Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list all the countries that have neither signed nor ratified, acceded or succeeded to the non-proliferation treaty.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe following states are not parties to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty:
Albania Kuwait1 Algeria Mauritania Andorra Mozambique Angola Monaco Argentina Nauru Brazil Niger Burma Oman Chile Pakistan China St. Christopher and Nevis Comoros South Africa Cuba United Arab Emirates Djibouti United Republic of Tanzania France Vanuatu Guyana Zambia India Zimbabwe Israel 1 Signed the Treaty on 22 August 1968, but has not ratified.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries currently party to the non-proliferation treaty with their dates(a) of signature, (b) of subsequent deposit of instrument of ratification, accession or succession and (c) of safeguards agreement in force with the International Atomic Energy Agency under the non-proliferation treaty.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI am placing in the Library of the House a list of the dates of signature and ratification, accession or succession to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Details of safeguards agreements are contained in the publication "Agreements Registered with the International Atomic Energy Agency", a copy of which will be placed in the Library of the House. We understand that the publication is currently being updated by the agency, and a copy of the revised edition will be placed in the Library when it is issued.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries that176W at present have signed the non-proliferation treaty but have not ratified, acceded or succeeded to it, with their dates of signature.
§ Mr. WaldegraveKuwait is the only state in this category—date of signature 22 August 1968.
Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those occasions since May 1979 when representations concerning the non-proliferation treaty have been made at ministerial level by Her Majesty's Government to those states not party to the non-proliferation treaty at the time of the representation.
§ Mr. WaldegraveSuch representations have been made at a variety of levels on numerous occasions. A detailed list could, however, be supplied only at disproportionate cost.