National Intelligence Bulletin
CANADA-INOIA
New Delhi and Ottawauclear aid BjmnwMl commit India not to test forof Canadian assistance forSSSSl uxptZiri tU toproject aher India detonatedirst nock* device
Under the agreement, the0onths of ratification by th. two oovemmenu. and New Dem. not toduring Ihis period. The lnd.an, also accepted Canada siiTnn on the Raiasthan reactor, and gave a* oral assurance that India does not intend to export explosive material or teoVwiogy.
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n wcunng the C3 approval of the Canadian cab.net. it Werm unlikely however, that Ivan Head, leader of the Canadian de egat.onTnxWs prmopalairs adviser, would haveocument that he thought the cab.net would reject.
Moreover, the Indans conceded on most of the major poinBi.ought bv the Canadians. To push the Indians further would be to nsfc terrr.net.on of* mm safeguard, on the Rajasthan reactors. It is clear, however, thai.the oopoubon parties willbe critical when the agrtement flses to Parliament for ratlf-catlon.
The head el th. Indian Department of Atomic EnenjyJfs offioab that India has been conducting site surveysreparationndia epparenih, intends to test again and may beos-fon to do soonth? have (Lapsed, ortier if the agreement ftj not ratified.
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