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U N I T E D N A T I O N S

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"S/f 1 • agree- immediate steps towards disarmament including agreements:'to3: :-;,Li° a) cut all military expenditures by 5?o per year vuV U Si- ES

'**).'.,-•••. I3 ' reduce stockpiles of arms by weapons producing countries andf " :*::••*"*''" • • • • . . ' • - ' - - • • : v -, ;;, , .- rv « ^ if ia5i§J

place restrictions on weapon transfers - ;Ji:VG;' •

c) conclude treaties . : y /;

i) banning the use of nuclear weapons ,";v;-''' / J '" \

ii) banning the use of all other weapons of mass destruction v r ^ i .

iii) banning furter R & 0 on weapons and delivery systems,;4v«*4| S|% ;• '' •'•;•"'• i:'',i1?.i ''"-

: r-- V'p V '-» -V* •' AY "I m.' S-&k«£IV4. .r. ;-'L' >'t:!;; 1'V iv) reducing nuclear weapon stockpiles leading to their elim 5ft t'i'tSi;;

y."' It •*"2 consider ways of strengthening UN peace-keeping capacity incttiif t ;?M§i ,•;

•i •, .. .«*.) provision of permanent penco-keopiup: forces • •'•. • . < •'•'•- '- $$i?$j!; ':-

8iib) metlyjpts; for effective international control of : agree men t y pfe | | ;,

c) further strengthening the UN Disarmament Centre including V? y| gS I

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provision of mossi\-e public education progrnmmes on tho : o(jftv 6fei»>;:-:'' : '' ' :'" ' ' " •'•'•'•; ''- ..:'- r '''i' - -f !-f .

and methods of , achieving disarmament

agree a time-table for disarmament including' . .-. /-: . •. ••:

al the fixing of a date for a World Disarmament Conference '••'•''• •" !' " ' • '' t;)" .thfr.; initiation of discussions for a Treaty on Genera 1" f ' ' , ' • ' ' . - • " J '.''(', ' . - " . ' " ' ' "

'. :rV -'-.'Pon»i-d fce= Disarmament which must include the dissolution•'•.;••:;>!«''•--''«-.•;. *. •* • r;'.-), >•-•;' -r4<-'--

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NATO, WTO and other Regional Military Alliances '•'

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H "GOVERNMENT to' support:-' he or oi:n|'t *' '

' '' CALtiS" UPON TkE BRITISH.•-.- . • . . , : - ' • • • .- . • . ,. ..and to take the initiatives of its own by announcing a time-table for-

.V :";•'. ••;'a*J:-.immeaia;te reductions of military spending to the level

A*> S- •'••'.• •;•'-'-'••' NATO Countries, the resources thus released to he us e<l VtV* .'jrtie l" C'-y:.,?-; ..'; •.••:•-•• • - . - :- ... •.. • . ., ;- .."'.-;• \; " S£ S£'.o t'" ::••"/ •• :-.). ,, ".needs in Britain^and Developing Countries ''"' v- : - : • ". '•- v S- v..

:-'(../• b ) phasing out British nnc-lo.-ir weapons includinc; tho

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'V66''v'- c> closing all nuclear bases '•• '':'- '.'_• • r..; •v'vfi H id):,ceasation of arms trading and the closure of the Defence Salos ::^

Office t?0rganisation) storting by discontinuing further

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n^sr such- srrr.r^ arc- us^s* f or* trre^

5}. the seating up1 of major pro~.(rro mes for-

iX converting military R & D and" industries to the'

"*--'--•----=— -j: • — >-r • - • ••• •-. V-.V-^.i^vViSthat the changes produce not only more employment hut he-tterr-

-job security thnn ' orio-off weapons contracts >, ; ; : .. ,..,. , . - ••-"

• . - .- •j_.j ) exam i.ning non-mili!nry including non~violent net host's of:''.':

dofonco onrl /or resistance . ,,..:;;.,/' • ' . ' . ' • . • ' . . ' • ' • ' • ' • • " . • :*;,' «-.'•'V ' f^ • • .,- • •• . • ; - ,J • '-V'*- V ,'. • --i

iiiJ discouraging educational assumptions that war is desirable,

or Inevitable -:. ' ' -. • c.... - '- " .-;V'v •''.•.••.'.ry-.J'"' ,

iv) significantly increase the number of University Chairs for ,.;.,-

. Disarmament an d Peace . . . . . ' ' . ' • ' • - "•"•••-'• -j ; "&,•'=';.*

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TO ACHIEVE THESE AIMS THIS ASSEMBLY CALLS UPON ORGANIC ATI ONS. . AND;;. . H ^

