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9/21/56
By Gr. Straase
covery of new fundatmental
thos ia the lergent since Sate
de
ence of nitions to be heldconfer.
peuds.on which all progress
,
ran be the voice of humanity
tweif, the consclence of the
warkd of men, A
t
end
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at the
e
taal
last
werthe nations of the earth
have been caught in the endless spiral of an atomic arms
rece. As recently as three
yerrs ago, there appeared to
be no formula, and no hope,
for averting mutual disaster.
Indeed, three years age & Convocation for a purpose stich as
thal which has brought vou
together today would not have
been thinkable,
In the midst of Lhe thick
darknesa of thase days a lamp
was kindled. fis light first
st;present to acquire atomic
facilities heat suited :to ‘their ihe
heeds elther individually pr
os
combination with thely halghy |
bors.
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Tt will Increase man'¢know ey
envisaged by the draft alatute
will do these things:
It will accelerate tha application of the peaceful uses
am atomic bom araenals
"em ong benefit, te pian.
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Shippingport,
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see our first full-size atomle
Power
plant
exclusively
for
Commercial power production
Which we began just two years
_ ag0 this month and which is
nearing completion there,
The United States has contributed in keeping with our
confidence in the eventual sue-
ress
of
thia
canference
The
steadily expanding extent of
our cooperation with other nations in Atomic energy matters.
including
agreements
whith we have negotiated now
with thirty-nine nations, 1s an
efArnest of that fact,
Last Feb. 22, the President
Rtve concrete form and vitalfy to the determination of the
United States to aid other
countries when he annaunced
that the Atomic Enerey (on.
hiisson Woull make 20 NON Hil
ograms of Uranunt-235 avail.
abie for distribution to olher
nations for peaceful tises Thik
Was HM amount exactly equal
In
the
Tirantum-233
made
available for euch uses in the
United State«
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on annoone.
fete pewaidl tour efinrte val
Fitely overestine any Kariieis
ap opasolee wnt fleets 4
7 ateriata will he devoted
‘eure, fewer tone Lo
oe ee,
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wt} stimulate the dis-
. 2
ows
avy “Pheti hepes, yodeed the p
Povern
URAL
siece ee afaly
Pthio® ond those amannta will
eee ogrow with the main:
ouf peace
oliti
rones the prugresa toward the
international agency and will
foaperate with tt wholeheartedie owen it is estibhehed
The faces of millions ot peone of every vace and faith are
lurhed tereard tbs place to.
a~sunte of fiasionable mater-
je
sn
geographical frontiers or a)- |
leglances.
The language
It
&
Buag
speaks Is common to us all.
In the spirit of these events
It is nur hope that while in the
United States vou will find tt
possible to visit our National
Laboratory at Brookhaven
{L.. 2.] which ts not far from
this city and, ff your time permits, and T hope It will, jour-
The Prevalent
revhing Ihe utkermost parte
’ the earth.
will divert important
b-
t
party line ‘and Tecognieee no
Ing the Hoeatier. enipina sized
thal the United Statrea wi.
of Rlomnie energy everywhere,
ne
theatom itself is tnlernational.
:
a
It wilt be the means by
internmtiunal atomic energy
agency under the conditions
re
in
=
dge of hia own body and theE- re
of the pients and animi&ls that |<.
7
i
aaurish
him, and ef the pext
which threaten him, te the erid
the art of heating will be
r
ced and new ways found
t¢@ Increase the food suppty of
the world. Man's span of useful life thereby should be prolonged.
.
which nations may obtain elec:
trical energy to lighten their
burdens and tncreese their productivity. Tt vd]! thus contribshone forth in this verv hall.
Some of you perhaps were ‘te to higher standards of Hvso fortunate as ta be here on ing in the world.
Tt will encourzge young and
that late Tiecember afternoon .
In 1953 Blanding at this very imaginative minda in many
lectern before the representa. countries to seek carpers ir
the new disciplines of nuclear
tives of sour Governments,
atanding in effect in the science and engineering to the
end that thev may tmprove the
presence of all humanity, Pres.
Ident Eisenhower pronounced econamy and health of their
the words which broke the evil homelands.
And. of course, mort impor; Spell that war had cast upon
» the werd.
tant of all, the successful opWe all recognine that thia eration of the agency wall contribute mightily to focus world
statute, or charter [of the
proposed International ainmiec rltention and understanding
energy agency) is not a pans. en the gifts which atomic encom tor all the ills of the world, rrgy can make toward enrichTt will not within any precise- ing human life and thus dispel
ly meanured time turn all: some of today's double and
deserts tnto green pastures It lcars,
si rat rebeve man of the
necessity to jJahor fer his
dally bread, tt will not usher
in the millennium.
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However, the creation of the
‘
International Cooperation
The cooperation which is
foreseen under the provisions
of the draft statute will be international. This is proper, for
tle or no atomic abgahitity
ns
‘~diaboralion Thus, vour voice
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have
a
oe
entire history of international
R wil provide an.
ily for nations which
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the end of the grest war, in-
deed perhaps the largest inthe
That pray vet block Atfaanis ot
of the @reat otlestive whee
fae Brought rau te tts race
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