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Title Items-In-Disarmament - Chronological Files - General UN Secretariat Item Scan - Barcode - Record Title Pade 29 Date 07/06/2006 Time 11:35:55 AM S-0905-0003-02-00001 Expanded Number S-0905-0003-02-00001 Title items-in-Disarmament - chronological files - general Date Created 12/06/1979 Record Type Archival Item Container S-0905-0003: Political matters - disarmament 1972-1981 Print Name of Person Submit Image Signature of Person Submit MJS/EF SUMMARY OF RESOLUTION ON SALT ADOPTED /BYX 34th GENERAL ASSEMBLY The General Assembly reaffirms its resolution of 16 December 1979, which noted the importance of SALT II and urged that it should be followed promptly by further negotiations. The General Assembly welcomes the agreement reached between the USA and the USSR to pursue negotiations aiming at significant reductions in the number of strategic arms as well as their further qualitative limitation. It trusts that the SALT II Treaty will enter into_ force at an early date and that, as provided for by its article XIV, the new agreement referred to as SALT 11,1 will be concluded "well in advance of 1985". It invites the Governments of the USA and the USSR to keep the General Assembly informed of the results of their negotiations, in accordance with the Final Document of the special session, and decides to include in the provisional agenda of its 35th session an item entitled "Strategic arms limitation talks". UN.'TED NAT/ONS Distr. GENERAL LIMITED A/C.l/3VL.38/Rev.l ASSEMBLY 27 November 1979 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH/SPANISH Thirty-fourth session FIF.ST CCM4IITEE Agenda item H5 GENERAL AND COMPLETE DISARMAMENT Argentina, Australia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Sweden and Uruguay: revised draft resolution Strategic arms limitation talks The General Assembly, Recalling its resolutions 2602 A (XXIV) of 16 December 1969, 2932 B (XXVII) of 29 November 1972, 318U A and C (XXVIIl) of 18 December 1973, 326l C (XXIX) of . 9 December 197^, 3U8U C (XXX) of 12 December 1975, 31/189 A of 21 December 1976 and 32/87 G of 12 December 1977, Reaffirming its resolution 33/91 C of 16 December 1978, in. which, inter alia, it: '(a) Reiterated its satisfaction for the solemn declarations made in 1977 by the Heads of State of the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in -which they stated to be ready to endeavour to reach agreements which would permit to start the trgradual reduction of existing stockpiles" of nuclear weapons and "move towards their complete, total destruction", with a view to "a world truly free of nuclear weapons*', (b) Recalled that one of the disarmament measures deserving the highest priority included in the Programme of Action contained in the Final Document of its first special session devoted to disarmament, was the conclusion of the bilateral agreement known as "SALT II", which should be "followed promptly by further strategic arms limitation negotiations between the two parties, leading to agreed significant reductions of, and qualitative limitations on, strategic arms", (c) Stressed that in the Programme of Action it was established that ljin the task of achieving the goals of nuclear disarmament all nuclear-weapon States, in particular those among them which possess the most important nuclear arsenals, bear a special responsibility", 79-32521 MJS/EF Excerpts from Mr. Martenson's asse^^m^nt of disarmament deliberations during the 34th General Assembly 1. In the 34th General Assembly, 38 resolutions and 1 decision were adopted, 19 by consensus. Emphasis was placed on the implementation of the recommendations adopted by the First Special Session devoted to Disarmament. 2. A resolu>^on dealing with the SALT^as adopted A specific item on these talks will B^inclu provisional agenda of the 35th Session, ^r 3. China has decided to take its seat on the Commission for Disarmament in its 1980 Session- All nuclear-weapon states will therefore now be represented. 4. The Secretary-General has been requested to prepare 5 new studies on disarmament questions. 5. There was disagreement on several issues, mostly on nuclear matters. The General Assembly's declaration of the Second Disarmament Decade should help in sustaining the impetus given by the Special Session .to disarmament matters. UNITED NATIONS NATIONS Uj INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM M EMOJR AN D UM/Nf E^ IE UR " * if TO: The Secretary-General DATE? 14 December 1979 A: Mr. P. K. Banerjee REFERENCE THROUGH: Officer-in-charge S/C DE: Department of Political and Security o Council Affairs d FROM: DE: Jan Martenson Assistant Secretary-General \ Centre for Disarmament SUBJECT: OB JET: Background paper As discussed yesterday, I am sending you a background paper with an assessment of disarmament deliberations during the thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly. Background Paper 1. The thirty-fourth session of the General Assembly adopted 38 resolutions and one decision dealing with disarmament matters. Nineteen of those were adopted by consensus. This development must be welcomed, since it implies a negotiating process which should be encouraged in matters dealing with disarmament. 