Compromise on nuclear treaty?
HUGH BARLOW
By
NZPA London The British Government yesterday indicated it was seeking a compromise as it considered whether to endorse a nuclear-free zone in the South Pacific. But it is clear from discussions with officials in both Britain and France that any compromise would, for the time being at least, see Britain reject the anti-
nuclear Treaty of Rarotonga drawn up by members of the South Pacific Forum. France and the United
States have already declined to sign treaty protocols which would have bound them to not test, store or use nuclear weapons in the region. China and the Soviet Union, however, have signed. In London, a Foreign Office spokesman said Ministers were still considering the question and a decision was unlikely before next week.
Earlier, an official who did not want to be identified said Britain had decided against backing the treaty
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