.INDIVIDUALS WITHIN BRITAIN to . ;';• •'...,' •'•' '': "•"•':"',- ':'>- ' "- :'i

• .. • • - .1' relate to disarmament as the most urgent issue facing humanity^today-;-,

the policies of their national and/or local organisatiorfa) vrhethei ; ^'4 •.:••'-••: . . -• . . . . . .."' ' . • • . . ' . - . • ' ; •'•'-:•"•-" .'• .•*•*:"'• V- :-'••'-"•

Trade Union, Political Party, Religious, Educational, Social Concern

or single issue ( eg Human Rights, Development, Environment)'...'r-.;yf.;.;. .'.4'M":-:-.:'.

press for the adoption and implementation of the above proposal? by-r i

; the British Government . . '. ••,';. -/'...:-: .; --f>vW|Pf;|f

H\ 3 develop joint programmes of public eduction for disarmament, in ;

C\i- co-operation, where possible, with the Government and the UN : v^ i,

t : spread the simple message that disarmament prevents attack by ,.

depriving the potential agressor of his weapons*

ROUTING SLIP

TO:A:

Mr. Mayrhofer

FROM: RLSchiffer

Room No. — No de bureau

FOR ACTION

FOR APPROVAL

FOR SIGNATURE

FOR COMMENTS

MAY WE DISCUSS?

YOUR ATTENTION

AS DISCUSSED

AS REQUESTED

NOTE AND RETURN

FOR INFORMATION

Extension — Poste 'Date

POUR SUITE A DONNER

POUR APPROBATION

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POUR OBSERVATIONS'POURRIONS-NOUS EN PARLER ?

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NOTER ET RETOURNER

POUR INFORMATION

Attached is the edited message

for the BBM Assembly for Dis-

armament and Peace in LondonX

on 28 January. The message

should be addressed to the Jk

Assembly and telexed to it care

of the London UNIC. Mike Popo-

will pass it on.

• M E S S A G ^

FOR: Mrs. Sally Swing Shelleyyi NGO SectionPOUR : , r\ Hew York

FROM:DE : Adri4nne dTe Doncker, MIC, London.

Telephone No.:No de telephone :

RETURNED YOUR CALL

WILL CALL YOU AGAIN

WOULD LIKE YOU TO CALL

CAME TO SEE YOU

WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU

Extension:Poste :

Room No.: ,/No de bure^arfj :

$VOUS A RAPPELE(E)

VOUS RAPPELLERA

VOUDRAIT QUE VOUS L'APPELIEZ

EST VENU(E) VOUS VOIR

VOUDRAIT VOUS VOIR

Further to his letter to you of l6thNovember, Mr. Popovic has asked me tofor ward the attached background paper on theAssembly .for Disarmament and Peace to you :One of the Joint Chairmen *» the PLBV. DavidHarding, Director of the British U N Assoc-iation, and the Secretary, Sister DeirdreDuffy - Pax Christiy are both well knovm tous and are held in high esteem in the U K.

Received by — Recu par :

CR. 100 (1-72)

Date:

23 November'77

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with compliment;::

UNITED NATIONS ASSQ, Jf A

3, Whitehall Courl , !.ONO

ASSEMBLY FOR DISARMAMENT AND PEACESATURDAY and SUNDAY 28th and 29th JANUARY 1978

CAMDEN CENTRE, EUSTON ROAD, LONDON NWI

Preparatory Committee OfficersJoint Chairmen Rev. David Harding (UNA)

'Ernie Roberts (LAP)Treasurer Percy Bennett (AUEW-TASS)

Secretary Sister Deir dre DuffyfPax Christi)29, Great James StfSBT;London WC1N3EYTel No. 01 2420362.

From 23rd May to 20th June 1978 the United Nations General Assembly will hold a SpecialSession, devoted exclusively to disarmament, and will consider proposals to:-

HALT THE ARMS RACE which each day, absorbs $1000 million,over 25 times that spent on aid to lessdeveloped countries.

END THE ARMS TRADE and, instead, to encourage more trade insocially useful products.

BAN NUCLEAR WEAPONSthese do not give any nation security,just the reverse.

SCRAP MILITARY PACTSby planning the mutual dissolution ofNATO and the Warsaw Pact, in the contextof agreed disarmament measures

The British Government should make a positive contribution to disarmament and peace at theUN Special Session, by tabling and1 supporting such proposals. In addition, to create a favourable climateand to prove its sincerity, the government should take independent initiatives to

CUT ARMS SPENDING

PRODUCE MORE FOR WELFARE

- currently the highest in Europe in proportion to our GNP.

- currently social spending is being cut whilst more arms areproduced.

The purpose of the forthcoming Assembly in London is to

• stimulate active campaigning for peace• focus attention on the need for disarmament

• formulate and agree on initiatives and action to be urged on HM Government

The Assembly is jointly organised by a committee made up from a large number of different organisations which, at the end ofOctober 1977 included.

