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R 031541Z AUG 09
FM AMEMBASSY PRETORIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9228
INFO RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1606
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0324
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS PRETORIA 001573 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/NESS - R. DELABARRE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG KNNP KSCA SF
SUBJECT: SAG CONFIRMS TRANSFERRED NUCLEAR MATERIAL SUBJECT 
TO PEACEFUL USES AGREEMENT 
 
REF: STATE 64309 
 
¶1.  The South African Government (SAG) Department of 
International Relations and Cooperation (DICO) confirmed that 
two shipments of U.S. obligated nuclear material transferred 
from EURATOM will be subject to the terms and conditions of 
the Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, responding 
by diplomatic note to our request (Reftel and our diplomatic 
note of June 24, 2009). 
 
¶2.  The SAG DICO sent a note dated July 14, 2009 with the 
following text: 
 
Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the 
Republic of South Africa informed the U.S. Embassy on July 14 
via Diplomatic Note ML6/NECSA/8 as follows: 
 
"The Department of International Relations and Cooperation of 
the Republic of South Africa hereby confirms that the 
transferred nuclear material will be subject to the terms and 
conditions of the Agreement of Co-operation between the 
United States and the Republic of South Africa Concerning 
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy signed in Pretoria on 25 
August 1995 upon receipt." 
 
¶3.  AmEmb Pretoria point of contact is Minerals and Energy 
Officer David Young; office 27-12-431-4681; cell 
27-79-111-3368; e-mail YoungDK@state.gov. 
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