Letter from Michel Debré to France’s diplomatic representatives concerning the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Paris, 23 September 1968)

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On 23 September 1968, French Foreign Minister Michel Debré sends a letter to France’s diplomatic representatives in which he sets out France’s position on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which was opened for signature on 1 July 1968. Michel Debré notes that his government has not signed the treaty because it does not call existing nuclear arsenals into question. France believes that all existing nuclear weapons and the vehicles that transport them should be eliminated.

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Source: M. Debré, Ministre des Affaires étrangères, aux représentants diplomatiques de la France à l'étranger: Paris, 23 septembre 1968. Dans: Ministère des Affaires étrangères. Commission de publication des documents diplomatiques français. Documents diplomatiques français: 1968, Tome II, 2 juillet-31 décembre. Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 2010. Numéro du document 238. pp. 492-494.

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