32ND UNGA - OUTER SPACE DRAFT RESOLUTION - .

[Terry W. Colvin]

O 291616Z SEP 77
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 234476
E.O. 11652: GDS
TAGS: UN TSPA OS

( TWC: The TSPA TAG was for space activities, Apollo, Reentry vehicles, Space vehicles, UFOs, etc. )

SUBJECT: 32ND UNGA - OUTER SPACE DRAFT RESOLUTION -
REFS: A) USUN 2928, B) USUN 3176
1. BASED ON DRAFT TEXT OF OUTER SPACE RESOLUTION CONTAINED IN REF A,
WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING MODIFICATIONS:
2. PREAMBULAR PARA 3: ALTERNATIVE (A) IS MARGINALLY PREFERABLE TO
(B), BUT BOTH ARE ACCEPTABLE.
3. OPERATIVE PARA 3: YOU SHOULD OPPOSE ALTERNATIVES (B) AND (C)
AND INSIST ON FULL STOP AFTER THE PHRASE "DIRECT TELEVISION
BROADCASTING." WE DO NOT BELIEVE THE GA SHOULD BE ASKED TO
ENDORSE DRAFT LANGUAGE WHICH IS NOT EVEN YET APPROVED BY A
COMMITTEE. IF NECESSARY YOU MAY AGREE TO LANGUAGE WHICH SPECI-
FICALLY URGES CONTINUED WORK PARTICULARLY ON THE ISSUES INVOLVED
WITH CONSULTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS AMONG STATES, BUT YOU SHOULD
AVOID ENDORSEMENT OF SPECIFIC TEXTS AND, IF POSSIBLE, OF FORMAL
DRAFT PRINCIPLE TITLES.
4. OPERATIVE PARA 4: SUGGESTED ADDITION IS ACCEPTABLE.
5. OPERATIVE PARA 5(A)(11): PRESENT TEXT IS ACCEPTABLE. IF MANY
OTHERS INSIST ON DELETING WORDS AFTER "SPACE" YOU NEED NOT OPPOSE
THAT DELETION. IF THOSE PHRASES ARE DROPPED, HOWEVER, YOU SHOULD
STATE THAT YOU PRESUME THE LSC WILL BE CONTINUING ITS CONSIDERATION
OF REMOTE SENSING IN THE SAME PROCEDURAL MANNER FOLLOWED PREVIOUSLY,
VIZ THE COMMON ELEMENT APPROACH.
6. OPERATIVE PARA 5(C): WE WOULD PREFER TO DELETE THIS PARAGRAPH
IF POSSIBLE. IF NOT, YOU SHOULD SUGGEST INSERTION OF A PHRASE
SUCH AS "DURING ITS CONSIDERATIONS" AFTER "BEAR IN MIND." THE
GOAL WOULD BE TO DISCOURAGE EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS A SEPARATE
AGENDA ITEM.
7. OPERATIVE PARA 8: "WORKING PARTY" SOUNDS MARGINALLY LESS
OFFICIAL, AND HENCE MAY BE MORE DESIRABLE. REFERENCE TO ,A
POSSIBLE UN CONFERENCE" SEEMS MOST DESIRABLE, BUT ANY OF THE
ALTERNATIVES CONTAINED IN REFTEL A ARE ACCEPTABLE AS LONG AS
THE REFERENCE IS STILL TO A "POSSIBLE" CONFERENCE.
8. OPERATIVE PARA 10: NO OBJECTION TO ADDITION OF 10(B).
9. DELETED OPERATIVE PARA ON WMO: IN LIGHT OF PAST PHILIPPINE
INSISTENCE ON INCLUSION OF THIS PARA, WE SUGGEST YOU CHECK
WITH THEIR DEL TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY WILL DO SO THIS YEAR.
IF SO, IT IS PROBABLY BETTER TO ADD IT NOW, RATHER THAN TO
HAVE THE PHILIPPINES PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT FROM THE FLOOR,
POSSIBLY INSPIRING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.
10. OPERATIVE PARA 15: WE BELIEVE THE PRESENT PARA IS ACCEPTABLE,
AND THAT SMIRNOV'S EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT UFO'S IS PROBABLY JUST
AN ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE OSC'S ATTENTION FOCUSED ON DBS AND REMOTE
SENSING. PERHAPS AN ACCEPTABLE COMPROMISE TEXT WOULD READ ". . .
AND TO REPORT ITS VIEWS ON WHICH SUBJECTS SHOULD IN THE FUTURE BE
STUDIED IN DETAIL TO THE 33RD SESSION . . . ."
11. NO OBJECTION TO PROPOSED NEW OPERATIVE PARA 16.
CHRISTOPHER
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