Association of Cinematograph, Television and Allied Technicians, (ACTT); Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen' (ASLEF);Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers - Technical Administrative and Supervisory Section (AUEW-TASS); Fire Brigades Union (FBU);Furniture, Timber and Allied Trades Union (FTATU); National Union of Public Employees (NUPE); National Union of Sheet Metal Workers,Coppersmiths, Heating and Domestic Engineers (NUSMWCH&DE); Tobacco Workers Union (TWU); Transport and General Workers Union(T&GWU); London Cooperative Society - Education Committee; London Cooperative Society - Political Committee.All Britain Peace Liaison Group; Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; Unitarian Social Responsibility Department; Committee forEuropean Cooperation and Security; Fellowship of ReconcfliationjFriends Peace and International Relations Committee; Labour Action forPeace; Methodist Church - Division of Social Responsibility; National Peace Council; Northern Friends Peace Board; Oxfam; Pax Christi;Surrey Peace Council; United Nations Association; War on Want; Women for World Disarmament; Britain-Vietnam Association ;Peace Pledge Union ; Womens' International League for Peace and Freedom.

additions to date

Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, An^lo- Jewish Association, Campaignagainst Arms Trnrle, ComnunlF, I; Party of Greet Britain.

ASSEMBLY FOR DISARMAMENT AND PEACE

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, support the aims of the forthcoming Assembly for Disarmament and Peace

• to focus attention on the need for disarmament• to stimulate active campaigning for peace• to formulate and agree on initiatives and action

and we urge HM Government to make a positive contribution for disarmament and peaceat the forthcoming UN Special Session on Disarmament.

NAME ADDRESS DONATION(Optional)

Organisations and groups of individuals are invited to elect representatives to attend, (detach and return this form)

NAME OF REPRESENTATIVE

ADDRESS for all Assembly material(documents will be supplied inadvance)

Organisation representedf --- T J - - TVTT^Tt 7TT>T7 A T J «.- _ I ' 1Vni ivc ii^i^i v jLUUrt.1-, 11 JlOl UCi

Participants fee enclosed (£4) cheque / cash / Postal Order made payable to 'Assembly for Disarmamentand Peace'

This form should be returned to the Secretary of the Preparatory Committee, Assembly for Disarmamentand Peace, 29 Great James St., London WC 1 N 3EY.

Printed by the Russell Press Ltd., Nottingham

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21 November 1977

Dear Mr. Whitehead,

On behalf of the Secretary-General I wish to thank youfor your kind invitation extended to hici to address the Assemblyfor Disarmament and Peace in Txmdon on 28 January 1978.

The Secretary-General will, unfortunately, be unable to 'attend your Conference, "but he vill "be pleased to send amessage to the participants to be road by an official of theUnited Nations. ; . • ' \ '..•"• ... • . . . / ' . ' '••

I take this opportunity to express our appreciation foryour support of efforts ained at disarmament, including theSpecial Session of the General Assembly Devoted to Disarmament.

Yours sincerely,

Rolf BjornerstedtAssistant Secretary-GeneralMil Centre for Disarmament

Mr. Steve WhiteheadAssembly for Disamanent and Peace£9 Great Janes StreetLondon, WC1N 8EYENGLAND

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SATURDAY and SUNDAY 28th and 29th JANUARY 1978CAMDEN CENTRE, EUSTON ROAD, LONDON'NWl

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•Dear Dr Valdheim,As part of the preliminary ork of the

British Peace Movement leading up to the Special Session of theGeneral Assembly in l\iay-June 197&, a number of organisations withan interest in peace, including some of the largest Trade Unions,Church Groups and Peace Organisations , have come together toorganise an Assembly for Disarmament and Peace to be held inLondon January 28th « 29th 19?8.

-The aim of the Assembly will be to formulaterequests from the British people to our own government which wehope they will act on and convey to the Special Session to makea positive contribution to that session.

We are writing to you in the hope that youwill be able to attend our Assembly , either in part or in whole.If you were able to attend we would like you to make the openingspeech to the assembled delegates on the themes oft- the need forfar reaching measures of disarmament, the role of Mon GovernmentalOrganisations in Disarmament talks,the dangers of the continuingspiral of the Arms Race and of course the whole role of the UnitedNations in talks on disarmament.

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We realise that you will be extremely busy atthat time and if you cannot come yourself a message of supportwould be most gratefully received as would any suggestion of analternate speaker. V7e look forward to hearing your reply and weexpress the hope that you will be able to attend and thus add tothe deliberations of what we hope will prove to be a most usefuland successful Assembly. • ' . .

Y.ours for Peace,

Steve Whitch<facl,.for the Preparatory Committee

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