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poses, it is our view that such use clearly 
falls within the scope of the Convention's 
prohibition. 
This interpretation is based upon the ne- 
gotiating history as well as the explicit lan- 
guage of the Convention, and we believe 
that It is shared by the other signatories. I 
do not believe it is possible to read the Bio- 
logical Weapons Convention and come to 
any other conclusion. According to the Pre- 
amble. the States Parties are "determined, 
for the sake of all mankind, to exclude com- 
pletely the possibility of bacteriological 
(biological) agents and toxins being used as 
weapons." The intent of Article I. which 
begins. "Each State Party to this Conven- 
tion undertakes never in any circumstances 
• * is equally forceful and clear. To take 
a more restricted view would rob the Con- 
vention of much of its value and could even 
lead to States to call into question Its scope 
and continued viability. These were the 
views of the United Stales when the Con- 
vention was negotiated and ratified. They 
are still its views today. This is a matter of 
great Importance to my Oovemment and 
one on which doubt cannot be permitted to 
exist. 
It is noteworthy that, prior to his 
statement. Dr. David Baltimore had 
requested an opinion from James L. 
Malone. General Counsel of the 
United States Arms Control and Disar- 
mament Agency, on whether the Bio- 
logical Weapons Convention prohibits 
production of recombinant DNA mole- 
cules for purposes of constructing bio- 
logical weapons. On July 3. 1975. Mr. 
Malone replied: "In our opinion the 
answer is in the affirmative. The use 
of recombinant DNA molecules for 
such purposes clearly falls within the 
scope of the Convention's provisions." 
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