359. Editorial Note
On August 5, 1963, in Moscow, representatives of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States signed the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water. For text, see 14 UST (Pt. 2) 1313, or Documents on Disarmament, 1963, pages 291-293.
Secretary Rusk arrived in the Soviet Union for talks with Soviet leaders on August 3 and departed on August 10. Documentation regarding preparations for and talks during this visit, which included some tripartite discussion of the proposed non-aggression pact, non-diffusion of nuclear weapons, and control posts to monitor troop movements in Europe, is in volume V and volume XV. A summary of the talks is in Topol 184 to Paris, August 10. (Department of State, Central Files, DEF 18-3 USSR (MO)) A compendium of telegrams, briefing papers, memoranda of conversation, and other documents relating to Rusk’s trip is ibid., Conference Files: Lot 66 D 110, CF 2288-2295.