U.S. State Department memorandum weighing the arguments for and against renewing the agreement to sell uranium enrichment services to South Africa. The political fallout from engaging with the South African apartheid regime coupled with the fact that they had not signed the NPT were closely considered.
May 1967
South African Department of Foreign Affairs, 'Items of Interest in the Field of Atomic Energy'
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Summary of the communication between South African and American policymakers regarding the renewal of the Atomic Energy Cooperation Agreement. The renewal of the previous agreement was contingent on South Africa reforming its safeguards policy and modeling them after the Canadian and US policies.
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South African Foreign Affairs Archives, Brand Fourie, Developments in the Atomic Energy Field, F2190. Obtained and contributed by Anna-Mart van Wyk, Monash South Africa.
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