the Effort for Strategic
Arms Limitation Talks With the Soviet Union
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resolution, was preferable at that time.
In addition, the
President wanted to a v oid any too formal or binding arrangement,
such as an executive agreement.
The resolution would h a v e to be
accept able to b o t h the United States and the Soviet Union
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In February 19^7, the Soviets gave them the following
draft declaration:
In connection with the desire commended by the
non - nuclear states the Soviet Union declares that in
case there takes place an attack by a nuclear power with
the use
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a new set of program objectives which could perhaps be
achieved in a reasonable time period, say 10-20 years.
In early 1964 an effort was initiated to develop a
formal statement of objectives which after many false
starts finally led to the establishment
- present position
should not be changed for the time being.
We should welcome
any indication that the Soviet Union would seriously consider
a treaty with adequate verification, and we should be willing
to engage in technical discussions with theSoviet
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appointed by President Kennedy the same day the
enabling Act was signed into law.
The Director
is also the chief U.S. negotiator in the field of
arms control, and much of the time he or the Deputy
Director is away at Geneva or New York