2. With respect to conferences, plans are well elong for the Sec@nd United Nations Scientific Conference on the peaceful uses of atomic eneyzy to be held in September, 1955. A meeting of the Advisory Committee on Atomic Energy te the Secretary General of the U. 5., which includes U.5. repregentation, Will be held in May to determine the iccation of the conference Jend the agenda. Also significant is the Inter-americen Symposium te be held i ay the Pxeocvkiivs3 National Lehorntory in Mey, 1957 for purposes of clarifying the presez.t end future possible uses of atomic esnermay in American countyies. invitations wili be issued to approximately 100 scientists and other indiv 1cauals &S8 ciatel with nuclear energy programs in chs Americas. This will te the first such symposium to be held in the Wesierr EHemicphers A power reactor symposium was held in Belgium in Kovember, 19946 unier the sponsorship of the U. S. Atomic Industricl Forum AEC rerresear fiscal years Chemical Rerrecessing, to be neld in Iyrussels: Raw Meteridis Exploration, to be held in Lisbon; end Ragicisotones, to be held in Athens. in adcition, «ET representatives will attend the joint Capanese-U.c. Atdsic amaurtrial Forum mesting in Tokvc in May. 3. since the inception of the international progren, representat ies of foreign sountries heve mede 1224 unclasrified visits to AEC instaliscier ” . in addition, representatives of Esleium, Coneda end the o ° a at ee rt nti din made 332 classified visits. ee U.S. "TL o ft 3 met ney ioe a wane ~ technical MLSSLOnuS, involving over 300 persons, have visited 56 countries to discuss over-all plannins of natid ecm nsec 5507/2 Pert TIT eT

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