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                         The McCloy/Zorin Agreement

The United States and the U.S.S.R. have agreed to recommend the following
principles as the basis for future multilateral negotiations on disarmament
and to call upon other states to cooperate in reaching an early agreement on
general and complete disarmament in a peaceful world in accordance with
these principles:

1. Secure Disarmament and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes . . . War No
Longer

The goal of negotiations is to achieve agreement on a program which will
ensure:

(a) That disarmament is general and complete and war is no longer an
instrument for settling international problems, and
(b) That such disarmament is accompanied by the establishment of reliable
procedures for the peaceful settlement of disputes and effective
arrangements for the maintenance of peace in accordance with the principles
of the Charter of the United Nations.

2. Retention of Non-Nuclear Forces for Domestic Order and a U.N. Peace Force

The program for general and complete disarmament shall ensure that States
have at their disposal only such non-nuclear armaments, forces, facilities,
and establishments as are agreed to be necessary to maintain internal order
and protect the personal security of citizens; and that States shall support
and provide manpower for a United Nations peace force.

3. All Military Forces, Bases, Stockpiles, Weapons, and Expenses to be Ended

To this end, the program for general and complete disarmament shall contain
the necessary provisions, with respect to the military establishment of
every nation, for:

(a) The disbanding of armed forces, the dismantling of military
establishments, including bases, the cessation of the production of
armaments as well as their liquidation or conversion to peaceful uses;
(b) The elimination of all stockpiles of nuclear, chemical, bacteriological,
and other weapons of mass destruction, and the cessation of the production
of such weapons;
(c) The elimination of all means of delivery of weapons of mass destruction;

(d) The abolition of organizations and institutions designed to organize the
military effort of States, the cessation of military training, and the
closing of all military training institutions; and
(e) The discontinuance of military expenditures.

4. Implementation by Timed Stages with Compliance and Verification Agreed to
at Every Stage

The disarmament program should be implemented in an agreed sequence, by
stages, until it is completed, with each measure and stage carried out
within specified time-limits. Transition to a subsequent stage in the
process of disarmament should take place upon a review of the implementation
measures included in the preceding stage and upon a decision that all such
measures have been implemented and verified and that any additional
verification arrangements required for measures in the next stage are, when
appropriate, ready to operate.

5. Equitable Balance at Every Stage So No Advantage to Anyone and Security
for All

All measures of general and complete disarmament should be balanced so that
at no stage of the implementation of the treaty could any State or group of
States gain military advantage and that security is ensured equally for all.

6. Strict Control to Make Sure of Compliance by All Parties and Creation of
an International Disarmament Organization with Inspectors having
Unrestricted Access Everywhere Without Veto for Full Verification

All disarmament measures should be implemented from beginning to end under
such strict and effective international control as would provide firm
assurance that all parties are honoring their obligations. During and after
the implementation of general and complete disarmament, the most thorough
control should be exercised, the nature and extent of such control depending
on the requirements for verification of the disarmament measures being
carried out in each stage. To implement control over and inspection of
disarmament, an international disarmament organization including all parties
to the agreement should be created within the framework of the United
Nations. This international disarmament organization and its inspectors
should be assured unrestricted access without veto to all places, as
necessary for the purpose of effective verification.

7. Disarmament Process Must be Accompanied by Measures to Maintain Peace and
Security and a United Nations Peace Force Strong Enough to Deter or Suppress
Any Threat or Use of Arms in Violation of the United Nations Charter

Progress in disarmament should be accompanied by measures to strengthen
institutions for maintaining peace and the settlement of international
disputes by peaceful means. During and after the implementation of the
program of general and complete disarmament, there should be taken, in
accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter, the necessary
measures to maintain international peace and security, including the
obligation of States to place at the disposal of the United Nations agreed
manpower necessary for an international peace force to be equipped with
agreed types of armaments. Arrangements for the use of this force should
ensure that the United Nations can effectively deter or suppress any threat
or use of arms in violation of the purposes and principles of the United
Nations.

8. States Should Seek Widest Agreement at Earliest Date While Continuing to
Seek More Limited Agreements which Will Facilitate and Form Part of the
Overall Program for Secured General and Complete Disarmament in a Peaceful
World

States participating in the negotiations should seek to achieve and
implement the widest possible agreement at the earliest possible date.
Efforts should continue without interruption until agreement upon the total
program has been achieved, and efforts to ensure early agreement on and
implementation of measures of disarmament should be undertaken without
prejudicing progress on agreement on the total program and in such a way
that these measures would facilitate and form part of that program.