2. Many of those resolutions deal with questions which are regularly discussed by the General Assembly, while others cover new ground or call for further action in relation with subjects already discussed by the Assembly. A positive aspect in the evaluation of the results of the session is found in the emphasis placed on the implementation of the recommendations adopted by the First Special Session of the General Assembly devoted to Disarmament. Thirteen resolutions were adopted on matters relating to the Final Document of the Special Session. 3. The General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution dealing with the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. An important feature of that resolution is that, for the first time since the Assembly began to address itself to that subject, a specific item dealing with those talks will be included in the provisional agenda of the thirty-fifth session. 4. An important development during the session has been the decision of China to take its seat in the Committee on Disarmament at the beginning of its 198O session. This development may well open new opportunities for disarmament negotiations. For the first time since 1962, all nuclear-weapon States will be represented in the negotiating body of the international community, thus providing the Committee with the full spectrum of views held by the nuclear-weapon States. - 2 - 5. The Secretary-General has been requested to prepare five new studies on questions relating to disarmament. Six other studies are now being implemented, including one dealing with the important subject of the relationship between disarmament and development. It may then be noted that the Secretariat faces increasing responsibilities in the field of studies.^/ 6. It would have been desirable, however, that further progress could have been made on other disarmament questions before the Assembly. Votes were taken on a number of key issues, such as the question of a nuclear test ban, nuclear disarmament, security assurances for non- nuclear-weapon States and other subjects under negotiation at present, and the lack of agreement on those issues seem to indicate that further efforts will be needed before the views of militarily significant States might converge. 7. There is no doubt that the United Nations does not function in a vacuum and that political events outside it cannot be dissociated from a forum dealing with world problems. A number of questions have been present at various stages during the session, such as the balance of forces in Europe and its possible consequences in the continuing arms race, the ratification of the SALT II agreement by the parties in those talks, growing frustration with the lack of progress in disarmament negotiations and some international tensions, such as those emerging from the situation in the Middle East, the nuclear capability of South Africa and the most recent events in Iran. .*/ For your information the new studies deal with the nuclear capability of South Africa; Israeli nuclear armament; confidence- building measures; institutional arrangements relating to the disarmament process and a nuclear test ban. Those continuing cover the following areas: the above-mentioned relationship betwen disarmament and development, nuclear weapons, military budgeting, establishment of an international satellite monitoring agency, regional disarmament and the relationship between disarmament and international security. - 3 - 8. Whatever the difficulties confronting the international community at present, the importance of the negotiating process needs to be stressed. The impetus given to disarmament questions by the Special Session must not be lost, especially now when we start the Second Disarmament Decade. I hope that the declaration by the General Assembly of that Decade will increase awareness in public opinion on the import- ance of disarmament as one of the vital questions confronting mankind. S/EF Summary of memorandum from Mr. Martensc on the Group of Experts on the Relatl/rfehip between Disarmament and International Security The second session of the Group of Experts was held at UN Headquarters from 3-14 December 1979, under the chairman- ship of General Romulo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Philippines. The Group agreed on an outline structure for their work (copy of draft attached). It consists of: 1. The Detrimental Consequences for International Security of th.e Arms Race (including the nature, causes and effects of the arms race). 2. General analysis of the interrelationship of disarmament and international security. 3. The process of disarmament and international security (including the principle of equality of states in the process, peaceful settlement of disputes and approaches to verification). 4. Detente 5. An exploration of the relationship between specific disarmament measures and international security (including both nuclear and conventional armaments). 6. International Co-operation 7. The role of the UN in the maintenance of peace and in the implementation of the system of international legal order and security as provided for in the Charter (including effective implementation of Security Council decisions).
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