qua
Mr. Strauss referred to the lack of press interest in
the recent North American Aviation and General Electric press
releases regarding their foreign contracts, and suggested that
consideration be given to means of publicly emphasizing these
contracts, Mr. Libby asked that companies be requested to
routinely furnish AEC with copies of public statements concerning their atomic energy activities. Mr. Strauss observed
that this would be a means of keeping the President informed
of progress under research reactor bilateral agreements.
3.
AEC 903 - action in the Field of Atomic Energy to
Encourage integration of the Community of Ix
Mr. Gardner said that this study had been prepared in
response to the President's Directive requesting consideration
of the maximum U.S. contribution to encourage the creation of
an integrated atomic energy community in Europe, such as
EURATOM, He pointed out that the transmittal letter to State
Department stated that the plan should not be construed as
committing AEC to undertake the outlined measures of
assistance, but should serve as a basis for further AEC -State
Department study and discussion.
Mr, Libby discussed at length the problems involved
in the items regarding assistance in the construction of gaseous diffusion plants, expansion of training programs, and the
supplying of technical and administrative consultants. He then
suggested revisions which would clarify the limitations of the
above measures of assistance.
The Commission then considered the amount of U-235
which should be allocated to the IAEA out of the 20,000 kilogram
allocation for foreign power reactor programs. Mr. Strauss
said that the President had indicated that he favored an allocation to EURATOM out of the 20,000 kilograms.
After further discussion, a revision was agreed upon
which indicated that the initial allocation would be at least
5,000 kilograms, but not more than 10,000 kilograms.
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