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The Indian civil nuclear bureaucracy understands it is "essential" to advance cooperation with the U.S., but claims progress is stymied by the inability of U.S. firms to share sensitive technical information pending the authorizations required under U.S. licensing regulations.
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/11/2019 TAGS: PREL, PARM, TSPL, KNNP, ETTC, ENRG, TRGY, IN SUBJECT: AMBASSADOR PRESSES MENON TO IMPLEMENT CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH U.S.
REF: A. NEW DELHI 48 B. SECSTATE 8510 C. "TALKING POINTS FOR EMBASSY NEW DELHI ON THE MENON-BURNS LETTER" (MCCLELLAN-HOLMES EMAIL 02-04-09) D. NEW DELHI 152
Classified By: Ambassador David Mulford for Reasons 1.4 (B and D)
1. (C) SUMMARY. Highlighting U.S. industry concerns about the slow pace of civil nuclear cooperation and stressing the opportunities it holds for U.S. commerce and job creation, Ambassador Mulford pressed Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon February 11 for swifter action on implementation. Menon reiterated India's keen interest in early, senior-level discussions on nonproliferation with the Obama administration. The Indian civil nuclear bureaucracy understands it is "essential" to advance cooperation with the U.S., but claims progress is stymied by the inability of U.S. firms to share sensitive technical information pending the authorizations required under U.S. licensing regulations. India plans to bring its IAEA Safeguards Agreement into force soon, perhaps in March when it also plans to submit its Additional Protocol to the IAEA Board of Governors for approval. Parliament will not act on the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) until after elections in April-May, but U.S. firms should not feel the need to wait for ratification to begin commercial discussions and reliminary commercial activities. Menon confirmed that the designation of reactor sites for U.S. industry does not have to wait for the completion of the election. One problem is interest from the state of West Bengal, which is most keen to host a U.S. site. Menon is pushing back, and the Ambassador stated that the area was highly unlikely to be acceptable to U.S. companies.
US shows the carrot and expects us to sign unprofitable business deals with it; India should always remember Indian interests and that of US, as they too do the same, while signing any deal!
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