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Hon. Gerry E. Studds, Chairman, December 16, 1980 

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their dialogue with these nations on other matters, such as the issue of the 

 benefits of nuclear technology. 



To assess the potential political viability of seabed emplacement, there- 

 fore, it is necessary to supplement the legal discussion under the London 

 Convention with broader considerations. These include how to build satisfactory 

 frameworks for its implementation within the London Convention and OECD 

 framework, as well as how to relate this proposal to other outstanding issues 

 in the international control of the nuclear fuel cycle. 



To assist your subcommittee in this endeavor, I am transmitting a study 

 on the subject of international institutional considerations relevant to seabed 

 emplacement. You may find this study illuminating in that it charts the previous 

 statements of the federal agencies, as well as international organizations, on 

 this issue as well as indicates some of the international organizational and 

 political issues that will have to be addressed in further development of the 

 concept. 



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Daniel P. Finn, Esq. 

 Research Fellow 



DPF/efl 



