§ Mr. Warbeyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which countries have so far adhered to the nuclear test ban treaty, including those which have notified their adhesion in Washington or Moscow; and which countries have not yet notified their adhesion.
Mr. ButlerThe following Governments have signed or acceded to the Treaty banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and under Water in one or more of the capitals of the three depository Governments, namely London, Washington and Moscow
United Kingdom, United States of America, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentine, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Burundi, Cameroon Republic, Canada, Ceylon, Chad, Chile, Columbia, Congo (Leopoldville), Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Dahomey, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, Gabon Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Irish Republic, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, Malagasy Republic, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Ruanda, Salvador, San Marino, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanganyika, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Republic, Upper Volta, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Samoa, Yugoslavia.Naturally many of the signatories have not yet ratified the Treaty, but ratification will no doubt take place in due course when any necessary constitutional procedures have taken place. I should add that, although in the view of Her Majesty's Government, Byelorussia and Ukraine were covered by 32W the signature of the Soviet Union, the Treaty was signed separately in Moscow on their behalf.
The following Governments are those which, according to the latest information available, have not yet signed or acceded to the Treaty:
Albania, Cambodia, Central African Republic, China, Congo, Cuba, France, Guinea, Saudi Arabia and the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.In addition, the Treaty has been signed in Moscow by the East German authorities,in Washington by the Chinese Nationalist authorities in Formosa and in Washington and Moscow by the Yemeni authorities. The North Korean and North Vietnamese authorities have not adhered to the Treaty.