. + . - Ry aoe . Loy se ef 1. Amendments to the 1954 Act, which became law late in this : last session of Congress, permitted substantially increased cooperation with regard to weapons design with any nation which had achieved wat + wth . - sos * 4 a ‘ a substantial nuclear weapons. capability. are . a . . eee aos FM ® at tage, the common defense and security.” | 2. an hae , . ae we , ticular US information to the UK, we mist secure Presidential deternina~- tion that that transmission would "promote without unreasonable risk. Since the new Agreement came into force, we have had two long technical meetings with the United Kingdom to exchange certain specified ry a Es aoe 1 . ‘The agreement mirrored the fact ~ that the law required that, prior to the time we transmitted any par- me - bombs for certain specific purposes. amet E is + a ’ Tae became effective on 4 August.1958. ‘The agreement specified that collectively we (Us-UK) would try to develop the best warheads and information and to establish plans for further cooperation. As a result of these meetings we realize that the British program is quite well advanced. They have described in. detail in the reports I have here their achievements in weapon designand understanding, . att . . . Inmediately after enactment a revised US-UK Agreement for Cooperation was ratifled and eC : ee eee ve et wD rei ee ty Twat sas ee be fe . The United Kingdom, of course, is the only ally who meets this condition. . ee eT oe ep ta bot wets ect ee +. + se eat . a & cenhe. . What WeHave Learned Concerning the United Kingdom Weepons We believe that there ia real benefit to further. cooperation, particularly in joint use of scarce talentsuchasSir William Penney,their chief weaponeer,nw or possesses.|] . (OS : Je OS, ety eee ae Program and Cooperation to Date we sof = a vaneRN aT neiy teat a ate oa ¥ on wot y vax wt osm he tse hy + eae Pritt ant at pot oe tate ee eyeett spas cits Sean ns © rhea a eewoe a) . 7 . asa ate 5 . nm . ee, ne ae wee eg er me DE Ne De se Pee ee Me eee ge et Tey Sa te etek a. re wow ho em + . ate Foe, . nr oly LO a os monk aft . . + Oe a ee ” SHE ONESSltnagfem

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