“It is absolutely essential that the IAEA Board members obtain an official clarification of the legal effect of the agreement and that the Government of India publicly agrees to the terms and conditions under which safeguards on nuclear material and nuclear facilities subject to the agreement may be terminated, before the Board takes a decision,” the letter said.

The organisation also said it was important that India explained what “corrective actions” it envisaged to take in case of disruption of fuel supplies. “If India takes the position that such corrective measures may involve the termination of the safeguards agreement or the application safeguards to certain facilities, IAEA Board members should reject this interpretation and move to strike the “corrective measures” reference,” it said.