ACCESSION NUMBER:254212
FILE ID:EPF306
DATE:11/18/92
TITLE:STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT, NOVEMBER 18 (11/18/92)
TEXT:*92111806.EPF
*EPF306   11/18/92 *

STATE DEPARTMENT REPORT, NOVEMBER 18
(China/Arms control)  (210)
Overnight Posting Texts:
The following answers to questions taken at the November 17 daily briefing
were posted later that day:

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CHINESE COMPLIANCE WITH ARMS CONTROL COMMITMENTS
Q:  Are the Chinese complying with their commitments regarding limiting
transfers of weapons and technology?

A:  China has signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty and stated it would adhere
to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) guidelines.

The U.S. believes that China is meeting its Non-Proliferation Treaty
commitments and adheres to the MTCR guidelines.

We continue to monitor closely China's activities.
CHINESE TRANSFERS OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT
Q:  Did the Chinese transfers of nuclear equipment topic come up in the
talks with the U.S. and India?

A:  No.
STATUS OF ACME TALKS
Q:  What is the status of the ACME (Arms Control in the Middle East) talks?
A:  We are consulting France, Russia and the United Kingdom about the next
steps in the wake of China's statement that it would find it difficult to
attend ACME talks.

No additional ACME meetings have yet been scheduled.
We hope that China, a significant arms exporter and permanent member of the
U.N. Security Council, will reconsider its position.
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