Description of conversation between Sonnenfeldt and Jean-Laurens Delpech, French Minister of Armaments, on October 7. Delpech asked about the status of US nuclear assistance to France. He specifically asks about French requests for testing of reentry vehicle material in US nuclear tests, the importation of advanced computers, technical assistance with booster trigger design, and information on submarine vulnerabilities. Other topics included the French sale of helicopters to China and the potential sale of ECM equipment to Arab states.

Creators

Sonnenfeldt, Helmut, 1926-

United States. Dept. of State

Delpech, Jean-Laurens

Subjects Discussed

• Nuclear weapons--Testing
• France--Military relations--United States
• Nuclear weapons--France

Locations discussed

• China
• France
• Middle East
• United States

Appears in Collections

• French Nuclear History

Source

• National Archives, Record Group 59, Office of the Counselor, 1955-77. Box 14. Obtained and contributed by William Burr and included in NPIHP Research Update #2.

Original Archive

• National Archives of the United States (NARA)

Type

• Memorandum

Language

• English

Publishers

• Nuclear Proliferation International History Project (NPIHP)

Rights

• NPIHP - Content in the Digital Archive is made available for non-commercial research and educational use. Copyright is retained by the rights holders in accordance with US and international copyright laws. For permission to reproduce this document, please contact the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project at NPIHP@wilsoncenter.org. Please include the six-digit record ID number for all referenced documents.

Record ID

• 112429