Page 8-Friday, June 30, 1978-The Michigan Daily S. Africa may JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - U.S. and South African officials concluded private discussions on atomic energy yesterday in Pretoria. A South African official called them "very constructive," but said little more. There have been unconfirmed reports that South Africa is prepared to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty if the United States lifts a ban on contracted shipments of enriched uranium to South Africa. "All I can say is I think the discussions were very constructive - constructive in the sense that both sides had the opportunity of making clear things that were previously unclear," said A.J.A. Roux, president of the South African atomic energy board. ROUX AND FOREIGN Ministry officials met with the U.S. nuclear ambassador at large, Gerard Smith, an expert on international atomic affairs. Smith's visit has been shrouded in secrecy. U.S. Em- bassy officials in Pretoria have refused to discuss his mission. Roux, speaking in a telephone interview from his Pretoria home, said he could give no details of the talks. "As you would readily appreciate we have to report to our ministers the results of our discussions and therefore before we have done that I am not in a tkevEJlIIV cMUSICA schwa nhi sing.s Opening the Musical So Elisabeth Schwarzkopf s 'the greatest lieder singer recital promises to be a ve Five songs from Wilhelm Meister ....... W Das Lied im Grunen....... ..... Schuh An Silvia. ............ .. Schub sign nonproliferation treaty position to give any indication as to what we have Enriched uranium is used as fuel in nuclear power discussed," he said, plants. A French consortium under contract to South ASKED IF THERE would be further discussions, Africa is currently building two large nuclear power Roux said it was possible but added: "I doubt it very plants outside Cape Town, at Kosberg. much." According to South African officials, the uranium He said the talks gave each side an opportunity for enrichment process is the only aspect of the country's the first time "to be clear on the standpoints of each of advanced nuclear program not under international the two parties." Smith, 68, was expected to return to scrutiny. the United States on Friday to report on the talks. But there has been repeated speculation South He is a former head of the U.S. delegation to the Africa is developing nuclear weapons. Last year, the strategic arms limitation talks in Helsinki. Soviet Union raised an international alarm with claims The Carter administration blocked shipments of that South Africa was on the verge of exploding a enriched uranium that South Africa has already paid nuclear device in the Kalahari desert. for. The uranium was to be used for experimental pur- South Africa denied the claim, which nonetheless poses. prompted concerned messages from the United States THE OFFICIAL REASON is South Africa's failure and other Western governments. to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and President Carter's opposition to the spread of nuclear knowhow.t Some South African commentators have speculated the American boycott is intended to pressure South Africa into revealing its secret uranium enrichment process, developed at a pilot plant at Valindaba. After America's freeze of enriched uranium expor- ts, South Africa said it would expand the Valindaba plant to produce enriched uranium for the country's C b own needs. with Cuba WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department rejected yesterday a Senate call for the United States to break its limited diplomatic relation- ship with Cuba until Havana pulls its military forces out of Africa. A statement issued by department spokesman Hodding Carter said the U.S. interests section in Havana is there "to protect U.S. interests, not Cuban." The statement added that "important U.S. interests would be damaged" if the administration went along with the proposal approved by the Senate Wed- nesday by a surprisingly lopsided 53-29 vote. SINCE THE interests section was opened last Sept. 1, it has had "con- siderable success" in such areas as protection of U.S. citizens in Cuba and in organizing the repatriation of American citizens and their families, As a result of the interests section's efforts, there also has been forward movement in obtaining the release of American prisoners and in providing a link with the United States for other Americans residing there, it said. U.S. officials, asking to remain anonymous, said the administration has considered several forms of ciety's gala 100th season, soprano retaliatory action against Cuba in ings an all-lieder program. 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