太平洋島サミットと日本の原発政策（１）参考資料１
TWELFTH SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM
Port Vila, Vanuatu
10 – 11 August 1981
Nuclear Testing and Waste Disposal
The Forum considered a paper presented by the Government of Tuvalu concerning the dangers of nuclear testing and dumping in the Pacific. The Forum adopted the following resolution:
‘The Governments comprising the South Pacific Forum,
Recalling the resolution passed at previous South Pacific Forum meetings condemning any actions representing further exploitation of the Pacific for nuclear purposes in ways which disadvantage the peoples of the Pacific;
Reaffirms its strong condemnation of testing of nuclear weapons or dumping or storage of nuclear wastes in the Pacific by any government as having deleterious effects on the people and environment of the region;
Urges France immediately to cease its nuclear weapons testing programme and provide full details of the effects of its past testing activities on Pacific people and the environment;
Urges the United States and Japan to store or dump their nuclear waste in their home countries rather than storing or dumping them in the Pacific;
Calls on all Governments to recognise that Pacific Heads of Government meeting as the South Pacific Forum, are united in their grave concern for the protection of the people and environment of the region, and that any attempt to deal differently with each on the matter is unacceptable; and
Requests the Chairman of the Twelfth South Pacific Forum to convey this Resolution to the Governments of France, Japan and the United States.”
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THIRTEENTH SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM
Rotorua, New Zealand
9 – 10 August 1982
Nuclear Testing and Waste Disposal
The Forum considered the question of nuclear testing and waste disposal carefully, in the context of the development of a South Pacific Regional Environment Programme.
The Forum adopted the following resolution:
The Thirteenth South Pacific Forum
Recalling its strong condemnation of France's continued nuclear weapon testing in the South Pacific and failure to provide full details of the effects of past testing activities on Pacific peoples and the environment;
Determined to prevent further exploitation of the Pacific for nuclear purposes in ways which damage the interests of the South Pacific States and the environment of the region;
Reaffirming its grave concern at the possible environmental hazards in the event of the Pacific becoming an international dumping ground for nuclear wastes;
Urges France immediately to cease its nuclear testing in the South Pacific region;
Calls on all States and especially the nuclear weapon States not to nuclear wastes in the Pacific.
FOURTEENTH SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM
Canberra, Australia
29 – 30 August 1983
Regional Nuclear Matters
The Forum considered the questions of continued nuclear Testing in the South Pacific, the invitation of the French Government to Forum countries for scientists to visit and assess the situation at the nuclear test site at Mururoa, nuclear waste disposal and dumping, the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, and the Australian proposal for a Declaration of a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone. The Forum recognised that the French Government's invitation had been made on a bilateral basis and that it was a matter for Governments to respond as they wished. The Forum adopted the following statement of its position on nuclear matters.
The Fourteenth South Pacific Forum:
Recalled that in the communiqués issued following Meetings over several years, they had taken a strong stand in opposition to nuclear testing and proposals for storage and dumping of nuclear waste material in the Pacific. Despite these unanimous expressions of view of independent and self-governing South Pacific countries, nuclear practices abhorrent to Forum countries continued;
Reiterated they would continue to make the strongest protests and condemnations so long as nuclear testing by France or any other country continued in the South
Pacific region. They also reaffirmed their opposition to proposals for the dumping and storage of nuclear waste in the Pacific area.
Commended the Australian initiative in reviving consideration of the concept of a nuclear free zone among the Forum members. They expressed appreciation of the Australian working document which had provided the basis for their discussions and which made a valuable contribution to establishing the objectives which a zone concept would seek to achieve.
Expressed the need for more time to consider the implications, of the proposal and to carry out consultations on it. The Foreign Minister of Australia undertook to continue consultations on a bilateral basis to encourage further development of the zone concept both within the framework of the Forum and more widely. He undertook to provide the Forum countries with background on nuclear free zone concepts in other parts of the world.
Noted that there had been a wide agreement on the general principles of the concept as submitted by Australia. It affirmed that in further addressing the zone
proposal it would be important to uphold the principles of freedom of navigation and overflight as provided in international law and in the Treaty obligations of some Forum members. It recognised the sovereign right of Governments to make their own decisions on their alliance and defence requirements including access to their ports and airfields by the vessels and aircraft of other countries.
Expressed their commitment to advancing the cause of general disarmament; supporting the negotiation and conclusion of an effective Treaty which would outlaw all forms of nuclear testing by all States in all environments; and preventing the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear explosive devices particularly through support for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Decided to place the question on the Agenda of its 1984 Session to provide further opportunity for consideration and examination of the concept of a nuclear free zone.
